Charlie Cozart

Charles Rhubin Cozart

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
• Debut April 17, 1945
• Final Game June 14, 1945
• Born October 17, 1919 in Lenoir, NC USA
• Died December 31, 2004 in Hudson, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Left-hander Charlie Cozart spent five seasons in pro ball (1942-1946) with his first stop on the Landis Senators of the Class D North Carolina State League. He was 8-7 with a 5.13 ERA while appearing in 25 games and 114 innings. Charlie spent the next two seasons (1943-1944) with the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association with an 8-10 record in 1943 along with a 4.71 ERA. Cozart had his career year in 1944 when he was 18-13 with a 4.46 ERA, appearing in 33 games and 216 innings, helping the Crackers to the Southern Association pennant.

The left-hander was picked up by the Boston Braves in 1945 and made his National League debut on April 17, 1945. Cozart did not see much action but did go 1-0, appearing in five games and pitching just eight innings before the Braves traded him and cash to the New York Yankees for Elmer Singleton on August 9, 1945. He was finished as a big leaguer, concluding the year with the Rochester Red Wings of the International League (4-6, 13 games) and the Kansas City Blues of the American Association (2-0, 4 games). This gave him a 6-6 record and 4.73 ERA for the season. Charlie was with four different clubs in 1946, his last year, with an 8-10 record in 32 games. Overall on the farm, he was 48-46, appearing in 142 games and 708 innings.

After baseball, Charlie was with the Caldwell County, North Carolina, Sheriff's Department until his retirement in the 1980s. He died on December 31, 2004 at a hospice in Hudson, NC. He was interred at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, NC. One source says he was a Native American (Cherokee).