Charley Schanz Notable

b. June 8, 1919 · Philadelphia Blue Jays 1944, Philadelphia Phillies 1945–1947, Boston Red Sox 1950

Charley Schanz played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1944 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1950.

He went 28 and 43 with a 4.34 earned run average, pitching 626.7 innings in 155 games. He struck out 243, completed 23 of his 72 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 155 games he batted .134, with 26 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.

He was born in Anacortes, WA, USA on June 8, 1919, and died on May 28, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1944	PHI	40	81	4	12	1	1	1	6	4	29	.148
1945	PHI	35	39	3	6	0	0	0	0	5	11	.154
1946	PHI	32	36	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	19	.083
1947	PHI	34	27	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.148
1950	BOS	14	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.091
Career	—	155	194	10	26	1	1	1	7	13	79	.134

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1944	PHI	13	16	40	30	3	241.1	231	89	103	84	3.32
1945	PHI	4	15	35	21	5	144.2	165	70	87	56	4.35
1946	PHI	6	6	32	15	4	116.1	130	75	71	47	5.80
1947	PHI	2	4	34	6	2	101.2	107	47	47	42	4.16
1950	BOS	3	2	14	0	0	22.2	25	21	24	14	8.34
Career	—	28	43	155	72	14	626.2	658	302	332	243	4.34

On this day & linked events

1919

Born June 8, 1919

Anacortes, WA, USA

1992

Died May 28, 1992

Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain