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	6.9
Vic Harris	6	1926	1934	5.7
George Shively	6	1915	1923	5.6
Cristóbal Torriente	2	1919	1923	3.6
Alejandro Oms	2	1922	1924	3.2

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Oscar Charleston	27	1915	1941	78.8
Cool Papa Bell	7	1922	1937	4.6
Pete Hill	2	1916	1919	3.8
Chaney White	3	1928	1930	0.6
Willie Gray	1	1926	1926	0.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Charlie Blackwell	4	1917	1922	7.9
Rap Dixon	9	1924	1937	6.1
Heavy Johnson	2	1924	1927	2.7
Jimmie Crutchfield	6	1932	1939	2.4
Ted Page	4	1931	1934	1.9

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Walter Cannady	6	1925	1932	8.3
Chester Williams	7	1932	1938	5.3
Morten Clark	6	1915	1922	4.5
Dobie Moore	1	1924	1924	4.3
Martín Dihigo	1	1929	1929	3.9

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
George Scales	4	1921	1931	5.6
Frank Warfield	8	1915	1928	5.3
Bingo DeMoss	4	1915	1923	5.1
John Henry Russell	2	1932	1933	3.2
Pat Patterson	3	1935	1941	2.7

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Judy Johnson	10	1926	1936	6.2
John Beckwith	4	1923	1929	5.7
Henry Blackmon	3	1920	1923	5.1
Jud Wilson	4	1931	1934	4.5
Oliver Marcell	2	1922	1924	4.2

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ben Taylor	7	1915	1925	15.6
Edgar Wesley	3	1919	1924	2.2
Bill Pettus	1	1916	1916	2.1
Johnny Washington	3	1936	1938	1.3
Manuel Parrado	1	1922	1922	1.3

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	7	1930	1936	19.9
Biz Mackey	7	1920	1936	8.6
Russell Powell	5	1915	1920	2.8
Louis Santop	2	1916	1920	1.7
Dan Kennard	5	1915	1922	1.4

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Satchel Paige	5	1931	1936	18.0
Darltie Cooper	8	1923	1930	13.8
Leroy Matlock	6	1933	1938	11.7
Joe Williams	5	1926	1932	10.6
Sam Streeter	7	1926	1936	8.2
Dizzy Dismukes	6	1915	1923	7.8
Lewis Hampton	1	1922	1922	5.5
William Bell	4	1932	1935	5.5
Bill Drake	2	1920	1921	5.4
Jim Jeffries	8	1915	1924	5.4
Willie Foster	4	1928	1936	5.0
Ping Gardner	4	1924	1927	4.9
Charles Corbett	5	1923	1927	4.9
String Bean Williams	3	1917	1919	4.4
George Britt	6	1917	1933	4.1
Barney Morris	2	1937	1938	4.1
Dicta Johnson	7	1915	1923	3.8
Roosevelt Davis	4	1934	1938	3.6
Red Ryan	5	1920	1929	3.5
Joe Strong	3	1928	1937	2.9

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Spoon Carter	6	1933	1940	1.9
Webster McDonald	1	1929	1929	0.9
Jim Lewis	2	1936	1937	0.7
Buck Alexander	1	1923	1923	0.4
Roy Sherkliff	1	1932	1932	0.4
Slim Jones	1	1934	1934	0.3
Eustaquio Pedroso	3	1920	1924	0.3
Clarence White	1	1940	1940	0.2
Johnny Smith	1	1940	1940	0.2
John Landers	1	1917	1917	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
Ted Trent	1	1935	1935	0.1
Purnell Mincy	1	1938	1938	0.1
Bullet Campbell	1	1928	1928	0.1
Cunningham	1	1918	1918	0.1
George Harney	1	1923	1923	0.1
Henry Gillespie	1	1926	1926	0.1

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