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Charlie Spikes
Leslie Charles Spikes
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: January 23, 1951 in Bogalusa, LA
High School: Central Memorial (Bogalusa, LA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1972
Final Game: October 5, 1980
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1972 21 NYY AL 14 35 34 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 13 .147 .171 .176 .348 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1973 22 CLE AL 140 561 506 68 120 12 3 23 73 5 3 45 103 .237 .303 .409 .712 97 207 12 5 0 5 1 *7D9
1974 23 CLE AL 155 612 568 63 154 23 1 22 80 10 7 34 100 .271 .319 .431 .750 116 245 15 7 0 3 2 *9
1975 24 CLE AL 111 378 345 41 79 13 3 11 33 7 6 30 51 .229 .291 .380 .670 90 131 11 0 3 0 3 97/D
1976 25 CLE AL 101 365 334 34 79 11 5 3 31 5 6 23 50 .237 .294 .326 .620 84 109 4 5 1 2 3 9/D7
1977 26 CLE AL 32 109 95 13 22 2 0 3 11 0 2 11 17 .232 .321 .347 .668 86 33 4 2 0 1 0 9/D
1978 27 DET AL 10 32 28 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .250 .344 .286 .629 77 8 0 2 0 0 1 /9
1979 28 ATL NL 66 100 93 12 26 8 0 3 21 0 0 5 30 .280 .310 .462 .772 103 43 3 0 0 2 1 7/9
1980 29 ATL NL 41 40 36 6 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 18 .278 .350 .306 .656 83 11 0 1 0 0 2 /97
9 Seasons 670 2232 2039 240 502 72 12 65 256 27 25 154 388 .246 .304 .389 .693 97 793 49 22 4 13 13
162 Game Avg. 162 540 493 58 121 17 3 16 62 7 6 37 94 .246 .304 .389 .693 97 192 12 5 1 3 3
CLE (5 yrs) 539 2025 1848 219 454 61 12 62 228 27 24 143 321 .246 .305 .392 .697 98 725 46 19 4 11 9
ATL (2 yrs) 107 140 129 18 36 9 0 3 23 0 0 8 48 .279 .321 .419 .740 98 54 3 1 0 2 3
NYY (1 yr) 14 35 34 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 13 .147 .171 .176 .348 5 6 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 10 32 28 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .250 .344 .286 .629 77 8 0 2 0 0 1
AL (7 yrs) 563 2092 1910 222 466 63 12 62 233 27 25 146 340 .244 .303 .387 .690 97 739 46 21 4 11 10
NL (2 yrs) 107 140 129 18 36 9 0 3 23 0 0 8 48 .279 .321 .419 .740 98 54 3 1 0 2 3

