Parke Carroll
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Parke Carroll (October 17, 1904 – February 4, 1961) was an American front-office executive in
Career
Carroll came to the Athletics in November 1954, directly after working in the Yankee organization as business manager for the Bombers' two top farm clubs, the
In baseball circles, he was known for his two-year stint as the
.During those two years, he engineered trades that sent key players to the
Carroll's dealings with the Yankees were controversial because the Athletics, under owner
A former sportswriter and sports editor of the Kansas City Journal Post, Carroll entered baseball as business manager of the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association when the Journal Post ceased publication during World War II. Carroll joined the Athletics in their first season in Kansas City in 1955 as vice president and business manager, and was promoted to general manager by Johnson after the end of the 1958 season. Johnson previously had not handed the general manager title to a specific executive, preferring to divide the GM responsibilities among himself, Selkirk and Carroll.
Johnson died suddenly from a
Death
Carroll died suddenly of a