1904
Born January 8, 1904
Mexia, TX, USA
Porter Charleston Notable
b. January 8, 1904 · Hilldale Club 1927–1929, 1931–1932, Baltimore Black Sox 1932, 1934, Philadelphia Stars 1933, 1935
Porter Charleston played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1927 and closing with the Philadelphia Stars in 1935.
He went 32 and 19 with a 3.86 earned run average, pitching 440 innings in 69 games. He struck out 215, completed 38 of his 49 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 72 games he batted .204, with 34 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He was born in Mexia, TX, USA on January 8, 1904, and died on June 11, 1986.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | HIL | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1928* | HIL | 15 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1929 | HIL | 21 | 52 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .135 |
| 1931* | HIL | 11 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 1932 | BBS/HIL | 10 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| 1933* | PS | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1934 | BBS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1935 | PS | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Major leagues | — | 42 | 99 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| All seasons | — | 72 | 167 | 19 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .204 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | HIL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27.1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3.29 |
| 1928* | HIL | 4 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 81.2 | 93 | 49 | 27 | 38 | 5.40 |
| 1929 | HIL | 9 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 120.1 | 130 | 55 | 32 | 64 | 4.11 |
| 1931* | HIL | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 90.0 | 84 | 28 | 17 | 48 | 2.80 |
| 1932 | BBS/HIL | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 72.1 | 63 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 2.74 |
| 1933* | PS | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26.2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3.71 |
| 1935 | PS | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 5.73 |
| Major leagues | — | 17 | 11 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 242.0 | 252 | 101 | 68 | 115 | 3.76 |
| All seasons | — | 32 | 19 | 69 | 49 | 1 | 440.1 | 447 | 189 | 115 | 215 | 3.86 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Porter Charleston, that is 1928–1933. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1986