From SABR Encyclopedia
| Charles Augustus Stevens
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| Bat/Throw:
| S/L
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| Height:
| 6' 1"
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| Weight:
| 180
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| Born:
| 1918-7-10 at Van Houten, NM (US)
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Chuck Stevens was a professional player and manager.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Long Beach, California in 1952.
- Resided in Long Beach, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish ancestry.
- Listed hobby as golf in 1952 and 1953.
- Described as one of the finest fielding first basemen in the game in the 1952 PCL Thumbnail Sketches.
- Was an accomplished drummer.
- Getting his first major league home run in Yankee Stadium in 1946 was his biggest thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
- Was the first baseman on that school's Southern California championship team in 1936.
- Played American Legion ball.
Achievements
- Hit .316 for Springfield in the 1939 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League to help them win the pennant.
- Was honored in 1950 by Look magazine as being the outstanding Minor League first baseman in organized baseball.
Outside of baseball
- Played golf during the off-season as of 1952.
- Was a veteran of World War II, and served during the 1943-1945 seasons.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
