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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• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976
• Buried: Floral Park Cemetery (Indianapolis, IN)
• Relatives: Bennie Charleston (Brother)
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All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Fats Jenkins	7	1924	1938	8.9
Vic Harris	6	1926	1934	5.6
George Shively	6	1915	1923	5.0
Cristóbal Torriente	2	1919	1923	3.5
Sam Bankhead	4	1935	1938	3.2

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Oscar Charleston	27	1915	1941	78.3
Cool Papa Bell	7	1922	1937	4.6
Pete Hill	2	1916	1919	3.7
Chaney White	3	1928	1930	0.7
Herbert Taylor	1	1939	1939	0.3

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Charlie Blackwell	4	1917	1922	7.7
Rap Dixon	9	1924	1937	6.9
Heavy Johnson	2	1924	1927	2.5
Jimmie Crutchfield	6	1932	1939	2.4
Ted Page	4	1931	1934	2.2

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Walter Cannady	6	1925	1932	7.5
Chester Williams	7	1932	1938	4.9
Dobie Moore	1	1924	1924	4.3
Martín Dihigo	1	1929	1929	3.9
Morten Clark	6	1915	1922	3.7

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
George Scales	4	1921	1931	6.8
Frank Warfield	8	1915	1928	5.2
Bingo DeMoss	4	1915	1923	5.0
John Henry Russell	2	1932	1933	3.4
Pat Patterson	3	1935	1941	2.8

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Judy Johnson	10	1926	1936	6.2
John Beckwith	4	1923	1929	5.3
Jud Wilson	4	1931	1934	4.5
Oliver Marcell	2	1922	1924	4.3
Henry Blackmon	3	1920	1923	4.2

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ben Taylor	7	1915	1925	14.3
Edgar Wesley	3	1919	1924	2.6
Bill Pettus	1	1916	1916	2.1
Manuel Parrado	1	1922	1922	1.3
Johnny Washington	3	1936	1938	1.0

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	7	1930	1936	21.1
Biz Mackey	7	1920	1936	7.8
Russell Powell	5	1915	1920	2.4
Louis Santop	2	1916	1920	1.7
Bill Perkins	6	1932	1937	1.6

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Satchel Paige	5	1931	1936	17.6
Darltie Cooper	8	1923	1930	12.6
Leroy Matlock	6	1933	1938	11.7
Joe Williams	5	1926	1932	11.4
Dizzy Dismukes	6	1915	1923	8.4
Sam Streeter	7	1926	1936	8.3
William Bell	4	1932	1935	5.9
Bill Drake	2	1920	1921	5.2
Willie Foster	4	1928	1936	5.0
Lucius Hampton	1	1922	1922	4.8
String Bean Williams	3	1917	1919	4.4
Ping Gardner	4	1924	1927	4.4
Jim Jeffries	8	1915	1924	4.2
Barney Morris	2	1937	1938	4.2
Charles Corbett	5	1923	1927	4.1
George Britt	6	1917	1933	3.9
Roosevelt Davis	4	1934	1938	3.7
Red Ryan	5	1920	1929	3.5
Dicta Johnson	7	1915	1923	3.4
Lefty Williams	4	1926	1931	3.4

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Johnny Wright	2	1939	1940	1.6
Webster McDonald	1	1929	1929	0.9
Jim Lewis	2	1936	1937	0.8
Slim Jones	1	1934	1934	0.4
Buck Alexander	1	1923	1923	0.4
George Sherkliff	1	1932	1932	0.4
Eustaquio Pedroso	3	1920	1924	0.3
Sam Thompson	1	1935	1935	0.2
John Landers	1	1917	1917	0.2
Clarence White	1	1940	1940	0.2
Oscar Owens	4	1926	1931	0.2
Henry Richardson	1	1938	1938	0.2
Salvador Poree	1	1921	1921	0.2
Perry Hall	1	1921	1921	0.1
Jesse Hubbard	1	1924	1924	0.1
Purnell Mincy	1	1938	1938	0.1
Ted Trent	1	1935	1935	0.1
Bullet Campbell	1	1928	1928	0.1
George Harney	1	1923	1923	0.1
Cunningham	1	1918	1918	0.1

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