Charlie Ganzel Baseball player

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.

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Charlie Ganzel
Birth dateJune 18, 1862
Birth place
Waterford Wisconsin
Date of deathApril 17, 1914
Place of death
Quincy Massachusetts

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 27, 1884
Career endSeptember 21, 1897
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
St. Paul Saints (UA)
position
Outfielder
Catcher
Infielder
teams
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Detroit Wolverines
St. Paul Saints (UA)
throwing sideRight

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