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| ==Highlights== | |||
| *Twice All-Star () | |||
| *Twice led ] ]s in ] (1957, 1960) | |||
| *Set a major league season-record for most home runs in a extra-inning game (five, in 1960) | |||
| ==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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Charlie Maxwell, born Charles Richard Maxwell (April 8, 1927 in Lawton, Michigan ) is a former Major League Baseball player. A left fielder who also played first base, Maxwell played for the Boston Red Sox (1950-54), Baltimore Orioles (1955), Detroit Tigers (1955-62) and Chicago White Sox (1962-64). He batted and threw left-handed.
Maxwell made the American League All-Star team in 1956 and 1957. His most productive season came in 1956 for the Tigers, when he hit a career-high .326, finishing fourth in the race for the batting crown, behind Mickey Mantle (.353), Ted Williams (.345) and Harvey Kuenn (.332).
In a 14-season career, Maxwell was a .264 hitter with 148 home runs and 532 RBI in 1133 games.
Highlights
- Twice All-Star ()
- Twice led American League outfielders in fielding average (1957, 1960)
- Set a major league season-record for most home runs in a extra-inning game (five, in 1960)
Trivia
- Maxwell's nicknames included "Paw Paw" for his unusually named hometown of Paw Paw, Michigan and "Sunday Charlie" for his propensity for hitting home runs on Sundays.