Scrappy Carroll

John E. "Scrappy" Carroll (August 27, 1860 – November 14, 1942) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Paul White Caps, Buffalo Bisons, and Cleveland Blues during the 1880s. Carroll stood .

Career John E. Carroll was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1860.

Carroll started his professional baseball career in 1884. He played for the St. Paul Apostles of the Northwestern League during that season and made his major league debut with the Union Association's St. Paul White Caps on September 27. The White Caps played a total of nine games, and Carroll appeared in all of them, mostly as a right fielder. He went 3 for 31 at the plate for a .097 batting average and made five errors in the field. and in 1885, Carroll played for three different teams: the Western League's Cleveland Forest Cities, the Southern League's Memphis Reds, and the National League's Buffalo Bisons. Carroll played in his final major league game on October 3 and finished his MLB career with a .171 batting average in 79 games. He also hit 16 home runs, which led not only his team, but the entire league. Carroll also had 85 stolen bases in 1888.

Carroll died in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, in 1942. He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.