Rest in Peace Tom Carroll
Born: September 17th, 1936 - Jamaica, New York Died: September 22nd, 2021 (Age 85) - Peachtree City, Georgia Positions: Shortstop Third Baseman Batted: Right Threw Right Teams: New York Yankees (1955-1956) Kansas City Athletics (1959) Awards: Key Notes: Tommy Carroll ended his three-year major league career with a .300 batting average (albeit in only 30 total-bats). He spent time with the New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics. Signed by the Yankees on January 26, 1955 out of the Notre Dame as a bonus baby, Carroll appeared in his first big league game on May 7th. He was the ninth-youngest player in the American League that season. Like many of his fellow bonus earners, he spent most of his time sitting on the bench and watching, and occasionally being used as a pinch runner (33 times over the two seasons he was forced to spend in the majors due to the bonus rule of the time). He was used twice as a...