- Cam Carreon
Camilo Carreon (
August 6 ,1937 -September 2 ,1987 ) was aMajor League Baseball player from 1959 to 1966 for theChicago White Sox andBaltimore Orioles . His sonMark Carreon was also a Major League baseball player.Carreon was late reporting to
Sarasota, Florida for spring training in 1960, because of service in theU.S. Army . ["Donovan Pitches In His First Drill",New York Times , March 8, 1960, Page 39.] In June 1960 he was hitting .270 withSan Diego Padres (PCL) of thePacific Coast League . ["Yankees Now Dismiss White Sox As Contenders in Pennant Race", New York Times, June 21, 1960, Page 40.] Carreon hit a 2-run single offWhitey Ford to giveJuan Pizarro a 2-1 victory over theNew York Yankees onAugust 15 ,1961 . The second inning hit enabled the White Sox to break a 14 game winning streak by Ford. ["Pizarro Wins, 2-1, On Carreon's Hit", New York Times, August 16, 1961, Page 23.] The White Sox placed Carreon on the disabled list onJuly 3 ,1964 after he tore tendons in his right arm. ["Injury Sidelines Carreon", New York Times, July 4, 1964, Page 17.] He was part of a three way trade with theCleveland Indians andKansas City Athletics . In the spring of 1965 Carreon was listed as the Indians' 2nd string catcher, behindJoe Azcue . ["American League", New York Times, February 21, 1965, Page S2.] He was one of five players assigned by Cleveland to thePortland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League in October 1965. ["Indians Drop Five Men", New York Times, October 17, 1965, Page S6.]ee also
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List of second generation MLB players
*Chicago White Sox all-time roster References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carreca01.shtml Cam Carreon career statistics"]
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