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Charlie Spikes Stats

Charlie Spikes was born on Tuesday, January 23, 1951, in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Spikes was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1972, with the New York Yankees. 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 Spikes baseball stats page.

"Frank Robinson made him a special project upon becoming Cleveland manager in 1975, but (Charlie) Spikes skidded under Robinson's often caustic criticism, winding up in the minors before closing his career as a productive pinch hitter for Atlanta." - Merritt Clifton in BaseballLibrary.com

Charlie Spikes

Charlie Spikes Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#259)

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Birth Name:	Leslie Charles Spikes
Nickname:	Bogalusa Bomber or Charlie
Born On:	01-23-1951
Born In:	Bogalusa, Louisiana
Zodiac:	Aquarius
Died On:	Still Living
Died In:	Still Living
Cemetery:	n/a

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Height:	6-03
Weight:	220
First Game:	09-01-1972 (Age 21)
Last Game:	10-05-1980
Draft:	1969 : 1st Round (11th)

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Charlie Spikes Charlie Spikes Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1972	Yankees	14	34	2	5	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.176
1973	Indians	140	506	68	120	12	3	23	0	73	45	1	103	0	5	5	12	.237	.303	.409
1974	Indians	155	568	63	154	23	1	22	0	80	34	2	100	0	3	7	15	.271	.319	.431
1975	Indians	111	345	41	79	13	3	11	0	33	30	3	51	3	0	0	11	.229	.291	.380
1976	Indians	101	334	34	79	11	5	3	1	31	23	3	50	1	2	5	4	.237	.294	.326
1977	Indians	32	95	13	22	2	0	3	0	11	11	0	17	0	1	2	4	.232	.321	.347
1978	Tigers	10	28	1	7	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	6	0	0	2	0	.250	.344	.286
1979	Braves	66	93	12	26	8	0	3	0	21	5	1	30	0	2	0	3	.280	.310	.462
1980	Braves	41	36	6	10	1	0	0	0	2	3	2	18	0	0	1	0	.278	.350	.306
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
9 Years		670	2,039	240	502	72	12	65	1	256	154	13	388	4	13	22	49	.246	.304	.389

Charlie Spikes Charlie Spikes Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1972 Yankees	RF	9	-	42	15	1.7	15	14	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	9.64	-
1973 Indians	LF	91	-	2,382	191	2.1	184	174	10	7	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.963	2.09	-
1973 Indians	RF	22	-	461	29	1.3	28	25	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.966	1.64	-
1974 Indians	RF	154	-	3,863	310	2.0	300	284	16	10	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.968	2.10	-
1975 Indians	LF	31	-	717	65	2.1	63	58	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	2.37	-
1975 Indians	RF	73	-	1,670	127	1.7	124	117	7	3	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	2.00	-
1976 Indians	LF	2	-	51	2	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.06	-
1976 Indians	RF	96	-	2,375	192	2.0	189	182	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.984	2.15	-
1977 Indians	RF	27	-	621	36	1.3	35	34	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.972	1.52	-
1978 Tigers	RF	9	-	189	11	1.2	10	9	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.909	1.43	-
1979 Braves	LF	12	-	256	13	1.1	11	11	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.846	1.16	-
1979 Braves	RF	3	-	39	4	1.3	3	3	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.750	2.08	-
1980 Braves	LF	1	-	9	1	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.00	-
1980 Braves	RF	6	-	51	3	0.5	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.59	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
RF Totals		399	0	9,311	727	1.8	707	671	36	20	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	.972	2.05	--
LF Totals		137	0	3,415	272	2.0	261	246	15	11	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.960	2.06	--
9 Years		568	-	12,726	999	1.8	968	917	51	31	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	2.05	--

Charlie Spikes Charlie Spikes Miscellaneous Stats
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
1972 Yankees	0	1	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.6	11.3	-	-	-
1973 Indians	5	3	.625	-	-	26	22.0	4.9	6.9	-	-	-
1974 Indians	10	7	.588	-	-	0	25.8	5.7	7.1	-	-	-
1975 Indians	7	6	.538	-	-	2	31.4	6.8	10.5	-	-	-
1976 Indians	5	6	.455	-	-	2	111.3	6.7	10.8	-	-	-
1977 Indians	0	2	.000	-	-	2	31.7	5.6	8.6	-	-	-
1978 Tigers	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	4.7	14.0	-	-	-
1979 Braves	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	31.0	3.1	4.4	-	-	-
1980 Braves	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.0	18.0	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
9 Years	27	25	.519	-	-	32	31.4	5.3	8.0	-	-	-

Charlie Spikes Charlie Spikes Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1972 New York Yankees	42	$5,100.00	-	-
1973 Cleveland Indians	24	$9,000.00	-	-
1974 Cleveland Indians	24	Undetermined	-	-
1975 Cleveland Indians	24	Undetermined	-	-
1976 Cleveland Indians	24	$44,000.00	-	-
1977 Cleveland Indians	24	$46,500.00	-	-
1978 Detroit Tigers	34	Undetermined	-	-
1979 Atlanta Braves	46	Undetermined	-	-
1980 Atlanta Braves	46	Undetermined	-	-
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