Bernie Carbo
==Biography==Bernardo "Bernie" Carbo (born August 5, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball right fielder/designated hitter who played with the Cincinnati Reds (1969-72), St. Louis Cardinals (1972-73, 1979-80), Boston Red Sox (1974-76, 1977-78), Milwaukee Brewers (1976), Cleveland Indians (1978) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1980). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Carbo was a journeyman outfielder who started his career with Cincinnati. He had been the Reds' number-one draft pick in the inaugural 1965 draft, ahead of Johnny Bench. In his 1970 rookie season, Carbo posted career highs in batting average (.310), home runs (21), runs batted in (63), hits (113), on base percentage (.454), slugging average (.551), OPS (1,005) and games played (125). Carbo was selected Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News. But he slumped in the next two seasons and was sent to the Cardinals. Then, he landed in Boston in 1974.
In the 1975 World Series, huge favorite Cincinnati was looking for their first title since 1940. Boston also suffered a drought by not winning a Series since 1918. Both clubs battled back and forth, with the Reds winning three of the first five games. In Game 6, with two outs and two strikes in the 8th inning, Carbo's pinch 3-run home run tied the score at 6-all, paving the way for Carlton Fisk's legendary game-winning homer in the bottom of the twelfth for a 7-6 Red Sox victory. Carbo's pinch homer was his second of the Series, tying a Series record. Game 7, watched by an estimated 71 million TV viewers, saw the Reds triumph in the ninth inning on a bloop single by Joe Morgan for a 4-3 win. But Carbo's pinch-hitting heroics were not in vain. He saved himself from baseball anonymity with one of the most dramatic pinch home runs in post-season baseball history.
In a 12-year career, Carbo was a .264 hitter with 96 home runs and 358 RBI in 1010 games. On November 10, 2004, he was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| 125
| 365
| 54
| 113
| 21
| 63
| .310
| .454
| .551
| 19
| 3
| 94
| 77
| 4
| 2
| 10
| 9
| 6
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| 106
| 310
| 33
| 68
| 5
| 20
| .219
| .338
| .339
| 20
| 1
| 54
| 56
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 6
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 99
| 302
| 42
| 78
| 7
| 34
| .258
| .381
| .377
| 13
| 1
| 57
| 56
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 7
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| 19
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .357
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1972
| TOT
| N
| 118
| 323
| 44
| 81
| 7
| 34
| .251
| .380
| .362
| 13
| 1
| 63
| 59
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 7
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 111
| 308
| 42
| 88
| 8
| 40
| .286
| .397
| .422
| 18
| 0
| 58
| 52
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 6
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 117
| 338
| 40
| 84
| 12
| 61
| .249
| .364
| .414
| 20
| 0
| 58
| 90
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 9
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 107
| 319
| 64
| 82
| 15
| 50
| .257
| .409
| .483
| 21
| 3
| 83
| 69
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 6
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| 69
| 183
| 20
| 43
| 3
| 15
| .235
| .352
| .322
| 7
| 0
| 33
| 55
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 17
| 55
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 6
| .236
| .333
| .418
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 86
| 238
| 25
| 56
| 5
| 21
| .235
| .348
| .345
| 11
| 0
| 41
| 72
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 5
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 86
| 228
| 36
| 66
| 15
| 34
| .289
| .409
| .522
| 6
| 1
| 47
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 60
| 174
| 21
| 50
| 4
| 16
| .287
| .362
| .402
| 8
| 0
| 20
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 17
| 46
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 6
| .261
| .370
| .391
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 77
| 220
| 28
| 62
| 5
| 22
| .282
| .364
| .400
| 11
| 0
| 28
| 39
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 52
| 64
| 6
| 18
| 3
| 12
| .281
| .368
| .438
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .250
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .429
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TOT
| N
| 21
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .235
| .316
| .235
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 537
| 1390
| 179
| 372
| 44
| 170
| .268
| .393
| .421
| 71
| 5
| 281
| 269
| 13
| 7
| 15
| 30
| 25
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 473
| 1343
| 193
| 350
| 52
| 188
| .261
| .380
| .434
| 69
| 4
| 257
| 342
| 6
| 6
| 11
| 20
| 33
|
| Total
|
|
| 1010
| 2733
| 372
| 722
| 96
| 358
| .264
| .387
| .427
| 140
| 9
| 538
| 611
| 19
| 13
| 26
| 50
| 58
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 118
| 109
| 938
| 189
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 119
| 109
| 938.2
| 177
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 90
| 88
| 733
| 154
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 90
| 88
| 733
| 154
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| OF
| 92
| 87
| 774
| 162
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| RF
| 92
| 87
| 774
| 161
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 28
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 28
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 96
| 91
| 802
| 171
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1972
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 96
| 91
| 802
| 171
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| OF
| 94
| 85
| 778
| 171
| 11
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| RF
| 93
| 84
| 768
| 168
| 11
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 33
| 31
| 264.1
| 56
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 87
| 83
| 698.1
| 164
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 56
| 52
| 434
| 108
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 47
| 45
| 355.2
| 81
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 38
| 38
| 309
| 75
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 85
| 83
| 664.2
| 157
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 33
| 27
| 240.2
| 71
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 30
| 27
| 231.2
| 65
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 34
| 28
| 244.2
| 72
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 39
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 8
| 6
| 63
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 67
| 60
| 528.2
| 131
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 59
| 54
| 465.2
| 104
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 49
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 65
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 68
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 13
| 10
| 86
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 12
| 10
| 83
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 57
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| OF
| 17
| 7
| 74.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| RF
| 13
| 7
| 70
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 2.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 702
| 644
| 5548.2
| 1234
| 63
| 29
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 131
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 407
| 370
| 3210.2
| 729
| 42
| 17
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 298
| 274
| 2336
| 514
| 21
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (16th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Joe Hague (May 19, 1972).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Rick Wise to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Reggie Smith and Ken Tatum (October 26, 1973).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Tom Murphy and Bobby Darwin (June 3, 1976).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with George Scott to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Cecil Cooper (December 6, 1976).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians (June 15, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (March 10, 1979).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (May 27, 1980).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 1, 1980).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 8, 1980).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (June 20, 1981).
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