Carroll Hardy
1958–1967 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins
433G
.225AVG
.302OBP
.330SLG
More career statistics
251H
17HR
113RBI
13SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 222 | 220 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,260 | 1,259 |
| Batting · Walks | 120 | 119 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433 | 1,260 | 1,117 | 172 | 251 | 47 | 10 | 17 | 113 | 120 | 222 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 369 | .225 | .302 | .330 | .632 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1961-05-28 to 1961-06-05
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1960-08-30 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1961-06-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1962-07-13 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 212 | 583 | 127 | 8 | 60 | 56 | 92 | .245 | .314 | .358 |
| Away | 221 | 676 | 124 | 9 | 53 | 63 | 128 | .207 | .277 | .306 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 142 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 24 | .228 | .310 | .309 |
| May | 84 | 222 | 47 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 39 | .239 | .302 | .365 |
| June | 69 | 211 | 41 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 36 | .212 | .270 | .301 |
| July | 71 | 197 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 39 | .180 | .284 | .269 |
| August | 74 | 254 | 56 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 42 | .250 | .311 | .371 |
| September | 79 | 224 | 48 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 38 | .233 | .286 | .350 |
| October | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .143 | .333 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 55 | 148 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 41 | .228 | .284 | .309 |
| chicago-white-sox | 52 | 145 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 25 | .171 | .283 | .252 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 50 | 152 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 23 | .318 | .382 | .455 |
| baltimore-orioles | 46 | 119 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 15 | .260 | .319 | .394 |
| new-york-yankees | 44 | 112 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | .152 | .232 | .242 |
| cleveland-guardians | 31 | 91 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 17 | .280 | .341 | .463 |
| minnesota-twins | 23 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | .178 | .274 | .205 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 23 | 90 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 21 | .221 | .289 | .455 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 27 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .204 | – | – | |
| 1959 | 32 | 53 | 11 | – | 2 | 1 | .208 | – | – | |
| 1960 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians | 102 | 163 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 3 | .221 | – | – |
| 1961 | 85 | 281 | 74 | 3 | 36 | 4 | .263 | – | – | |
| 1962 | 115 | 362 | 78 | 8 | 36 | 3 | .215 | – | – | |
| 1963 | 15 | 44 | 10 | – | 3 | 1 | .227 | – | – | |
| 1964 | 46 | 157 | 29 | 2 | 12 | – | .185 | – | – | |
| 1967 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .375 | – | – |