P Charlie Christianson #53
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
P CHARLIE CHRISTIANSON #53 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
39 0 8-8 5 5.26 49.2 57 4 19 28 1.53 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/1974 @ MIN Loss, 1-10 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 MIN Win, 14-7 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 STL Loss, 6-10 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
09/04/1974 @ HOU Loss, 0-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1974 WAS Loss, 11-14 1.0 1 3 3 3 0 Loss
08/29/1974 BAL Win, 7-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
08/27/1974 BAL Loss, 5-10 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1974 BOS Win, 10-7 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
08/23/1974 BOS Loss, 3-6 2.1 4 3 3 1 1
08/21/1974 @ BAL Loss, 4-5 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/15/1939
Born in:Chattanooga, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,680
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:112 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 144 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 9th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 39 0 8 8 5 5.26 49.2 57 33 29 4 19 28 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 10 5 50.0 39 28 14.13 10.33 5.07 3.44 3.84 1.53 102 0.2 .321        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 89 28 8 2 2 17 7 5 2 0 0 .315 .357 .517 .874      
vs. RHB 105 29 0 0 2 16 12 23 1 3 2 .276 .358 .333 .692      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 8 0 3 2 0 2.08 8.2 10 4 2 0 5 4  
July 12 0 3 3 5 4.66 19.1 24 12 10 1 3 11  
August 15 0 2 3 0 7.00 18.0 19 14 14 2 10 13  
September 4 0 0 0 0 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 1 1 0  
Spring Training 9 0 0 0 1 0.00 9.2 5 1 0 0 0 8  
Last Year 51 1 5 4 5 2.21 77.1 68 21 19 1 33 50  
2 Years Ago 27 0 0 2 2 5.51 50.2 66 31 31 9 21 31  
Career 167 17 18 22 14 5.06 325.2 366 194 183 39 133 206  
Home 18 0 5 3 3 5.06 26.2 29 17 15 3 11 15  
Road 21 0 3 5 2 5.48 23.0 28 16 14 1 8 13  
Grass 39 0 8 8 5 5.26 49.2 57 33 29 4 19 28  
Day 13 0 2 2 2 4.20 15.0 18 7 7 0 4 10  
Night 26 0 6 6 3 5.71 34.2 39 26 22 4 15 18  
As Reliever / Substitution 39 0 8 8 5 5.26 49.2 57 33 29 4 19 28  
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 0 0 1 4 1.96 23.0 21 5 5 1 8 31 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 0 100.0 11 8 11.74 8.22 12.13 3.13 2.25 1.26 55 0.6 .370        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 28 15 3 1 0 4 2 6 0 0 0 .536 .567 .714 1.281      
vs. RHB 58 6 0 0 1 1 6 25 0 0 1 .103 .200 .155 .355      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 7 0 0 1 3 1.80 15.0 12 3 3 0 4 19  
May 3 0 0 0 1 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 1 3 9  
June 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 3  
2 Years Ago 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 12.1 5 0 0 0 1 13  
Career 97 30 14 16 10 3.72 283.1 256 134 117 24 139 278  
Home 6 0 0 1 3 0.69 13.0 10 1 1 0 3 18  
Road 5 0 0 0 1 3.60 10.0 11 4 4 1 5 13  
Grass 11 0 0 1 4 1.96 23.0 21 5 5 1 8 31  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 3  
Night 10 0 0 1 4 2.25 20.0 18 5 5 1 7 28  
As Reliever / Substitution 11 0 0 1 4 1.96 23.0 21 5 5 1 8 31  
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 0 1 0 6 0.00 17.1 10 0 0 0 2 25 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 6 0 100.0 9 8 6.23 5.19 12.98 1.04 0.52 0.69 13 1.3 .278        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 19 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 .158 .200 .158 .358      
