Charlie Householder

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Charlie Householder
First Baseman/Catcher
Born: February 8, 1884
Died: September 3, 1913 (aged 59)
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 2, 1882
for the Baltimore Orioles
Final game
October 15, 1884
for the Brooklyn Atlantics
Career statistics
Batting average     .248
Home runs     4
Runs batted in     0
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Charles W. Householder (February 8, 1854 - September 3, 1913) was a first baseman and catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1882 and the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1884.[1]

On July 18, 1882, star pitcher Tony Mullane of the Louisville Eclipse, normally a right-handed pitcher, began to pitch left-handed whenever a Baltimore Oriole left-handed hitter would come to bat. This strategy appeared to work until the ninth inning when left-handed hitting Charlie hit a home run to win the game for the Orioles.[2]

For the 1883 season, he signed and was playing for the Merrits of Camden, New Jersey, when Charlie Byrne of fellow league team, the Brooklyn Grays bought his contract, along with other Merrits Sam Kimber, Bill Greenwood, Frank Fenelly, and John Corcoran. He finished out the year and transitioned with the team over to the American Association, where they would be known as the Atlantics.[3]

On October 4, 1884, Charlie collected 2 of the Atlantics 4 hits off Tony Mullane, this time of the Toledo Blue Stockings, a single and a double. The game went 10 innings and was called because of darkness, ending in a 0-0 tie, with Atlantic pitcher Sam Kimber recording the first extra-inning no-hitter.[4]

Charlie died in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 59, and is interred at the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia.[5]

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  1. ^ Charlie Householder's career statistics. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
  2. ^ A Stitch in Time: A Baseball Chronology (Third Ed.) By Gene Elston, pg. 192. books.google.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
  3. ^ Long Before the Dodgers: Baseball in Brooklyn, 1855-1884 By James L. Terry, pg. 128. books.google.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
  4. ^ The Dodgers Encylopedia by William F. McNeil, pg. 296. books.google.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
  5. ^ Charlie Householder's career statistics. retrosheet.org. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.

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