1884
Born July 27, 1884
Ventura, CA, USA
Charley Hall Notable
b. July 27, 1884 · Cincinnati Reds 1906–1907, Boston Red Sox 1909–1913, St. Louis Cardinals 1916, Detroit Tigers 1918
Charley Hall played for five clubs across 43 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1906 and closing with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1948. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1909 to 1913.
He went 54 and 47 with a 3.09 earned run average, pitching 909 innings in 188 games. He struck out 427, completed 49 of his 80 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 211 games he batted .197, with 73 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 10 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in saves once, in 1911, with 4.
He was born in Ventura, CA, USA on July 27, 1884, and died on December 6, 1943. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | CIN | 17 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .128 |
| 1907 | CIN | 12 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .269 |
| 1909 | BOS | 11 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .158 |
| 1910 | BOS | 47 | 82 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .207 |
| 1911 | BOS | 39 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .141 |
| 1912 | BOS | 34 | 75 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .267 |
| 1913 | BOS | 35 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .214 |
| 1916 | STL | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 1918 | DET | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 211 | 371 | 32 | 73 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 93 | 1 | .197 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | CIN | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 95.0 | 86 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 3.32 |
| 1907 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 68.0 | 51 | 19 | 43 | 25 | 2.51 |
| 1909 | BOS | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 59.2 | 59 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 2.56 |
| 1910 | BOS | 12 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 188.2 | 142 | 40 | 73 | 95 | 1.91 |
| 1911 | BOS | 8 | 7 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 146.1 | 149 | 61 | 72 | 83 | 3.75 |
| 1912 | BOS | 15 | 8 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 191.0 | 178 | 64 | 70 | 83 | 3.02 |
| 1913 | BOS | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 105.0 | 97 | 40 | 46 | 48 | 3.43 |
| 1916 | STL | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 42.2 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 5.48 |
| 1918 | DET | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 54 | 47 | 188 | 80 | 12 | 909.2 | 821 | 312 | 391 | 427 | 3.09 |
On this day & linked events
1943
Died December 6, 1943
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