Oscar Charleston

Oscar McKinley Charleston
(Charlie)

Born: October 14, 1896 in Indianapolis, IN
Died: October 5, 1954 - 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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All-Time Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Fats Jenkins	5	1924	1938	6.5
Sam Bankhead	4	1935	1938	3.4
Vic Harris	2	1934	1938	1.6
Jud Wilson	3	1932	1937	0.7
Johnny Smith	1	1940	1940	0.4

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Oscar Charleston	14	1924	1941	25.8
Cool Papa Bell	6	1932	1937	4.9
Herbert Taylor	1	1939	1939	0.3
Harry Simpson	1	1948	1948	0.2
Jabbo Andrews	2	1932	1937	0.1

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Rap Dixon	6	1924	1937	6.7
Jimmie Crutchfield	6	1932	1939	2.4
Ted Page	3	1932	1934	1.5
Dan Wilson	3	1936	1938	0.9
Curtis Harris	3	1933	1935	0.9

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Chester Williams	7	1932	1938	4.8
Walter Cannady	4	1925	1938	4.4
Frank Austin	1	1948	1948	4.1
Martín Dihigo	1	1929	1929	3.9
Bus Clarkson	3	1938	1940	1.7

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
John Henry Russell	2	1932	1933	3.5
Pat Patterson	3	1935	1941	2.8
Dick Jackson	4	1924	1929	2.6
Harry Williams	4	1932	1938	1.8
Sammy Hughes	4	1935	1938	1.0

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Judy Johnson	6	1929	1936	2.2
John Shackelford	1	1925	1925	2.0
John Beckwith	1	1926	1926	1.0
Murray Watkins	2	1941	1948	0.5
Henry Spearman	1	1937	1937	0.3

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Edgar Wesley	1	1924	1924	1.3
Johnny Washington	3	1936	1938	1.0
Ben Taylor	1	1925	1925	0.8
Jim Starks	1	1937	1937	0.5
Robert Hudspeth	1	1929	1929	0.4

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	5	1932	1936	17.0
Bill Perkins	6	1932	1937	1.7
Biz Mackey	5	1929	1938	1.4
Pepper Bassett	3	1936	1938	1.1
Bill Cash	1	1948	1948	1.0

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Satchel Paige	4	1932	1936	17.2
Leroy Matlock	6	1933	1938	11.7
William Bell	4	1932	1935	5.9
Sam Streeter	5	1932	1936	5.1
Barney Morris	2	1937	1938	4.6
Ping Gardner	3	1924	1926	4.1
Roosevelt Davis	4	1934	1938	3.7
Henry McHenry	2	1941	1948	3.5
Spoon Carter	6	1933	1940	3.0
Bill Ricks	1	1948	1948	2.8
Joe Strong	2	1929	1937	2.7
Bert Hunter	3	1933	1935	2.6
Bill Harvey	7	1933	1940	2.6
Henry Miller	2	1941	1948	2.4
Ted Radcliffe	1	1932	1932	2.4
Johnny Taylor	3	1937	1939	2.4
Darltie Cooper	4	1924	1929	2.2
Barney Brown	2	1938	1948	2.0
Phil Cockrell	1	1929	1929	1.9
Sam Cooper	1	1926	1926	1.8

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Johnny Wright	2	1939	1940	1.6
Jim Lewis	2	1936	1937	0.8
George Sherkliff	1	1932	1932	0.4
Clarence White	1	1940	1940	0.2
DeShield	1	1948	1948	0.2
Henry Richardson	1	1938	1938	0.2
Purnell Mincy	1	1938	1938	0.1
Ted Trent	1	1935	1935	0.1
Henry Gillespie	1	1926	1926	0.1
Bennie Charleston	1	1932	1932	0.1
Willie Cornelius	1	1935	1935	0.1
Irving Vincent	1	1934	1934	0.0
Douglas Rhone	1	1940	1940	0.0
Arnett Mitchell	1	1926	1926	0.0
Andy Porter	2	1936	1937	0.0
Neck Stanley	1	1929	1929	-0.1
Charles Dunklin	2	1936	1937	-0.1
Wilmer Harris	1	1948	1948	-0.3
Charlie King	2	1937	1938	-0.5
Bob Griffith	2	1935	1936	-0.6

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