Spoon Carter
Spoon Carter | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Harpersville, Alabama | December 8, 1902|
Died: January 23, 1974 Birmingham, Alabama | (aged 71)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1932, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Teams | |
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Ernest C. Carter Jr. (December 8, 1902 – January 23, 1974), nicknamed "Spoon", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Harpersville, Alabama, Carter made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 at age 29 with the Memphis Red Sox and Birmingham Black Barons. From 1942 to 1945, he played for the Homestead Grays, where he won Negro World Series championships in 1943 and 1944.[1][2][3] Carter went on to play into his late 40s, finishing his Negro league career with a return stint in Memphis from 1946 to 1948, where he was selected to play in the 1947 East–West All-Star Game.[1] He later played for the and Elmwood Giants of the Mandak League in 1950.[4] Carter died in Birmingham, Alabama in 1974 at age 71.
References[]
- ^ a b "Spoon Carter B-R Bullpen". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "1943 Homestead Grays". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "1944 Homestead Grays". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Ernie Carter". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Spoon Carter at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
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- 1902 births
- 1974 deaths
- Akron Black Tyrites players
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Cleveland Giants players
- Homestead Grays players
- Louisville Black Caps players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- Newark Eagles players
- New York Cubans players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Toledo Crawfords players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball pitchers
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