Charley Schanz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1919
Place of Birth: Anacortes, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 28-May-1992
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Charley Schanz
- Charles Murrell Schanz (June 8, 1919 – May 28, 1992) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher whose career extended for 17 seasons (1938–54).
- He appeared in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies (1944–47) and Boston Red Sox (1950).
- The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 215 lb (98 kg) right-hander was a native of Anacortes, Washington. Schanz had a successful rookie season (13–16, 3.32, for the last place 1944 Phillies) but was relatively ineffective after that, posting a 5.03 ERA in his last four years.
- He made his big league debut on April 20, 1944, starting and losing 8–2 to the Brooklyn Dodgers at Shibe Park.
- His first major league win came in his second start five days later, a 12-inning 4–3 home victory over the New York Giants.
- He pitched his first major-league shutout on September 3, 1945 vs.
- the Boston Braves in the second game of a home doubleheader.
- The score was 5–0. Schanz's key pitch was his fastball.
- A 1949 issue of the Pacific Coast Baseball News put it plainly: "Charley is fast – very fast ...." Schanz had a tendency to be wild, as he finished in the league's top ten for the following categories: bases on balls allowed (1944 and 1945), wild pitches (1944 and 1946), and hit batsmen (1944, 1945, and 1946).
- One highlight as a relief pitcher, however, was finishing in the top ten for saves three straight seasons (1944–1946). Career MLB totals for 155 games pitched include a 28–43 record, 72 games started, 23 complete games, 2 shutouts, 49 games finished, and 14 saves.
- He allowed 302 earned runs in 626?2/3 innings pitched for an ERA of 4.34.
- During his long minor league career (1938–43; 1948–54), Schanz appeared in 455 games and fashioned a 145–144 (3.96) record in 2,510?1/3 innings of work.
- He won 22 games for the 1949 Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League.Schanz died at the age of 72 in Sacramento, California.
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