Charlie Atherton
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| Charlie Atherton | |
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| Third base | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB Debut | |
| May 30, 1899 for the Washington Senators | |
| Final game | |
| August 22, 1899 for the Washington Senators | |
| Career Statistics | |
| Batting average | .248 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 23 |
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Charles Morgan Herbert Atherton (November 19, 1874 in New Brunswick, NJ - December 19, 1934 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. Nicknamed "Prexy", he batted and threw right handed, was 5'10" tall and weighed 160 pounds. Atherton attended Penn State University.
Atherton made his Major League debut on May 30, 1899 at the age of 24. He hit .248 in 242 at bats in 1899, which would end up being his only Major League season. He also hit 5 doubles, 6 triples and had 23 RBI. Defensively, Atherton committed 26 errors, which was fourth worst on the now defunct Washington Senators team of the National League. He played his final game on August 22, 1899.
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