Ownie Carroll

Owen Thomas "Ownie" Carroll, (November 11, 1902 – June 8, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1925, 1927–1930), New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds (1930–1932), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–1934).

High school and college career Born in Kearny, New Jersey, Ownie was a right-handed thrower who played high school ball at Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. He accumulated a record of 49 wins and 2 losses at St. Benedict's Prep.

Carroll attended College of the Holy Cross at Worcester, Massachusetts, where he became widely known as the best pitcher in college baseball. He pitched a complete game, 15-inning 2–1 win against Harvard in 1922. His two losses came as a sophomore, and he compiled perfect records of 8–0 in 1922, 11–0 in 1924 and 16–0 in 1925.

Death Carroll died in Orange, New Jersey, in 1975 at age 72, and was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover, New Jersey. He was survived by 4 children and 10 grandchildren.