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1972 NYY AL 21 OF 9 9 65.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 2.08 1.67 .980 2.22 1.91
1972 NYY AL 21 RF 9 9 65.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 2.08 1.67 .980 2.12 1.76
1973 CLE AL 22 OF 111 110 947.2 223 202 13 8 0 .964 -6.7 -8.5 -7.7 -2.5 -5.2 1 2.04 1.94 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 CLE AL 22 LF 91 90 794.0 191 174 10 7 0 .963 -2.9 -4.4 -3.9 -2.5 -1.4 1 2.09 2.02 .977 2.00 1.68
1973 CLE AL 22 DH 26
1973 CLE AL 22 RF 22 20 153.2 29 25 3 1 0 .966 -3.8 -29.7 -3.8 0.0 -3.8 0 1.64 1.27 .976 2.09 1.73
1974 CLE AL 23 OF 154 154 1287.2 310 284 16 10 3 .968 -8.0 -7.5 -6.0 -8.3 2.4 -2 2.10 1.95 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 CLE AL 23 RF 154 154 1287.2 309 282 17 10 3 .968 -8.0 -7.5 -6.0 -8.3 2.4 -2 2.09 1.94 .976 2.18 1.86
1975 CLE AL 24 OF 103 86 795.2 194 176 13 5 5 .974 -5.4 -8.1 -2.4 -3.2 0.8 -3 2.14 1.83 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 CLE AL 24 RF 73 59 556.2 127 117 7 3 5 .976 -5.6 -12.1 -2.6 -2.6 0.0 -3 2.00 1.70 .976 2.11 1.84
1975 CLE AL 24 LF 31 27 239.0 65 58 5 2 0 .969 0.2 1.0 0.2 -0.6 0.8 0 2.37 2.03 .977 2.18 1.80
1975 CLE AL 24 DH 2
1976 CLE AL 25 OF 98 90 808.2 195 185 7 3 0 .985 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 -1.8 0 2.14 1.96 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 CLE AL 25 RF 96 88 791.2 192 182 7 3 0 .984 1.0 1.5 1.0 2.5 -1.6 0 2.15 1.97 .980 2.21 1.92
1976 CLE AL 25 DH 2
1976 CLE AL 25 LF 2 2 17.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -28.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 1.06 1.00 1.000 2.22 1.90
1977 CLE AL 26 OF 27 24 207.0 36 34 1 1 1 .972 -4.8 -27.8 -5.8 -2.3 -3.5 1 1.52 1.30 .978 2.34 2.03
1977 CLE AL 26 RF 27 24 207.0 36 34 1 1 1 .972 -4.8 -27.8 -5.8 -2.3 -3.5 1 1.52 1.30 .975 2.08 1.71
1977 CLE AL 26 DH 2
1978 DET AL 27 OF 9 9 63.0 11 9 1 1 1 .909 -0.1 -1.9 -1.1 -0.6 -0.4 1 1.43 1.11 .982 2.47 2.13
1978 DET AL 27 RF 9 9 63.0 11 9 1 1 1 .909 -0.1 -1.9 -1.1 -0.6 -0.4 1 1.43 1.11 .982 2.24 1.86
1979 ATL NL 28 OF 15 12 98.1 19 16 0 3 0 .842 -4.3 -52.5 -2.3 -1.1 -1.2 -2 1.46 1.07 .984 2.32 2.00
1979 ATL NL 28 LF 12 11 85.1 13 11 0 2 0 .846 -3.5 -49.2 -2.5 -1.1 -1.4 -1 1.16 0.92 .977 2.01 1.58
1979 ATL NL 28 RF 3 1 13.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -0.8 -73.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 -1 2.08 1.00 .975 2.22 1.87
1980 ATL NL 29 OF 7 1 20.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 12.0 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 1.80 0.57 .975 2.30 1.99
1980 ATL NL 29 RF 6 1 17.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 14.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 1.06 0.33 1.000 2.06 1.72
1980 ATL NL 29 LF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
9 Seasons OF 533 495 4293.0 1007 924 52 31 11 .969 -28.5 -8.0 -24.5 -15.6 -8.8 -4 2.05 1.83 .980 2.38 2.10
9 Seasons RF 399 365 3154.2 725 668 37 20 11 .972 -21.9 -8.3 -17.9 -11.2 -6.6 -4 2.01 1.77 .977 2.16 1.85
5 Seasons LF 137 130 1138.1 272 246 15 11 0 .960 -6.6 -7.0 -6.6 -4.4 -2.2 0 2.06 1.91 .978 2.04 1.70
4 Seasons DH 32
9 Seasons TOT 533 495 4293.0 1007 924 52 31 11 .969 -28.5 -8.0 -24.5 -15.6 -8.8 -4 2.05 1.83 .949 2.38 2.10
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1974 AL  22 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1973 AL  103 (8th)
1974 AL  100 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1974 AL  7 (9th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1974 AL  13.8 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1973 AL  22.0 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft.

November 27, 1972: Traded by the New York Yankees with John Ellis, Jerry Kenney and Rusty Torres to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Moses and Graig Nettles.

December 9, 1977: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Veryzer.

September 25, 1978: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 5, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

December 13, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

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