Charlie Maxwell
Charles Richard Maxwell (Smokey and Paw Paw)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 8, 1927 in Lawton, MI
High School: Lawton (Lawton, MI)
School: Western Michigan University
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1950
Final Game: April 26, 1964
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1950 BOS AL 23 OF 2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .983 2.35 0-0-1
1951 BOS AL 24 OF 13 27 25 0 2 0 .926 1.92 .978 2.23 5-0-8
1952 BOS AL 25 1B 3 29 24 4 1 1 .966 9.33 .990 8.87
1952 BOS AL 25 OF 3 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 2.33 .986 2.17 0-1-2
1954 BOS AL 27 OF 27 18 144.1 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -11.6 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 0 1.62 0.96 .977 2.39 2.17
1954 BOS AL 27 LF 21 12 109.1 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -9.9 -0.9 -0.1 -0.8 0 1.65 0.95 .975 2.26 1.93
1954 BOS AL 27 RF 6 6 31.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -27.1 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.45 0.83 .980 2.06 1.82
1954 BOS AL 27 CF 3 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.25 0.33 1.000 2.92 2.63
1955 DET AL 28 OF 26 22 171.0 60 55 3 2 0 .967 3.8 26.7 3.8 3.2 0.5 0 3.05 2.23 .982 2.40 2.08
1955 DET AL 28 LF 22 20 141.0 47 43 2 2 0 .957 0.6 5.1 1.6 2.1 -0.6 -1 2.87 2.05 .981 2.26 1.78
1955 DET AL 28 RF 4 2 30.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 3.2 128.0 2.2 1.1 1.1 1 4.20 3.50 .979 2.04 1.72
1955 DET AL 28 1B 2 1 17.0 24 21 2 1 0 .958 0.3 21.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 12.18 11.50 .992 9.64 8.15
1956 DET AL 29 OF 136 132 1163.1 297 281 12 4 1 .987 6.1 6.3 0.1 1.1 -1.0 6 2.27 2.15 .979 2.34 2.04 AS,MVP-23
1956 DET AL 29 LF 134 130 1145.1 294 280 10 4 1 .986 8.5 8.9 1.5 1.1 0.4 7 2.28 2.16 .977 2.10 1.69 AS,MVP-23
1956 DET AL 29 RF 2 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -160.0 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 -1 1.00 1.00 .950 2.10 1.80 AS,MVP-23
1957 DET AL 30 OF 137 133 1198.1 324 317 6 1 1 .997 13.6 13.6 14.6 8.8 5.9 -1 2.43 2.36 .980 2.24 1.97 AS,MVP-18
1957 DET AL 30 LF 136 132 1183.1 328 321 6 1 1 .997 13.9 14.1 14.9 9.1 5.9 -1 2.49 2.40 .980 2.10 1.70 AS,MVP-18
1957 DET AL 30 RF 4 1 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -24.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.60 0.25 1.000 1.92 1.68 AS,MVP-18
1958 DET AL 31 OF 114 104 890.1 208 201 4 3 0 .986 2.8 3.8 1.8 -3.4 5.2 1 2.07 1.80 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 DET AL 31 LF 113 102 875.1 206 199 4 3 0 .985 2.6 3.6 1.6 -3.6 5.2 1 2.09 1.80 .979 2.09 1.62
1958 DET AL 31 1B 14 10 89.0 94 89 4 1 9 .989 -0.7 -9.4 -0.7 -0.9 0.2 0 9.40 6.64 .991 9.60 8.47
1958 DET AL 31 RF 3 2 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 16.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 .967 1.98 1.70
1959 DET AL 32 LF 136 136 1193.1 299 289 6 4 1 .987 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.7 0.6 1 2.22 2.17 .980 2.06 1.68
1959 DET AL 32 OF 136 136 1193.1 295 285 6 4 1 .986 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.7 0.6 1 2.19 2.14 .980 2.22 1.96
1960 DET AL 33 LF 120 118 1089.2 261 256 4 1 0 .996 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.5 0.1 0 2.15 2.17 .984 2.14 1.67 MVP-28
1960 DET AL 33 OF 120 118 1089.2 260 254 5 1 0 .996 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.5 0.1 0 2.14 2.16 .982 2.25 1.95 MVP-28
1961 DET AL 34 OF 25 22 193.0 57 53 2 2 0 .965 2.9 18.0 1.9 -0.3 2.2 1 2.56 2.20 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 DET AL 34 LF 22 18 167.0 47 44 1 2 0 .957 3.4 24.4 2.4 0.2 2.2 1 2.43 2.05 .970 2.00 1.62
