Caraway had a fair curveball and a bizarre, accordion-like windup, nearly doubling
over his 6'4" frame before delivering. He went 10-10 as a rookie in 1930, but in
1931 came completely unglued. On July 23 in Boston, he pleaded in vain to be taken
out after giving up 11 runs in 4-2/3 innings. Between innings, manager Donie Bush
berated his pitcher unmercifully. Three days later in New York, Caraway was shelled
22-5, the worst loss in White Sox history. His 24 losses led the AL that year. Surprisingly,
he made the club the next spring, but was sent down in July.
(RL)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 26, 1930: The Indians take a pair from the White Sox winning 7–3 and 3–2 behind Wes Ferrell and Clint Brown. Ferrell's mound opponent Red Faber holds the Tribe hitless until two are out in the 5th, when eight straight hits drive him from the mound. In the nitecap, White Sox lefty Pat Caraway twice throws third-strike seeds past Joe Sewell, an occurrence that Joe later blames on the white shirts in the CF bleachers. It is the last time the Indians 3B will fan this season, and he will end the year by striking out only three times in 353 at bats. Once before, on May 13, 1923, Sewell was fanned twice in a game.
»August 29, 1930:
White Sox P Pat Caraway shuts out the Indians 3–0, but he has to go 13 innings to do it.
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