Charlie Fuchs

Charlie Fuchs
Pitcher
Born: November 18, 1912(1912-11-18) Union Hill, New Jersey
Died: June 10, 1969(1969-06-10) (aged 56) Weehawken, New Jersey
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1942 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 5, 1944 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Record	6-10
Earned run average	4.89
Strikeouts	41
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1942) Philadelphia Phillies (1943) St. Louis Browns (1943) Brooklyn Dodgers (1944)

Charles Thomas Fuchs (November 18, 1912 - June 10, 1969) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1942), Philadelphia Phillies (1943), St. Louis Browns (1943), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1944). The 5'8", 168 lb. left-hander was a native of Union Hill, New Jersey.

Fuchs is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut in relief on April 17, 1942 against the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park. His first major league win came just two days later. He started the second game of a doubleheader against the same St. Louis Browns and pitched a 1-0 complete game shutout.

In three seasons Fuchs appeared in a total of 47 games and had a 6-10 record, 13 starts, 5 complete games, 2 shutouts, 13 games finished, and 1 save. He allowed 90 earned runs in 165.2 innings pitched for a final ERA of 4.89. He was not a good hitter (3-for-43...an .070 batting average), but he was a competent fielder, handling 50 of 52 total chances successfully for a fielding percentage of .962.

He died at the age of 56 in Weehawken, New Jersey.

External links

• Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet

Persondata
Name	Fuchs, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	November 18, 1912
Place of birth	Union Hill, New Jersey
Date of death	June 10, 1969
Place of death	Weehawken, New Jersey