Marlin Carter

Infielder

Born: December 27, 1912
Haslam, Texas

Died: December 20, 1993 (aged 80)
Memphis, Tennessee

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1932, for the Memphis Red Sox

Last appearance

1951, for the Chicago American Giants

Teams

San Antonio Black Indians (1931)
Monroe Monarchs (1932–1933)
Memphis Red Sox (1933–1934, 1938–1942, 1946–1948)
Cincinnati Tigers (1935–1937)
Chicago American Giants (1948)

Career highlights and awards

1× All-Star (1942)

Marlin Theodore "Pee Wee" Carter (December 27, 1912 – December 20, 1993) was an African-American baseball infielder in the Negro Leagues. Carter played from 1932 to 1951 with the Memphis Red Sox, Cincinnati Tigers, and the Chicago American Giants and appeared in the East-West All-Star Game in 1942.^[1] Carter served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1943 to 1945.^[2]

References

↑ Baseball-Reference Bullpen
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

Sources

Negro League Baseball Players Association

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, February 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.