Frank Lane "Pete" Charton (born December 21, 1942) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
| Pete Charton | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 21, 1942 Jackson, Tennessee | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1964, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1964, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 5.26 |
| Innings pitched | 65 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Charton was signed in 1963 by the Boston Red Sox as a free agent out of the Baylor University. He spent the entire 1964 season on Boston's Major League roster to prevent him from being claimed by another team in the first-year player draft of the time. In a 25-game MLB career, Charton posted a 0–2 record with 37 strikeouts and a 5.26 ERA in 65.0 innings pitched, including five starts and 14 games finished.
After baseball, he finished college, ultimately receiving his PhD in geology from Michigan State University. He taught for a couple of years at the University of Illinois before moving on to Roane State Community College in Harriman, Tennessee, where he taught for 35 years[1] and had an endowment scholarship named in his honor.[2] He is also the author of the Christian devotional, "Off to College with King Solomon: A Devotional Handbook for Beginning College Students". (2012)[3]
References
edit- ^ "The Baseball Historian: Catching up with Pete Charton". December 4, 2011.
- ^ "All Opportunities - Roane State Community College Foundation Scholarship Application".
- ^ "Off to College with King Solomon". September 26, 2012.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- Retrosheet
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