Charlie Daniels (baseball)

Charles L. Daniels (July 1, 1861 – February 9, 1938)[citation needed] was briefly a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1884 with the Boston Reds. He debuted on 18 April and strikeout a record 11 batters in a match against Philadelphia's Enoch Bakley.[1]

Charlie Daniels
Pitcher
Born: (1861-07-01)July 1, 1861
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Died: February 9, 1938(1938-02-09) (aged 76)
Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 18, 1884, for the Boston Reds
Last MLB appearance
April 26, 1884, for the Boston Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average4.32
Strikeouts12
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Teams

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.[1]

He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nemec, David (April 19, 2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires. McFarland. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7864-9044-8.
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