Elmer Carter Explained

Elmer Carter
Position:Outfielder/Infielder
Birth Date:12 April 1911
Birth Place:Dalton, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Rancho Cordova, California, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.322
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:64
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:24
Stat4label:Stolen bases
Stat4value:3
Teams:
Highlights:
  • Negro American League batting champion (1937)

Elmer "Willie" Carter[1] (April 12, 1911  - April 15, 2011), also listed as William Carter,[2] was a Negro league baseball player in the 1930s.

Born in Dalton, Missouri, he was one of seven children.

He played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League for two seasons, then joined the Birmingham Black Barons, with whom he played from 1930 to 1932 and again in 1937.[3] [4] He also played for the Little Rock Grays in 1932 and the St. Louis Stars in 1937. Carter served in the US Army's 1st Infantry Division during World War II, seeing service in North Africa and Normandy,[5] and died in Rancho Cordova, California in 2011 at age 100.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
  2. Web site: Bill Carter Seamheads Profile . seamheads.com . January 18, 2021.
  3. http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/20/3565157/obituary-elmer-carter-100-was.html#ixzz1K5jdqGQO Sacbee.com
  4. Web site: Bill Carter Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More . 2022-09-16 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII . baseballinwartime.com . October 7, 2020.