| Bill Carrick | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | September 5, 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 30 |
| Debutyear: | 1898 |
| Debutteam: | New York Giants |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 23 |
| Finalyear: | 1902 |
| Finalteam: | Washington Senators |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 63–89 |
| Stat2label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat2value: | 239 |
| Stat3label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3value: | 4.14 |
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William Martin Carrick (September 5, 1873 – March 7, 1932) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was nicknamed Doughnut Bill.[1]
Listed at 5inchesft10inchesin (ftin) and 150lb, Carrick batted and threw right-handed. He played for the New York Giants and the Washington Senators in a span of five seasons from through .
Carrick's best pitch was the curveball.[2] At one point during the 1901 season, he lost seventeen consecutive decisions.[3]
Following his major league career, Carrick continued to be active in professional ball in the minor leagues, while pitching for the Seattle Siwashes (1903), Toledo Mud Hens (1903), Fall River Indians (1905), Newark Sailors (1906–1907), and the New Haven Blues/New Haven Black Crows (1908/1909). He then managed for New Haven (renamed the Prairie Hens) in 1910.[4]
Carrick died of heart disease at his home in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 58. Carrick would be buried in his family plot in Adrian, Michigan.[5]
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