Charlie Mason (1870s outfielder)
American baseball player (1853–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles E. Mason (June 25, 1853 – October 21, 1936) was an American professional baseball player who played from 1875–1883, primarily as an outfielder.
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Charlie Mason | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1853-06-25)June 25, 1853 New Orleans, Louisiana | |
Died: October 21, 1936(1936-10-21) (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1875, for the Philadelphia Centennials | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 4, 1883, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
At bats | 82 |
RBI | 5 |
Home Runs | 0 |
Batting average | .183 |
Teams | |
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Mason was considered a pioneer of baseball in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Athletics played an exhibition benefit game to honor Mason on April 10, 1928 at Shibe Park.[1]