vs. RHB 42 7 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 0 0 .167 .186 .167 .353      
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 9 0 1 0 6 0.00 17.1 10 0 0 0 2 25  
Career 53 44 18 16 6 4.34 332.0 315 179 160 28 187 268  
Home 6 0 1 0 5 0.00 11.1 8 0 0 0 1 18  
Road 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 6.0 2 0 0 0 1 7  
Grass 9 0 1 0 6 0.00 17.1 10 0 0 0 2 25  
Day 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 4  
Night 8 0 1 0 5 0.00 15.1 9 0 0 0 1 21  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 1 0 6 0.00 17.1 10 0 0 0 2 25  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 New York - FABL 23 32 12 3 5 0 7.45 100.1 136 86 83 19 47 65 0 0 1.82 .343 5.58 -0.7 57
1965 New York - FABL 25 3 0 0 0 0 4.91 7.1 7 5 4 1 2 6 0 0 1.23 .273 3.86 0.0 79
1966 New York - FABL 26 5 4 0 2 0 4.18 23.2 19 12 11 4 7 16 0 0 1.10 .217 4.57 0.0 90
1967 Los Angeles - FABL 27 5 0 0 1 2 4.50 12.0 10 6 6 1 3 10 0 0 1.08 .273 2.83 0.1 73
1970 Los Angeles - FABL 30 5 0 2 0 0 0.00 4.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.86 .176 4.74 0.0 999
1972 Detroit - FABL 32 27 0 0 2 2 5.51 50.2 66 31 31 9 21 31 0 0 1.72 .341 4.82 -0.7 64
1973 Los Angeles - FABL 33 40 1 4 3 3 1.90 61.2 56 15 13 0 26 39 0 0 1.33 .290 2.80 1.3 218
1973 Detroit - FABL 33 11 0 1 1 2 3.45 15.2 12 6 6 1 7 11 0 0 1.21 .244 3.13 0.2 117
1973 Total - FABL 33 51 1 5 4 5 2.21 77.1 68 21 19 1 33 50 0 0 1.31 .282 2.87 1.5 186
1974 Detroit - FABL 34 39 0 8 8 5 5.26 49.2 57 33 29 4 19 28 0 0 1.53 .321 3.84 0.2 71
Total FABL 167 17 18 22 14 5.06 325.2 366 194 183 39 133 206 0 0 1.53 .311 4.33 0.5 78
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1957 Gulfport - R 17 11 10 4 5 0 5.20 72.2 89 45 42 3 50 54 5 0 1.91 .366 4.11 1.3 88
1958 Gulfport - R 18 6 6 3 2 0 6.31 45.2 65 32 32 1 44 30 3 0 2.39 .403 5.05 0.7 83
1958 Miami - A 18 13 13 5 4 0 4.87 85.0 86 50 46 10 60 66 5 1 1.72 .298 4.98 0.6 92
1959 Miami - A 19 20 20 8 10 0 4.73 144.2 130 88 76 9 106 93 12 0 1.63 .278 4.67 1.7 96
1959 Peoria - A 19 11 11 4 3 0 3.33 75.2 68 39 28 10 46 62 3 1 1.51 .271 4.35 0.6 113
1960 Peoria - A 20 19 19 4 6 0 5.16 104.2 110 64 60 7 61 92 0 0 1.63 .331 3.36 2.3 75
1960 El Paso - AA 20 9 9 2 4 0 5.98 46.2 58 31 31 3 25 34 0 0 1.78 .364 3.46 0.7 62
1961 El Paso - AA 21 30 30 11 8 0 4.11 170.2 149 86 78 21 76 132 0 0 1.32 .258 3.85 2.7 99
1962 El Paso - AA 22 13 13 8 3 0 2.38 79.1 62 22 21 5 29 53 0 0 1.15 .237 3.41 1.7 171
1962 Sacramento - AAA 22 5 5 3 2 0 2.72 39.2 31 15 12 5 12 18 2 0 1.08 .208 4.05 0.5 143
1963 Jersey City - AAA 23 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 4 3 2 0 2 4 0 0 1.50 .333 2.70 0.1 92
1964 Winston-Salem - A 24 11 11 4 2 0 4.02 85.0 89 41 38 9 19 84 3 1 1.27 .340 3.43 2.4 115
1964 Jersey City - AAA 24 17 7 3 5 2 6.00 51.0 64 35 34 10 22 25 0 0 1.69 .318 5.95 -0.5 69
1965 Little Rock - AAA 25 25 25 9 13 0 4.11 159.2 166 87 73 22 52 83 0 0 1.37 .278 5.10 0.3 99
1966 Little Rock - AAA 26 26 26 9 10 0 3.92 170.0 183 80 74 18 63 122 2 0 1.45 .316 4.27 2.0 104
1967 El Paso - AA 27 30 1 2 2 1 1.69 58.2 38 11 11 2 17 58 0 0 0.94 .250 2.56 1.7 277
1967 Hawaii - AAA 27 12 4 2 3 3 3.05 38.1 34 19 13 4 11 32 1 1 1.17 .273 3.27 0.5 112
1968 El Paso - AA 28 6 6 4 0 0 1.91 33.0 22 7 7 1 11 32 0 0 1.00 .244 2.90 1.0 223
1968 Hawaii - AAA 28 21 9 5 4 1 3.60 80.0 81 39 32 10 17 59 2 1 1.23 .290 3.56 1.0 103
1969 El Paso - AA 29 50 8 4 2 1 1.83 108.0 82 28 22 7 34 108 0 0 1.07 .263 2.86 2.3 213
