Hick Carpenter
| Hick Carpenter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| File:HCarpenter2.jpg | |||
| Third baseman | |||
| Born: August 16, 1855 Grafton, Massachusetts |
|||
| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. San Diego, California |
|||
|
|||
| MLB debut | |||
| May 1, 1879, for the Syracuse Stars | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 31, 1892, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .259 | ||
| Hits | 1,202 | ||
| Runs | 720 | ||
| Stolen bases | 158 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
Warren William "Hick" Carpenter (August 16, 1855 – April 18, 1937) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman from Grafton, Massachusetts. He travelled around the National League with several clubs before getting the starting third base job with the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association. He played his entire career at third base, even though he was left-handed, unorthodox even during that era. When the Red Stockings switched over to the National League, Hick left Major League Baseball, but did make a one-game comeback with the St. Louis Browns three years later.[1]
An excellent hitter, he was often in the top five of most offensive categories, including leading the league in hits, singles, and RBIs. On September 12, 1883, Cincinnati beat the Pittsburg Alleghenys 27-5 collecting a club-record 33 hits. Hick and Long John Reilly each collect six hits‚ while Reilly scores six runs and hits for the cycle.[2]
On July 1, 1884, Hick had 5 hits, including 2 home runs and 2 doubles to lead the Red Stockings to a 16-5 win over the Washington Nationals.[3]
In the winter of 1879–80, Carpenter and Jimmy Macullar became the first North Americans to play in the Cuban League. They were signed by the Colón club and were so dominant that other teams refused to play against them.[4]
Sometimes referred to "Old Hickory" or "Old Hick", he ended up in San Diego, California, where he died at the age of 81, and interred at Mount Hope Cemetery.[5]
He holds the record for the most career errors by a left handed player [6]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball hitters with six hits in one game
References
- ↑ Baseball Reference player page
- ↑ The Baseball Library Charley Jones
- ↑ The Baseball Library
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Baseball Almanac player page
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Pages with broken file links
- 1855 births
- 1937 deaths
- 19th-century baseball players
- Baseball players from Massachusetts
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Syracuse Stars (NL) players
- Cincinnati Reds (1876–1880) players
- Worcester Ruby Legs players
- Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players
- St. Louis Browns (NL) players
- Burials in California
- Syracuse Stars (1877) players
- Syracuse Stars (minor league) players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league) players
- People from Grafton, Massachusetts
