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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Biographical
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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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Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1915	ABC	WES	18	CF	57	241	221	31	57	9	5	2	31	14		13			1	6			.258	.302	.371	.673	99
1915-16	ABC	NvC	19	CF	19	77	68	7	13	1	1	0	6	2	2	6	11		0	2	1		.191	.253	.235	.489	39
1916	NLS	EAS	19	CF	15	73	64	18	22	0	1	0	4	5		8			0	1			.344	.417	.375	.792	125
1916	ABC	WES	19	CF	18	68	58	7	17	1	2	0	9	2		6			0	4			.293	.359	.379	.739	119
1916-17	RP	FHL	20	CF	11	45	38	4	6	0	0	0	1	1		5			1	1			.158	.273	.158	.431	62
1917	ABC	WES	20	CF	48	205	178	26	52	6	4	1	19	3		14			3	10			.292	.354	.388	.741	146
1918	ABC	WES	21	CF	40	171	154	39	60	8	8	3	46	13		13			0	4			.390	.437	.604	1.041	196
1919	CAG	WES	22	CF	40	184	163	43	66	7	6	8	41	13		17			1	3			.405	.464	.669	1.133	247
1919	DS	WES	22	CF	5	18	16	4	5	2	0	0	2	3		2			0	0			.313	.389	.438	.826	131
1919	CAG	NvS	22	CF	2	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	1			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1920	ABC	NNL	23	CF	92	398	346	80	122	20	11	5	59	20		37			2	13			.353	.418	.517	.936	177
1920	SLG	NvM	23	CF	4	18	13	5	8	1	3	1	4	3		5			0	0			.615	.722	1.385	2.107	612
1920-21	AC	NvC	24	CF	6	24	22	2	4	1	1	0	0	0		2			0	0			.182	.250	.318	.568	125
1920-21	AC	CUB	24	CF	9	38	34	9	16	1	0	0	4	3		3			0	1			.471	.514	.500	1.014	224
1921	SLG	NNL	24	CF	77	339	284	104	123	17	12	15	91	32		41			5	9			.433	.512	.736	1.248	250
1921	SLG	NvM	24	CF	5	23	23	4	7	2	2	2	10	0		0	5		0	0			.304	.304	.826	1.130	185
1922	ABC	NNL	25	CF	101	454	401	105	150	25	18	19	102	21		41			1	11			.374	.433	.668	1.102	194
1922	SLS	NvM	25	CF	3	13	13	4	6	2	1	1	1	2		0	0		0	0			.462	.462	1.000	1.462	285
1922-23	SC	CUB	26	CF	21	90	79	22	33	7	5	1	22	8		10			0	1	0		.418	.483	.671	1.154	231
1923	ABC	NNL	26	1B	84	373	308	68	112	25	6	11	94	25		48			2	15			.364	.453	.591	1.043	169
1923	DS	NvM	26	CF	3	12	10	6	5	1	0	3	5	0		2			0	0			.500	.583	1.500	2.083	440
1923	CAG	NvM	26	CF	2	8	6	1	2	1	0	0	1	1		1			1	0			.333	.500	.500	1.000	193
1923-24	SC	CUB	27	CF	47	210	169	58	64	11	3	3	28	32	0	29	8		2	5	5		.379	.463	.533	.996	162
1923-24	SC	GP	27	CF	17	72	60	11	22	5	1	1	5	4	1	11	5		0	1	0		.367	.465	.533	.998	194
1924	HBG	ECL	27	CF	54	236	205	63	83	22	5	15	63	20		28				3			.405	.476	.780	1.257	254
1925	HBG	ECL	28	CF	71	321	255	97	109	23	3	20	97	17		51				15			.427	.523	.776	1.299	228
1926	HBG	ECL	29	CF	48	212	169	43	52	12	1	10	43	24		34			5	4			.308	.438	.568	1.006	178
