Lewis Smith Carr (August 15, 1872 – June 15, 1954) was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. In 1901, he played "alongside Honus Wagner for a championship Pittsburgh Pirates team."Greene, John Robert. (2000). The Hill: An Illustrated Biography of Syracuse University, 1870-Present. Syracuse University Press, p.16."Lew Carr Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21. Unfortunately, his career as a Pirate came to an abrupt end when a hard pitched ball hit and seriously injured him. Despite initial complaints from many of the fans, Honus Wagner took over Lew's position and went on to become one of the greatest shortstops of all time."Profile: Lew Carr." College Hill Neighborhood Association, accessed November 11, 2025.
Carr attended and played baseball at Syracuse University, later coaching the school's baseball team from 1910 to 1942. The Orangemen were 275–268 with Carr at the helm. In 1952, the school's baseball diamond was renamed in his honor.Kirst, Sean. (2013, July 18). "Amid renewed dreams of Syracuse University baseball, a drive to honor an Orange coaching legend," The Post-Standard. Accessed: June 4, 2014.
Carr was a two-sport athlete who played professionally for the 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball. In addition to his baseball career, he also competed for at least one semi-professional football club, the Newark Athletic Club of Newark, NJ.
During the 1890s, Carr was regarded as one of the top college athletes of his era and was widely considered a better football player than a baseball player. The earliest known record of him participating in a semi-professional football game was on November 7, 1899, when he played for the Newark Athletic Club against the 1899 Lafayette football team."Lafayette Hard Pressed by Newark A. C." The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1899. Accessed November 10, 2025.
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"Profile: Lew Carr," Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society Gersbacher, Ron. (2012, January 24). "History of Syracuse Baseball," ch. 10