Hick Carpenter
Carpenter shown in the 1915 Spalding Guide
Third baseman
Born: (1855-08-16)August 16, 1855
Grafton, Massachusetts
Died: April 18, 1937(1937-04-18) (aged 81)
San Diego, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
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
Hits1,202
Runs720
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Warren William "Hick" Carpenter (August 16, 1855 – April 18, 1937) was an American third baseman who played with several major league teams from 1879 to 1892.

Career

Carpenter was born in Grafton, Massachusetts, in 1855. He started his professional baseball career in 1877 and made his MLB debut in the National League in 1879.[1]

In the winter of 1879–1880, 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 powerful that other teams refused to play against them.[2]

Carpenter played in the NL in 1880 and 1881. He then joined the American Association's Cincinnati Red Stockings and spent the rest of the decade on that team.[3]

In 1882, Carpenter led the AA with 120 hits and 67 runs batted in.[3] On September 12, 1883, he collected six hits in a game, as Cincinnati beat the Pittsburgh Alleghenys 27–5 while collecting a club-record 33 hits.[4] On July 1, 1884, he had 5 hits, including 2 home runs and 2 doubles to lead the Red Stockings to a 16–5 win over the Washington Nationals.[5]

Carpenter left Cincinnati and played mostly in the minor leagues from 1890 to 1892. He played one MLB game in 1892, which was his last season in professional baseball.[1]

In Carpenter's old age, he renewed his friendship with the legendary Reds player Bid McPhee. They often fished together and attended San Diego Padres games in the Pacific Coast League.

Carpenter died in San Diego, California, in 1937. He is interred at Mount Hope Cemetery.[3] A grave marker was provided in 2022 by SABR.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Hick Carpenter Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ Ashwill, Gary (December 18, 2007). "The First North Americans to Play in the Cuban League". Agate Type. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hick Carpenter Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ Charley Jones Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine Baseball Library.
  5. ↑ "Baseball Library". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
  6. ↑ Gazdziak, Sam (August 13, 2022). "Hick Carpenter's grave is unmarked no longer". RIP Baseball. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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