Joseph Christopher Carter (born March 7, 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is
a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 to 1998,
most famous for hitting a walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series,
with the Toronto Blue Jays trailing 6-5 to the Philadelphia Phillies, just
two outs away from a seventh game.
前 大聯盟外野手Joseph Christopher Carter (出生於1960年3月7日，奧克拉荷馬州的奧
克拉荷馬市) 大聯盟生涯自1983年到1998年。最著名的是在1993年世界大賽中揮出了再見
全壘打使勇士隊獲得冠軍，當時藍鳥隊以5比6落後費城人隊，並且只要再兩個出局數，比
賽就要延續至第七戰。
Career
College
Joe Carter attended Wichita State University, but left after his junior year.
Joe Carter曾經於威奇塔州立大學就讀，但是在大三時休學。
Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians
Carter first reached the majors in 1983 with the Chicago Cubs, but was then
traded to the Cleveland Indians, where he blossomed into a star. Carter
emerged as a prolific power hitter, hitting as many as 35 home runs in a
season and regularly driving in 100 or more runs. He usually hit a similar
amount of doubles as he did homers, and would get respectable numbers of
triples in many years, as well. He was also a very good baserunner, stealing
20-30 bases a year with a high rate of success. However, he was not
considered a good defensive outfielder, and actually spent an entire season
dividing his time between first base and DH, without a single inning in the
outfield. The Indians publicly criticized his defense and low batting average
after he left, but he produced a great deal more than the players he was
traded for by them, and the GM who made the most overt negative comments was
fired for his own terrible performance.
Carter於1983年穿著芝加哥小熊隊的球衣首度登上大聯盟，但是隨即被交易至克利夫蘭印
第安人隊，在印第安人隊漸漸嶄露頭角。Carter是一位產量豐富的強力打者，能在一個球
季中轟出約35支全壘打與超過100分打點。Carter經常能打出和全壘打一樣多的二壘安打
，並且在數個球季揮出相當數量的三壘安打。除此之外，Carter也是一名優秀的跑者，能
在一個球季中跑出20至30次盜壘成功，並擁有很高的盜壘成功率。然而他並不被認為是守
備優秀的外野手，事實上他也經常擔任一壘手與指定打擊。在Carter離開印第安人隊後，
印第安人隊公開批評他的防守與低打擊率，但是他卻獲得了比那些拿來和他交換的球員更
佳的合約，而且那位作出最多負面批評的總經理也因為自己的糟糕表現而被炒魷魚。
San Diego Padres
After the 1989 season, Carter was traded to the San Diego Padres for
prospects Sandy Alomar, Jr., Carlos Baerga, and Chris James. Although he
continued to drive in runs, he continued to have defensive problems. The
Padres subsequently dealt him to the Toronto Blue Jays along with Roberto
Alomar in exchange for star players Fred McGriff and Tony Fernández.
1989年球季結束後，Carter被交易至聖地牙哥教士隊以換來Sandy Alomar Jr.，Carlos
Baerga與Chris James等潛力球員。雖然Carter持續能打回分數，但是守備問題依舊存在
。後來教士隊又拿Carter與Roberto Alomar與多倫多藍鳥隊交換明星球員Fred McGriff與
Tony Fernandez。
Toronto Blue Jays
Carter's overall game improved dramatically in 1991, helping the Toronto Blue
Jays win the division title and hitting the game-winning single that clinched
the AL East Championship. In 1992, he helped the Jays win their first World
Series championship, the first ever won by a Canadian-based team. Carter
himself hit two home runs and recorded the final out of the Series, taking a
throw to first base from reliever Mike Timlin to nab Otis Nixon of the
Atlanta Braves.
1991年Carter引人注目的成績幫助多倫多藍鳥隊贏得分區冠軍，並且在美聯東區冠軍賽中
，打出帶著勝利打點的一壘安打。1992年他又幫助藍鳥隊獲得首次的世界大賽冠軍。這也
是大聯盟史上第一度由加拿大的球隊贏得世界大賽冠軍。Carter個人在系列賽中揮出了兩
發全壘打，並且接到後援投手 Mike Timlin傳向一壘的球，刺殺了亞特蘭大勇士隊的
Otis Nixon，完成了最後一個出局數。(當時John Smoltz是三壘跑者)
In 1993, the Blue Jays again reached the World Series, facing the
Philadelphia Phillies.
1993年，藍鳥隊再度打進世界大賽，對手是費城費城人隊。
1993 World Series
In Game 6, with the Blue Jays leading three games to two, Carter came to bat
in the bottom of the ninth inning with the Blue Jays trailing 6-5 and Rickey
Henderson and Paul Molitor on base. On a 2-2 count, Carter hit a three-run
home run off Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams (a hurler against whom he was
0-4 career) to win the World Series, only the second time a Series has ended
with a home run (the other being in 1960, when Bill Mazeroski did it), and
the only time the home run has been hit by a player whose team was losing.
Upon hitting the home run, Carter went into a hysteria, jumping up and down
many times most notably rounding first base, where his helmet came off from
the dancing. Tom Cheek, broadcaster for the Blue Jays at the time, then went
on to say "Touch 'em all, Joe! You'll never hit a bigger home run in your
life!"
第六 場比賽，當時藍鳥隊在系列賽中已取得3勝2敗的優勢。九局下半，兩人出局，藍鳥
隊以5:6落後，Rickey Henderson與Paul Molitor在壘上，Carter上場打擊。2好2壞的球
數，Carter從費城人投手Mitch Williams(生涯對戰4之0)手中敲出了一發三分全壘打，幫
助藍鳥隊贏得世界大賽冠軍。這是第二度系列賽是由全壘打所結束的，更是唯一一次由落
後方球隊的球員敲出全壘打。擊出全壘打之後，Carter情緒激動，繞著一壘不停的跳著，
頭盔也因此掉了。當時藍鳥隊的播報員Tom Cheek說到"太令人感動了，Joe!這大概是你生
涯最偉大的一支全壘打了!"
1994-1997
Carter continued to play for the Blue Jays until 1997, and led the Blue Jays
in home runs and RBIs in 1994 and 1995. However, the Blue Jays went from
first to worst in 1995, and never posted a winning season in the 1994-1997
stretch.
Carter繼續為藍鳥隊效力至1997，其中1994與1995年的全壘打數與打點都是藍鳥隊最多。
但是1995年藍鳥隊的戰績卻從第一名跌至谷底，1994年至1997年連續四個球季勝率未過半
。
Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants
He was released and in 1998 played briefly for the Baltimore Orioles and San
Francisco Giants before retiring.
Carter被藍鳥隊釋出後，在1998年曾短暫的打過巴爾迪摩金鶯隊與舊金山巨人隊。
Career statistics
Carter was named to five All-Star teams. In his career he hit 396 home runs
and drove in 1,445 RBI. He drove in 100 runs in a season ten times, including
the 1994 year, which was cut short due to the strike that happened about 110
games into the year.
Carter曾五度入選明星賽。生涯擁有396支全壘打與1445分打點，並且有10個球季打點超
過100，其中還包含了因罷工縮短為110場左右的1994年球季。
One of Carter's most interesting records is that he was the first (only?)
player to record 100 RBIs for three different teams in three consecutive
seasons. However, in recent years Carter has become perhaps the ultimate
poster child for the fallacy of using RBI to rate players. Carter may have
tallied almost 1,500 career RBI, but he did it while batting 3rd or cleanup
behind players who got on base often