Charlie Gassaway
Charles Cason Gassaway "Sheriff"
Born: August 12, 1918
Gassaway, TN US
Deceased: January 15, 1992
Miami, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Career: 1937-1952
Major League Statistics
Charlie Gassaway compiled a career record of 153 wins and 123 losses and a 3.76 ERA in his 527-game pitching career with the Tyler Trojans, Nashville Vols, Pensacola Fliers, Binghamton Triplets, Elmira Pioneers, Jersey City Giants, Montreal Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Oaks, Wenatchee Chiefs and Tri-City Braves. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1952 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | ETXL | Tyler Trojans | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.79 | 45 | 259.0 | 230 | 148 | 109 | 117 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | 18 | 8 | .692 | 2.75 | 41 | 249.0 | 213 | 93 | 76 | 113 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.50 | 8 | 5 | 48.0 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.18 | 33 | 3 | 92.0 | 121 | 61 | 53 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1940 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.35 | 19 | 13 | 93.0 | 90 | 56 | 45 | 60 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.05 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 57 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.93 | 12 | 5 | 43.0 | 49 | 24 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5.15 | 42 | 23 | 187.0 | 235 | 131 | 107 | 106 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.76 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 111.0 | 102 | 41 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.76 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51.0 | 65 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.75 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 219.0 | 200 | 87 | 67 | 87 | 108 | 10 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 89.0 | 70 | 37 | 31 | 39 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.23 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 183.0 | 227 | 117 | 86 | 61 | 89 | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.09 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 198.0 | 202 | 81 | 68 | 59 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.94 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 217.0 | 219 | 102 | 95 | 79 | 97 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5.07 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 103.0 | 120 | 75 | 58 | 38 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1951 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.11 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 184.0 | 250 | 132 | 84 | 5 | 56 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 1952 | A | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.03 | 14 | 58.0 | 68 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 153 | 123 | .554 | 3.76 | 527 | 117 | 20 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 2457.0 | 2576 | 1303 | 1027 | 5 | 1033 | 0 | 622 | 54 | 8 | 37 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | ETXL | Tyler Trojans | 52 | 126 | 126 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .190 | .262 | .452 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | 42 | 102 | 102 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .157 | .206 | .363 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 34 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .343 | .543 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 19 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .194 | .361 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 25 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .500 | .714 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 42 | 64 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .234 | .375 | .609 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .086 | .200 | .086 | .286 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 18 | 51 | 43 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .233 | .283 | .256 | .538 | 11 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 43 | 87 | 77 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .195 | .244 | .351 | .595 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 19 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .143 | .172 | .179 | .351 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 45 | 70 | 65 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .092 | .119 | .108 | .227 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 43 | 75 | 64 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | .156 | .206 | .172 | .378 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 38 | 79 | 70 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .143 | .189 | .200 | .389 | 14 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 30 | 44 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .179 | .220 | .205 | .425 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 30 | 89 | 81 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 36 | .160 | .218 | .198 | .416 | 16 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 | A | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 20 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .062 | .062 | .156 | .219 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 545 | 997 | 932 | 38 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 202 | .165 | .193 | .233 | .426 | 217 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | ETXL | Tyler Trojans | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 25 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.120 |
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 27 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 2 | .925 | 1.370 |
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .727 |
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 42 | 10 | 44 | 4 | 4 | .931 | 1.286 |
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 19 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 1.684 |
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 45 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 2 | .891 | .911 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 43 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 4 | .865 | 1.047 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 38 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 7 | .911 | 1.342 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 29 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .864 | .655 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1951 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | P | 28 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 2 | .897 | 2.179 |
| 1952 | A | NORW | Tri-City Braves | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 519 | 62 | 316 | 37 | 25 | .911 | .728 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | East Texas League | Tyler Trojans | |||
| 1937 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | |||
| 1938 | B | Southeastern League | Pensacola Fliers | BRO | ||
| 1939 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | BRO | ||
| 1939 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1940 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | BRO | ||
| 1940 | A | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BRO | ||
| 1940 | AA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1941 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | |||
| 1941 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1942 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | |||
| 1943 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | |||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 1944 | AA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1951 | B | Western International League | Wenatchee Chiefs | |||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1952 | A | Western International League | Tri-City Braves | PHI |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
