William Martin Carrick (September 5, 1873 – March 7, 1932) was an American

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. 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. 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. Following his major league career, Carrick continued to be active in professional ball in the minor leagues, while pitching for the

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(1903),

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(1903), Fall River Indians (1905),

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(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.

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