Born October 15, 1875
Chicago, IL, USA
O'Leary played his first nine seasons with Detroit, primarily at shortstop. His best year came in 1907, when he played 139 games, collected a career-high 112 hits, scored 61 runs and stole 11 bases while hitting .241.
Eleven seasons gave him 731 hits, 104 doubles, 74 stolen bases, 317 runs and a .226 average across 955 games. He played 737 games at shortstop, 139 at second and 66 at third. His three career home runs included two in 1906.
After three games for Detroit in 1912, O'Leary played 121 for the Cardinals in 1913 and then left the majors. The St. Louis Browns brought him back for one game in 1934, at fifty-eight; he singled in his only at bat. Three Hall of Fame ballots later gave him one vote apiece. He died in 1941, at sixty-five.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | DET | 135 | 456 | 39 | 97 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 42 | 9 | .213 |
| 1905 | DET | 148 | 512 | 47 | 109 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 13 | .213 |
| 1906 | DET | 128 | 443 | 34 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 35 | 8 | .219 |
| 1907 | DET | 139 | 465 | 61 | 112 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 11 | .241 |
| 1908 | DET | 65 | 211 | 21 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 4 | .251 |
| 1909 | DET | 76 | 261 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 9 | .203 |
| 1910 | DET | 65 | 211 | 23 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 7 | .242 |
| 1911 | DET | 74 | 256 | 29 | 68 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 10 | .266 |
| 1912 | DET | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1913 | STL | 121 | 406 | 32 | 88 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 34 | 3 | .217 |
| 1934 | SLB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 955 | 3232 | 317 | 731 | 104 | 18 | 3 | 220 | 164 | 247 | 74 | .226 |
Chicago, IL, USA
Charley O'Leary made a major-league debut on April 14, 1904.
Charley O'Leary played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Image: circa 1904-1912, public domain