1961 DET AL 34 RF 4 4 26.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -23.1 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 2.77 2.00 .975 2.08 1.75
1962 TOT AL 35 OF 71 67 535.2 132 128 2 2 1 .985 3.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 0.2 -2 2.18 1.83 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 TOT AL 35 RF 22 22 173.1 44 42 0 2 0 .955 1.8 12.5 2.8 2.7 0.0 -1 2.18 1.91 .980 2.00 1.71
1962 TOT AL 35 1B 7 5 52.0 52 48 3 1 6 .981 -1.5 -34.6 -1.5 -0.3 -1.2 0 8.83 7.29 .990 9.43 8.77
1962 DET AL 35 OF 15 15 122.1 29 28 0 1 0 .966 1.7 16.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 0 2.06 1.87 .979 2.19 1.92
1962 DET AL 35 RF 15 15 122.1 29 28 0 1 0 .966 1.7 16.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 0 2.06 1.87 .979 2.00 1.71
1962 DET AL 35 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.45 8.80
1962 CHW AL 35 OF 56 52 413.1 103 100 2 1 1 .990 1.3 3.8 3.3 3.1 0.2 -2 2.22 1.82 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 CHW AL 35 LF 49 45 362.1 89 87 2 0 1 1.000 1.2 4.0 2.2 2.0 0.2 -1 2.21 1.82 .975 2.01 1.61
1962 CHW AL 35 RF 7 7 51.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 0.1 2.4 1.1 1.1 0.0 -1 2.47 2.00 .980 1.99 1.71
1962 CHW AL 35 1B 6 5 50.0 51 47 3 1 6 .980 -1.5 -36.0 -1.5 -0.3 -1.2 0 9.00 8.33 .990 9.43 8.77
1963 CHW AL 36 LF 24 23 167.2 31 29 2 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -5.0 -1.7 -0.5 -1.3 1 1.66 1.29 .974 1.90 1.57
1963 CHW AL 36 OF 24 23 167.2 31 29 2 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -5.0 -1.7 -0.5 -1.3 1 1.66 1.29 .981 2.16 1.91
1963 CHW AL 36 1B 17 12 112.0 112 107 5 0 14 1.000 0.1 1.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 9.00 6.59 .990 9.48 8.59
13 Seasons OF 834 775 6746.2 1730 1665 44 21 5 .988 39.9 7.1 32.9 21.0 11.8 7 2.28 2.05 .980 2.26 1.98 782-4-56
10 Seasons (incomplete) LF 777 736 6434.1 1622 1568 37 17 5 .990 38.4 7.2 30.4 18.5 11.9 8 2.24 2.07 .979 2.09 1.68
7 Seasons (incomplete) RF 45 39 308.1 77 72 3 2 0 .974 1.3 5.1 2.3 2.5 -0.3 -1 2.19 1.67 .978 2.02 1.73
5 Seasons 1B 43 28 270.0 311 289 18 4 30 .987 -1.8 -8.0 -1.8 -1.3 -0.5 0 10.23 7.14 .991 9.52 8.58
1 Season (incomplete) CF 3 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.25 0.33 1.000 2.92 2.63
14 Seasons TOT 877 803 7016.2 2041 1954 62 25 35 .988 38.1 6.5 31.1 19.7 11.3 7 0 2.59 2.30 .969 2.54 2.31 782-4-56
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1950 BOS AL 23 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1951 BOS AL 24 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 13
1952 BOS AL 25 8 8 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
1954 BOS AL 27 74 18 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3 6 27 48 2
1955 DET AL 28 55 23 55 55 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 0 4 26 29 1
1955 BAL AL 28 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1956 DET AL 29 141 132 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 2 136 7 0
1957 DET AL 30 138 133 138 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 4 137 3 0
1958 DET AL 31 131 114 131 131 0 0 14 0 0 0 113 0 3 114 10 1
1959 DET AL 32 145 136 145 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 136 9 0
1960 DET AL 33 134 118 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 120 16 0
1961 DET AL 34 79 22 79 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 4 25 56 0
1962 CHW AL 35 69 57 69 69 0 0 6 0 0 0 49 0 7 56 10 0
1962 DET AL 35 30 15 30 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 14 0
1963 CHW AL 36 71 35 71 71 0 0 17 0 0 0 24 0 0 24 34 0
1964 CHW AL 37 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 Seasons 1133 803 1133 1133 0 0 43 0 0 0 782 4 56 834 242 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 BOS AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 7 63.6% 4 0 0.0% 0 447 69% 76% 24% 46 41%
