Charlie Bicknell
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Charles Stephen Bicknell (Bud)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
- Debut April 22, 1948
- Final Game September 18, 1949
- Born July 27, 1928 in Plainfield, NJ USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Right-hander Charlie Bicknell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1947 season and was assigned to the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the class B Interstate League. The 18 year old won 5 and lost 3 in 17 appearances while pitching 87 innings.
Charlie threw well enough that the major league Phillies brought him to Shibe Park for a closer look and the youngster spent the next two seasons (1948-1949) with the Philadelphia Phillies. During his two year run in the big leagues the young pitcher went 0-1 with a 6.83 ERA while appearing in 30 games and pitching 54 innings. This would be the sum-total of Charlie's time in the major leagues.
On April 10, 1950, Charlie was selected off waivers by the Boston Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies and spent the 1950 part of his baseball time with the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association and the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association. He appeared in four games with the Crackers with no decisions and went 0-2 in 7 games for the Brewers.
Bicknell was out of baseball from the middle part of the 1950 year and the entire season of 1951. There are no official findings as to his whereabouts during this time span and he could have been on the disabled list or possibly serving in the Korean War. He returned to the ballpark in 1952 and spent this season with the Hartford Chiefs of the class A Eastern League finishing up with a 9-12 record and a 3.84 ERA while pitching 176 innings.
Charlie spent five more seasons (1953-1957) in the high minors, all in double A or triple A ball, putting together four double-digit win seasons. His best mark came in the 1953 year with the AAA Milwaukee Brewers when he went 15-10 with a 4.07 ERA in 35 appearances while pitching 197 innings.
Bicknell stayed with the game through 1957 going 1-6 with three different clubs and at the age of 28 decided to call it a career. This finished out his 8 season minor league run with a 59-59 record after appearing in 238 games.
As of this date (2011), there is no known information as to Charles Stephen Bicknell's whereabouts. He would be 83 years of age.
