Ĭleveland then traded Carreón to the Orioles during spring training of 1966 in a one-for-one deal for Lou Piniella, then a 22-year-old, minor league outfielder in the Baltimore organization. But he played only 19 games with the Tribe, spent 45 games back in Triple-A with the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League, and was one of five players assigned outright to Portland in October 1965.
Going into the 1965 campaign, Carreón was listed as the Indians' second-string catcher, behind Joe Azcue. During the 1964–65 offseason, he was part of a blockbuster three-way trade with the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Athletics that also included Rocky Colavito, Tommy John and Tommie Agee. The White Sox placed Carreón on the disabled list on July 3, 1964, after he tore tendons in his right arm.
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It was his last full and healthy season in the majors. His best big-league season came in 1963, when he played in 101 games and hit. The next year, 1962, he supplanted Lollar as the White Sox' regular catcher, starting 85 games and hitting. The second-inning hit enabled the White Sox to break Ford's 14-game winning streak. He hit a two-run single off Whitey Ford to give Juan Pizarro a 2–1 victory over the New York Yankees on August 15, 1961.
235 in eight games, including seven starts as catcher.Ĭarreón made the White Sox for good in 1961, getting into 78 games, with 63 starts at catcher in relief of 37-year-old veteran star Sherm Lollar. He then received his second consecutive September call-up, batting. Army, then spent the bulk of the 1960 campaign back in Triple-A, this time with San Diego of the Pacific Coast League, and hit. He was late reporting to Sarasota, Florida, for spring training in 1960 because of service in the U.S. He hit a fly ball out against Pete Burnside of the Detroit Tigers in his only at bat. Carreón made his major league debut on September 27, 1959, the closing day of Chicago's pennant-winning season.
He was named the Association's All-Star catcher. 311 in the Triple-A American Association, with 165 hits and 91 runs batted in, in 1959. 300 at three different levels, including. Signed by the White Sox in 1956, Carreón rose steadily through their farm system, hitting over. Born in Colton, California, Camilo Carreón threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). His son Mark was also a major league player. The catcher appeared in 354 games over all or parts of eight Major League Baseball seasons between 19 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles.
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September 27, 1959, for the Chicago White SoxĬamilo Carreón (Aug– September 2, 1987) was an American professional baseball player.
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