Tex Carleton Notable

b. August 19, 1906 · St. Louis Cardinals 1932–1934, Chicago Cubs 1935–1938, Brooklyn Dodgers 1940

Tex Carleton played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1932 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940.

He went 100 and 76 with a 3.91 earned run average, pitching 1,607 innings in 293 games. He struck out 808, completed 91 of his 202 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 298 games he batted .185, with 100 hits and 47 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 12 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1936, with 4.

He threw a no-hitter in 1940.

He was born in Comanche, TX, USA on August 19, 1906, and died on January 12, 1977. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1932	STL	44	60	5	9	0	0	1	6	1	18	0	.150
1933	STL	46	91	7	17	2	0	1	7	6	27	0	.187
1934	STL	41	88	7	17	2	1	1	10	5	27	0	.193
1935	CHC	31	62	4	8	0	0	0	2	2	12	0	.129
1936	CHC	35	60	9	14	0	0	3	11	10	13	0	.233
1937	CHC	34	71	4	12	3	1	0	9	6	22	0	.169
1938	CHC	33	65	9	15	4	1	0	7	3	10	1	.231
1940	BRO	34	43	2	8	1	0	0	2	2	12	0	.186
Career	—	298	540	47	100	12	3	6	54	35	141	1	.185

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1932	STL	10	13	44	22	0	196.1	198	89	70	113	4.08
1933	STL	17	11	44	33	3	277.0	263	104	97	147	3.38
1934	STL	16	11	40	31	2	240.2	260	114	52	103	4.26
1935	CHC	11	8	31	22	1	171.0	169	74	60	84	3.89
1936	CHC	14	10	35	26	1	197.1	204	80	67	88	3.65
1937	CHC	16	8	32	27	0	208.1	183	73	94	105	3.15
1938	CHC	10	9	33	24	0	167.2	213	101	74	80	5.42
1940	BRO	6	6	34	17	2	149.0	140	63	47	88	3.81
Career	—	100	76	293	202	9	1607.1	1630	698	561	808	3.91

On this day & linked events

1906

Born August 19, 1906

Comanche, TX, USA

1977

Died January 12, 1977

1940

Tex Carleton's No-Hitter

Tex Carleton threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds on April 30, 1940, winning 3–0.

Image: Goudey, public domain