Charley Maxwell
[edit] Biography
Charlie Maxwell (Charles Richard Maxwell) was born on April 8, 1927 in Lawton, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1950 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .326 with 28 home runs and 87 RBI. Maxwell played for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Charlie Maxwell's best season was 1956, when he slugged 28 home runs, hit for a .326 average and knocked in 87 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 49
| 80
| 8
| 15
| 3
| 12
| .188
| .270
| .313
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .222
| .133
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| 74
| 104
| 9
| 26
| 0
| 5
| .250
| .328
| .308
| 4
| 1
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 55
| 109
| 19
| 29
| 7
| 18
| .266
| .325
| .541
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 59
| 113
| 19
| 29
| 7
| 18
| .257
| .315
| .522
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 141
| 500
| 96
| 163
| 28
| 87
| .326
| .414
| .534
| 14
| 3
| 79
| 74
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 138
| 492
| 75
| 136
| 24
| 82
| .276
| .377
| .482
| 23
| 3
| 76
| 84
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 6
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 131
| 397
| 56
| 108
| 13
| 65
| .272
| .369
| .426
| 14
| 4
| 64
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 5
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 145
| 518
| 81
| 130
| 31
| 95
| .251
| .357
| .461
| 12
| 2
| 81
| 91
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 9
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 134
| 482
| 70
| 114
| 24
| 81
| .237
| .325
| .440
| 16
| 5
| 58
| 75
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 4
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 79
| 131
| 11
| 30
| 5
| 18
| .229
| .333
| .405
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 30
| 67
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 9
| .194
| .273
| .269
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 69
| 206
| 30
| 61
| 9
| 43
| .296
| .394
| .495
| 8
| 3
| 34
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1962
| TOT
| A
| 99
| 273
| 35
| 74
| 10
| 52
| .271
| .365
| .440
| 10
| 3
| 42
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 71
| 130
| 17
| 30
| 3
| 17
| .231
| .370
| .362
| 4
| 2
| 31
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1133
| 3245
| 478
| 856
| 148
| 532
| .264
| .360
| .451
| 110
| 26
| 484
| 545
| 22
| 16
| 18
| 31
| 45
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 281
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| OF
| 137
| 133
| 1198.1
| 317
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| LF
| 136
| 132
| 1183.1
| 321
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| RF
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| OF
| 115
| 104
| 890.1
| 201
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| LF
| 113
| 102
| 875.1
| 199
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 10
| 89
| 89
| 4
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| OF
| 136
| 136
| 1193.1
| 285
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| LF
| 136
| 136
| 1193.1
| 289
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| OF
| 120
| 118
| 1089.2
| 254
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| LF
| 120
| 118
| 1089.2
| 256
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| LF
| 22
| 18
| 167
| 44
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 26
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| OF
| 25
| 22
| 193
| 53
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| RF
| 15
| 15
| 122.1
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| OF
| 15
| 15
| 122.1
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 49
| 45
| 362.1
| 87
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 7
| 7
| 51
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 56
| 52
| 413.1
| 100
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 50
| 47
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1962
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 22
| 22
| 173.1
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1962
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 5
| 52
| 48
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1962
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 71
| 67
| 535.2
| 128
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 24
| 23
| 167.2
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 24
| 23
| 167.2
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 17
| 12
| 112
| 107
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 43
| 27
| 253
| 289
| 18
| 4
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 33
| 29
| 229.1
| 53
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 600
| 574
| 5038.2
| 1225
| 25
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 835
| 603
| 5268
| 1665
| 44
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1947).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Baltimore Orioles (December 24, 1954).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Detroit Tigers (May 9, 1955).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bob Farley (June 25, 1962).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (May 15, 1964).
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