Edwin Elliott Carnett (October 21, 1916 – November 4, 2016) was an American left fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams from 1941 to 1945. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 185 lb (84 kg), he batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Springfield, Missouri.
Carnett was noticed by big league scouts when he was pitching in high school. He was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1935, assigned to the Class C Ponca City Angels of the Western Association in his hometown, Ponca City, Oklahoma, and won 19 games. In 1936, he was in spring training with the Los Angeles Angels, the Cubs' top farm club in the Pacific Coast League, but an accident during a "pepper" game led to a serious shoulder injury that jeopardized his career. He was reassigned back to Ponca City, pitched with the injury and lost ten straight games, took off some time to work on his hitting, and then won 16 consecutive games.[1]
After World War II ended, he played for the AAA PCLSeattle Rainiers in 1946 before returning to Class C balls and eventually returned to Ponca City to play for the Jets in 1954 and 1955 prior to their moving to Gainesville, Texas.
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Carnett died in November 2016 in Ringling, Oklahoma, two weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday.[4] At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former Major League Baseball player;[4] that distinction then passed to Bobby Doerr, who was born on April 7, 1918.
eddie, carnett, edwin, elliott, carnett, october, 1916, november, 2016, american, left, fielder, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, three, different, teams, from, 1941, 1945, listed, batted, threw, left, handed, born, springfield, missouri, left, fielde. Edwin Elliott Carnett October 21 1916 November 4 2016 was an American left fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams from 1941 to 1945 Listed at 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 185 lb 84 kg he batted and threw left handed He was born in Springfield Missouri Eddie CarnettLeft fielderBorn 1916 10 21 October 21 1916Springfield Missouri U S Died November 4 2016 2016 11 04 aged 100 Ringling Oklahoma U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 19 1941 for the Boston BravesLast MLB appearanceJuly 7 1945 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsBatting average 268Home runs1Runs batted in67TeamsBoston Braves 1941 Chicago White Sox 1944 Cleveland Indians 1945 Contents 1 Baseball career 2 Death 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBaseball career editCarnett was noticed by big league scouts when he was pitching in high school He was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1935 assigned to the Class C Ponca City Angels of the Western Association in his hometown Ponca City Oklahoma and won 19 games In 1936 he was in spring training with the Los Angeles Angels the Cubs top farm club in the Pacific Coast League but an accident during a pepper game led to a serious shoulder injury that jeopardized his career He was reassigned back to Ponca City pitched with the injury and lost ten straight games took off some time to work on his hitting and then won 16 consecutive games 1 Carnett nicknamed Lefty entered the major leagues in 1941 with the Boston Braves playing in two games before joining the United States Navy during World War II 1942 43 2 After he was discharged he played for the Chicago White Sox in 1944 and the Cleveland Indians in 1945 mostly as an outfielder and first baseman In his three season career Carnett pitched 51 3 innings in six appearances and posted a 3 40 earned run average with four strikeouts three walks and no decisions His career batting statistics included a 268 batting average with 25 doubles 8 triples 1 home run and 67 runs batted in 3 After World War II ended he played for the AAA PCL Seattle Rainiers in 1946 before returning to Class C balls and eventually returned to Ponca City to play for the Jets in 1954 and 1955 prior to their moving to Gainesville Texas Death editCarnett died in November 2016 in Ringling Oklahoma two weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday 4 At the time of his death he was the oldest living former Major League Baseball player 4 that distinction then passed to Bobby Doerr who was born on April 7 1918 See also editList of centenarians Major League Baseball players List of centenarians sportspeople References edit Cleve Craig Allen Eddie Carnett sabr org Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved September 18 2016 Baseball in Wartime Ed Carnett BaseballinWartime com Retrieved August 20 2019 Eddie Carnett baseball reference com sports reference com Retrieved September 18 2016 a b Adler David November 4 2016 Oldest Ex MLB Player Carnett Dies at 100 MLB com Retrieved November 7 2016 Further reading edit They Were There Eddie Carnett thisgreatgame com Retrieved March 17 2017 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Eddie Carnett at the SABR Baseball Biography Project by Craig Cleve Retrieved November 27 2016 Records Preceded byMike Sandlock Oldest recognized verified living baseball playerApril 4 2016 November 4 2016 Succeeded byBobby Doerr nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Carnett amp oldid 1218282567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
