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Oscar Charleston



Oscar McKinley Charleston
(Charlie)

Born: October 14, 1896 in Indianapolis, IN
Died: October 5, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA
          (57 years old)

Bats: L
Throws: L
Ht: 5'8"
Wt: 185
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976
• Buried: Floral Park Cemetery (Indianapolis, IN)
• Relatives: Bennie Charleston (Brother)
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Fielding
Glossary
Center Field
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
Arm
ABC
WES
18
55
474.1
116
9
2
2
.984
.952
2.37
2.36
4.0
8.4
5.8
-1.8
ABC
NvC
19
17
135.2
33
4
2
0
.949
.896
2.45
2.26
1.4
10.4
0.6
0.8
NLS
EAS
19
11
89.2
21
4
1
1
.962
.980
2.51
2.04
0.5
6.1
-0.7
1.2
ABC
WES
19
18
146.1
26
1
2
0
.931
.945
1.66
2.18
-2.3
-15.4
-0.7
-1.5
RP
FHL
20
10
87.0
13
1
2
1
.875
.962
1.45
1.74
-0.9
-10.3
-0.5
-0.4
ABC
WES
20
46
389.0
101
3
3
1
.972
.978
2.41
2.47
-0.5
-1.4
1.5
-2.0
ABC
WES
21
40
321.2
86
11
4
1
.960
.960
2.71
2.70
-0.2
-0.7
-1.8
1.6
CAG
WES
22
39
39
357.1
94
6
2
2
.980
.952
2.52
2.26
6.6
18.6
6.3
0.3
DS
WES
22
4
3
27.0
10
1
2
1
.846
.952
3.67
2.26
2.9
107.0
2.5
0.4
CAG
NvS
22
2
2
18.0
9
0
0
0
1.000
.906
4.50
1.65
2.8
153.0
2.8
-0.1
ABC
NNL
23
71
70
606.0
171
15
1
3
.995
.969
2.76
2.33
14.1
23.3
13.2
0.9
SLG
NVM
23
4
4
37.0
12
0
1
0
.923
.957
2.92
2.40
-0.6
-17.1
-0.4
-0.2
AC
NvC
24
6
50.0
16
1
2
1
.895
.903
3.06
2.42
1.0
20.9
0.7
0.3
AC
CUB
24
9
76.1
21
3
0
0
1.000
.954
2.83
2.38
2.9
37.9
2.4
0.5
SLG
NNL
24
62
62
520.0
111
8
4
1
.967
.936
2.06
2.18
-6.6
-12.7
-5.7
-0.9
SLG
NVM
24
5
5
46.0
17
1
2
0
.900
.896
3.52
2.15
2.3
50.8
2.4
0.0
ABC
NNL
25
80
80
688.0
188
9
5
3
.975
.960
2.58
2.30
6.8
9.8
8.4
-1.7
SLS
NVM
25
3
3
27.0
9
0
1
0
.900
.923
3.00
2.04
-0.3
-12.4
0.1
-0.5
SC
CUB
26
12
105.1
28
1
1
0
.967
.943
2.48
2.55
-0.5
-5.1
0.4
-0.9
ABC
NNL
26
38
35
310.0
84
8
5
2
.948
.953
2.67
2.07
8.0
25.8
5.5
2.5
DS
NVM
26
2
2
18.0
5
0
0
0
1.000
.983
2.50
2.28
0.0
-1.9
0.0
0.0
CAG
NVM
26
2
2
18.0
6
0
0
0
1.000
.983
3.00
2.28
0.9
50.4
0.9
0.0
SC
CUB
27
21
186.0
57
2
3
2
.952
.925
2.85
2.80
5.8
31.1
7.2
-1.4
SC
GP
27
15
125.1
44
4
3
1
.941
.951
3.45
2.41
6.7
53.5
5.6
1.1
HBG
ECL
27
56
56
471.1
133
9
1
2
.993
.957
2.71
2.28
10.5
22.2
9.4
1.1
HBG
ECL
28
64
64
553.0
169
5
7
3
.961
.948
2.83
2.39
14.1
25.4
15.8
-1.7
HBG
ECL
29
43
43
359.0
87
5
2
1
.979
.976
2.31
2.55
-12.3
-34.2
-12.0
-0.3
HIL
NVM
29
6
6
53.0
11
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.87
2.45
-2.0
-36.9
-1.1
-0.8
HG
NVM
29
2
1
14.0
4
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.57
2.45
-0.3
-20.8
-0.1
-0.2
HG
IND
29
1
1
9.0
3
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
3.00
2.33
0.4
45.2
0.4
0.0
HBG
ECL
30
71
71
609.1
159
12
6
3
.966
.972
2.53
2.64
3.4
5.6
2.4
1.1
CUB
CUB
31
27
234.2
71
0
0
1
1.000
.960
2.72
2.85
1.6
6.8
4.6
-3.0
HIL
EAS
31
54
54
474.0
114
6
5
2
.960
.974
2.28
2.53
-5.9
-12.5
-4.1
-1.8
HIL
ANL
32
65
65
554.2
139
7
10
1
.936
.962
2.37
2.44
2.8
5.0
3.8
-1.0
15
12
961
668
8191.0
2168
136
79
35
.967
.958
2.53
2.40
67.0
8.2
75.6
-8.7


