What is Ed Charles?
{{Infobox MLB player |name=Ed Charles |image=Ed Charles 67-69.jpg |caption= Charles with the New York Mets |position=[[Third baseman]] |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date|1933|4|29}} |birth_place=[[Daytona Beach, Florida]] |death_date={{death date and age|mf=yes|2018|3|15|1933|4|29}} |death_place=[[East Elmhurst, Queens|East Elmhurst]], [[Queens, New York|Queens]], [[New York City|New York]] |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 11 |debutyear=1962 |debutteam=Kansas City Athletics |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 1 |finalyear=1969 |finalteam=New York Mets |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average]] |stat1value=.263 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=86 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=421 |teams= *[[Kansas City Athletics]] ({{Baseball year|1962}}–{{Baseball year|1967}}) *[[New York Mets]] ({{Baseball year|1967}}–{{Baseball year|1969}}) |highlights= * [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|1969}}) }} '''Edwin Douglas Charles''' (April 29, 1933 – March 15, 2018) was an American [[professional baseball]] [[third baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. He was a right-handed hitter, Charles played for the [[Kansas City Athletics]] (1962–67) and [[New York Mets]] (1967–69). Charles died on March 15, 2018 in [[New York City]] at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vecsey|first1=George|title=Ed Charles, a Mainstay of the Miracle Mets, Is Dead at 84|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/obituaries/ed-charles-a-mainstay-of-the-miracle-mets-dies-at-84.html|access-date=March 15, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Baseballstats|br=c/charled01}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Charles, Ed}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:African-American baseball players]] [[Category:Kansas City Athletics players]] [[Category:New York Mets players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Florida]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}