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| - | |summary=was an American League outfielder, most notably with the Cleveland Indians, from 1919 through 1932. | + | |summary=was an American League outfielder, most notably with the Cleveland Indians, from 1919 through the 1932. |
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| - | Jamieson | + | Jamieson was a late bloomer. He had been in the majors for four years before Cleveland manager [[Tris Speaker]] was able to talk [[Connie Mack]] into including him to an already unbalanced trade. From 1920 to 1931 Charlie owned left field at League Park. |
| - | Charlie | + | |
| - | He started his professional career as a pitcher and took the mound in five of his major league seasons. By the time he reached Cleveland he was clearly a superbly athletic outfielder and a swift, hard hitting leadoff man. He had nine full seasons batting over .300 including .359 in 1924. | + | He started his professional career as a pitcher and took the mound in five of his major league seasons. By the time he reached Cleveland he was clearly a superbly athletic outfielder and a swift, hard-hitting leadoff man. He had nine full seasons batting over .300 including .359 in 1924. |
In 1923 he had a 23 game hitting streak and led the American League with 222 hits and 644 at bats. | In 1923 he had a 23 game hitting streak and led the American League with 222 hits and 644 at bats. | ||
Defensively he made spectacular diving catches and powerful, accurate throws. | Defensively he made spectacular diving catches and powerful, accurate throws. | ||
| - | Jamieson | + | Jamieson was a frequent MVP candidate though never a winner. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| - | * {{cite-book | title=The Ballplayers | last=| first=| | + | * {{cite-book | title=The Ballplayers | last=| first=| Arbor House-William Morrow | New York | 1990 }} |
| - | * {{cite-baseball-card | year=1993 | team= | league= | | + | * {{cite-baseball-card | year=1993 | team= | league= | Megacards - Conlon Collection }} |
