Charlie Neal

Charles Lenard Neal
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1931 in Longview, TX
Signed: 1950 by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Acquired: traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers with a player to be named later (Willard Hunter) for Lee Walls and cash, December 1961
Departed: traded to the Cincinnati Reds with Sammy Taylor for Jesse Gonder, July 1963
Died: November 18, 1996 in Dallas, TX

 

This former Dodgers' World Series hero spent a short time as an infielder for the Mets. He's pictured here on his 1958 Topps card. Two cards highlighting Charlie's World Series exploits are shown below.

  

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1956 Bro NL  62  136  22  39   5  1  2  14   52  2  2  19  14   0   0  0 .353 .382 .287
1957 Bro NL 128  448  62 121  13  7 12  62  184 11  4  83  53   8   3  2 .356 .411 .270
1958 L A NL 140  473  87 120   9  6 22  65  207  7  6  91  61   5   4  6 .341 .438 .254
1959 L A NL 151  616 103 177  30 11 19  83  286 17  6  86  43   4  21  1 .337 .464 .287
1960 L A NL 139  477  60 122  23  2  8  40  173  5  5  75  48   1  14  7 .321 .363 .256
1961 L A NL 108  341  40  80   6  1 10  48  118  3  2  49  30   1   3  2 .297 .346 .235
1962 *METS* 136  508  59 132  14  9 11  58  197  2  8  90  56   0   9  6 .330 .388 .260
1963 2teams 106  317  28  67  13  1  3  21   91  1  3  64  32   1   2  0 .286 .287 .211
METS TOTALS 208  761  85 189  26 10 14  76  277  3 10 139  83   1  10  6 .321 .364 .248
OTHER CLUBS 762 2555 376 669  87 28 73 315 1031 45 26 418 254  19  46 18 .331 .404 .262
CAREER TOTS 970 3316 461 858 113 38 87 391 1308 48 36 557 337  20  56 24 .329 .394 .259

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1963 *METS*  72  253  26  57  12  1  3  18   80  1  2  49  27   1   1  0 .302 .316 .225
1963 Cin NL  34   64   2  10   1  0  0   3   11  0  1  15   5   0   1  0 .217 .172 .156

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This is a list of the Charlie Neal cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

 

1960 Topps

 

1957 Topps #242

1958 Topps #16

1959 Topps #427

1960 Topps #155
1960 Topps #385, #386 (World Series)

1962 Jay Publishing Mets
1962 Post #102
1962 Topps #365

1964 Topps #436

1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met Baseball #3

1990 Target Dodgers #567

1991 WIZ Mets #293

1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes #64 

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