Porter Charleston - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Porter Charleston



Porter Riley Charleston


Born: January 8, 1904 in Mexia, TX
Died: June 11, 1986 in Chester, PA
          (82 years old)

Bats:
Throws: R
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 181
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Notes:


• Buried: Haven Memorial Cemetery (Chester, PA)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
3B
5
1927
1932
HIL
7.6
2.0
4.9
0.0
0.7
2
RF
2
1929
1931
HIL
6.8
4.2
1.2
1.3
0.0
3
C
6
1927
1935
HIL/PS
6.4
5.9
-0.1
0.0
0.6
4
SP
4
1927
1931
HIL
6.4
0.3
-0.1
6.3
0.0
5
CF
2
1928
1929
HIL
5.3
5.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
6
SP
3
1928
1932
HIL
5.2
0.1
0.0
5.1
0.0
7
SP
5
1927
1932
HIL
4.8
0.1
-0.4
5.2
-0.1
8
SP
2
1927
1931
HIL
3.8
0.7
0.1
3.1
0.0
9
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
3.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
10
1B
2
1928
1931
HIL
3.5
3.1
0.4
0.0
-0.1
11
SP
3
1931
1935
PS/HIL
3.4
-0.2
0.0
3.6
0.0
12
RF
3
1931
1934
MULT
2.8
2.2
1.0
0.0
-0.3
13
SS
2
1932
1933
PS/BBS
2.7
1.6
0.7
0.0
0.4
14
SP
2
1932
1933
PS/BBS
2.6
-0.1
-0.1
2.8
0.0
15
1B
2
1933
1935
PS
2.5
3.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
16
CF
6
1928
1935
MULT
2.3
2.1
0.6
0.0
-0.4
17
LF
2
1927
1928
HIL
2.1
1.8
0.6
0.0
-0.3
18
SP
1
1932
1932
BBS
1.7
0.0
-0.1
1.8
0.0
19
2B
2
1932
1935
BBS/PS
1.7
0.7
0.6
0.0
0.3
20
CF
1
1935
1935
PS
1.6
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
21
3B
2
1932
1933
PS/BBS
1.5
2.7
-1.3
0.0
0.1
22
RF
1
1935
1935
PS
1.4
1.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
23
SP
1
1932
1932
BBS
1.1
-0.2
-0.2
1.4
-0.1
24
SP
1
1933
1933
PS
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
25
RF
1
1932
1932
BBS
1.0
0.9
0.2
0.2
-0.2
26
SP
2
1932
1935
BBS/PS
1.0
0.2
0.0
0.8
0.0
27
RP
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
28
SP
3
1929
1933
PS/HIL
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
29
SP
2
1928
1935
HIL/PS
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
30
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.7
-1.1
1.6
0.0
0.2
31
1B
3
1927
1934
HIL/BBS
0.6
1.6
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
32
SP
2
1932
1935
PS/BBS
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
33
2B
5
1927
1935
HIL/PS
0.5
-2.5
1.9
0.0
1.1
34
CF
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
35
1B
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
36
SP
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.0
37
SS
2
1932
1934
HIL/BBS
0.3
-0.3
0.4
0.0
0.2
38
RP
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
39
SP
2
1927
1928
HIL
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.6
0.0
40
-
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.2
-0.5
0.6
0.0
0.1
41
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.5
0.0
42
3B
1
1935
1935
PS
0.2
0.6
-0.4
0.0
0.1
43
C
5
1927
1932
HIL
0.2
-1.5
1.3
0.0
0.3
44
SS
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
45
RP
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
46
1B
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
47
RF
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
48
-
1
1935
1935
PS
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
49
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
50
SP
2
1932
1935
BBS/PS
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
51
LF
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
52
LF
1
1932
1932
HIL
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.1
53
1B
1
1932
1932
BBS/HIL
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
54
RF
3
1927
1929
HIL
0.0
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.5
55
1B
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
56
2B
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
57
LF
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
58
-
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
59
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60
3B
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
61
-
1
1932
1932
BBS/HIL
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
62
CF
3
1932
1935
BBS/PS
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.2
63
SS
1
1934
1934
BBS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
64
RP
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65
2B
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
66
SP
1
1932
1932
BBS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
67
CF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
68
-
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
69
-
1
1932
1932
HIL
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
70
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
71
SP
4
1931
1935
MULT
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
72
RP
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
73
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
74
-
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
75
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
76
1B
5
1928
1933
MULT
-0.2
1.2
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
77
-
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
78
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
79
SP
1
1932
1932
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
80
RP
1
1931
1931
HIL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
81
CF
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
82
RP
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
83
-
1
1932
1932
BBS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
84
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
85
-
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
RF
2
1932
1934
BBS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
87
C
2
1932
1934
BBS/HIL
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
88
-
2
1933
1934
BBS/PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
89
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
90
SP
4
1929
1934
MULT
-0.5
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
91
LF
2
1929
1932
HIL
-0.5
0.4
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
92
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
93
-
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
94
1B
1
1932
1932
BBS
-0.6
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.2
95
-
1
1934
1934
BBS
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
96
C
3
1932
1935
PS/BBS
-0.6
0.4
-1.2
0.0
0.2
97
RP
2
1932
1934
BBS
-0.6
0.3
0.0
-0.8
0.0
98
SS
2
1927
1931
HIL
-0.6
0.3
-1.3
0.0
0.4
99
-
1
1932
1932
HIL
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
100
1B
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.8
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
-0.1
101
2B
3
1929
1935
HIL/PS
-0.8
-0.7
-0.3
0.0
0.2
102
RF
2
1929
1932
BBS/HIL
-0.9
-0.8
0.3
0.0
-0.4
103
SP
1
1931
1931
HIL
-1.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.6
0.0
104
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-1.3
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
105
2B
2
1927
1928
HIL
-1.4
-0.3
-1.6
0.0
0.4
106
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-2.0
-0.2
0.0
-1.8
0.0

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