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Charlie Deal

Charlie Deal Notable

b. October 30, 1891 · Detroit Tigers 1912–1913, Boston Braves 1913–1914, St. Louis Terriers 1915, St. Louis Browns 1916, Chicago Cubs 1916–1921

Charlie Deal played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1912 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1921.

Across 851 games he batted .257, with 752 hits and 295 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 104 doubles and 65 stolen bases.

He played 823 games at third base, with 1,705 assists and 117 errors. He turned 126 double plays.

He was born in Wilkinsburg, PA, USA on October 30, 1891, and died on September 16, 1979. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1912 DET 421421332 420 119284 .225
1913 BSN/DET 2686922 120 6383 .256
1914 BSN 792571754 1320 2320234 .210
1915 SLM 652232172 1241 27121610 .323
1916 CHC/SLB 2582912 200 13684 .146
1917 CHC 13544946114 1130 47191810 .254
1918 CHC 1194144399 932 34211311 .239
1919 CHC 11640537117 2352 52121211 .289
1920 CHC 12945048108 1053 3920145 .240
1921 CHC 11542252122 1983 661393 .289
Career 8512930295752 1043411 31813514965 .257

On this day & linked events

1891

Born October 30, 1891

Wilkinsburg, PA, USA

1979

Died September 16, 1979

1912

Major-league debut: Charlie Deal

Charlie Deal made a major-league debut on July 17, 1912.

1921

Final major-league game: Charlie Deal

Charlie Deal played a final major-league game on October 2, 1921.

Image: Bain News Service, public domain