Ralph Arthur "Doc" Carroll (December 28, 1891 – June 27, 1983), was a

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who played in with the

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. He batted and threw right-handed. Carroll had a .091 batting average in ten games, two hits in 22 at-bats, in his one-year career. Carroll graduated from Worcester Academy. Carroll played

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for Holy Cross and

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before coaching at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He was born and died in

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