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Negro League Baseball Stats
 
Batting Stats
GamesAt BatsHitsAverageSlugging %
2394,7261,5820.3650.000
 
Pitching Stats
GamesInningsWinsLosesTiesW/L%ERA
16155.003700.3000.000
 
 
Notable Accomplishments (Top 10 Rankings)
Batting Triple Crown Titles: All-Time Leader (3)
Batting Titles: 7th All-Time (3) - tie
Batting Average: 2nd All-Time (0.3648)
Slugging Average: 5th All-Time (.6150)
Oscar Charleston
(Oscar McKinley  Charleston)
"Charlie" | "Hoosier Comet"
Born: October 14, 1896        Died: October 5, 1954 (58 yrs.)
 
Year of Induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame
1976
 
Induction Position/Capacity
Center Field
 
 
 
 
 
Bats
Left
Throws
Left
Seasons1st GameLast Game
2619151941
 
Positions Played/Held
Center Field
Pitcher
 
Teams as Player
Indianapolis ABCs (1915)
New York Lincoln Stars (1916)
Indianapolis ABCs (1916-1918)
Chicago American Giants (1919)
Detroit Stars (1919)
St. Louis Giants (1920)
Indianapolis ABCs (1920)
St. Louis Giants (1921)
Indianapolis ABCs (1922-1923)
Harrisburg Giants (1924-1926)
Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1926)
Harrisburg Giants (1927)
Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1928-1929)
Homestead Grays (1929-1931)
Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1937)
Toledo Crawfords (1939)
Toledo/Indianapolis Crawfords (1940)
Philadelphia Stars (1941)
 
 
A significant amount of Negro league game box scores is lost to antiquity and thus the available stats are sketchy with large gaps in data, often excluding entire seasons.
 
Cards and Other Memorabilia
Oscar Charleston - Estimated Sets: 44 | DB Records: 11 | Images: 2
 
1923 - 1924  Tomas Gutierrez
Cigarettes Cuban Baseball Cards
Oscar Charleston  (#14)

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 1924 - 1925  Aguilitas
Segundas Serie Cards
Charleston (Oscar Charleston)  (#869)

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