Frank Edwin Carswell Jr. (May 1, 1921 - December 25, 1994) was a Negro league baseball pitcher. He played for the Cleveland Buckeyes between 1945 and 1948.[1]
Frank Carswell | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1921-05-01)May 1, 1921 Macon, Georgia | |
Died: December 25, 1994(1994-12-25) (aged 73) Macon, Georgia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Carswell was the winning pitcher for the Buckeyes in the decisive Game 4 of the 1945 Negro World Series. He pitched a complete game shutout while allowing just four hits with three walks and a strikeout to outduel Ray Brown (a future member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) and lead Cleveland to a sweep of the two-time defending champion Homestead Grays and win their first and only championship.[2]
Cleveland Buckeyes 1945 Negro World Series champions | |
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