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Charley O'Leary
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Birthdate: 10/15/1882
Died: 1/6/1941
Height / Weight: 5' 7" / 165 lbs.
Place of Birth: Chicago, IL, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Baseball player, Charley O'Leary, shortstop, Detroit Tigers, dropping bat and running after swing. in game against Chicago White Sox 1905 Photo SUMMARY
Image of Baseball player, Charley O'Leary, shortstop, American League, Detroit Tigers, dropping bat and running after swing during a game at South Side Park which was located at West 37th Street, South Princeton Avenue, West Pershing Road (formerly West 39th Street), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. Bleachers filled with spectators are partially visible in the background. SDN-003095, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Charley O’Leary

 

One of the leading shortstops of the dead ball era, Charley O’Leary played during the era when the focus was on the infield, and the infield was a pebble-filled baseball diamond. He manned the shortstop position for the Detroit Tigers from 1904 thru 1908 and his teammates included Hall of Fame outfielders Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford.

 

Although Charles O’Leary did not bat high his fielding helped the Tigers win three consecutive American League pennants. Charley O’Leary played shortstop in every game in the 1907 and 1908 World Series, though Detroit lost both Series to the Cubs, the first in 4 games, the second in 5 games. O’Leary played in one game at third base in the 1909 World Series, which Detroit lost to Pittsburgh in 7 games.

 

In 1934, over 20 years after he retired, Charley O’Leary, as a coach, pinch-hit in a regular season game for the St. Louis Browns. He successfully got a hit in one at bat.  

 


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
11 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1904 DET (AL) 135 456 39 97 10 3 1 16 21 0 9 0 0 4 17 0 .213 .254 SLG
1905 DET (AL) 148 512 47 109 13 1 0 33 29 0 13 0 0 3 29 0 .213 .259 SLG
1906 DET (AL) 128 443 34 97 13 2 2 34 17 0 8 0 0 3 26 0 .219 .253 SLG
1907 DET (AL) 139 465 61 112 19 1 0 34 32 0 11 0 0 6 16 0 .241 .298 SLG
1908 DET (AL) 65 211 21 53 9 3 0 17 9 0 4 0 0 4 7 0 .251 .295 SLG
1909 DET (AL) 76 261 29 53 10 0 0 13 6 0 9 0 0 1 10 0 .203 .224 SLG
1910 DET (AL) 65 211 23 51 7 1 0 9 9 0 7 0 0 1 14 0 .242 .276 SLG
1911 DET (AL) 74 256 29 68 8 2 0 25 21 0 10 0 0 6 19 0 .266 .336 SLG
1912 DET (AL) 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 SLG
1913 STL (NL) 121 406 32 88 15 5 0 31 20 34 3 0 0 4 15 0 .217 .260 SLG
1934 SLB (AL) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .1000 .1000 SLG
11 years   955 3232 317 731 104 18 3 213 164 34 74 0 0 32 153 0 .226 .270 .SLG



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