Charlie Maxwell was born on Friday, April 8, 1927, in Lawton, Michigan. Maxwell was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 20, 1950, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Charlie Maxwell baseball stats page.
"It was that I was one of the many, hundreds of thousands, I suppose, who have a dream of being a major league ballplayer. With God's gift and a lot of hard work, I was one of 400 major league players in the country. And for two of those years, I was one of the fifty best." - Charlie Maxwell (Jim Sargent, 'Charlie Maxwell Biography, Source)
Charlie MaxwellCharlie 'Smokey' Maxwell Autograph on a 1963 Topps Baseball Card (#86 | Checklist) |
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Charlie MaxwellCharlie Maxwell Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Charlie MaxwellCharlie Maxwell Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1950 | 23 | Red Sox | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
1951 | 24 | Red Sox | 49 | 80 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .270 | .313 |
1952 | 25 | Red Sox | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .222 | .133 |
1954 | 27 | Red Sox | 74 | 104 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .328 | .308 |
1955 | 28 | Orioles | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1955 | 28 | Tigers | 55 | 109 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .266 | .325 | .541 |
1956 | 29 | Tigers | 141 | 500 | 96 | 163 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 87 | 79 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .326 | .414 | .534 |
1957 | 30 | Tigers | 138 | 492 | 75 | 136 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 82 | 76 | 7 | 84 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .276 | .377 | .482 |
1958 | 31 | Tigers | 131 | 397 | 56 | 108 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 65 | 64 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .272 | .369 | .426 |
1959 | 32 | Tigers | 145 | 518 | 81 | 130 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 95 | 81 | 5 | 91 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | .251 | .357 | .461 |
1960 | 33 | Tigers | 134 | 482 | 70 | 114 | 16 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 81 | 58 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .237 | .325 | .440 |
1961 | 34 | Tigers | 79 | 131 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .229 | .333 | .405 |
1962 | 35 | Tigers | 30 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .273 | .269 |
1962 | 35 | White Sox | 69 | 206 | 30 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .296 | .394 | .495 |
1963 | 36 | White Sox | 71 | 130 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .370 | .362 |
1964 | 37 | White Sox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 1,133 | 3,245 | 478 | 856 | 110 | 26 | 148 | 5 | 532 | 484 | 32 | 545 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 45 | .264 | .360 | .451 |
Charlie MaxwellCharlie Maxwell Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1950 Red Sox | RF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1951 Red Sox | LF | 4 | 4 | 96 | 13 | 3.3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 3.09 |
1951 Red Sox | RF | 9 | 7 | 255 | 15 | 1.7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
1952 Red Sox | 1B | 3 | 3 | 72 | 29 | 9.7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 10.50 |
1952 Red Sox | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1952 Red Sox | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
1954 Red Sox | CF | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1954 Red Sox | LF | 21 | 12 | 324 | 20 | 1.0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
1954 Red Sox | RF | 6 | 6 | 93 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.45 |
1955 Tigers | LF | 22 | 20 | 423 | 47 | 2.1 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.87 |
1955 Tigers | RF | 4 | 2 | 90 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.20 |
1955 Tigers | 1B | 2 | 1 | 51 | 24 | 12.0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 12.18 |
1956 Tigers | LF | 134 | 130 | 3,435 | 294 | 2.2 | 290 | 280 | 10 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.28 |
1956 Tigers | RF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1957 Tigers | LF | 136 | 132 | 3,549 | 328 | 2.4 | 327 | 321 | 6 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 2.49 |
1957 Tigers | RF | 4 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.60 |
1958 Tigers | 1B | 14 | 10 | 267 | 94 | 6.7 | 93 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.40 |
1958 Tigers | LF | 113 | 102 | 2,625 | 206 | 1.8 | 203 | 199 | 4 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.09 |
1958 Tigers | RF | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1959 Tigers | LF | 136 | 136 | 3,579 | 299 | 2.2 | 295 | 289 | 6 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.23 |
1960 Tigers | LF | 120 | 118 | 3,267 | 261 | 2.2 | 260 | 256 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 2.15 |
1961 Tigers | LF | 22 | 18 | 501 | 47 | 2.1 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.43 |
1961 Tigers | RF | 4 | 4 | 78 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.77 |
1962 Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1962 White Sox | LF | 49 | 45 | 1,086 | 89 | 1.8 | 89 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.21 |
