Elmer Carter

Elmer Carter
Elmer Carter
	Outfielder/Infielder
	Born: April 12, 1911; Dalton, Missouri
	Died: April 15, 2011 (aged 100); Rancho Cordova, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Career statistics
Batting average	.322
Hits	64
Runs batted in	24
Stolen bases	3
Teams
	Kansas City Monarchs; Birmingham Black Barons (1930, 1932, 1937-1938); Little Rock Grays (1932); St. Louis Stars (1937);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro American League batting champion (1937);

Elmer "Willie" Carter^[1] (April 12, 1911 – April 15, 2011), also listed as William Carter,^[2] was a Negro league baseball player in the 1930s.

Born in Dalton, Missouri, he was one of seven children.

He played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League for two seasons, then joined the Birmingham Black Barons, with whom he played from 1930 to 1932 and again in 1937.^[3]^[4] He also played for the Little Rock Grays in 1932 and the St. Louis Stars in 1937. Carter served in the US Army's 1st Infantry Division during World War II, seeing service in North Africa and Normandy,^[5] and died in Rancho Cordova, California in 2011 at age 100.

References[]

^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
^ "Bill Carter Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ Sacbee.com Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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[Riley-1] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[2] "Bill Carter Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[3] Sacbee.com Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Baseball-Reference.com

[5] "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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Elmer Carter

Outfielder/Infielder
Born: (1911-04-12)April 12, 1911 Dalton, Missouri
Died: April 15, 2011(2011-04-15) (aged 100) Rancho Cordova, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Career statistics
Batting average	.322
Hits	64
Runs batted in	24
Stolen bases	3

Teams
Kansas City Monarchs Birmingham Black Barons (1930, 1932, 1937-1938) Little Rock Grays (1932) St. Louis Stars (1937)
Career highlights and awards
Negro American League batting champion (1937)