1898
Born December 10, 1898
Lewistown, PA, USA
Cliff Carter Notable
b. December 10, 1898 · Baltimore Black Sox 1923, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1923–1924, Harrisburg Giants 1926–1927, Philadelphia Tigers 1928, Hilldale Club 1929–1930, 1932, Philadelphia Stars 1933, Philadelphia Bacharach Giants 1934
Cliff Carter played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1923 and closing with the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants in 1934.
He went 31 and 28 with a 4.79 earned run average, pitching 449 innings in 72 games. He struck out 186, completed 39 of his 56 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 85 games he batted .281, with 54 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He was born in Lewistown, PA, USA on December 10, 1898, and died on November 16, 1979.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | ACB/BBS | 12 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .130 |
| 1924 | ACB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1926 | HBG | 9 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .435 |
| 1927 | HBG | 35 | 82 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| 1928 | PTG | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| 1929 | HIL | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1930* | HIL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1932 | HIL | 6 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| 1933* | PS | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 1934 | PBG | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Major leagues | — | 78 | 176 | 22 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .284 |
| All seasons | — | 85 | 192 | 24 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .281 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | ACB/BBS | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 63.2 | 76 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 4.81 |
| 1924 | ACB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7.36 |
| 1926 | HBG | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 41.2 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 8.42 |
| 1927 | HBG | 13 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 171.0 | 173 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 3.68 |
| 1928 | PTG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16.2 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 7.56 |
| 1929 | HIL | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 38.0 | 51 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5.68 |
| 1930* | HIL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10.57 |
| 1932 | HIL | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 45.0 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 3.40 |
| 1933* | PS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 36.2 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 5.15 |
| 1934 | PBG | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2.11 |
| Major leagues | — | 29 | 25 | 65 | 51 | 0 | 404.2 | 444 | 209 | 159 | 171 | 4.65 |
| All seasons | — | 31 | 28 | 72 | 56 | 0 | 449.0 | 500 | 239 | 176 | 186 | 4.79 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Cliff Carter, that is 1930–1933. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1979