Charlie Ganzel
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1895 Mayo Cut Plug (N300) Baseball Card
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| Catcher / Infielder / Outfielder | |||
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Born: June 18, 1862 Waterford, Wisconsin |
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Died: April 17, 1914 (aged 51) Quincy, Massachusetts |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 27, 1884, for the St. Paul Saints | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 21, 1897, for the Boston Beaneaters | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .259 | ||
| Home runs | 10 | ||
| Runs batted in | 412 | ||
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Charles William "Charlie" Ganzel (June 18, 1862 – April 7, 1914) was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1897. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a catcher, for four major league clubs. His most extensive playing time came with the Detroit Wolverines (209 games, 1886–1888) and Boston Beaneaters (536 games, 1889–1897). He was a member of five teams that won National League pennants, one in Detroit (1887) and four in Boston (1891–93, 1897).
A right-handed batter and thrower, Ganzel appeared in 786 major league games, 579 as a catcher, 120 as an infielder and 100 as an outfielder. He compiled a .259 batting average with 774 hits and 412 RBIs. His total of 229 career errors as catcher is the 30th highest in major league history, and his total of 180 passed balls ranks 53rd.
Ganzel was born in Waterford, Wisconsin, in 1862. His parents, Charles Ganzel, Sr. (1837–1916) and Elizabeth (Lassman) Ganzel (1840–1911), moved the family to Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1887. Ganzel reportedly played several years of independent baseball in the Midwest before his major league career began in 1884.
Ganzel began the 1884 season playing for the St. Paul Apostles in the Northwestern League. He appeared in 57 games for the Apostles, 41 as a catcher, and compiled a .189 batting average in 212 at bats.
Late in the 1884 season, the Apostles joined the short-lived Union Association as a replacement team, were renamed the St. Paul Saints and briefly became a major league team. Ganzel made his major league debut on September 27, 1884 with the newly renamed Saints and appeared in seven of the team's eight major league games, compiling a .217 batting average. The Saints compiled a 2-6 major league record, and the Union Association disbanded at the end of the 1884 season.
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