1962 Tigers | RF | 15 | 15 | 366 | 29 | 1.9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.07 |
1962 White Sox | RF | 7 | 7 | 153 | 15 | 2.1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.47 |
1962 White Sox | 1B | 6 | 5 | 150 | 51 | 8.5 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 9.00 |
1963 White Sox | 1B | 17 | 12 | 336 | 112 | 6.6 | 112 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1963 White Sox | LF | 24 | 23 | 501 | 31 | 1.3 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 781 | 740 | 19,386 | 1,635 | 2.1 | 1,616 | 1,578 | 38 | 19 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.25 | |
RF Totals | 57 | 49 | 1,260 | 102 | 1.8 | 100 | 97 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.14 | |
1B Totals | 43 | 31 | 882 | 311 | 7.2 | 307 | 289 | 18 | 4 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.40 | |
CF Totals | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 | |
13 Years | 885 | 820 | 21,546 | 2,049 | 2.3 | 2,024 | 1,965 | 59 | 25 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.54 |
Charlie MaxwellCharlie Maxwell Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1950 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1951 Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 35 | 1 | n/a | 26.7 | 4.4 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1952 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1954 Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 20.8 | - | - | - |
1955 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1955 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 29 | 1 | n/a | 15.6 | 5.5 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1956 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 17.9 | 6.8 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1957 Tigers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 20.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1958 Tigers | 6 | 1 | .857 | 10 | 1 | n/a | 30.5 | 7.4 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1959 Tigers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 16.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1960 Tigers | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 20.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1961 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 56 | 0 | n/a | 26.2 | 5.5 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1962 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 6.7 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1962 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 22.9 | 6.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1963 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 34 | 0 | n/a | 43.3 | 4.8 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1964 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 18 | 7 | .720 | 281 | 5 | n/a | 21.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
Charlie MaxwellCharlie Maxwell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1950 Boston Red Sox | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Boston Red Sox | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Boston Red Sox | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Boston Red Sox | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Baltimore Orioles | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Detroit Tigers | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Detroit Tigers | 4 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1957 Detroit Tigers | 4 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1958 Detroit Tigers | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Detroit Tigers | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Detroit Tigers | 4 | $26,000.00 | - | - |
1961 Detroit Tigers | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Detroit Tigers | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Chicago White Sox | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Chicago White Sox | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Chicago White Sox | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
Charlie Maxwell Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Charlie Maxwell led all American League (AL) outfielders in fielding percentage in 1957 (.997) and 1960 (.996)? His .534 slugging percentage in 1956 was third in the AL behind Mickey Mantle (.705) and Ted Williams (.605) and his .326 batting average that same year was fourth in the AL behind Mantle (.353), Williams (.345) and Harvey Kuenn (.332).
On May 3, 1959, Charlie Maxwell homered off Don Larsen in the seventh inning, powering his Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Briggs Stadium. In the second game of the doubleheader (box score), Paw Paw blasted a first inning homer off Duke Maas, a fourth inning homer off Johnny Kucks, and a seventh inning homer off Zach Monroe - the first Tiger to homer four times in a twinbill! [Most Home Runs in a Doubleheader]
Charlie Maxwell Home Run Record | Great Bend Tribune | May 3, 1959 | Page 22
In 1960, Charlie Maxwell homered twenty-four times, including a tenth inning home run on May 28th, an eleventh inning home on June 25th, a thirteenth inning home run on July 8th, a tenth inning home run on August 12th, and an 11th inning home run on August 23rd, setting the Major League record for most home runs (5) hit in a season during an extra inning.