Charlie Hickman

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Charles Taylor Hickman (March 4, 1876 - April 19, 1934) born in Taylortown, Pennsylvania was a Utility Player for the Boston Beaneaters (1897-99), New York Giants (1900-01), Boston Americans (1902), Cleveland Bronchos/Cleveland Naps (1902-04 and 1908), Detroit Tigers (1904-05), Washington Senators (1905-07) and Chicago White Sox (1907).

He helped the Beaneaters win the 1897 and 1898 National League Pennants.

He led the American League in Hits (193) and Total Bases (288) in 1902 and At Bats per Home Run (43.5) in 1903.

In 12 seasons he played in 1,081 Games and had 3,982 At Bats, 478 Runs, 1,176 Hits, 217 Doubles, 91 Triples, 59 Home Runs, 614 RBI, 72 Stolen Bases, 153 Walks, .295 Batting Average, .331 On-base percentage, .440 Slugging Percentage, 1,752 Total Bases and 59 Sacrifice Hits.

As a Pitcher he had a 10-8 Win-Loss record, 30 Games, 22 Games Started, 15 Complete Games, 3 Shutouts, 8 Games Finished, 4 Saves, 185 Innings Pitched, 175 Hits Allowed, 105 Runs Allowed, 88 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Home Runs Allowed, 94 Walks Allowed, 37 Strikeouts, 12 Hit Batsmen, 4 Wild Pitches, 62 Batters Faced and a 4.28 ERA.

He died in Morgantown, West Virginia at the age of 58.

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