Charlie Daniels (baseball) explained

Charlie Daniels
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Unknown
Birth Date:1 July 1861
Birth Place:Roxbury, Massachusetts
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 18
Debutteam:Boston Reds
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 26
Finalteam:Boston Reds
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–2
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.32
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:12
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Charles L. Daniels (July 1, 1861  - February 9, 1938) was briefly a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Boston Reds. He debuted on 18 April and strikeout a record 11 batters in a match against Philadelphia's Enoch Bakley.[1]

Daniels played a game in the outfield in addition to his two hurling losses. After a 7–6 lose to Washington's Milo Lockwood, Daniels was dropped. He then briefly played a few innings with Lawrence of the Massachusetts State Association before leaving pro ball. He died in 1938 at Boston's Shangri-La Nursing Home for the aged.

He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nemec, David . The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires . 2012-04-19 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-9044-8 . 25 . en.