Charlie Spikes

Charlie Spikes

Right fielder / Left fielder
Born: (1951-01-23) January 23, 1951 (age 73) Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 1, 1972, for the New York Yankees
NPB: April 4, 1981, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
MLB: October 5, 1980, for the Atlanta Braves
NPB: June 28, 1981, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	65
Runs batted in	256
NPB statistics
Batting average	.122
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	6

Teams
New York Yankees (1972) Cleveland Indians (1973–1977) Detroit Tigers (1978) Atlanta Braves (1979–1980) Chunichi Dragons (1981)

Leslie Charles Spikes (born January 23, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1972 through 1980 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves. He also played 26 games for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan in 1981. His playing career nickname was "the Bogalusa Bomber".

Spikes was drafted in the first round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft by the Yankees. He made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1972. He, along with John Ellis, Rusty Torres and Jerry Kenney, was traded from the Yankees to the Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.^[1] His best season was in 1974 for the Indians, when he hit .271 with 22 home runs and 80 RBI. He played for the Indians through the 1977 season. He was dealt to the Tigers for Tom Veryzer at the Winter Meetings on December 9, 1977.^[2]

References

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^ Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2020
^ Durso, Joseph. "Yanks Sign Eastwick to 5-Year Pact," The New York Times, Saturday, December 10, 1977. Retrieved October 22, 2020

External links

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project

v t e 1969 Major League Baseball draft first round selections
Jeff Burroughs J. R. Richard Ted Nicholson Randy Sterling Alan Bannister Mike Anderson Paul Powell Terry McDermott Don Stanhouse Bob May Charlie Spikes Gene Holbert Noel Jenke Don Gullett Alvin McGrew Roger Metzger Don Hood Mike Phillips John Young Charles Minott Gorman Thomas Balor Moore John Simmons Randy Elliott

New York Yankees first-round draft picks

1965: Burbach
1966: Lyttle
1967: Blomberg
1968: Munson
1969: Spikes
1970: Cheadle
1971: Whitfield
1972: McGregor
1973: Heinhold
1974: Sherrill
1975: McDonald
1976: Tabler
1977: S. Taylor
1978: Hudler, Winters, Ryder
1979: None
1980: None
1981: None
1982: None
1983: None
1984: Pries
1985: Balabon
1986: None
1987: None
1988: None
1989: None
1990: Everett
1991: B. Taylor
1992: Jeter
1993: Drews
1994: Buchanan
1995: Morenz
1996: Milton
1997: Godwin, Bradley
1998: Brown, Prior
1999: Walling
2000: Parrish
2001: Griffin, Sardinha, Skaggs
2002: None
2003: Duncan
2004: Hughes, Poterson, Marquez
2005: Henry
2006: Kennedy, Chamberlain
2007: Brackman
2008: Cole, Bleich
2009: Heathcott
2010: Culver
2011: Bichette
2012: Hensley
2013: Jagielo, Judge, Clarkin
2014: None
2015: Kaprielian, Holder
2016: Rutherford
2017: Schmidt
2018: Seigler
2019: Volpe
2020: Wells
2021: Sweeney
2022: Jones
2023: Lombard Jr.
2024: Hess

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