Charlie French

Charles Calvin French

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 140 lb.

• Debut May 23, 1909
• Final Game September 13, 1910
• Born October 12, 1883 in Indianapolis, IN USA
• Died March 30, 1962 in Indianapolis, IN USA

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Biographical Information

Charlie French played for the Boston Red Sox in 1909 and 1910 and for the Chicago White Sox, also in 1910.

With the Red Sox, he was the same age as Eddie Cicotte and four years older than Tris Speaker.

Charlie was born in Indianapolis, IN and played several seasons for minor league teams in the vicinity, such as Evansville, Vincennes and Clinton. After his days in the majors he played for Montreal, Denver, Salt Lake City and Indianapolis.

He managed at Lafayette in 1920.

Related Sites

• Charlie French at the SABR Bio Project