Player
Oscar Charleston HOF 1976
Player Info
- Full Name
- Oscar McKinley
- Born
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October 14, 1896
Indianapolis, IN, USA - Died
- October 5, 1954
- Size
- 5'8" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Final Game
- August 12, 1941
Teams
- Indianapolis ABCs 1915-1923
- New York Lincoln Stars 1916-1916
- Chicago American Giants 1919-1919
- Detroit Stars 1919-1919
- St. Louis Giants 1921-1921
- Harrisburg Giants 1924-1927
- Hilldale Club 1928-1929
- Homestead Grays 1929-1931
- Pittsburgh Crawfords 1932-1938
- Toledo Crawfords 1939-1939
- Toledo Crawfords 1939-1939
- Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords 1940-1940
- Philadelphia Stars 1941-1941
Career Batting
1,336
G
.350
AVG
1,718
H
183
HR
1,139
RBI
1.001
OPS
177
OPS vs Lg
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Career Pitching
3-6
W-L
4.47
ERA
30
G
63
SO
0
SV
1.44
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1927 | Harrisburg Giants | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1926 | Harrisburg Giants | 0 | 2 | 5.63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 1923 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1 | 2 | 4.60 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 7 | 13 |
| 1921 | St. Louis Giants | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 5 | 6 |
| 1919 | Chicago American Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 7 | 9 |
| 1916 | New York Lincoln Stars | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1915 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1 | 1 | 4.43 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 40.1 | 23 | 18 |
Advanced Pitching
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| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NN2 | 5.3 | 1.69 | 6.75 | 0.938 | |
| 1927 | ECL | 2.7 | 3.38 | 6.75 | 3.000 | |
| 1926 | ECL | 16.0 | 3.38 | 4.50 | 1.563 | |
| 1923 | NNL | 29.3 | 2.15 | 3.99 | 1.500 | |
| 1921 | NNL | 4.7 | 3.86 | 1.93 | 3.000 | |
| 1920 | NNL | 16.3 | 2.76 | 3.31 | 1.714 | |
| 1919 | WES | 9.0 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0.778 | |
| 1918 | WES | 15.0 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.533 | |
| 1917 | WES | 16.3 | 3.86 | 4.96 | 0.918 | |
| 1916 | EAS | 1.7 | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.600 | |
| 1915 | WES | 40.7 | 5.09 | 3.98 | 1.377 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Philadelphia Stars | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1940 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .353 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 7 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .280 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 10 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .303 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 15 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .220 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 32 | 93 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .344 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 41 | 155 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .271 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 59 | 200 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 35 | .320 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 70 | 262 | 89 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 69 | .340 |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 68 | 247 | 79 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 45 | .320 |
| 1931 | Homestead Grays | 48 | 190 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 36 | .332 |
| 1930 | Homestead Grays | 53 | 217 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 47 | .313 |
| 1929 | Hilldale Club | 78 | 278 | 100 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 69 | .360 |
| 1929 | Homestead Grays | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .462 |
| 1928 | Hilldale Club | 60 | 207 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 54 | .348 |
| 1927 | Harrisburg Giants | 69 | 247 | 98 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 68 | .397 |
| 1926 | Harrisburg Giants | 48 | 169 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 43 | .308 |
| 1925 | Harrisburg Giants | 71 | 255 | 109 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 97 | .427 |
| 1924 | Harrisburg Giants | 58 | 222 | 91 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 67 | .410 |
| 1923 | Indianapolis ABCs | 84 | 308 | 112 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 68 | .364 |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | 89 | 354 | 135 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 92 | .381 |
| 1921 | St. Louis Giants | 62 | 226 | 98 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 90 | .434 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | 76 | 285 | 95 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 60 | .333 |
| 1919 | Chicago American Giants | 40 | 163 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 43 | .405 |
| 1919 | Detroit Stars | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .313 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | 40 | 154 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 39 | .390 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | 48 | 178 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 26 | .292 |
| 1916 | New York Lincoln Stars | 15 | 64 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .344 |
| 1916 | Indianapolis ABCs | 18 | 58 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .293 |
| 1915 | Indianapolis ABCs | 57 | 221 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 31 | .258 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NN2 | 6 | .000 | .667 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 239 | 0.0 | |
| 1940 | NAL | 20 | .059 | .353 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 165 | 0.0 | |
| 1939 | NAL | 65 | .103 | .281 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 127 | 10.3 | ✓ |
| 1938 | NN2 | 1 | .000 | — | 0.0 | — | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1937 | NN2 | 45 | .122 | — | 4.4 | — | 60 | 3.2 | |
| 1936 | NN2 | 110 | .215 | .318 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 158 | 8.3 | |
| 1935 | NN2 | 176 | .116 | .267 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 88 | 4.4 | |
| 1934 | NN2 | 232 | .175 | .300 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 160 | 16.9 | ✓ |
| 1933 | NN2 | 292 | .286 | — | 8.6 | — | 184 | 41.2 | ✓ |
| 1932 | IND | 281 | .150 | .309 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 136 | 7.0 | |
| 1931 | IND | 215 | .184 | .321 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 151 | 8.7 | ✓ |
| 1930 | IND | 243 | .263 | .275 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 117 | 32.4 | ✓ |
| 1929 | ANL | 360 | .199 | .350 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 161 | 14.7 | ✓ |
| 1928 | EAS | 251 | .271 | .316 | 15.9 | 1.2 | 186 | 27.8 | ✓ |
| 1927 | ECL | 304 | .287 | — | 16.1 | — | 216 | 31.4 | ✓ |
| 1926 | ECL | 212 | .260 | .275 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 180 | 33.1 | ✓ |
| 1925 | ECL | 321 | .349 | — | 15.9 | — | 242 | 44.4 | ✓ |
