Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Carroll
From Back When There Was Baseball by Rex Naylor
June 11, 2026 · 48 min
About this episode
Tom Carroll discusses his career in the Cincinnati Reds system and his experiences during the 1975 World Series.
Our guest this week is Tom Carroll who played most of his career in the Cincinnati Reds system. Tom was a 6th round draft choice in 1970 out of North Allegheny High School in Wexford, PA. He worked his way up the ladder as a pitcher and finally got his call up to the majors in 1974 at the age of 21. When Don Gullett fractured his thumb in 1975, Tom was called up and was a major part in the Reds 1975 World Series winning team. Unfortunately for Tom, injuries curtailed his career. Join us Back When There Was Baseball as Tom talks about those great years playing for the Reds.
People in this episode
Host: Rex Naylor
Guest: Tom Carroll
Topics covered
- baseball history
- Cincinnati Reds
- pitching career
- World Series
- injuries in sports
Keywords
- Tom Carroll
- Cincinnati Reds
- baseball
- 1975 World Series
- pitcher
- injuries
- draft
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cincinnati Reds
Places: Wexford, PA
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