Bernie Carbo Notable

b. August 5, 1947 · Cincinnati Reds 1969–1972, St. Louis Cardinals 1972–1973, 1979–1980, Boston Red Sox 1974–1978, Milwaukee Brewers 1976, Cleveland Indians 1978, Pittsburgh Pirates 1980

Bernie Carbo played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1969 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1974 to 1978.

Across 1,010 games he batted .264, with 722 hits and 372 runs. He finished with 96 home runs, 140 doubles, 538 walks and 26 stolen bases.

He played 702 games in the outfield, with 1,234 putouts and 29 errors.

He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on August 5, 1947. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1974
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year	1	1970

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1969	CIN	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
1970	CIN	125	365	54	113	19	3	21	63	94	77	10	.310
1971	CIN	106	310	33	68	20	1	5	20	54	56	2	.219
1972	CIN/STL	118	323	44	81	13	1	7	34	63	59	0	.251
1973	STL	111	308	42	88	18	0	8	40	58	52	2	.286
1974	BOS	117	338	40	84	20	0	12	61	58	90	4	.249
1975	BOS	107	319	64	82	21	3	15	50	83	69	2	.257
1976	BOS/MIL	86	238	25	56	11	0	5	21	41	72	2	.235
1977	BOS	86	228	36	66	6	1	15	34	47	72	1	.289
1978	BOS/CLE	77	220	28	62	11	0	5	22	28	39	2	.282
1979	STL	52	64	6	18	1	0	3	12	10	22	1	.281
1980	PIT/STL	21	17	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	.235
Career	—	1010	2733	372	722	140	9	96	358	538	611	26	.264

On this day & linked events

1947

Born August 5, 1947

Detroit, MI, USA

1969

Major-league debut: Bernie Carbo

Bernie Carbo made a major-league debut on September 2, 1969.

1980

Final major-league game: Bernie Carbo

Bernie Carbo played a final major-league game on September 29, 1980.

Image: John Mena, CC BY 3.0