I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because I was trying to win every sprint. I was trying to hit every pitch out of the park.

Following a September call-up Carter made his major league debut in Jarry Park in Montreal in the second game of a double header against the New York Mets on September 16. Carter had a. In 2008 he managed the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League and again guided his team to the GBL Championship and was named Manager of the Year.

He was inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. After retiring from baseball Carter coached baseball at the college and minor-league level. Nicknamed "Kid" for his youthful exuberance Carter was named an All-Star 11 times and was a member of one World Series championship team.