Chappy Charles was born on Friday, March 25, 1881, in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Charles was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1908, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Chappy Charles baseball stats page.
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Chappy CharlesChappy Charles 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 | ||
Chappy CharlesChappy Charles 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 |
| 1908 | 27 | Cardinals | 121 | 454 | 39 | 93 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 19 | - | 43 | 20 | 0 | 1 | - | .205 | .238 | .256 |
| 1909 | 28 | Cardinals | 99 | 339 | 33 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 31 | - | 38 | 8 | 0 | 5 | - | .236 | .309 | .274 |
| 1909 | 28 | Reds | 13 | 43 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .256 | .319 | .302 |
| 1910 | 29 | Reds | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 237 | 851 | 76 | 186 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 54 | 0 | 83 | 29 | 0 | 6 | - | .219 | .270 | .266 | ||
Chappy CharlesChappy Charles Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1908 Cardinals | 2B | 67 | 65 | 1,636 | 331 | 4.9 | 305 | 123 | 182 | 26 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 5.03 |
| 1908 Cardinals | 3B | 24 | 21 | 528 | 88 | 3.7 | 80 | 35 | 45 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 4.09 |
| 1908 Cardinals | SS | 31 | 30 | 746 | 167 | 5.4 | 152 | 57 | 95 | 15 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .910 | 5.50 |
| 1909 Cardinals | 2B | 71 | 69 | 1,764 | 379 | 5.3 | 348 | 162 | 186 | 31 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 5.33 |
| 1909 Cardinals | 3B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 12.00 |
| 1909 Cardinals | SS | 28 | 27 | 744 | 155 | 5.5 | 143 | 62 | 81 | 12 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 5.19 |
| 1909 Reds | 2B | 10 | 10 | 249 | 44 | 4.4 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 4.45 |
| 1909 Reds | SS | 3 | 3 | 78 | 15 | 5.0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 4.85 |
| 1910 Reds | SS | 4 | 4 | 108 | 22 | 5.5 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 4.50 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 148 | 144 | 3,649 | 754 | 5.1 | 694 | 301 | 393 | 60 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 5.14 | |
| SS Totals | 66 | 64 | 1,676 | 359 | 5.4 | 327 | 133 | 194 | 32 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 5.27 | |
| 3B Totals | 26 | 22 | 555 | 101 | 3.9 | 92 | 41 | 51 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 4.48 | |
| 3 Years | 240 | 230 | 5,880 | 1,214 | 5.1 | 1,113 | 475 | 638 | 101 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 5.11 | |
Chappy CharlesChappy Charles Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1908 Cardinals | 15 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 454.0 | 10.6 | 26.7 | - | - | - |
| 1909 Cardinals | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.9 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
| 1909 Reds | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 43.0 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
| 1910 Reds | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 851.0 | 10.3 | 16.7 | - | - | - |
Chappy CharlesChappy Charles Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1908 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1909 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1909 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1910 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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Raymond Charles was a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals (1908-1909) and Cincinnati Reds (1909-1910). When Chappy, his nickname, made his big league debut on April 15, 1908, he became the first player from Phillipsburg -- a small town (population 7,181 in 1880) in Warren County, New Jersey.

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