1969 Hawaii - AAA 29 4 4 1 1 0 6.00 24.0 32 20 16 2 6 19 0 0 1.58 .353 3.02 0.5 61
1970 Madison - A 30 9 0 0 0 0 1.35 13.1 8 3 2 1 5 14 0 0 0.97 .241 3.06 0.2 266
1970 El Paso - AA 30 43 0 6 3 8 4.33 68.2 75 38 33 6 21 68 0 0 1.40 .335 3.26 1.3 105
1970 Hawaii - AAA 30 7 0 0 1 2 3.77 14.1 14 6 6 1 5 6 0 0 1.33 .265 3.58 0.2 109
1971 Madison - A 31 40 0 6 6 6 3.64 54.1 44 23 22 5 18 66 0 0 1.14 .293 2.59 1.0 100
1971 El Paso - AA 31 39 0 5 1 3 3.05 62.0 55 32 21 6 23 67 0 0 1.26 .306 3.63 1.1 160
1972 Terre Haute - A 32 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 12.1 5 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0.49 .179 1.17 0.5 999
1972 Akron - AA 32 10 0 0 3 1 5.75 20.1 19 18 13 2 24 12 0 0 2.11 .270 5.69 -0.1 85
1974 Raleigh - A 34 9 0 1 0 6 0.00 17.1 10 0 0 0 2 25 0 0 0.69 .278 0.52 1.3 999
1974 Terre Haute - A 34 11 0 0 1 4 1.96 23.0 21 5 5 1 8 31 0 0 1.26 .370 2.25 0.6 210
Total EA 10 0 0 3 1 5.75 20.1 19 18 13 2 24 12 0 0 2.11 .270 5.69 85.2
Total GWL 49 22 11 11 6 3.62 196.1 192 99 79 22 51 134 5 2 1.24 .277 3.54 101.9
Total HL 97 30 14 16 10 3.72 283.1 256 134 117 24 139 278 3 1 1.39 .302 3.28 102.2
Total SEL 53 44 18 16 6 4.34 332.0 315 179 160 28 187 268 20 2 1.51 .298 4.21 104.7
Total LSA 220 67 42 23 13 3.22 627.0 541 255 224 51 236 552 0 0 1.24 .277 3.34 129.4
Total GSL 17 16 7 7 0 5.63 118.1 154 77 74 4 94 84 8 0 2.10 .381 4.47 85.8
Total CL 69 59 21 28 2 4.28 384.2 417 205 183 50 139 234 2 0 1.45 .300 4.82 95.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Gulfport - R P 11 10 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 72.2 0.99 +1.0 .969
1958 Miami - A P 13 13 3 4 0 8 1 .875 85.0 0.74 -0.0 .995
1958 Gulfport - R P 6 6 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 45.2 1.38 +1.2 1.354
1959 Peoria - A P 11 11 3 4 1 9 2 .778 75.2 0.83 -0.8 .799
1959 Miami - A P 20 20 7 15 0 22 0 1.000 144.2 1.37 -0.2 1.028
1960 El Paso - AA P 9 9 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 46.2 1.54 +1.5 1.225
1960 Peoria - A P 19 19 4 9 1 13 0 1.000 104.2 1.12 +0.4 1.223
1961 El Paso - AA P 30 30 8 11 1 21 2 .905 170.2 1.00 -1.7 .838
1962 Sacramento - AAA P 5 5 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 39.2 1.59 +0.3 1.256
1962 El Paso - AA P 13 13 5 11 0 17 1 .941 79.1 1.82 +0.3 1.075
1963 New York - MLB P 32 12 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 100.1 1.08 -0.0 1.090
1963 Jersey City - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1964 Jersey City - AAA P 17 7 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 51.0 1.94 +0.8 1.000
1964 Winston-Salem - A P 11 11 5 6 1 12 1 .917 85.0 1.16 +0.3 .885
1965 New York - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Little Rock - AAA P 25 25 10 18 0 31 3 .903 159.2 1.58 +1.2 .900
1966 New York - MLB P 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 23.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1966 Little Rock - AAA P 26 26 8 14 0 23 1 .957 170.0 1.16 +2.0 1.077
1967 Los Angeles - MLB P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 -0.1 .000
1967 Hawaii - AAA P 12 4 1 2 0 4 1 .750 38.1 0.70 -0.9 .663
1967 El Paso - AA P 30 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 58.2 0.46 +0.3 .686
1968 Hawaii - AAA P 21 9 8 8 1 17 1 .941 80.0 1.80 -1.2 .986
1968 El Paso - AA P 6 6 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 33.0 1.09 -0.4 1.039
1969 Hawaii - AAA P 4 4 0 2 0 3 1 .667 24.0 0.75 -0.4 1.011
1969 El Paso - AA P 50 8 6 8 1 15 1 .933 108.0 1.17 +0.5 .930
1970 Los Angeles - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Hawaii - AAA P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.1 0.00 -0.4 .000