1926	HIL	NvM	29	CF	6	24	21	2	4	1	0	1	3	0		3	4		0	0	0		.190	.292	.381	.673	118
1926	HG	NvM	29	RF	3	13	12	1	2	1	0	0	2	1		0			0	1			.167	.167	.250	.417	36
1926	HG	IND	29	RF	2	9	8	2	4	0	0	1	3	1		1			0	0	0		.500	.556	.875	1.431	245
1927	HBG	ECL	30	CF	69	305	248	68	99	20	7	13	74	21		49			2	6			.399	.502	.694	1.195	205
1927-28	CUB	CUB	31	CF	34	155	120	33	42	7	2	5	26	11		32		4	0	1	2		.350	.481	.567	1.047	172
1928	HIL	EAS	31	CF	60	251	207	54	72	11	6	11	44	11		40			0	4			.348	.453	.618	1.072	182
1929	HIL	ANL	32	CF	78	345	278	69	100	23	7	7	62	8		54			3	10			.360	.469	.568	1.037	144
1929	HG	ANL	32	RF	4	15	13	2	6	2	0	0	2	0		2			0	0			.462	.533	.615	1.149	180
1930	HG	EAS	33	1B	53	243	217	47	68	17	2	12	55	7		18			2	6			.313	.371	.576	.947	125
1930	CAG	NvM	33	1B	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1			0	0			.333	.500	.333	.833	100
1931	HG	IND	34	1B	48	215	189	36	63	14	6	3	33	1		18			1	7			.333	.394	.519	.913	158
1932	PC	IND	35	1B	67	276	244	45	78	16	4	4	39	16		27			2	3			.320	.392	.467	.859	129
1932	PC	NvM	35	1B	7	32	29	9	11	1	0	2	7	0		3			0	0			.379	.438	.621	1.058	150
1933	PC	NN2	36	1B	69	286	257	66	86	19	7	13	66	7		24			2	3			.335	.396	.615	1.011	172
1933	EAS	EWA	36	1B	1	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	2
1934	PC	NN2	37	1B	59	232	199	35	64	10	2	7	41	5		27			3	3			.322	.410	.497	.908	157
1934	EAS	EWA	37	1B	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1935	PC	NN2	38	1B	41	176	155	21	42	10	1	2	29	8		16			1	4			.271	.343	.387	.730	84
1935	WES	EWA	38	1B	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1935	PC	NLC	38	1B	7	30	26	4	8	0	0	3	5	0	0	4			0	0			.308	.400	.654	1.054	196
1936	PC	NN2	39	1B	32	110	93	18	32	8	0	4	18	0		13			1	3			.344	.430	.559	.989	152
1936	NAS	IND	39	1B	3	13	11	1	4	1	0	0	2	0		2			0	0			.364	.462	.455	.916	181
1936	NAS	NvM	39	1B	3	11	11	2	4	2	0	0	4	0		0			0	0			.364	.364	.545	.909	197
1937	PC	NN2	40	1B	15	45	41	4	9	2	0	1	6	0		2			1	1			.220	.273	.341	.614	61
1938	PC	NN2	41	PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1939	TC	NN2	42	1B	7	29	25	5	7	1	0	0	1	0		4				0			.280	.379	.320	.699	90
1939	TC	NAL	42	1B	7	24	21	4	6	1	0	1	3	0		3				0			.286	.375	.476	.851	146
1940	TIC	NAL	43	PH	7	16	14	2	6	1	0	0	1	1		2			0	0		0	.429	.500	.500	1.000	205
1941	PS	NN2	44	1B	2	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1		2			0	0		0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	221
27	17			CF	1587	6809	5820	1394	2036	378	143	211	1317	368	3	774	35	4	44	162	9	0	.350	.429	.573	1.002	173
162 Game Average						695	594	142	208	39	15	22	134	85	7	79	85	18	5	17	10	0	.350	.429	.573	1.002	173

