1931
Born August 9, 1931
Boston, MA, USA
Chuck Essegian Notable
b. August 9, 1931 · Philadelphia Phillies 1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1959, Los Angeles Dodgers 1959–1960, Baltimore Orioles 1961, Kansas City Athletics 1961, 1963, Cleveland Indians 1961–1962
Chuck Essegian played for six clubs across six seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1958 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1963.
Across 404 games he batted .255, with 260 hits and 139 runs. He finished with 47 home runs and 45 doubles.
He played 260 games in the outfield, with 445 putouts and 9 errors.
He was born in Boston, MA, USA on August 9, 1931. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | PHI | 39 | 114 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 34 | 0 | .246 |
| 1959 | LAD/STL | 41 | 85 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .247 |
| 1960 | LAD | 52 | 79 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 0 | .215 |
| 1961 | BAL/CLE/KCA | 65 | 173 | 26 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 35 | 0 | .289 |
| 1962 | CLE | 106 | 336 | 59 | 92 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 42 | 68 | 0 | .274 |
| 1963 | KCA | 101 | 231 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 48 | 0 | .225 |
| Career | — | 404 | 1018 | 139 | 260 | 45 | 4 | 47 | 150 | 97 | 233 | 0 | .255 |
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Image: Danny Goodman, public domain