1955 DET AL 28 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 4 1 6 1 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 8 40.0% 11 1 5.0% 1 619 54% 78% 30% 92 49%
1956 DET AL 29 4 0 4 0 0 10 0 3 4 2 80 67 2 53 19 1 27 18 0 13 6 0 21 20 1 194 130 67.0% 59 4 2.1% 6 5146 62% 76% 28% 679 43%
1957 DET AL 30 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 60 48 0 48 11 1 15 8 0 14 2 0 28 27 0 165 96 58.2% 68 1 0.6% 5 5090 63% 79% 31% 675 48%
1958 DET AL 31 3 0 1 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 45 36 0 29 5 1 22 15 0 8 0 0 21 19 0 125 75 60.0% 49 1 0.8% 3 3722 59% 78% 28% 458 45%
1959 DET AL 32 4 0 3 1 0 6 0 2 1 3 31 29 1 19 3 3 10 6 0 13 2 0 16 13 1 89 53 59.6% 31 5 5.6% 1 5151 61% 78% 29% 468 63%
1960 DET AL 33 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 53 46 1 28 7 0 21 11 1 9 0 0 10 10 0 121 74 61.2% 45 2 1.7% 2 4710 65% 78% 28% 526 49%
1961 DET AL 34 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 6 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 17 13 76.5% 4 0 0.0% 1 730 61% 77% 28% 80 56%
1962 CHW AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 16 13 0 14 3 0 2 0 1 8 1 0 6 6 0 46 23 50.0% 22 1 2.2% 1 1517 61% 80% 28% 171 52%
1963 CHW AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 3 1 0 4 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 14 8 57.1% 5 1 7.1% 1 719 62% 77% 24% 66 44%
10 Seasons 17 0 14 3 3 37 2 11 11 9 301 254 5 206 51 6 114 68 2 73 13 1 108 101 2 802 487 60.7% 298 16 2.0% 21 27851 62% 78% 29% 3261 49%
MLB Averages 56.8% 2.3% 62% 78% 28% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 BOS AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 138 74% 82% 19% 10 50%
1955 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 0 1 33.3% 0 136 63% 80% 32% 17 82%
1956 DET AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 95 66% 82% 17% 8 25%
1957 DET AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 63 59% 75% 21% 4 25%
1958 DET AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 70% 78% 24% 5 60%
1961 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 28.6% 4 1 14.3% 0 130 65% 75% 29% 17 47%
1962 DET AL 35 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 543 57% 78% 32% 36 78%
1962 CHW AL 35 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 219 68% 74% 24% 15 93%
7 Seasons 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 8 2 1 4 1 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 4 2 0 22 6 27.3% 14 2 9.1% 1 1391 63% 78% 27% 112 67%
MLB Averages 42.6% 3.1% 62% 78% 28% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1955 DET AL 28 91 52% 80% 27% 6 83% 0 21 0 21 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 DET AL 31 372 66% 81% 29% 19 79% 0 86 6 80 0 6 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 1 100%
1962 CHW AL 35 211 60% 82% 26% 10 90% 0 44 1 44 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1962 DET AL 35 9 67% 78% 22% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 CHW AL 36 467 59% 82% 29% 17 100% 0 105 2 102 1 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 1 0
4 Seasons 1150 61% 82% 28% 53 89% 0 257 9 248 1 24 15 13 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 29 0 0 0 26 0 2 0 2 2 100%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 27% 94% 85%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 BOS AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 15 53% 93% 33% 1 100%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 15 53% 93% 33% 1 100%
MLB Averages 42.1% 2.1% 62% 78% 28% 56%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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