William Martin Carrick (September 5, 1873 – March 7, 1932) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was nicknamed Doughnut Bill.Wilbert, Warren N. The arrival of the American League: Ban Johnson and the 1901 challenge to National League monopoly, McFarland, 2007, p. 77.
Baseball career Listed at and , 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.James, Bill, and Rob Neyer. The Neyer/James guide to pitchers: an historical compendium of pitching, pitchers, and pitches, Simon and Schuster, 2004, p. 158. At one point during the 1901 season, he lost seventeen consecutive decisions."Baseball Gossip", The Pittsburg Press, August 31, 1901, p. 3.
Later years 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."Manager Carrick Reports", The Hartford Courant, April 7, 1910, p. 16.
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.
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