Glossary
First Base
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
ABC
WES
20
3
19.0
24
1
0
2
1.000
.978
11.84
11.21
0.0
-1.6
0.0
ABC
WES
21
1
6.0
8
0
0
0
1.000
.977
12.00
11.22
-0.1
-21.5
-0.1
ABC
NNL
23
1
1
11.0
13
1
0
1
1.000
.977
11.45
11.27
0.3
24.5
0.3
ABC
NNL
25
9
9
78.0
101
3
3
2
.972
.978
12.00
11.39
0.3
3.4
0.3
ABC
NNL
26
46
45
389.0
484
18
10
25
.980
.980
11.61
11.92
-2.1
-5.4
-2.1
DS
NVM
26
1
1
9.0
7
2
0
0
1.000
.978
9.00
10.82
0.7
72.9
0.7
SC
CUB
27
5
41.0
43
3
2
4
.958
.971
10.10
10.80
0.3
8.2
0.3
SC
GP
27
2
20.0
21
0
0
2
1.000
.980
9.45
10.62
-0.7
-36.0
-0.7
HBG
ECL
27
3
1
19.0
25
0
0
0
1.000
.983
11.84
11.02
-0.3
-17.6
-0.3
HBG
ECL
28
4
4
34.0
33
1
0
4
1.000
.979
9.00
10.95
-0.9
-27.7
-0.9
HBG
ECL
29
3
3
22.1
25
2
1
1
.964
.984
10.88
10.61
0.7
32.5
0.7
CUB
CUB
31
9
72.1
68
3
1
3
.986
.972
8.83
10.34
-0.6
-8.9
-0.6
HIL
EAS
31
7
6
48.0
44
4
1
6
.980
.970
9.00
11.04
0.3
6.5
0.3
HIL
ANL
32
9
9
77.0
95
4
0
6
1.000
.980
11.57
10.65
1.1
14.3
1.1
HG
ANL
32
1
0
7.1
6
0
0
0
1.000
.980
7.36
10.65
-0.3
-43.7
-0.3
HG
IND
33
53
53
472.2
547
24
7
26
.988
.987
10.87
10.42
3.2
6.9
3.2
CAG
NVM
33
1
1
9.0
10
1
0
1
1.000
1.000
11.00
9.53
1.0
113.0
1.0
HG
IND
34
50
50
434.0
473
29
8
20
.984
.983
10.41
10.71
5.7
13.1
5.7
PC
IND
35
68
67
582.0
682
17
15
31
.979
.981
10.81
10.82
-2.5
-4.3
-2.5
PC
NVM
35
7
7
61.0
64
2
1
11
.985
.986
9.74
11.09
-0.6
-9.1
-0.6
PC
NN2
36
69
69
583.2
624
22
12
31
.982
.973
9.96
10.41
1.0
1.7
1.0
EAS
EWA
36
1
1
8.0
7
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
7.88
7.94
-0.3
-34.0
-0.3
PC
NN2
37
60
57
476.2
536
16
7
32
.987
.987
10.42
10.76
-2.7
-5.7
-2.7
EAS
EWA
37
1
1
9.0
5
0
1
1
.833
.882
5.00
7.50
-0.4
-49.8
-0.4
PC
NN2
38
38
37
323.0
361
17
7
19
.982
.984
10.53
10.56
0.3
0.9
0.3
WES
EWA
38
1
1
6.0
7
1
1
0
.889
.955
12.00
8.72
0.2
40.8
0.2
PC
NLP
38
7
7
61.0
60
3
1
4
.984
.986
9.30
10.27
-1.3
-21.5
-1.3
NOS
NSA
38
1
1
9.0
13
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
13.00
11.00
0.6
67.9
0.6
PC
NN2
39
30
24
214.1
247
12
5
19
.981
.981
10.88
10.41
1.9
8.9
1.9
NAS
IND
39
3
3
25.0
28
1
1
0
.967
.984
10.44
9.65
-0.3
-10.0
-0.3
NAS
NVM
39
3
2
19.0
19
1
1
0
.952
.982
9.47
11.33
0.0
-2.2
0.0
PC
NN2
40
10
10
87.0
105
4
2
6
.982
.986
11.28
10.89
-1.6
-18.1
-1.6
TC
NN2
42
7
7
59.0
63
3
2
5
.971
.989
10.07
10.65
1.1
19.1
1.1
TC
NAL
42
9
9
74.1
82
3
6
4
.934
.976
10.29
10.75
-2.5
-33.0
-2.5
TIC
NAL
43
2
2
17.0
18
1
0
1
1.000
.975
10.06
10.74
0.8
45.1
0.8
PS
NN2
44
2
1
14.0
21
2
0
1
1.000
.982
14.79
10.89
0.8
57.8
0.8
22
14
527
489
4397.2
4969
201
95
268
.982
.981
10.58
10.74
3.1
0.7
3.1


