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Oscar Charleston

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 185lb (173cm, 83kg)

Born: October 14, 1896 in Indianapolis, IN us

Died: October 5, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Oscar Charleston's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: Oscar McKinley Charleston

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Relatives: Brother of Bennie Charleston

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.8

3218

1166

140

.362

822

RBI

816

226

OBP

.450

SLG

.611

OPS

1.060

OPS+

182

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1915	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Non-Fgn		57	241	221	31	57	9	5	2	31	14		13						82		1	6
1915	18		Indianapolis	CNCS	Fgn
1915	18	-8.5	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		57	241	221	31	57	9	5	2	31	14		13		.258	.302	.371	.673	82		1	6
1916	19		2 Teams	BLK	Non		33	141	122	25	39	1	3	0	13	7		14		.320	.390	.377	.767	46		0	5
1916	19	-9.8	Royal Poinciana	FLHL	Wtr		11	45	38	4	6	0	0	0	1	1		5		.158	.273	.158	.431	6		1	1
1916	19	-8.2	New York Lincoln Stars	BLK	Non		15	73	64	18	22	0	1	0	4	5		8		.344	.417	.375	.792	24		0	1
1916	19	-8.2	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		18	68	58	7	17	1	2	0	9	2		6		.293	.359	.379	.739	22		0	4
1917	20	-7.1	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		48	205	178	26	52	6	4	1	19	3		14		.292	.354	.388	.741	69		3	10
1918	21	-6.4	Indianapolis	BLK	Non		40	171	154	39	60	8	8	3	46	13		13		.390	.437	.604	1.041	93		0	4
1919	22		2 Teams	BLK	Non		46	206	180	48	72	9	6	8	45	16		19		.400	.460	.650	1.110	117		1	6
1919	22	-5.9	Chicago American Giants	BLK	Non		41	188	164	44	67	7	6	8	42	13		17		.409	.467	.671	1.138	110		1	6
1919	22	-5.9	Detroit	BLK	Non		5	18	16	4	5	2	0	0	3	3		2		.313	.389	.438	.826	7		0	0
1920	23	-4.3	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	76	329	285	60	95	18	5	5	45	20		35		.333	.408	.484	.892	138		1	8
1920-21	23	-3.9	Atlantic City	CUWL	FgW		9	38	34	9	16	1	0	0	4	3		3		.471	.514	.500	1.014	17		0	1
1921	24	-3.5	SLG	NNL	Maj	SLG	62	272	226	90	98	12	10	12	74	35		34		.434	.515	.735	1.250	166		4	8
1922	25	-2.3	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	89	401	354	92	135	24	15	17	90	27		39		.381	.444	.678	1.122	240		1	7
1922-23	25	-2.2	Santa Clara	CUWL	FgW		21	90	79	22	33	7	5	1	22	8		10		.418	.483	.671	1.154	53		0	1	0
1923	26	-1.5	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	84	373	308	68	112	25	6	11	94	25		48		.364	.453	.591	1.043	182		2	15
1923-24	26	-2.3	Santa Clara	CUWL	FgW		47	210	169	58	64	11	3	3	28	32	0	29	8	.379	.463	.533	.996	90		2	5	5
1924	27	-1.1	HBG	ECL	Maj	HBG	58	256	222	67	91	27	5	15	65	22		28		.410	.480	.779	1.259	173		2
1925	28	-0.3	HBG	ECL	Maj	HBG	72	330	260	97	109	24	4	20	92	18		50		.419	.522	.773	1.295	201		6
1926	29	0.8	Homestead	BLK	Non		2	9	8	2	4	0	0	1	3	1		1		.500	.556	.875	1.431	7		0	0	0
1926	29	0.1	HBG	ECL	Maj	HBG	48	212	169	43	52	12	1	10	43	24		34		.308	.438	.568	1.006	96		5
1927	30	0.7	HBG	ECL	Maj	HBG	72	317	255	69	100	20	7	13	74	22		53		.392	.500	.678	1.178	173		2
1927-28	30	0.9	Cuba	CUWL	FgW		34	155	120	33	42	7	2	5	26	11		32		.350	.481	.567	1.047	68		0	1	2	4
1928	31	1.4	Hilldale	BLK	Non		60	251	207	54	72	11	6	11	44	11		40		.348	.453	.618	1.072	128		0	4
1929	32		2 Teams	ANL	Maj	HG-HIL	82	360	291	71	106	23	7	7	64	8		56		.364	.471	.564	1.035	164		3	10
1929	32	2.1	HIL	ANL	Maj	HIL	78	345	278	69	100	21	7	7	62	8		54		.360	.469	.561	1.030	156		3
1929	32	2.1	HG	ANL	Maj	HG	4	15	13	2	6	2	0	0	2	0		2		.462	.533	.615	1.149	8		0
1930	33	2.4	Homestead	BLK	Non		53	243	217	47	68	17	2	12	55	7		18		.313	.371	.576	.947	125		2	6
1931	34	3.8	Homestead	BLK	Non		48	215	189	36	63	14	6	3	33	1		18		.333	.394	.519	.913	98		1	7
1932	35	5.1	Pittsburgh	BLK	Non		67	276	244	45	78	16	4	4	39	16		27		.320	.392	.467	.859	114		2	3
1933	36	7.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	72	302	269	73	91	19	7	15	70	7		28		.338	.405	.628	1.033	169		2	3
1934	37	7.9	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	60	237	205	36	66	11	2	7	42	7		27		.322	.406	.498	.904	102		2	3
1935	38	8.7	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	42	179	156	22	43	10	1	2	29	8		17		.276	.351	.391	.742	61		1	5
1936	39	11.5	NNL All-Stars	BLK	Non		3	13	11	1	4	1	0	0	2	0		2		.364	.462	.455	.916	5		0	0
1936	39	9.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	34	115	97	19	34	8	0	4	19	0		14		.351	.438	.557	.994	54		1	3
1937	40	11.0	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	15	45	41	4	9	2	0	1	6	0		2		.220	.273	.341	.614	14		1	1
1938	41	11.8	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0
1939	42	12.4	TC	NN2	Maj	TC	7	27	25	4	7	1	0	0	1	0		2		.280	.333	.320	.653	8		0
1939	42	14.0	TC	NAL	Maj	TC	10	38	33	5	10	2	0	1	6	1		5		.303	.395	.455	.849	15		0
1940	43	15.1	TC	NAL	Maj	TC	8	20	17	2	6	1	0	0	1	1		3		.353	.450	.412	.862	7		0	0
1941	44	14.8	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	2	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1		2		.500	.667	.500	1.167	2		0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		894	3820	3218	822	1166	239	70	140	816	226		477		.362	.450	.611	1.060	1965		33	53
Black Baseball (11 seasons)					Black Baseball		457	1971	1731	354	569	92	44	45	330	89		179						884		10	51	0
Foreign (4 seasons)					Foreign		111	493	402	122	155	26	10	9	80	54	0	74	8	.386	.476	.567	1.043	228		2	8	7	4
Other (1 season)					Other		11	45	38	4	6	0	0	0	1	1		5		.158	.273	.158	.431	6		1	1
All Levels (27 Seasons)							1473	6329	5389	1302	1896	357	124	194	1227	370	0	735	8					3083		46	113	7	4

Fgn (1 season)					Black Baseball
Non (11 seasons)					Black Baseball		457	1971	1731	354	569	92	44	45	330	89		179		.329	.395	.511	.905	884		10	51	0