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Oscar Charleston
Oscar McKinley Charleston
 
 
Born: October 14, 1896 in Indianapolis, IN
Died: October 5, 1954 - 57 years old in Philadelphia, PA
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 5'8" Wt: 185
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Player in 1976
- Visit Charleston's Managerial Page
- Buried: Floral Park Cemetery; Indianapolis, IN

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Multi-Team Years
R
H
K
WES
18.7
CF
241
11.2
8.3
20.2
14.4
3.6
2.3
4.1
1.0
12.3
0.0
4.6
-2.8
5.9
-0.1
0.0
10.6
0.0
0.0
ASN
19.2
CF
77
-6.8
-4.9
-4.9
-5.0
-3.8
-0.8
0.4
0.0
-0.1
-2.0
-6.8
-1.4
-7.0
-0.2
-4.8
0.3
1.4
-0.4
MULT
19.7
CF
141
9.9
9.1
9.0
6.9
11.4
-2.6
2.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
11.8
4.7
12.0
-0.6
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
FHL
20.2
CF
45
-0.4
-0.6
-2.7
0.1
1.2
-1.1
-0.3
-0.0
-1.9
0.0
1.1
1.6
1.7
0.9
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
WES
20.7
CF
205
13.1
13.9
22.1
6.5
11.1
1.2
2.8
0.8
8.4
0.0
15.8
0.9
16.2
2.3
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
WES
21.7
CF
163
28.8
20.7
42.0
29.2
11.3
3.1
5.6
2.7
21.5
0.0
20.5
1.4
21.8
-0.7
0.0
9.2
0.0
0.0
MULT
22.7
CF
202
38.6
30.0
61.5
44.5
17.2
3.9
4.4
7.1
32.3
0.0
32.8
4.8
33.6
0.1
0.0
10.2
0.0
0.0
NNL
23.7
CF
398
52.7
39.0
75.4
57.2
21.2
9.7
8.6
4.0
36.9
0.0
47.7
12.1
49.6
0.4
0.0
13.7
0.0
0.0
NNL
24.7
CF
339
81.8
50.4
113.4
107.5
24.5
7.8
9.1
13.6
64.2
0.0
68.2
21.4
69.9
3.4
0.0
24.8
0.0
0.0
NNL
25.7
CF
441
78.2
47.7
132.2
108.0
11.9
10.6
14.8
16.6
86.3
0.0
57.1
14.0
59.9
-0.6
0.0
14.9
0.0
0.0
NNL
26.7
1B
373
58.4
30.9
73.1
86.7
9.8
14.6
3.2
8.8
43.7
0.0
50.1
25.6
50.0
0.7
0.0
20.5
0.0
0.0
ECL
27.7
CF
236
60.2
32.5
94.9
93.1
2.1
15.9
3.7
13.8
63.0
0.0
44.7
16.2
47.0
0.0
0.0
16.4
0.0
0.0
EAS
31.7
CF
247
39.1
17.9
53.0
65.2
4.7
3.9
4.1
8.7
36.0
0.0
34.2
23.6
36.0
-0.9
0.0
7.4
0.0
0.0
NN2
36.7
1B
236
34.1
19.4
63.2
50.5
0.8
8.1
3.6
10.7
45.1
0.0
24.3
7.1
25.9
0.2
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.0
16
9
      
3344
  
499.0
314.4
752.4
664.9
126.9
76.8
66.2
87.3
447.6
-2.0
406.0
129.2
422.7
5.0
-4.8
134.5
1.4
-0.4
 
   
R
H
K
8
    
CF
1966
  
239.6
159.2
365.3
300.2
68.5
40.1
41.0
33.7
210.8
-2.0
193.3
51.2
200.5
1.6
-4.8
69.8
1.4
-0.4
1
    
CF
73
  
6.0
5.6
3.7
3.8
8.0
-1.9
0.5
-0.2
-1.8
0.0
7.4
3.2
8.0
-0.3
0.0
3.3
0.0
0.0
1
    
CF
45
  
-0.4
-0.6
-2.7
0.1
1.2
-1.1
-0.3
-0.0
-1.9
0.0
1.1
1.6
1.7
0.9
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
1
    
CF
18
  
2.2
1.3
2.0
3.9
0.2
1.5
-0.2
-0.1
0.8
0.0
1.7
0.7
1.9
-0.1
0.0
2.7
0.0
0.0
1
    
CF
184
  
36.4
28.7
59.5
40.6
17.0
2.4
4.5
7.2
31.5
0.0
31.1
4.1
31.8
0.2
0.0
7.5
0.0
0.0
1
    
CF
339
  
81.8
50.4
113.4
107.5
24.5
7.8
9.1
13.6
64.2
0.0
68.2
21.4
69.9
3.4
0.0
24.8
0.0
0.0
1
    
CF
236
  
60.2
32.5
94.9
93.1
2.1
15.9
3.7
13.8
63.0
0.0
44.7
16.2
47.0
0.0
0.0
16.4
0.0
0.0
1
    
CF
247
  
39.1
17.9
53.0
65.2
4.7
3.9
4.1
8.7
36.0
0.0
34.2
23.6
36.0
-0.9
0.0
7.4
0.0
0.0
1
    
1B
236
  
34.1
19.4
63.2
50.5
0.8
8.1
3.6
10.7
45.1
0.0
24.3
7.1
25.9
0.2
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.0


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