Bob Carpenter (baseball)

Robert Louis Carpenter (December 12, 1917 – October 19, 2005), was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1940 to 1942, and again from 1946 to 1947, with the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs. He batted and threw right-handed.

Bob Carpenter
Pitcher
Born: (1917-12-12)December 12, 1917
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: October 19, 2005(2005-10-19) (aged 87)
Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1940, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
August 13, 1947, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record25–20
Earned run average3.60
Strikeouts134
Teams

Carpenter served with the Army during World War II.[1]

Carpenter was born in Chicago and died in Evergreen Park, Illinois.

References

  1. "Baseball in Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.


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