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
27	Negro Leagues				1395	5977	5120	1218	1792	333	124	191	1188	301	0	666	2	0	41	149	1	0	.350	.429	.575	1.004	173
5	vs Latin Leagues				153	666	552	142	194	33	13	10	91	60	3	93	24	4	2	11	8		.351	.441	.513	.954	165
8	vs Major Leagues				37	158	141	34	50	12	6	10	38	7		15	9		1	1	0		.355	.420	.738	1.158	231
1	vs Semipros				2	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	1			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
7	Indianapolis ABCs I			CF	459	1987	1734	363	583	95	55	41	366	100	2	178	11		9	65	1		.336	.401	.525	.926	161
1	New York Lincoln Stars			CF	15	73	64	18	22	0	1	0	4	5		8			0	1			.344	.417	.375	.792	125
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			CF	11	45	38	4	6	0	0	0	1	1		5			1	1			.158	.273	.158	.431	62
2	Detroit Stars I			CF	8	30	26	10	10	3	0	3	7	3		4			0	0			.385	.467	.846	1.313	255
3	Chicago American Giants			CF	45	204	179	44	69	8	6	8	43	14		19			2	4			.385	.450	.631	1.081	228
3	St. Louis Stars I			CF	89	393	333	117	144	22	18	19	106	37		46	5		5	9			.432	.508	.778	1.286	264
1	Bacharach Giants I			CF	15	62	56	11	20	2	1	0	4	3		5			0	1			.357	.410	.429	.838	186
2	Santa Clara			CF	85	372	308	91	119	23	9	5	55	44	1	50	13		2	7	5		.386	.468	.568	1.037	185
4	Harrisburg Giants			CF	242	1074	877	271	343	77	16	58	277	82		162			7	28			.391	.489	.714	1.203	217
3	Hilldale Club			CF	144	620	506	125	176	35	13	19	109	19		97	4		3	14	0		.348	.455	.581	1.036	158
4	Homestead Grays			1B	110	495	439	88	143	34	8	16	95	10		39			3	14	0		.326	.385	.549	.934	141
1	Cuba III			CF	34	155	120	33	42	7	2	5	26	11		32		4	0	1	2		.350	.481	.567	1.047	172
9	Pittsburgh Crawfords			1B	319	1257	1105	213	349	69	14	37	216	37	0	125			10	17		0	.316	.390	.504	.894	140
2	East All Stars			-	2	9	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	-43
1	West All Stars			-	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1	NNL All Stars II			1B	6	24	22	3	8	3	0	0	6	0		2			0	0			.364	.417	.500	.917	189
1	Philadelphia Stars			1B	2	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1		2			0	0		0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	221

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1915	ABC	WES	241	.319	.328	5.4%	9.0%					0.8%	0.7%	.113	.082
1915-16	ABC	NvC	77	.251	.363	7.8%	12.0%	14.3%	9.0%	0.55	1.33	0.0%	0.0%	.044	.058
1916	NLS	EAS	73	.391	.337	11.0%	8.4%					0.0%	0.5%	.031	.078
1916	ABC	WES	68	.343	.327	8.8%	8.9%					0.0%	0.4%	.086	.075
1916-17	RP	FHL	45	.233	.266	11.1%	9.8%					0.0%	0.1%	.000	.062
1917	ABC	WES	205	.352	.296	6.8%	8.3%					0.5%	0.2%	.096	.064
1918	ABC	WES	171	.479	.337	7.6%	9.4%					1.8%	0.4%	.214	.084