Glossary
Right Field
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
Arm
NLS
EAS
19
1
4.0
1
0
0
0
1.000
.921
2.25
1.57
0.1
33.6
0.2
-0.1
RP
FHL
20
1
9.0
2
0
0
0
1.000
.923
2.00
0.82
0.6
67.0
0.7
-0.1
ABC
NNL
23
3
3
26.0
2
1
0
0
1.000
.950
1.04
1.35
-0.7
-26.5
-1.0
0.3
SC
CUB
26
8
71.0
16
0
0
0
1.000
.932
2.03
1.51
2.5
35.9
3.5
-1.0
ABC
NNL
26
1
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
.957
0.00
1.63
-0.1
-116.7
-0.1
0.0
SC
CUB
27
13
115.0
16
5
2
0
.913
.936
1.64
1.56
1.8
15.7
-0.2
2.0
HBG
ECL
27
2
1
14.2
2
0
0
0
1.000
.956
1.23
1.80
-0.6
-38.5
-0.4
-0.1
HBG
ECL
28
1
1
8.0
1
0
1
0
.500
.938
1.13
1.84
-0.4
-49.3
-0.3
-0.1
HG
NVM
29
2
2
14.0
0
0
0
0
.974
0.00
2.11
-2.2
-155.8
-2.2
0.0
HG
IND
29
1
1
9.0
1
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.00
2.00
0.0
1.5
-0.4
0.4
HBG
ECL
30
1
1
8.0
3
0
0
0
1.000
.958
3.38
1.88
0.9
111.1
1.0
-0.1
HIL
ANL
32
4
3
30.0
10
1
0
0
1.000
.947
3.30
1.95
2.9
97.5
2.6
0.4
HG
ANL
32
4
4
24.2
7
0
0
0
1.000
.947
2.55
1.95
1.1
46.3
1.4
-0.2
PC
NN2
38
1
1
9.0
4
0
0
0
1.000
.942
4.00
1.75
1.4
153.1
1.5
-0.1
TIC
NAL
43
1
0
6.0
3
0
0
0
1.000
.958
4.50
1.64
1.1
184.5
1.2
-0.1
11
8
44
17
349.1
68
8
3
0
.962
.943
1.96
1.64
8.6
24.6
7.3
1.3


