Charlie Gorin

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Charles Perry Gorin

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.
School University of Texas at Austin
Debut May 29, 1954
Final Game April 17, 1955
Born February 6, 1928 in Waco, TX USA

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Charlie Gorin, a lefthander out of the University of Texas, helped lead the Longhorns to back-to-back National Championships in the College World Series in 1949 and 1950. He was signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1950. Gorin would spend two seasons in the minors (1950-51) and then the United States Military would make use of his services in 1952-53, during the Korean War.

Back from military service, Gorin was 0-1 in seven games for the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 and '55 and this would be all he woud see of the major leagues during his pro baseball career. He would spend the rest of his playing time in the high minors with his best year coming in 1959 with the Austin Senators of the Texas League when he won 16 and lost 7 with a 2.96 ERA and led the league in strikeouts with 143.

Charlie would spend three more years in the minors, finishing out an eleven-year career in 1962 with the Austin Senators. During his baseball time, he would appear in 311 outings, win 85 and lose 89, pitching 1,465 innings, giving up 1,401 base hits and 654 base on balls winding up with a minor league career 3.69 ERA.

After baseball he went on to become a high school teacher and coach after earning his master's degree in education and was the dean of boys and the assistant principal at John Reagan High School in Austin, TX, before retiring in 1990.