1919	CAG	WES	184	.511	.307	9.2%	8.8%					4.3%	1.1%	.264	.097
1919	DS	WES	18	.394	.336	11.1%	9.6%					0.0%	1.1%	.125	.107
1919	CAG	NvS	8	.000	.266	0.0%	6.7%					0.0%	1.0%	.000	.085
1920	ABC	NNL	398	.432	.321	9.3%	8.2%					1.3%	0.5%	.165	.078
1920	SLG	NvM	18	.896	.283	27.8%	7.2%					5.6%	0.3%	.769	.079
1920-21	AC	NvC	24	.305	.279	8.3%	9.4%					0.0%	0.0%	.136	.047
1920-21	AC	CUB	38	.493	.311	7.9%	8.2%					0.0%	0.2%	.029	.059
1921	SLG	NNL	339	.546	.327	12.1%	7.4%					4.4%	0.8%	.303	.098
1921	SLG	NvM	23	.458	.347	0.0%	5.2%	21.7%	5.3%	0.00	0.97	8.7%	1.1%	.522	.107
1922	ABC	NNL	454	.473	.335	9.0%	8.0%					4.2%	1.1%	.294	.114
1922	SLS	NvM	13	.632	.346	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	2.6%		3.27	7.7%	0.5%	.538	.103
1922-23	SC	CUB	90	.526	.328	11.1%	8.1%					1.1%	0.4%	.253	.089
1923	ABC	NNL	373	.449	.346	12.9%	8.2%					2.9%	1.3%	.227	.120
1923	DS	NvM	12	.801	.325	16.7%	8.2%					25.0%	1.7%	1.000	.134
1923	CAG	NvM	8	.460	.300	12.5%	7.5%					0.0%	1.8%	.167	.123
1923-24	SC	CUB	210	.456	.359	13.8%	8.9%	3.8%	5.8%	3.63	1.52	1.4%	0.5%	.154	.096
1923-24	SC	GP	72	.463	.319	15.3%	6.8%	6.9%	6.8%	2.20	1.00	1.4%	0.6%	.167	.085
1924	HBG	ECL	236	.540	.319	11.9%	6.8%					6.4%	1.0%	.376	.097
1925	HBG	ECL	321	.534	.349	15.9%	8.4%					6.2%	1.7%	.349	.124
1926	HBG	ECL	212	.453	.334	16.0%	9.4%		1.0%		9.45	4.7%	1.1%	.260	.109
1926	HIL	NvM	24	.320	.280	12.5%	4.1%	16.7%	2.4%	0.75	1.71	4.2%	0.5%	.190	.082
1926	HG	NvM	13	.177	.276	0.0%	4.1%		2.4%		1.71	0.0%	0.5%	.083	.081
1926	HG	IND	9	.648	.396	11.1%	9.0%					11.1%	0.9%	.375	.115
1927	HBG	ECL	305	.519	.353	16.1%	9.3%					4.3%	1.3%	.294	.122
1927-28	CUB	CUB	155	.454	.349	20.6%	8.1%					3.2%	1.0%	.217	.110
1928	HIL	EAS	251	.469	.342	15.9%	8.3%					4.4%	1.3%	.271	.120
1929	HIL	ANL	345	.458	.382	15.7%	9.8%					2.0%	1.4%	.209	.136
1929	HG	ANL	15	.527	.371	13.3%	9.5%					0.0%	1.4%	.154	.132
1930	HG	EAS	243	.397	.365	7.4%	8.5%					4.9%	1.7%	.263	.145
1930	CAG	NvM	4	.421	.390	25.0%	6.5%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.105
1931	HG	IND	215	.401	.319	8.4%	7.5%					1.4%	1.1%	.185	.110
1932	PC	IND	276	.396	.346	9.8%	8.1%		0.2%		34.27	1.4%	0.9%	.148	.110
1932	PC	NvM	32	.470	.385	9.4%	8.7%					6.3%	1.2%	.241	.112
1933	PC	NN2	286	.436	.326	8.4%	6.6%					4.5%	1.1%	.280	.119
1933	EAS	EWA	5	.327	.384	0.0%	4.2%	0.0%	9.9%		0.43	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.180
1934	PC	NN2	232	.419	.328	11.6%	7.7%					3.0%	0.8%	.176	.093
1934	EAS	EWA	4	.000	.221	0.0%	3.6%	50.0%	25.0%	0.00	0.14	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.074
1935	PC	NN2	176	.331	.355	9.1%	8.7%					1.1%	1.5%	.116	.137
