Charlie Shoemaker was born on Thursday, August 10, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. Shoemaker was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1961, with the Kansas City Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Charlie Shoemaker baseball stats page.
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Charlie Shoemaker![]() Charlie Shoemaker Autograph on a 1983 One-Year Winners Baseball Card (#89) |
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Charlie ShoemakerCharlie Shoemaker Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Charlie ShoemakerCharlie Shoemaker Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1961 | 22 | Athletics | 7 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .429 | .462 |
| 1962 | 23 | Athletics | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
| 1964 | 25 | Athletics | 16 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .212 | .327 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 28 | 89 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .275 | .348 | ||
Charlie ShoemakerCharlie Shoemaker Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1961 Athletics | 2B | 6 | 6 | 159 | 35 | 5.8 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.94 |
| 1962 Athletics | 2B | 4 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.63 |
| 1964 Athletics | 2B | 14 | 13 | 375 | 56 | 4.0 | 54 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 3.89 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 24 | 21 | 591 | 105 | 4.4 | 103 | 51 | 52 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 4.71 | |
| 3 Years | 24 | 21 | 591 | 105 | 4.4 | 103 | 51 | 52 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 4.71 | |
Charlie ShoemakerCharlie Shoemaker Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1961 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.0 | 26.0 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 17.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 22.3 | - | - | - |
Charlie ShoemakerCharlie Shoemaker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1961 Kansas City Athletics | 45 | $3,000.00 | - | - |
| 1962 Kansas City Athletics | 29 | $5,400.00 | - | - |
| 1964 Kansas City Athletics | 14 | $5,400.00 | - | - |
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