Charlie Householder

Charles W. Householder

Positions: First Baseman, Catcher and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 158 lb.

Born: February 8, 1854 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1882
Teams (by GP): Atlantics/Orioles 1882-1884

Final Game: October 15, 1884
Died: September 3, 1913 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	Pos
1882	28	BAL	AA	74	311	307	42	78	10	7	1	0		4	.254	.264	.342	.606	111	105	0	*3/2

1884	30	BRO	AA	76	287	273	28	66	15	3	3	0		12	.242	.279	.352	.630	104	96	2	32/O4
1889	35	-min	N/A	40	177	177	27	51	11	3	2		3		.288	.288	.418	.706		74		CHS · SOUL
2 Seasons				150	598	580	70	144	25	10	4	0		16	.248	.271	.347	.617	108	201	2
162 Game Avg.				162	646	626	76	156	27	11	4	0		17	.248	.271	.347	.617	108	217	2

BAL (1 yr)				74	311	307	42	78	10	7	1	0		4	.254	.264	.342	.606	111	105	0
BRO (1 yr)				76	287	273	28	66	15	3	3	0		12	.242	.279	.352	.630	104	96	2

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG	G	PB
1882	BAL	AA	28	1B	74	792	749	20	23	30	.971	10.39	.956	10.51
1882	BAL	AA	28	C	3	13	13	0	0	0	1.000	4.33	.880	6.30		8
1884	BRO	AA	30	1B	40	463	426	18	19	17	.959	11.10	.958	10.64
1884	BRO	AA	30	C	31	206	140	43	23	5	.888	5.90	.913	7.44		56
1884	BRO	AA	30	OF	6	16	14	1	1	1	.938	2.50	.847	1.63	2-2-1
1884	BRO	AA	30	2B	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	.900	6.00
	2 Seasons			1B	114	1255	1175	38	42	47	.967	10.64	.957	10.56
	2 Seasons			C	34	219	153	43	23	5	.895	5.76	.911	7.34		64
	1 Season			OF	6	16	14	1	1	1	.938	2.50	.847	1.63	2-2-1
	1 Season			2B	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	.900	6.00
	2 Seasons			TOT	155	1491	1342	83	66	53	.956	9.19	.949	9.47	2-2-1	64

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Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Triples s c a p y 1882 AA 7 (6th)	Putouts† s c a p y 1882 AA 762 (3rd)	Def. Games as 1B s c a p y 1882 AA 74 (2nd)	Putouts as 1B s c a p y 1882 AA 749 (3rd)
Assists as 1B s c a p y 1882 AA 20 (2nd)	Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y 1882 AA 23 (3rd)	Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y 1882 AA 10.39 (5th)	Fielding % as 1B s c a p y 1882 AA .971 (3rd)

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