Bill Carrigan - Definition and Overview

Bill Carrigan on a 1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card (Turkey Red Cabinets (T3).

William Francis Carrigan (October 22, 1883 - July 8, 1969), nicknamed "Rough", was a baseball catcher and right-handed batter for the Boston Red Sox in 1906 (when the team was known as the Americans), and from 1908-1916. He was born in Lewiston, Maine.

Carrigan started his career as a platoon catcher. In 1913 he took the defending World Series champion Red Sox as a player-manager. Carrigan led Boston to a second place in 1914 and two World Championships in 1915 and 1916. Then, he quit his baseball career to become a banker in his homeland. He returned to the game in 1927 as a manager for the Red Sox, but the team finished in last place for three straight seasons.

Carrigan was a .257 10-year career hitter, with six home runs and 235 RBI in 709 games. He compiled a 489-500 managerial record in seven seasons and a 8-2 mark in two World Series.

Bill Carrigan died in Lewiston, Maine, at age of 85. He was selected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2004.

External links

• Player statistics and managerial record at Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carribi02.shtml)
• Page at Baseball Library (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Carrigan_Bill.stm)