1935	WES	EWA	3	.000	.382	0.0%	16.5%	0.0%	7.2%		2.29	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.078
1935	PC	NLC	30	.484	.331	13.3%	8.6%					10.0%	1.7%	.346	.102
1936	PC	NN2	110	.433	.353	11.8%	8.9%					3.6%	1.7%	.215	.128
1936	NAS	IND	13	.439	.303	15.4%	6.4%					0.0%	0.5%	.091	.090
1936	NAS	NvM	11	.414	.276	0.0%	6.3%		2.0%		3.17	0.0%	0.7%	.182	.099
1937	PC	NN2	45	.274	.336	4.4%	7.9%					2.2%	1.6%	.122	.129
1938	PC	NN2	1	.000	.344	0.0%	9.3%					0.0%	1.6%	.000	.129
1939	TC	NN2	29	.344	.342	13.8%	8.4%					0.0%	1.8%	.040	.113
1939	TC	NAL	24	.399	.323	12.5%	9.2%					4.2%	0.8%	.190	.097
1940	TIC	NAL	16	.488	.321	12.5%	9.1%					0.0%	0.6%	.071	.078
1941	PS	NN2	6	.562	.339	33.3%	8.7%					0.0%	1.2%	.000	.115
27	17		6809	.445	.337	11.4%	8.3%	8.1%	3.3%	1.40	12.86	3.1%	1.0%	.223	.106

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
27	Negro Leagues		5977	.445	.337	11.1%	8.3%	16.7%	0.9%	0.00	22.94	3.2%	1.1%	.225	.108
5	vs Latin Leagues		666	.439	.343	14.0%	8.7%	6.7%	6.7%	1.92	1.37	1.5%	0.5%	.161	.088
8	vs Major Leagues		158	.503	.323	9.5%	6.6%	15.0%	3.2%	0.33	1.94	6.3%	0.9%	.383	.101
1	vs Semipros		8	.000	.266	0.0%	6.7%					0.0%	1.0%	.000	.085

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
7	Indianapolis ABCs I		1987	.417	.331	9.0%	8.5%	14.3%	9.0%	0.55	1.33	2.1%	0.8%	.189	.092
1	New York Lincoln Stars		73	.391	.337	11.0%	8.4%					0.0%	0.5%	.031	.078
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel		45	.233	.266	11.1%	9.8%					0.0%	0.1%	.000	.062
2	Detroit Stars I		30	.557	.332	13.3%	9.0%					10.0%	1.3%	.462	.117
3	Chicago American Giants		204	.487	.307	9.3%	8.6%					3.9%	1.1%	.246	.097
3	St. Louis Stars I		393	.560	.327	11.7%	7.3%	13.9%	4.3%	0.00	1.80	4.8%	0.8%	.345	.098
1	Bacharach Giants I		62	.420	.299	8.1%	8.6%					0.0%	0.1%	.071	.054
2	Santa Clara		372	.474	.344	13.4%	8.3%	4.6%	6.1%	3.08	1.38	1.3%	0.5%	.182	.092
4	Harrisburg Giants		1074	.515	.341	15.1%	8.5%					5.4%	1.3%	.323	.114
3	Hilldale Club		620	.457	.362	15.6%	9.0%	16.7%	2.4%	0.75	1.71	3.1%	1.3%	.233	.127
4	Homestead Grays		495	.402	.344	7.9%	8.0%					3.2%	1.4%	.223	.127
1	Cuba III		155	.454	.349	20.6%	8.1%					3.2%	1.0%	.217	.110
9	Pittsburgh Crawfords		1257	.403	.340	9.9%	7.9%					2.9%	1.1%	.188	.114
2	East All Stars		9	.182	.312	0.0%	3.9%	22.2%	16.6%	0.00	0.30	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.109
1	West All Stars		3	.000	.382	0.0%	16.5%	0.0%	7.2%		2.29	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.078
1	NNL All Stars II		24	.428	.291	8.3%	6.4%					0.0%	0.6%	.136	.094
1	Philadelphia Stars		6	.562	.339	33.3%	8.7%					0.0%	1.2%	.000	.115

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