Bill Carrick
Bill Carrick | |
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![]() Carrick in 1902, with the Washington Senators | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 5, 1873|
Died: March 7, 1932 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 58)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 30, 1898, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1902, for the Washington Senators | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 63–89 |
Strikeouts | 239 |
Earned run average | 4.14 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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William Martin Carrick (September 5, 1873 – March 7, 1932) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was nicknamed Doughnut Bill.[1]
Baseball career
[edit]Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 150 pounds (68 kg), Carrick batted and threw right-handed. He played for the New York Giants and the Washington Senators in a span of five seasons from 1898 through 1902.
Carrick's best pitch was the curveball.[2] At one point during the 1901 season, he lost seventeen consecutive decisions.[3]
Later years
[edit]Following his major league career, Carrick continued to be active in professional ball in the minor leagues, while pitching for the Seattle Siwashes (1903), Toledo Mud Hens (1903), Fall River Indians (1905), Newark Sailors (1906–1907), and the New Haven Blues/New Haven Black Crows (1908/1909). He then managed for New Haven (renamed the Prairie Hens) in 1910.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Wilbert, Warren N. The arrival of the American League: Ban Johnson and the 1901 challenge to National League monopoly, McFarland, 2007, p. 77. ISBN 0-7864-3013-3
- ^ James, Bill, and Rob Neyer. The Neyer/James guide to pitchers: an historical compendium of pitching, pitchers, and pitches, Simon and Schuster, 2004, p. 158. ISBN 0-7432-6158-5
- ^ "Baseball Gossip", The Pittsburg Press, August 31, 1901, p. 3.
- ^ "Manager Carrick Reports", The Hartford Courant, April 7, 1910, p. 16.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Bill Carrick at Find a Grave
- 1873 births
- 1932 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Giants (baseball) players
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Adrian Demons players
- Adrian Reformers players
- Canton Deubers players
- Fall River Indians players
- Fort Wayne Farmers players
- Kenton Babes players
- New Haven Black Crows players
- New Haven Blues players
- Newark Colts players
- Newark Sailors players
- Seattle Siwashes players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Baseball players from Erie, Pennsylvania
- 19th-century baseball players
- Manchester (minor league baseball) players