Charley O'Leary

Charles Timothy O'Leary

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 15, 1875 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1904
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Cardinals/Browns 1904-1934

Final Game: September 30, 1934
Died: January 6, 1941 in Chicago, IL
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, IL
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1904	DET	AL	28	SS	135				801	308	439	54	48	.933		5.53	.934		5.30
1905	DET	AL	29	SS	148				824	358	411	55	40	.933		5.20	.931		5.26
1906	DET	AL	30	SS	127				782	326	398	58	37	.926		5.70	.934		5.58
1907	DET	AL	31	SS	138				849	353	448	48	35	.943		5.80	.934		5.71
1908	DET	AL	32	SS	64				336	130	179	27	15	.920		4.83	.927		5.54
1908	DET	AL	32	2B	1				1	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.950		5.20
1909	DET	AL	33	3B	54				192	59	118	15	4	.922		3.28	.931		3.41
1909	DET	AL	33	2B	15				71	36	34	1	3	.986		4.67	.953		4.91
1909	DET	AL	33	SS	4				17	6	9	2	1	.882		3.75	.925		5.35
1909	DET	AL	33	OF	2				3	3	0	0	0	1.000		1.50	.950		1.85	1-0-1
1910	DET	AL	34	2B	38				186	81	93	12	10	.935		4.58	.945		5.02
1910	DET	AL	34	SS	18				99	35	60	4	2	.960		5.28	.928		5.35
1910	DET	AL	34	3B	6				19	5	14	0	3	1.000		3.17	.931		3.48
1911	DET	AL	35	2B	67				383	169	201	13	19	.966		5.52	.949		5.16
1911	DET	AL	35	3B	6				21	9	11	1	3	.952		3.33	.929		3.32
1912	DET	AL	36	2B	3				16	5	11	0	0	1.000		5.33	.945		4.90
1913	STL	NL	37	SS	103				515	193	297	25	22	.951		4.76	.937		5.33
1913	STL	NL	37	2B	15				69	25	41	3	11	.957		4.40	.955		5.27
	8 Seasons			SS	737				4223	1709	2241	273	200	.935		5.36	.933		5.44
	6 Seasons			2B	139				726	317	380	29	43	.960		5.01	.949		5.10
	3 Seasons			3B	66				232	73	143	16	10	.931		3.27	.931		3.41
	1 Season			OF	2				3	3	0	0	0	1.000		1.50	.950		1.85	1-0-1
	11 Seasons			TOT	944				5184	2102	2764	318	253	.939		5.15	.935		5.24	1-0-1
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	2B	3B	SS	LF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1904	DET	AL	28	135		135		0	0	135	0	0	0
1905	DET	AL	29	148		148		0	0	148	0	0	0
1906	DET	AL	30	128		128		0	0	127	0	0	0
1907	DET	AL	31	139		139		0	0	138	0	0	0
1908	DET	AL	32	65		65		1	0	64	0	0	0
1909	DET	AL	33	76		76		15	54	4	1	1	2
1910	DET	AL	34	65		65		38	6	18	0	0	0
1911	DET	AL	35	74		74		67	6	0	0	0	0
1912	DET	AL	36	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0
1913	STL	NL	37	121		121		15	0	103	0	0	0
1934	SLB	AL	58	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	11 Seasons			955	0	955	0	139	66	737	1	1	2	1	0

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1953 BBWAA ( 0.4%) 1958 BBWAA ( 0.4%) 1960 BBWAA ( 0.4%)	Errors Committed† s c a p y 1904 AL 54 (4th) 1905 AL 55 (5th) 1906 AL 58 (2nd)	Def. Games as SS s c a p y 1904 AL 135 (5th) 1907 AL 138 (3rd)	Putouts as SS s c a p y 1904 AL 308 (3rd) 1905 AL 358 (3rd) 1906 AL 326 (1st) 1907 AL 353 (1st)
Assists as SS s c a p y 1904 AL 439 (4th) 1907 AL 448 (4th)	Errors Committed as SS s c a p y 1904 AL 54 (3rd) 1905 AL 55 (5th) 1906 AL 58 (1st) 1907 AL 48 (4th) Career 273 (84th)	Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y 1904 AL 5.53 (4th) 1905 AL 5.20 (4th) 1906 AL 5.70 (3rd) 1907 AL 5.80 (4th) Career 5.36 (31st)	Fielding % as SS s c a p y 1905 AL .933 (5th) 1907 AL .943 (3rd) 1913 NL .951 (3rd)
Oldest s c a p y 1913 NL born 1875-10-15 (5th) 1934 AL born 1875-10-15 (1st)

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