Charlie Beamon
| Charlie Beamon | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: December 25, 1934 Oakland, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 26, 1956, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 13, 1958, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 3–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.91 | ||
| Strikeouts | 45 | ||
| Teams | |||
Charles Alfonzo Beamon (born December 25, 1934) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1956 to 1958. He made his major league debut on September 26, 1956, pitching a complete game shutout against the New York Yankees.
Besides, he played from 1953 through 1961 for eight different teams in nine Minor league seasons, going 89-69 with a 3.76 earned run average in 226 pitching appearances.
Beamon also pitched for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League in the 1957–1958 season. He posted a 9-6 record with 55 strikeouts and a 2.49 ERA in 130.0 innings, leading the league in ERA, while tying with Magallanes' Ramón Monzant for the most wins.
He is the father of Charlie Beamon, Jr., a former major league first baseman who played for the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics