Richard Joseph Carter was an American

United States

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 professional baseball

Baseball

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 pitcher

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, outfielder

Outfielder

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, coach

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, and manager

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. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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, he was a graduate of Olney High School. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).

Carter's minor league playing career occurred during the World War II

World War II

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 manpower shortage, and immediately after the war as a playing manager. He spent 1959

1959 Philadelphia Phillies season

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 and part of 1960

1960 Philadelphia Phillies season

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 as a coach for the Philadelphia Phillies

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. He managed in the Phils' minor league

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 system from 1947–1952 and 1956–1958, and also served as a scout for the team. His 1956 Schenectady Blue Jays won the championship of the Class A Eastern League.

He died in Philadelphia at the age of 53.