| Tex Carleton | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 19, 1906 Comanche, Texas |
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Died: January 11, 1977 (aged 70) Fort Worth, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| September 23, 1940, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 100–76 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.91 | ||
| Strikeouts | 808 | ||
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James Otto "Tex" Carleton (August 19, 1906 – January 11, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1932 to 1940 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Carleton threw a no-hitter on April 30, 1940 when he was with the Dodgers. Only a year earlier he had been sold down to the minors and released. His career marks were 100 wins, 76 loses and a 3.90 ERA.