Cam Carreon Notable

b. August 6, 1937 · Chicago White Sox 1959–1964, Cleveland Indians 1965, Baltimore Orioles 1966

Cam Carreon played for three clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1959 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1966.

Across 354 games he batted .264, with 260 hits and 113 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 43 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He played 320 games behind the plate, with 1,648 putouts and 13 errors. He turned 21 double plays.

He was born in Colton, CA, USA on August 6, 1937, and died on September 2, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1959	CHW	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1960	CHW	8	17	2	4	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	.235
1961	CHW	78	229	32	62	5	1	4	27	21	24	0	.271
1962	CHW	106	313	31	80	19	1	4	37	33	37	1	.256
1963	CHW	101	270	28	74	10	1	2	35	23	32	1	.274
1964	CHW	37	95	12	26	5	0	0	4	7	13	0	.274
1965	CLE	19	52	6	12	2	1	1	7	9	6	1	.231
1966	BAL	4	9	2	2	2	0	0	2	3	2	0	.222
Career	—	354	986	113	260	43	4	11	114	97	117	3	.264

On this day & linked events

1937

Born August 6, 1937

Colton, CA, USA

1987

Died September 2, 1987

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