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Oscar Charleston

Manager

Oscar McKinley Charleston

921 Games
477-424 Record
0.529 Win%
16 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L
Throws L
Born 10/14/1896
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Died 10/5/1954
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Final Game 1941-08-12

📊 Career Record

921 Games Managed
477 Wins
424 Losses
0.529 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

16 seasons
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Oscar Charleston — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1924 HBG ECL 61 30 31 0.492 5 Y
1925 HBG ECL 73 48 24 0.667 2 Y
1926 HBG ECL 49 27 22 0.551 4 Y
1929 HIL ANL 4 0 4 0.000 6 Y
1932 PC IND 93 55 36 0.604 3 Y
1933 PC NN2 91 51 38 0.573 2 Y
1934 PC NN2 84 52 29 0.642 2 Y
1935 PC NN2 76 50 23 0.685 1st 🏆 Y
1936 PC NN2 70 40 29 0.580 1st 🏆 Y
1937 PC NN2 62 22 39 0.361 5 Y
1938 PC NN2 56 28 27 0.509 4 Y
1939 TC NAL 27 10 16 0.385 3 Y
1939 TC2 NN2 11 4 6 0.400 6 Y
1940 TIC NAL 38 12 25 0.324 7 Y
1941 PS NN2 54 14 40 0.259 6 Y
1948 PS NN2 72 34 35 0.493 4 N

Oscar Charleston as a manager

In 921 games as a manager between 1924 and 1948, Charleston went 477-424, a .529 mark. Clubs managed, in order: the Harrisburg Giants (1924-1926), the Hilldale Club (1929), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1938), the Toledo Crawfords (1939), the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords (1940), and the Philadelphia Stars (1941-1948). The best full season was 1935, 50-23 with the Pittsburgh Crawfords. At the other end, 1941 finished 14-40. With the Harrisburg Giants (1924-1926), the finishes read 5th, 2nd, and 4th. The Rank column for the Pittsburgh Crawfords years shows 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 5th, and 4th. With the Toledo Crawfords (1939-1939), the finishes read 3rd and 6th.

The record opens at 30-31 in 1924 and closes at 34-35 in 1948. The Rank column shows first-place finishes in 1935 and 1936. The Lg column places these seasons in the Eastern Colored League, American Negro League, independent Negro Leagues schedule, Negro National League, and Negro American League. In 1941, Charleston took over a club already in progress that season. The P-M column marks 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1936 and earlier years back to 1924 as player-manager seasons. The personal information panel gives a birth date of October 14, 1896 in Indianapolis, IN, USA. Charleston's death is recorded on October 5, 1954.

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