Charles Baron

Charles Emil Baron

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

• Born November 25, 1912 in St. Louis, MO USA
• Died May 1, 1997 in St. Louis, MO USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman Charles Baron played in the minors from 1931 to 1951, reaching as high as Triple-A in two seasons (1946 and 1947) - there was no such thing as AAA before 1946, but Baron spent 1943-1945 in AA, then the highest classification. He also spent 3 years in the Texas League. He led the 1937 East Texas League 1939 Southeastern League and 1944 American Association in triples and also led the 1936 ETL with 133 runs. He did not hit below .322 from 1934 to 1937. Baron was a player/manager for the last 5 years of his career.

Overall, Baron collected 2319 hits, 1269 runs and a .306 average in 2080 minor league games.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1947	Fresno Cardinals	California League		--	St. Louis Cardinals	--	replaced William Harris replaced by Bill Brenzel
	Miami Tourists	Florida International League	37-34	4th	none	Lost in 1st round	replaced Bill Cates (0-1) on July 2
1948	Anniston Rams	Southeastern League	76-53	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round
1949	Anniston Rams	Southeastern League	7-8	--	none	--	replaced by Billy Bancroft (1-2) on May 2
1950	Jacksonville Jax	Gulf Coast League	79-68	3rd	none	League Champs
1951	Port Arthur Sea Hawks	Gulf Coast League	31-39	--	none	--	replaced by Carl Carter (38-45) on June 17