Inductee #2 (2001)
	22 Don Carman | P Hometown: Camargo, OK School: Leedey High School Played from 1976-78 College: Seminole JC Pro: Phillies, Reds and Rangers Notes: Program's most successful pitcher. Played 10 years in MLB with the Phillies. Owns Traveler strikeout record with 233 in 1978.

Don Carman grew up in tiny Camargo, OK (pop. 200) but he ended up in the big leagues and is the most recognized Traveler player ever.

Ironically, Don - a tall and lanky lefthander - rarely pitched as he moved up and into high school. Not until his senior year at Leedey high school did he really start to regularly pitch for the teams he played on. But through hard work and a dedication to make something of his baseball future, Carman became a dominating strikeout artist.

He attended Seminole junior college in the fall of 1977, but was young enough to come back and play for the Travelers in the summer of 1978. And it was a doozy.

Carman's '78 season on the mound was arguably the best season ever for a Traveler pitcher. He set a record with 16 wins while striking out an amazing 233 batters in 116 innings (2.01 per inning). The record for wins has since been broke (18) but the strikeout mark still stands more than 25 years later.

Don signed professionally in 1978 as an amateur free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies and quickly moved up the organization. He became the first Traveler to ever establish a career in the Major Leagues. Overall he pitched 10 seasons, primarily with the Phillies. He also had short stints with the Reds and Rangers.

In the big leagues, Don shuffled back and forth between starting and relieving. In ten seasons he started 102 games on the mound and appeared in 342 games overall. He finished with a 53-54 record with 11 saves and a 4.11 ERA and had back-to-back seasons of 200+ innings pitched in 1987-88.

Carman once took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants in 1986. Two years later he tossed a one-hitter against the New York Mets at Veterans Stadium.

Hitting was a different story. Not known for his bat, Don collected just 12 hits in 209 career big league at-bats (.057). It's a topic he often jokes about when he makes trips up to see the team every few years.

Further evidence of Carman's sense of humor can be found in a list he provided to reporters after a game in 1990. Rather than waiting to talk to the media, Don played a joke on them, posting a handwritten list of 37 answers (click here to view list) on his locker. Little did he know the list would become famous for its humor and printed in newspapers across the country.

Don currently lives in Naples, Florida where he helps with his son's baseball team. To this day he is as funny and genuine as he was growing up in western Oklahoma.

He stopped by in the summer of 2005 to watch some games at Ackley Park and talk to the team about how to achieve the goal of playing professional baseball.

Career Notes
1979 Spartanburg SC
1980 Hampton VA; led league in wins (14) and K's (140); won championship.
1981-82 Reading PA and Oklahoma City.
1983 Reading PA; tied for league lead in saves (23) called up to the bigs in September
1983 Recorded a save against the Pirates in first ML appearance.
1983-90 Played with the Philadelphia Phillies
1985 led league in batting average against (.176)
1985 Set new record for appearances by a lefthander (71).
1985 Won Phillies player of the year award.
1986-89 Representative for the Player's Union.
1985 was 8-5, 7 saves, as a set-up man, was 6-0 with a 1.05 era in Philadelphia.
1986 took a perfect game into the 9th inning at San Francisco.
1988 Threw a one-hitter against the Mets at Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia.
1990 led NL left handed relievers in ERA out of the bullpen.
1991 Played for the Cincinnati Reds (team chapel leader also).
1992 spent most of season in OKC and was called up for 10 days to the Rangers.
1993 Played in Puebla, Mexico.
1995 returned to college at Edison Community College then to the U. of South Florida.
1999 Graduated in 1999 from Florida Gulf Coast Univ. with a degree in psychology.
2000-05 Has coached Little League, Babe Ruth, and fall High School over the several years.

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