| 1924 | ECL | 256 | .369 | .378 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 246 | 39.8 | ✓ |
| 1923 | NNL | 373 | .227 | — | 12.9 | — | 178 | 22.8 | ✓ |
| 1922 | NNL | 401 | .297 | .351 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 203 | 34.0 | ✓ |
| 1921 | NNL | 272 | .301 | .406 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 260 | 25.9 | ✓ |
| 1920 | NNL | 329 | .151 | .323 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 175 | 9.5 | ✓ |
| 1919 | WES | 202 | .251 | — | 9.4 | — | 216 | 30.3 | ✓ |
| 1918 | WES | 171 | .214 | — | 7.6 | — | 212 | 10.6 | ✓ |
| 1917 | WES | 205 | .096 | — | 6.8 | — | 147 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| 1916 | EAS | 141 | .057 | — | 9.9 | — | 116 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1915 | WES | 241 | .113 | — | 5.4 | — | 118 | 5.1 | ✓ |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 846 | 1,690 | 118 | 56 | 27 | .970 |
| 1B | 476 | 4,526 | 181 | 84 | 234 | .982 |
| P | 30 | 6 | 52 | 3 | 4 | .951 |
| PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 3B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Philadelphia Stars | 1B | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1940 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | 1B | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1940 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 1B | 7 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .971 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 1B | 9 | 82 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .934 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1B | 10 | 105 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .982 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1B | 28 | 241 | 12 | 5 | 19 | .981 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1B | 37 | 356 | 16 | 7 | 17 | .982 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1B | 59 | 525 | 16 | 6 | 32 | .989 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1B | 67 | 604 | 21 | 11 | 29 | .983 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | P | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1B | 68 | 682 | 17 | 15 | 31 | .979 |
| 1931 | Homestead Grays | 1B | 48 | 457 | 29 | 8 | 20 | .984 |
| 1930 | Homestead Grays | 1B | 53 | 547 | 24 | 7 | 26 | .988 |
| 1929 | Hilldale Club | 1B | 9 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | Homestead Grays | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | Homestead Grays | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | Hilldale Club | OF | 71 | 149 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .935 |
| 1928 | Hilldale Club | 1B | 7 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .980 |
| 1928 | Hilldale Club | OF | 54 | 114 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .960 |
| 1927 | Harrisburg Giants | OF | 69 | 158 | 12 | 6 | 3 | .966 |
| 1927 | Harrisburg Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1926 | Harrisburg Giants | 1B | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .964 |
| 1926 | Harrisburg Giants | 3B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1926 | Harrisburg Giants | OF | 43 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .979 |
| 1926 | Harrisburg Giants | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1925 | Harrisburg Giants | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1925 | Harrisburg Giants | OF | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | Harrisburg Giants | 1B | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1924 | Harrisburg Giants | OF | 58 | 135 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .993 |
| 1923 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 46 | 484 | 18 | 10 | 25 | .980 |
| 1923 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 39 | 84 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .948 |
| 1923 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 9 | 101 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .972 |
| 1922 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 80 | 194 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .976 |
| 1921 | St. Louis Giants | OF | 62 | 111 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .967 |
| 1921 | St. Louis Giants | P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 75 | 174 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .995 |
| 1920 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 1919 | Chicago American Giants | OF | 39 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .980 |
| 1919 | Detroit Stars | OF | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .882 |
| 1919 | Chicago American Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 40 | 86 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .960 |
| 1918 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | 1B | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 46 | 101 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .972 |
| 1917 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1916 | New York Lincoln Stars | OF | 15 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .973 |
| 1916 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 18 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .931 |
| 1916 | New York Lincoln Stars | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1915 | Indianapolis ABCs | OF | 55 | 116 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .984 |
| 1915 | Indianapolis ABCs | P | 6 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .905 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .308 | ||
| 1935 | NLC | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .308 |
Managerial record: 477-424 (.529)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 72 | 34 | 35 | .493 | 4 | |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 54 | 14 | 40 | .259 | 6 | Player-Mgr |
| 1940 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | NAL | 38 | 12 | 25 | .324 | 7 | Player-Mgr |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | NN2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 6 | Player-Mgr |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | NAL | 27 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 3 | Player-Mgr |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 56 | 28 | 27 | .509 | 4 | Player-Mgr |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 62 | 22 | 39 | .361 | 5 | Player-Mgr |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 70 | 40 | 29 | .580 | 1 | Player-Mgr |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 76 | 50 | 23 | .685 | 1 | Player-Mgr |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 84 | 52 | 29 | .642 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 91 | 51 | 38 | .573 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | IND | 93 | 55 | 36 | .604 | 3 | Player-Mgr |
| 1929 | Hilldale Club | ANL | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6 | Player-Mgr |
| 1926 | Harrisburg Giants | ECL | 49 | 27 | 22 | .551 | 4 | Player-Mgr |
| 1925 | Harrisburg Giants | ECL | 73 | 48 | 24 | .667 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1924 | Harrisburg Giants | ECL | 61 | 30 | 31 | .492 | 5 | Player-Mgr |