Charles R. Maxwell

Charles R. Maxwell (HM1ANJ)

Location: Paw Paw, MI 49079 Van Buren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 13.078', W 85° 53.649'

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Dedicated in honor to the life of Charles R. Maxwell

Born in Lawton, MI April 8, 1927. Charlie was the youngest of four children of Tom and Isa Maxwell. He graduated from Lawton High School and received a baseball scholarship from Western Michigan University. After serving in the U.S. Army, he played in the minor leagues in Wellsville, NY, Birmingham, AL, Louisville, KY, and Roanoke, VA, where he met his wife Ann. They moved to Paw Paw to raise their children, Richard, Jeffrey, Cindy and Kelle. As an outfielder Charlie made his major league debut on Sept. 20, 1950 with the Boston Red Sox. He remained in the AL later playing with Baltimore, Detroit and Chicago. As a fan favorite, while with the Tigers he became known as "Ol' Paw Paw". Inducted into the state of Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

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14-year career totals from 1950-1952 and 1954-1964
G 1133???AB 3245???R 478???H 856???HR 148???
RBI 532???AVG .264???FA .988

Led AL outfielders in fielding 1957 and 1960, and committed only 25 lifetime errors.

Two-time American League All Star with Detroit, 1956 and 1957.

Tied major league record with four consecutive home runs in a Sunday double header against the New York Yankees in 1959.
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 7:11am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 591271 N 4674569
Decimal Degrees42.21796667, -85.89415000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 13.078', W 85° 53.649'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 13' 4.68" N, 85° 53' 38.94" W
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Area Code(s)269
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 108 W Michigan Ave, Paw Paw MI 49079, US
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