1970 El Paso - AA P 43 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 68.2 0.39 -0.3 1.055
1970 Madison - A P 9 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 -0.0 1.042
1971 El Paso - AA P 39 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 62.0 1.02 +0.8 .865
1971 Madison - A P 40 0 5 4 1 9 0 1.000 54.1 1.49 -0.7 1.050
1972 Detroit - MLB P 27 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 50.2 1.42 +0.4 .989
1972 Akron - AA P 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.1 0.89 +0.6 1.038
1972 Terre Haute - A P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Los Angeles - MLB P 40 1 5 6 2 11 0 1.000 61.2 1.61 +0.0 .991
1973 Detroit - MLB P 11 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 15.2 1.15 -0.4 .991
1974 Terre Haute - A P 11 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 23.0 1.17 +0.3 1.019
1974 Raleigh - A P 9 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 17.1 1.56 +0.0 1.022
1974 Detroit - MLB P 39 0 4 2 0 7 1 .857 49.2 1.09 -0.1 3.011
TOTAL P 682 255 120 177 11 314 17 .946 2287.2 1.17 +4.3 1.004
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Cleveland; Cleveland, TN) by the San Francisco Sailors. (Round 3, Pick 9, 41st overall pick).
03/11/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the San Francisco Sailors development complex.
09/05/1958 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/15/1959 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Evansville Hawks with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/21/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the El Paso Missions!
10/30/1960 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/29/1962 Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)),out for 9 months.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the El Paso Missions!
12/11/1962 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 1, 21st overall Pick) by the New York Imperials from the San Francisco Sailors.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 3.
03/24/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the New York Imperials development complex.
06/16/1964 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Miami Sailors with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/18/1967 Was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles while with New York.
07/13/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/27/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Hawaii Suns!
06/02/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/01/1968 Wins the LSA Pitcher of the Month Award.
03/21/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
03/21/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
04/05/1972 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
04/17/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
10/21/1972 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Los Angeles Suns in exchange for C Bobby Butler and RF Rick Redinger.
07/22/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/08/1973 Was claimed off waivers by Detroit while with Los Angeles.
06/03/1974 Released by the Detroit organization.
06/13/1974 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
09/26/1974 Wins the 1974 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Raleigh Explorers!
10/22/1974 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for 2B George Crain.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1973 8 3
Year RA Rank
1973 50 10
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