Lew Carr
| Lew Carr | |
|---|---|
| File:Lewis Smith Carr 1899 (cropped).jpg | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: August 15, 1872 Union Springs, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: June 15, 1954 (aged 81) Moravia, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 2, 1901, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 13, 1901, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
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| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
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Lewis Smith Carr (August 15, 1872 – June 15, 1954) was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. In 1901, he played "alongside Honus Wagner for a championship Pittsburgh Pirates team."[1][2] Unfortunately, his career as a Pirate came to an abrupt end when a hard pitched ball hit and seriously injured him. Despite initial complaints from many of the fans, Honus Wagner took over Lew's position and went on to become one of the greatest shortstops of all time.[3]
Carr attended and played baseball at Syracuse University, later coaching the school's baseball team from 1910 to 1942.[4] The Orangemen were 275–268 with Carr at the helm. In 1952, the school's baseball diamond was renamed in his honor.[5]
Carr was a two-sport athlete who played professionally for the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball. In addition to his baseball career, he also competed for at least one semi-professional football club, the Newark Athletic Club of Newark, NJ.
During the 1890s, Carr was regarded as one of the top college athletes of his era and was widely considered a better football player than a baseball player. The earliest known record of him participating in a semi-professional football game was on November 7, 1899, when he played for the Newark Athletic Club against the 1899 Lafayette football team.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Greene, John Robert. (2000). The Hill: An Illustrated Biography of Syracuse University, 1870-Present. Syracuse University Press, p.16.
- ^ "Lew Carr Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "Profile: Lew Carr." College Hill Neighborhood Association, accessed November 11, 2025.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Kirst, Sean. (2013, July 18). "Amid renewed dreams of Syracuse University baseball, a drive to honor an Orange coaching legend," The Post-Standard. Accessed: June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Lafayette Hard Pressed by Newark A. C." The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1899. Accessed November 10, 2025.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- "Profile: Lew Carr," Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society
- Gersbacher, Ron. (2012, January 24). "History of Syracuse Baseball," ch. 10
- 1872 births
- 1954 deaths
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Baseball players from Cayuga County, New York
- Minor league baseball managers
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