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Camilo Carreon
Cleveland Indians
Catcher
Born: August 6, 1937, Colton, CA
Signed: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams: Chicago White Sox 1959-1964; Cleveland Indians 1965; Baltimore Orioles 1966
Died: September 2, 1987, Tucson, AZ (age 50)
Camilo Carreon played in parts of eight major league seasons, receiving the most playing time in 1962 and 1963 as a catcher for the White Sox. Carreon first received regular playing time in 1961, behind Sherm Lollar on the White Sox catching depth chart. That season, Carreon started behind the plate in 63 games to Lollar's 93 starts. In 1962, the arrangement repeated but Carreon soon overtook Lollar, with manager Al Lopez (#414) giving him 85 starts to Lollar's 59. Carreon then enjoyed a career year in 1963 as the team's most frequently used catcher, appearing in 101 games and batting .274 with a pair of home runs and 35 RBIs. He reverted back to a substitute role in 1964 behind J.C. Martin (#382), and was dealt to the Indians following the season. Carreon would play in parts of two more seasons with the Indians and Orioles and he made a brief comeback in 1969 as a catcher with the White Sox' top farm team in Tucson, appearing in 57 games.
Carreon collected 260 hits during his major league career, batting .264 over 354 games with 11 home runs and 114 RBIs. His son Mark made his big league debut on September 8, 1987, less than a week after the elder Carreon had lost his battle with cancer. Mark Carreon, an outfielder, played with the Mets, Tigers, Giants and Indians between 1987 and 1996 and was a career .277 hitter.
Building the Set
September 29, 2021 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #366
With everyone back in school, the Phillies' playoff hopes growing dimmer, my workload picking up at my chosen profession and a dwindling pile of purchased 1965 Topps cards to compose posts for, I decided I was in need of a nice stack of commons (and some semi-stars) for our set. Over the course of an enjoyable evening, mostly while sitting in my car in a parking lot next to where Doug's baseball team was practicing, I bid on about 45 cards up for auction from Greg Morris Cards, located in Los Angeles. When the dust settled and I checked my phone the next morning, I had won 19 cards, ranging in price from $1.75 to $11 and averaging around $4 per card. This Carreon card was mine with a winning bid of $3.82. Doug's free time is spent practicing baseball, Ben has found he thoroughly enjoys his school's cross country team, and I have a stack of 1965 Topps cards to study and write about whenever I need a break from adulting. All is well.
The Card / Indians Team Set
Carreon is shown here wearing a White Sox away uniform, and it's safe to assume the photo is taken from the same session that yielded the photos used for his 1963 and 1964 Topps cards. The cartoon on the back points to Carreon's limited experience as a first baseman, and I wasn't aware how limited until I looked up his fielding statistics. Carreon never appeared at first base during his major league career, and made it into 20 games at the position in 1960 while with the San Diego Padres in the Pacific Coast League. That's a pretty random stat for the Topps cartoonist to go with.
1965 Season
Carreon appeared in only 19 games with the Indians, making 18 starts as a back-up to regular catcher Joe Azcue (#514) between opening day and June 13th. His SABR biography attributes his limited playing time to a shoulder injury he had suffered in June 1964 while sliding awkwardly into third base. Following his final game with the Indians in mid-June, he reported to the Triple-A Portland Beavers, where he appeared in 45 games and batted .244.
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September 29, 2021 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #366
With everyone back in school, the Phillies' playoff hopes growing dimmer, my workload picking up at my chosen profession and a dwindling pile of purchased 1965 Topps cards to compose posts for, I decided I was in need of a nice stack of commons (and some semi-stars) for our set. Over the course of an enjoyable evening, mostly while sitting in my car in a parking lot next to where Doug's baseball team was practicing, I bid on about 45 cards up for auction from Greg Morris Cards, located in Los Angeles. When the dust settled and I checked my phone the next morning, I had won 19 cards, ranging in price from $1.75 to $11 and averaging around $4 per card. This Carreon card was mine with a winning bid of $3.82. Doug's free time is spent practicing baseball, Ben has found he thoroughly enjoys his school's cross country team, and I have a stack of 1965 Topps cards to study and write about whenever I need a break from adulting. All is well.
The Card / Indians Team Set
Carreon is shown here wearing a White Sox away uniform, and it's safe to assume the photo is taken from the same session that yielded the photos used for his 1963 and 1964 Topps cards. The cartoon on the back points to Carreon's limited experience as a first baseman, and I wasn't aware how limited until I looked up his fielding statistics. Carreon never appeared at first base during his major league career, and made it into 20 games at the position in 1960 while with the San Diego Padres in the Pacific Coast League. That's a pretty random stat for the Topps cartoonist to go with.
1965 Season
Carreon appeared in only 19 games with the Indians, making 18 starts as a back-up to regular catcher Joe Azcue (#514) between opening day and June 13th. His SABR biography attributes his limited playing time to a shoulder injury he had suffered in June 1964 while sliding awkwardly into third base. Following his final game with the Indians in mid-June, he reported to the Triple-A Portland Beavers, where he appeared in 45 games and batted .244.
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First Mainstream Card: 1960 Topps #121
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1960-1966
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #513
30 - Carreon non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/23/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
I had no idea that Mark Carreon had a dad who played in the majors.
ReplyDeleteWe're living in a great world where you can buy cards while sitting in your car.
Buying cards on my phone > Scrolling through social media accounts . . . much better option.
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