White then spent the entire 1954 season and the first two months of 1955 on the Braves' National League roster. Playing behind one of the league's workhorse catchers, Del Crandall, White appeared in 50 games in 1954, 16 as starting catcher (while Crandall started 133 of the Braves' 154 games). In his third Major League game, on April 23 against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, White hit his only big-league home run, a solo blow in the top of the 13th inning off Cot Deal. The homer temporarily put the Braves ahead, 5–4, and they would triumph, 7–5, in 14 innings with White handling the catching chores.[2] He also had a three-hit game (in five at bats) against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on July 5.[3] But he batted only .237 for the season. At the outset of the 1955 campaign, White again backed up Crandall, and in the season's first two months he started nine games at catcher and batted .233. After his final MLB game on May 29, White played 101⁄2 more seasons at the Triple-A level, ten of them in the Pacific Coast League.
In his 62-game big-league career, White had 29 hits, including five doubles as well as his home run.
^Swaine, Rick (2009). The Integration of Major League Baseball: A Team by Team History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 67. ISBN978-0-7864-3903-4.
charlie, white, baseball, charles, white, august, 1927, 1998, american, professional, baseball, player, year, career, game, including, full, seasons, negro, leagues, major, league, baseball, catcher, native, kinston, north, carolina, feet, inches, tall, weighe. Charles White August 12 1927 May 26 1998 was an American professional baseball player who had a 15 year career in the game including full seasons in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball The catcher was a native of Kinston North Carolina he was 5 feet 11 inches 1 80 m tall weighed 192 pounds 87 kg batted left handed and threw right handed Charlie WhiteCatcherBorn August 12 1927Kinston North CarolinaDied May 26 1998 1998 05 26 aged 70 Seatac WashingtonBatted LeftThrew RightProfessional debutNgL 1950 for the Philadelphia StarsMLB April 18 1954 for the Milwaukee BravesLast MLB appearanceMay 29 1955 for the Milwaukee BravesMLB statisticsBatting average 236Hits29Runs batted in12TeamsNegro leagues Philadelphia Stars 1950 Major League Baseball Milwaukee Braves 1954 1955 Career highlights and awardsNgL All Star 1950 Contents 1 Early career 2 Major League career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly career editWhite broke into pro ball with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro American League in 1950 After that season he was acquired by the St Louis Browns whose owner Bill Veeck was active in integrating his organization s playing ranks 1 White spent three seasons in the upper levels of minor league baseball in the Browns farm system before being traded to the Milwaukee Braves prior to the 1954 season Major League career editWhite then spent the entire 1954 season and the first two months of 1955 on the Braves National League roster Playing behind one of the league s workhorse catchers Del Crandall White appeared in 50 games in 1954 16 as starting catcher while Crandall started 133 of the Braves 154 games In his third Major League game on April 23 against the St Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium White hit his only big league home run a solo blow in the top of the 13th inning off Cot Deal The homer temporarily put the Braves ahead 5 4 and they would triumph 7 5 in 14 innings with White handling the catching chores 2 He also had a three hit game in five at bats against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on July 5 3 But he batted only 237 for the season At the outset of the 1955 campaign White again backed up Crandall and in the season s first two months he started nine games at catcher and batted 233 After his final MLB game on May 29 White played 101 2 more seasons at the Triple A level ten of them in the Pacific Coast League In his 62 game big league career White had 29 hits including five doubles as well as his home run See also editList of Negro league baseball players who played in Major League BaseballReferences edit Swaine Rick 2009 The Integration of Major League Baseball A Team by Team History Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company Inc p 67 ISBN 978 0 7864 3903 4 1954 04 23 box score from Retrosheet 1954 07 05 box score from RetrosheetExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball catcher born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charlie White baseball amp oldid 1197896287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
