Oscar M Charleston was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1976 along with Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Robert Lemon, Frederick Lindstrom and Robin Roberts. Charleston was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He was an outfielder who played 26 seasons with the Indianapolis ABCs (1915-1918, 1920, 1922-1923), Lincoln Stars (1916), Chicago American Giants (1919), Detroit Stars (1919), St Louis Giants (1921), Harrisburg Giants (1924-1927), Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1928-1929), Homestead Grays (1931-1931), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1937), Toledo Crawfords (1939), Indianapolis Crawfords (1940) and Philadelphia Stars (1941). While stats are incomplete they show in league he hit .353/.414/.576 with 157 HR, 804 RBI, 1000 R, 245 SB.
He also served as manager for the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1938), Toledo Crawfords (1939), Indianapolis Crawfords (1940), Philadelphia Stars (1941-1944, 1946-1950), Brooklyn Brown Dodgers (1945) and Indianapolis Clowns (1954).
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