Charlie Blackwell Notable

b. December 12, 1894 · St. Louis Giants 1916, 1920–1921, Indianapolis ABCs 1917, St. Louis Stars 1922–1925, Birmingham Black Barons 1925, Detroit Stars 1926, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1928

Charlie Blackwell played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the St. Louis Giants in 1916 and closing with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1928.

Across 518 games he batted .318, with 600 hits and 397 runs. He finished with 40 home runs, 89 doubles and 93 stolen bases.

He played 528 games in the outfield, with 699 putouts and 44 errors.

He was born in Brandenburg, KY, USA on December 12, 1894, and died on April 22, 1935. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1916*	SLG	26	97	15	27	4	2	0	10	10	0	2	.278
1917*	ABC	38	151	27	38	3	7	0	10	12	0	0	.252
1920	SLG	57	212	40	66	8	4	3	32	22	0	15	.311
1921	SLG	64	236	74	102	17	10	10	74	26	1	25	.432
1922	SLS	63	235	51	84	13	8	5	54	39	1	14	.357
1923	SLS	68	238	46	73	16	5	5	46	34	0	11	.307
1924	SLS	48	159	33	40	5	2	4	24	17	0	2	.252
1925	BBB/SLS	66	261	62	80	10	4	8	44	32	0	10	.307
1926	DS	85	290	48	88	13	5	4	49	47	1	14	.303
1928	ACB	3	9	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	.222
Major leagues	—	454	1640	355	535	82	38	40	327	217	3	91	.326
All seasons	—	518	1888	397	600	89	47	40	347	239	3	93	.318

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Charlie Blackwell, that is 1916–1917. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1894

Born December 12, 1894

Brandenburg, KY, USA

1935

Died April 22, 1935

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