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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

Batting Leaderboards

Runs
Year R Rnk
13.1
5
28.8
1
36.4
2
38.6
2
52.7
1
81.8
1
78.2
1
58.4
2
60.2
1
34.1
2
Career
459.9
1
Hits
Year H Rnk
13.9
2
20.7
1
28.7
1
30.0
1
39.0
2
50.4
2
47.7
1
30.9
5
32.5
1
19.4
2
Career
296.4
4
Total Bases
Year TB Rnk
20.2
8
22.1
3
42.0
1
59.5
2
61.5
2
75.4
1
113.4
1
132.2
1
73.1
4
94.9
1
63.2
2
Career
699.4
1
Sec Bases
Year SecB Rnk
29.2
1
40.6
2
44.5
2
57.2
2
107.5
1
108.0
1
86.7
2
93.1
1
50.5
1
Career
599.7
1
Singles
Year 1B Rnk
8.0
5
11.1
2
11.3
2
17.0
1
17.2
1
21.2
2
24.5
4
Career
122.2
7
Doubles
Year 2B Rnk
3.1
4
3.9
6
9.7
4
10.6
5
14.6
2
15.9
1
8.1
1
Career
72.9
4
           
Triples
Year 3B Rnk
4.1
2
2.8
6
5.6
2
4.5
3
4.4
3
8.6
1
9.1
3
14.8
1
3.7
5
3.6
1
Career
62.1
1
Homeruns
Year HR Rnk
0.0
1
0.8
8
2.7
1
7.2
3
7.1
3
4.0
4
13.6
1
16.6
1
8.8
6
13.8
1
10.7
2
Career
78.6
1
Extra Bases
Year XB Rnk
12.3
5
8.4
5
21.5
1
31.5
2
32.3
2
36.9
2
64.2
1
86.3
1
43.7
4
63.0
1
45.1
2
Career
411.6
1
Strikeouts
Year K Rnk
On Base
Year OnB Rnk
15.8
4
20.5
2
31.1
2
32.8
1
47.7
2
68.2
1
57.1
3
50.1
3
44.7
1
24.3
2
Career
371.8
3
Walks
Year BB Rnk
21.4
2
14.0
8
25.6
1
16.2
3
7.1
3
Career
105.6
8
           
Outs
Year Outs Rnk
16.2
4
21.8
2
31.8
3
33.6
2
49.6
1
69.9
1
59.9
3
50.0
3
47.0
1
25.9
2
Career
386.7
3
Hit By Pitch
Year HBP Rnk
2.3
4
0.0
1
BB/K
Year BB/K Rnk
Stolen Bases
Year SB Rnk
10.6
6
3.3
6
9.2
1
7.5
2
10.2
1
13.7
4
24.8
2
14.9
3
20.5
1
16.4
2
Career
127.1
2
Stolen Base Att
Year SBA Rnk
SB/Att
Year SB% Rnk
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