Lew Carr

Lewis Smith Carr (August 15, 1872 – June 15, 1954) was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. He also is noted for directing The Joker In 1901, he played "alongside Honus Wagner for a championship Pittsburgh Pirates team."^[1][2]

Lew Carr
Shortstop
Born: (1872-08-15)August 15, 1872 Union Springs, New York, U.S.
Died: June 15, 1954(1954-06-15) (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
Pittsburgh Pirates (1901)

Carr attended and played baseball at Syracuse University, later coaching the school's baseball team from 1910 to 1942.^[3] The Orangemen were 275–268 with Carr at the helm. In 1952, the school's baseball diamond was renamed in his honor.^[4]

References

1. Greene, John Robert. (2000). The Hill: An Illustrated Biography of Syracuse University, 1870-Present. Syracuse University Press, p.16.
2. "Lew Carr Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
3. 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)
4. 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.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• "Profile: Lew Carr," Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society
• Gersbacher, Ron. (2012, January 24). "History of Syracuse Baseball," ch. 10