Cris Howell Carpenter (born April 5, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1988 to 1996.

ranks fourth for longest career average (44.1 yards) in Georgia's record book.

[1][2] Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round of the 1987 MLB amateur draft, Carpenter would make his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on May 14, 1988, and appeared in his final game on April 26, 1996, with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Carpenter was a member of the inaugural Florida Marlins team that began play in Major League Baseball in 1993.

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