| Tex Carleton | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1906-08-19)August 19, 1906 Comanche, Texas, U.S. | |
| Died: January 11, 1977(1977-01-11) (aged 70) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1940, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 100–76 |
| Earned run average | 3.91 |
| Strikeouts | 808 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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James Otto "Tex" Carleton (August 19, 1906 – January 11, 1977) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball pitcher from 1932 to 1940 for theSt. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs, andBrooklyn Dodgers. Carleton threw ano-hitter on April 30, 1940, against the Reds when he was with the Dodgers.[1][2] Only a year earlier he had been sold down to theminors and released.[3] His career marks were 100 wins, 76 losses and a 3.90 earned run average.
As a hitter, Carleton had the exact number of hits (100) as wins in his major league career. He posted a .185batting average (100-for-540) with 47runs, 6home runs, 54RBI and drawing 35bases on balls.[4]
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| Preceded by | No-hitter pitcher April 30, 1940 | Succeeded by |
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