Chuck Essegian
| Chuck Essegian | |
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1958, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1963, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 47 |
| Runs batted in | 150 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 15 |
| Runs batted in | 41 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Charles Abraham Essegian (born August 9, 1931) is an American former
Essegian also played one season (1964) in
Stanford baseball and football star
Essegian was born in
MLB career
Essegian entered professional baseball by signing with the independently-operated
In 1959, he played for two Triple-A clubs and two MLB teams, and set his World Series mark. He began the year with the Cardinals, playing in 17 games but batting only .179; he was sent down to Rochester, then traded to the Dodgers on June 15. His hometown team optioned Essegian to Triple-A Spokane for six weeks before recalling him in early August. Essegian responded by batting .304 for the Dodgers in 24 games and helped them win the National League (NL) pennant. Then, during the 1959 World Series, he clubbed his two pinch hit homers; the first, hit in the seventh inning of Game 2 off Bob Shaw, enabled the Dodgers to tie the game 2–2[4] and turn the tide of the World Series. After losing Game 1 to the White Sox 11–0, with Essegian's game-tying blast (then Charlie Neal's two-run shot two batters later), Los Angeles went on to win Game 2, 4–3, and then capture the world championship in six games.
Essegian continued his nomadic career soon after the 1959 Fall Classic, however. After batting only .215 in 52 games for the
Japan and minor leagues
Following his big league career, Essegian played the 1964 season in NPB, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Pacific League. He also played in seven seasons in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) seasons between 1953 and 1959, registering a .311 average, with 97 homers, in 717 games.[6][7]
Life after baseball
After Essegian’s baseball career ended, he earned a law degree and became an attorney in Southern California, retiring in 1987.[8]
References
- ^ Baseball Digest – World Series record book: high marks for a single series
- ^ a b c "Chuck Essegian Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ The Baseball Page Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Retrosheet box score: October 2, 1959
- ^ "Orioles gain Hall, Williams," United Press International (UPI), Thursday, April 13, 1961. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Japan Baseball Daily Archived May 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chuck Essegian Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Wancho, Joseph, Chuck Essegian. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet