Chuck Aleno

Charles Aleno

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1½", Weight 215 lb.
• Debut May 15, 1941
• Final Game September 23, 1944
• Born February 19, 1917 in St. Louis, MO USA
• Died February 10, 2003 in DeLand, FL USA

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Biographical Information

In 1937, the Cincinnati Reds signed Chuck Aleno and shipped him to the Class D Florida State League DeLand Reds. This was to be the start of a seventeen-year tour of ten different leagues and eighteen different ball clubs. After four seasons on the farm, Aleno got his chance with the major league Reds in 1941. He started his career with 4 consecutive multi-hit games, setting the record for longest hitting streak to start a career (17 games) (tied by David Dahl in 2016). Despite his hot start, he hit only .243 in 54 games that season. He played parts of the next four seasons with the Reds as an infielder, with only two games in the outfield. He appeared in 118 games, batting .209 (67-for-320). 1944 was his last chance in the majors and, the next season, 1945, he was with the AAA Pacific Coast League Seattle Rainiers.

Aleno was well-traveled from 1945 through 1953, playing (even pitching) and managing several minor league teams. From 1948 through 1951, he was a player-manager in the Class B Florida International League and pulled the same duty in the Class D Florida State League in 1952 and 1953. Chuck's minor league record shows that he played in 1,764 games, batting .285 while slugging .404 (1,816-for 6,189) with 283 doubles, 49 triples and 158 home runs. Aleno's best season was probably with the 1949 Fort Lauderdale Braves where he hit .303, slugged .529 and belted 31 homers among his 155 hits. Aleno's pitching record came during the last six seasons of his career, 6-8, 3.73 with 250 innings in 79 games. In the six seasons that Aleno served as manager, he had only one winning season, 1948 with the Lakeland Pilots of the Class C Florida International League, who finished third (82-72).

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1948	Lakeland Pilots	Florida International League	59-46	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round	replaced Bill Perrin (23-26) on May 26
1949	Fort Lauderdale Braves	Florida International League	65-88	6th	none
1950	Fort Lauderdale Braves	Florida International League	70-80	5th	none
1951	Fort Lauderdale Braves	Florida International League	21-51	8th	none		replaced Ed Goosetree (1-10) on June 26
1952	Sanford Seminole Blues	Florida State League	64-70	6th	none
1953	Lakeland Pilots	Florida State League	27-39	8th	none		replaced Peter Kantor (3-9) on June 23

Sources

SABR Minor League Data base
Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Third Edition
baseball-reference.com

Related Sites

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Chuck Aleno