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Marlin Carter

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Marlin Carter
Infielder
Born: (1912-12-27)December 27, 1912
Haslam, Texas, U.S.
Died: December 20, 1993(1993-12-20) (aged 80)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1932, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1951, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Marlin Theodore "Pee Wee" Carter (December 27, 1912 – December 20, 1993) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. Carter played from 1932 to 1951 with the Memphis Red Sox, Cincinnati Tigers, and the Chicago American Giants and appeared in the East-West All-Star Game in 1942.[1] Carter served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1943 to 1945.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 415. ISBN 9780803280007.
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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