Lew Carr
| Lew Carr | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Galpin, William Freeman; Barck Jr, Oscar Theodore (August 1984). Wilson, Richard R. (ed.). Syracuse University: Volume III: The Critical Years. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-8156-8108-3. OCLC 1023038841. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 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
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- "Profile: Lew Carr," Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society
- Gersbacher, Ron. (2012, January 24). "History of Syracuse Baseball," ch. 10