Charlie Spikes

Full Name: Leslie Charles Spikes	Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/215	First Game: September 1, 1972
Birthdate: January 23, 1951	Final Game: October 5, 1980
Birthplace: Bogalusa, Louisiana	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Charlie Spikes (Leslie Charles Spikes) was born on January 23, 1951 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1972 for the New York Yankees. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 23 home runs and 73 RBI. Spikes played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Charlie Spikes's best season was 1974, when he slugged 22 home runs and knocked in 80 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1972	NY	A	14	34	2	5	0	3	.147	.171	.176	1	0	1	13	0	0	0	0	0
1973	CLE	A	140	506	68	120	23	73	.237	.303	.409	12	3	45	103	5	0	5	1	12
1974	CLE	A	155	568	63	154	22	80	.271	.319	.431	23	1	34	100	7	0	10	2	15
1975	CLE	A	111	345	41	79	11	33	.229	.291	.380	13	3	30	51	0	3	7	3	11
1976	CLE	A	101	334	34	79	3	31	.237	.294	.326	11	5	23	50	5	1	5	3	4
1977	CLE	A	32	95	13	22	3	11	.232	.321	.347	2	0	11	17	2	0	0	0	4
1978	DET	A	10	28	1	7	0	2	.250	.344	.286	1	0	2	6	2	0	0	1	0
1979	ATL	N	66	93	12	26	3	21	.280	.310	.462	8	0	5	30	0	0	0	1	3
1980	ATL	N	41	36	6	10	0	2	.278	.350	.306	1	0	3	18	1	0	0	2	0
Total	NL		107	129	18	36	3	23	.279	.321	.419	9	0	8	48	1	0	0	3	3
Total	AL		563	1910	222	466	62	233	.244	.303	.387	63	12	146	340	21	4	27	10	46
Total			670	2039	240	502	65	256	.246	.304	.389	72	12	154	388	22	4	27	13	49

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1972	NY	A	RF	9	9	65	14	1	0	1	1.000
1972	NY	A	OF	9	9	65	14	1	0	1	1.000
1973	CLE	A	DH	26	25	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	CLE	A	OF	111	110	947.2	202	13	8	0	.964
1973	CLE	A	RF	22	20	153.2	25	3	1	0	.966
1973	CLE	A	LF	91	90	794	174	10	7	0	.963
1974	CLE	A	RF	154	154	1287.2	281	16	10	3	.967
1974	CLE	A	OF	154	154	1287.2	284	16	10	3	.968
1975	CLE	A	LF	31	27	239	58	5	2	0	.969
1975	CLE	A	OF	104	86	795.2	176	13	5	5	.974
1975	CLE	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	CLE	A	RF	73	59	556.2	117	7	3	5	.976
1976	CLE	A	OF	98	90	808.2	185	7	3	0	.985
1976	CLE	A	LF	2	2	17	2	0	0	0	1.000
1976	CLE	A	RF	96	88	791.2	182	7	3	0	.984
1976	CLE	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	CLE	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	CLE	A	OF	27	24	207	34	1	1	1	.972
1977	CLE	A	RF	27	24	207	34	1	1	1	.972
1978	DET	A	OF	9	9	63	9	1	1	1	.909
1978	DET	A	RF	9	9	63	9	1	1	1	.909
1979	ATL	N	OF	15	12	98.1	16	0	3	0	.842
1979	ATL	N	LF	12	11	85.1	11	0	2	0	.846
1979	ATL	N	RF	3	1	13	3	0	1	0	.750
1980	ATL	N	OF	7	1	20	4	0	0	0	1.000
1980	ATL	N	RF	6	1	17	2	0	0	0	1.000
1980	ATL	N	LF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	32	27	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	399	365	3154.2	667	36	20	11	.972
Total			LF	137	130	1138.1	246	15	11	0	.960
Total			OF	534	495	4293	924	52	31	11	.969

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Selected by New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
Traded by New York Yankees with John Ellis, Jerry Kenney and Rusty Torres to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses (November 27, 1972).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Tom Veryzer (December 9, 1977).
Released by Detroit Tigers (September 25, 1978).
Signed by Atlanta Braves (April 5, 1979).
Granted free agency (December 13, 1980).

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