Charles Carbitt Carr (December 27, 1875 – November 25, 1932) was an American baseball first baseman and manager.
He played professional baseball from 1894 to 1919, including seven years in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1898), Philadelphia Athletics (1901), Detroit Tigers (1903–1904), Cleveland Naps (1904–1905), Cincinnati Reds (1906), and Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914).
He also served as a player-manager in the minor leagues for the Indianapolis Indians (1906-1910), Utica Utes (1911), and Kansas City Blues (1912-1913).
[3] Carr had his second shot at the majors in 1901, appearing in two games for the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League.
[4] Carr then spent the 1902 season playing for the Jersey City Skeeters of the Eastern League.
[1] Carr holds the Detroit Tigers team record for fewest base on balls in a season by a player with at least 500 plate appearances.
[10] Carr later recalled his experience in Cincinnati as follows: "In 1906, with the understanding that I would serve as manager, I went to Cincinnati, but I didn't hit it off with an influential sports writer on the Enquirer, so I was forced to hunt a job elsewhere after starting that season with the Reds.
[3] On July 27, 1906, Carr entered the crowd during a game in Indianapolis and struck a spectator three or four times in the head, knocking him down and causing him to sprain his wrist.
Other key players on the 1908 team included Rube Marquard, Donie Bush, and Ed Siever.
At age 37, Carr hit .295 for the Hoosiers and collected 11 doubles, 10 triples, 19 stolen bases, and 69 RBIs.
[1] After the 1914 season, Carr retired as a player to focus his efforts on a business he had established in Cleveland manufacturing athletic equipment.
[2] In 1919, Carr returned as a player for one final season, playing for the Providence Grays in the Eastern League.