Frank Charles (baseball)

Frank Charles
Frank Charles
	Pinch hitter/Catcher
	Born: February 23, 1969 (age 55); Fontana, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 5, 2000, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 2000, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average	.429
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Houston Astros (2000);

Franklin Scott Charles (born February 23, 1969) is a former professional baseball catcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros in 2000.

Amateur career

A native of Fontana, California, Charles attended Montclair College Preparatory School and Cal State Fullerton. In 1989 and 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1]^[2] He was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 17th round of the 1991 amateur entry draft.

Professional career

In March 1994 he was purchased by the Rangers from the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League. In March 1998 he was signed as free agent by the Giants, and in December 1998 by the Padres. In January 1999 he was signed as free agent by the Astros. In 2000, he played four games for the Houston Astros, batting .429 in seven at bats. Over 14 minor league seasons, Charles batted .273.

Personal

Charles is Jewish.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
^ "Brewster Whitecaps". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 3, 1990. p. 20.
^ HARVEY ROSEN (June 2, 2005). "Jews plying their trade in the majors | Find this article in the CJN archive". clevelandjewishnews.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)

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[1] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[2] "Brewster Whitecaps". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 3, 1990. p. 20.

[3] HARVEY ROSEN (June 2, 2005). "Jews plying their trade in the majors | Find this article in the CJN archive". clevelandjewishnews.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

[JSR-4] "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.

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