What years did Charlie Gassaway play?

Charlie Gassaway played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1946.

Was Charlie Gassaway a pitcher?

Yes. Charlie Gassaway pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 80 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Charlie Gassaway hit?

Charlie Gassaway hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Charlie Gassaway

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1946)

W–L 5–9

ERA 4.04

WHIP 1.55

SO 80

Pitcher PIV -1864.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 8/12/1918 in Gassaway, TN, USA
Died: 1/15/1992 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-09-25
Last Game: 1946-09-20

Full name: Charles Cason Gassaway

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	9	39	19	4	0	0	180.3	188	81	9	91	80	4.04	-1864.5

Career ERA 4.04 vs. league average 3.61 across their career seasons — 12.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1944	CHN	NL	0	1	2	2	0	11.7	20	10	10	7	7.71	3.57 (-116%)	-1113.5
1945	PHA	AL	4	7	24	11	4	118.0	114	49	55	50	3.74	3.67 (-2%)	-273.3
1946	CLE	AL	1	1	13	6	0	50.7	54	22	26	23	3.91	3.59 (-9%)	-477.6
Career · 3 seasons			5	9	39	19	4	180.1	188	81	91	80	4.04	—	-1,864

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
39	58	4	8	0	0	0	6	0	3	23	.138	.180	.138	.318	0

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 46.9% below league average.

Career OBP .180 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 45.0% below league average.

Career SLG .138 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 61.4% below league average.

Career OPS .318 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	CHN	NL	2	4	0	1	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	PHA	AL	24	39	2	6	4	1	13	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CLE	AL	13	15	2	1	2	1	9	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			39	58	4	8	6	3	23	.138	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	17	22	1	3	0	2	.136
Away	22	36	3	5	0	4	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	17	76.2	66	22	31	35	2.58
Away	22	103.2	121	60	60	45	5.21

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1946-09-20	CLE	DET	L	1	0	0	0	1
1946-09-18	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1946-09-06	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-03	CLE	SLA	W	2	0	0	0	2
1946-08-25	CLE	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	1
1946-08-21	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1946-08-14	CLE	DET	W	1	0	0	0	1
1946-08-09	CLE	SLA	W	3	1	1	2	1
1946-07-29	CLE	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	1
1946-07-25	CLE	PHA	W	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-09-20	CLE	DET	—	3.2	4	0	0	0	3	0
1946-09-18	CLE	MIN	—	4.0	4	1	0	1	4	0
1946-09-06	CLE	DET	—	0.1	2	2	2	2	0	0
1946-09-03	CLE	SLA	—	3.0	4	3	3	2	1	1
1946-08-25	CLE	BOS	—	5.0	5	4	4	2	1	0
1946-08-21	CLE	MIN	L	2.1	4	4	2	3	0	0
1946-08-14	CLE	DET	—	5.0	5	3	3	2	1	0
1946-08-09	CLE	SLA	W	6.2	6	4	4	5	3	1
1946-07-29	CLE	MIN	—	8.0	7	1	1	3	4	0
1946-07-25	CLE	PHA	—	3.1	5	2	2	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	39	0	8	28	6	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1944	CHN	P	2	0	1	0	0
1945	PHA	P	24	3	20	6	1
1946	CLE	P	13	5	7	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	39

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Gassaway

What years did Charlie Gassaway play?: Charlie Gassaway played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1946.
Was Charlie Gassaway a pitcher?: Yes. Charlie Gassaway pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 80 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Charlie Gassaway hit?: Charlie Gassaway hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.