Charlie Hudson

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Charles Hudson

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 3", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Tupelo (OK) High School
• Debut May 21, 1972
• Final Game July 10, 1975
• Born August 18, 1949 in Ada, OK USA

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Biographical Information

Charlie Hudson attended Tupelo High School in Tupelo, OK.

Hudson was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 10th round of the 1967 amateur draft. He had quite a bit of success as a starter in the minors, for example going a combined 20-9 with a 2.10 ERA in his first two minor league seasons. He was also used as a reliever at times in the minors, and he saw success in that role as well.

Before ever playing in a major league uniform with the Mets, Hudson was traded with Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers and Art Shamsky to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor, Harry Parker, and Chip Coulter on October 18, 1971.

He spent less than a year in the Cardinals' minor league system before making his big league debut on May 21, 1972 at the age of 22. Although he walked a batter in his first game, Hudson did not surrender a single hit or allow a single run. The success he witnessed in his first game did not carry over to the rest of the season though, as he finished with a 5.11 ERA in 12 relief appearances.

On February 1, 1973, he was traded with a player to be named later (Mike Nagy) to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later, who ended up being Mike Thompson.

On April 24, 1974, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Ford. He never appeared in the majors in an Indians uniform though, and he was sent to the California Angels on September 12th of that year in return for Bill Gilbreth.

The last home run Hudson ever surrendered, with Texas in 1973, was to Hall of Famer Frank Robinson. He earned $9,000 that season. At last check, he lived in Coalgate, OK.