Frank Carswell (pitcher)

Frank Carswell
Pitcher
Born: (1917-08-09)August 9, 1917
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Died: October 23, 1978(1978-10-23) (aged 61)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Last appearance
1948, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Frank Edwin Carswell Jr. (August 9, 1917 – October 23, 1978) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher. He played for the Cleveland Buckeyes between 1945 and 1948.[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ "Frank Carswell Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 5, Homestead Grays (HOM) 0".