Charlie Spikes Notable

b. January 23, 1951 · New York Yankees 1972, Cleveland Indians 1973–1977, Detroit Tigers 1978, Atlanta Braves 1979–1980

Charlie Spikes played for four clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 1972 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1980. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1973 to 1977.

Across 670 games he batted .246, with 502 hits and 240 runs. He finished with 65 home runs, 72 doubles and 27 stolen bases.

He played 533 games in the outfield, with 924 putouts and 31 errors.

He was born in Bogalusa, LA, USA on January 23, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1972	NYY	14	34	2	5	1	0	0	3	1	13	0	.147
1973	CLE	140	506	68	120	12	3	23	73	45	103	5	.237
1974	CLE	155	568	63	154	23	1	22	80	34	100	10	.271
1975	CLE	111	345	41	79	13	3	11	33	30	51	7	.229
1976	CLE	101	334	34	79	11	5	3	31	23	50	5	.237
1977	CLE	32	95	13	22	2	0	3	11	11	17	0	.232
1978	DET	10	28	1	7	1	0	0	2	2	6	0	.250
1979	ATL	66	93	12	26	8	0	3	21	5	30	0	.280
1980	ATL	41	36	6	10	1	0	0	2	3	18	0	.278
Career	—	670	2039	240	502	72	12	65	256	154	388	27	.246

On this day & linked events

1951

Born January 23, 1951

Bogalusa, LA, USA

Image: Cleveland Indians, public domain