Chuck Carr (baseball)

This article is about the baseball player. For the American major general, see Charles L. Carr Jr.

Charles Lee Glenn Carr Jr. (August 10, 1967 – November 12, 2022) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder.

Chuck Carr
Carr with the Wausau Timbers c. 1988
Center fielder
Born: (1967-08-10)August 10, 1967 San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Died: November 12, 2022(2022-11-12) (aged 55) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 1990, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1997, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	123
Stolen bases	144
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.308
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	12
Stolen bases	15
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Mets (1990–1991) St. Louis Cardinals (1992) Florida Marlins (1993–1995) Milwaukee Brewers (1996–1997) Houston Astros (1997) Mercuries Tigers (1998)
Career highlights and awards
NL stolen base leader (1993)

Career

Carr did not receive much playing time until the 1993 expansion draft saw him play as an original member of the Miami Marlins. Carr topped the National League in stolen bases that year with 58.^[1]

In an eight-season career, he played in 507 games, had 1,713 at-bats, 254 runs, 435 hits, 81 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs, 123 RBI, 144 stolen bases, 149 walks, a .254 batting average, .316 on-base percentage, .332 slugging percentage, 569 total bases, 30 sacrifice hits, 10 sacrifice flies, and four Intentional walks.

Carr is perhaps remembered most for his departure from the Milwaukee Brewers in 1997. After popping out to third base on a two balls, no strike count, after being signaled to take the next pitch, Carr was questioned by manager Phil Garner. Carr reportedly replied to Garner by saying in the third person: "That ain't Chuckie's game. Chuckie hacks on 2-0." He was released from the club shortly thereafter. He played the rest of that season with the Houston Astros, who won the 1997 National League Central. He hit a postseason home run off John Smoltz in Game 3 of the 1997 National League Division Series. The home run came in the final at bat of his major-league career.^[2][3]

Personal life and death

Carr died on November 12, 2022, at the age of 55.^[4]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders

Sources

1. Greg Cote (November 14, 2022). "R.I.P., Chuck Carr: 'Chuckie hacks on 2-0.' Remembering the Marlins' speedy first star". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
2. Tom Haudricourt (September 2, 1997). "Carr Enjoying Ride in Houston". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
3. Box score of the infamous "Chuckie hacks" game
4. "Former Brewers outfielder Chuck Carr dies at age 55". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Baseball Gauge