armchairgm
all sports, all you
+ Add Friends
You are not logged-in.
Sign Up - Log In
Main Page
Sports
Write
Articles
Hot Links
Images
Meet People
Fun
Explore
MLB - NFL - NBA - NHL - College Basketball - College Football - Soccer - Nascar - Other
Article - Locker Room Discussion
All Articles - New Articles - Today's Articles
Submit a Link - Approve Links
Picture Game - Ratings - Polls - Pick Game - Quiz Game - Spring Silliness
Random Page - Random Image - Random Fan
Edit
Page history Discuss pageWhat links here

Charlie Spikes

Upload-an-image-profile.gif

(upload a new image)

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
Rate this Player
1.67
(12 votes)

Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

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.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

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

[edit] Fielding Stats

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

[edit] Transactions

  • 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).

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Video Gallery

Add Videos

[edit] Picture Gallery

Add Pictures

[edit] See Also

[edit] Categories

Retrieved from "http://armchairgm.wikia.com/Charlie_Spikes"

This page was last modified 19:22, 8 November 2007. Content is available under the GFDL.

Categories: Athletes | Baseball Players | Retired Athletes | Retired Baseball Players | Outfielders | Right Fielders | Left Fielders | Designated Hitters | Athletes with the Last Name Spikes | Baseball Players with the Last Name Spikes | Athletes with the First Name Charlie | Baseball Players with the First Name Charlie | Athletes Born in January | Baseball Players Born in January | Athletes Born on January 23 | Baseball Players Born on January 23 | Athletes Born in 1951 | Baseball Players Born in 1951 | Athletes Born in January 1951 | Baseball Players Born in January 1951 | Athletes Born on January 23, 1951 | Baseball Players Born on January 23, 1951 | Athletes Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana | Baseball Players Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana | Athletes Born in Louisiana | Baseball Players Born in Louisiana | New York Yankees Players | Cleveland Indians Players | Detroit Tigers Players | Atlanta Braves Players | 1972 New York Yankees Players | 1973 Cleveland Indians Players | 1974 Cleveland Indians Players | 1975 Cleveland Indians Players | 1976 Cleveland Indians Players | 1977 Cleveland Indians Players | 1978 Detroit Tigers Players | 1979 Atlanta Braves Players | 1980 Atlanta Braves Players | Baseball Players who bat Right Handed | Baseball Players who throw Right Handed | Athletes Who Debuted in September | Baseball Players Who Debuted in September | Athletes Who Debuted on September 1 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on September 1 | Athletes Who Debuted in 1972 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in 1972 | Athletes Who Debuted in September 1972 | Baseball Players Who Debuted in September 1972 | Athletes Who Debuted on September 1, 1972 | Baseball Players Who Debuted on September 1, 1972 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in October | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in October | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on October 5 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on October 5 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in 1980 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in 1980 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game in October 1980 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game in October 1980 | Athletes Who Played Their Last Game on October 5, 1980 | Baseball Players Who Played Their Last Game on October 5, 1980 | Baseball Players Who Debuted with New York Yankees | Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Baseball Players with 5 years experience in the Major Leagues | Players with at least 500 At Bats | Players with at least 1000 At Bats | Players with at least 1500 At Bats | Players with at least 2000 At Bats | Players with at least 100 Games | Players with at least 200 Games | Players with at least 300 Games | Players with at least 400 Games | Players with at least 500 Games | Players with at least 100 Runs Scored | Players with at least 200 Runs Scored | Players with at least 100 Hits | Players with at least 200 Hits | Players with at least 300 Hits | Players with at least 400 Hits | Players with at least 500 Hits | Players with at least 100 Singles | Players with at least 200 Singles | Players with at least 300 Singles | Players with at least 100 RBI | Players with at least 200 RBI | Players with at least 100 Walks | Players with at least 100 Strikeouts | Players with at least 200 Strikeouts | Players with at least 300 Strikeouts | Baseball Players Who Debuted at age 21

Contribute

ArmchairGM's pages can be edited.
Is this page incomplete? Is there anything wrong?
Change it!

Edit this page Discuss this page Page history

Recent contributors to this page

The following people recently contributed to this article.

Embed this on your site
Main Page About Special Pages Help Terms of Use Advertise