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Tex Carleton
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: SwitchThrew: 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 at Baseball Reference
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1932–1934) Chicago Cubs (1935–1938) Brooklyn Dodgers (1940)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1934) Pitched a no-hitter on April 30, 1940

James Otto "Tex" Carleton (August 19, 1906 – January 11, 1977) was an American 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, against the Reds 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 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 .185 batting average (100-for-540) with 47 runs, 6 home runs, 54 RBI and drawing 35 bases on balls.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

References

1. "Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0". retrosheet.org. April 30, 1940. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
2. Wolf, Gregory H. "Tex Carleton". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
3. McLendon, Kevin (May 19, 1988). "Braves profile: Braves' Jaster earning his pay". The Item. Sumpter, South Carolina. p. 6C. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
4. "Tex Carleton Career Stats at Retrosheet". Retrieved May 14, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Tex Carleton at Find a Grave

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