Glossary
Pitcher
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
ABC
WES
18
6
40.2
3
16
2
1
.905
.931
4.20
3.35
ABC
NvC
19
1
7.0
2
2
0
0
1.000
.913
5.14
2.50
NLS
EAS
19
1
1.2
0
1
0
0
1.000
.913
5.40
2.91
ABC
WES
20
3
16.1
1
7
0
0
1.000
.945
4.41
3.30
ABC
WES
21
4
15.0
1
5
0
0
1.000
.953
3.60
3.50
CAG
WES
22
1
1
9.0
0
3
0
0
1.000
.944
3.00
3.30
ABC
NNL
23
3
1
16.1
0
2
1
0
.667
.937
1.10
3.53
SLG
NNL
24
2
0
4.2
0
2
0
0
1.000
.931
3.86
3.26
ABC
NNL
26
5
3
29.1
1
12
0
3
1.000
.949
3.99
3.41
HBG
ECL
29
2
1
16.0
0
1
0
0
1.000
.904
0.56
2.67
HBG
ECL
30
1
0
2.2
0
0
0
0
.920
0.00
2.66
PC
NN2
36
2
0
5.1
0
3
0
0
1.000
.940
5.06
2.80
11
6
31
6
164.0
8
54
3
4
.954
.936
3.40
3.25


Glossary
Left Field
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
Arm
ABC
NvC
19
1
8.0
3
0
0
0
1.000
.893
3.38
1.97
0.8
97.1
0.9
-0.1
NLS
EAS
19
3
30.0
8
2
0
1
1.000
.905
3.00
1.87
1.4
47.7
0.5
0.9
DS
WES
22
2
2
14.0
4
0
0
0
1.000
.957
2.57
2.09
0.6
41.6
0.8
-0.2
ABC
NNL
23
1
1
9.0
1
0
0
0
1.000
.954
1.00
1.74
-0.5
-56.4
-0.4
-0.1
SLG
NVM
24
1
0
1.0
2
0
0
0
1.000
.926
18.00
1.25
1.1
1,114.1
1.1
0.0
SC
CUB
26
1
8.0
1
0
1
0
.500
.931
1.13
2.35
-0.7
-83.5
-0.6
-0.1
SC
CUB
27
9
77.0
14
0
1
0
.933
.904
1.64
1.95
-0.3
-4.0
0.5
-0.8
HBG
ECL
28
3
3
23.0
9
0
0
0
1.000
.947
3.52
1.90
2.5
106.8
2.7
-0.2
HIL
ANL
32
2
1
11.0
0
0
1
0
.000
.946
0.00
1.75
-1.2
-111.2
-1.2
-0.1
PC
NN2
38
1
1
9.0
3
0
0
0
1.000
.941
3.00
1.82
0.7
79.8
0.8
-0.1
TIC
NAL
43
1
1
7.0
0
0
0
0
.947
0.00
1.54
-0.6
-90.2
-0.6
0.0
11
8
25
9
197.0
45
2
3
1
.940
.922
2.15
1.91
3.7
19.0
4.4
-0.7


Glossary
Pinch Hitter
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
PC
NN2
36
3
PC
NN2
38
2
PC
NN2
39
4
NAS
NVM
39
1
PC
NN2
40
5
PC
NN2
41
1
TC
NAL
42
1
TIC
NAL
43
4
7
2
21


Glossary
Third Base
Year
Team Lg
Age
G
GS
Inn
PO
A
E
DP
Fld%
Lg
RF
Lg
Runs
Rate
Range
HBG
ECL
28
1
0
4.0
0
0
0
0
.925
0.00
3.01
-0.5
-124.0
-0.5
HBG
ECL
29
1
1
9.0
2
3
0
0
1.000
.918
5.00
2.93
0.7
76.9
0.7
2
1
2
1
13.0
2
3
0
0
1.000
.920
3.46
2.95
0.2
15.1
0.2



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