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Charlie Spikes
Born: 1951
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OF 1972-80 Yankees, Indians , Tigers, Braves
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| Games | Average | HR | RBI |
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670 | .246 | 65 | 256 |
Laid-back Charlie
Spikes went to the Indians in the deal that sent Graig Nettles
to the Yankees. Spikes led Cleveland with 23 HR as a rookie in 1973, and with 22
in 1974, but fanned over 100 times each season. Frank Robinson made him a special
project upon becoming Cleveland manager in 1975, but Spikes skidded under Robinson's
often caustic criticism, winding up in the minors before closing his career as a
productive pinch hitter for Atlanta.
(MC)
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