Otis Carter

Otis Leonard Carter
(Blackie)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
• School Furman University
• Debut October 3, 1925
• Final Game September 26, 1926
• Born September 30, 1902 in Langley, SC USA
• Died September 10, 1976 in Greenville, SC USA

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Biographical Information

Furman man Otis "Blackie" Carter reached the bigs after a dynamite 1925 season with the Richmond Colts of the Virginia League, hitting .358, slugging .700 and belting 38 home runs in 129 games. He only played six games at the MLB summit with the New York Giants, hitting .190 with a home run in 21 at bats split between '25 and 1926. He played professionally through to 1940, as a player-coach from 1933 on, with one more home run outburst when he swatted 30 in 94 games for the Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets of the Bi-State League in 1935.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1933	Wilmington Pirates	Piedmont League	70-68	4th	none	none
1934	Wilmington Pirates	Piedmont League	30-39	--	Cincinnati Reds	--	replaced by Jack Heath (1-2) on July 1
	Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	Bi-State League		5th	none		replaced Oscar Langley
1935	Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	Bi-State League	71-44	1st	none
1936	Columbia Senators	South Atlantic League	21-42	6th	Boston Bees		replaced Josh Billings (34-53) on July 13
1937	Salisbury Bees	North Carolina State League	57-55	5th	Boston Bees
1938	Salisbury Bees	North Carolina State League	51-60	5th	Boston Bees
1939	Cooleemee Cools	North Carolina State League	49-62	6th	none
1940	Landis Dodgers	North Carolina State League	49-63	7th	Brooklyn Dodgers