boys of summer Charlie Jamieson

Jamieson was a late bloomer. He had been in the majors for four years before Cleveland manager Tris Speaker bamboozled Connie Mack into adding him to an already unbalanced 1919 trade in the Indians' favor. From 1920 to 1931, he owned left field at League Park. Jamieson started as a pitcher, and he took to the mound in five of his ML seasons. By the time he reached Cleveland, he was clearly a superbly athletic outfielder and a swift, hard-hitting leadoff man. He had nine full seasons over .300, including .359 in 1924. In 1923, he had a 23-game hitting streak and led the AL with 222 hits and 644 at-bats. Defensively, he made spectacular diving catches and powerful, accurate throws. In 1928 his 22 outfield assists were tops, and in a 17-day span he started two triple plays. Jamieson was a frequent MVP candidate, though never a winner.

Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1915 Washington 17 68 9 19 3 2 0 7 6 9 .279
1916 Washington 64 145 16 36 4 0 0 13 18 18 .248
1917 Wash/Phi 105 380 45 98 8 2 0 29 43 43 .258
1918 Philadelphia 110 416 50 84 11 2 0 11 54 54 .202
1919 Cleveland 26 17 3 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 .353
1920 Cleveland 108 370 69 118 17 7 1 40 41 41 .319
1921 Cleveland 140 536 94 166 33 10 1 46 67 67 .310
1922 Cleveland 145 567 87 183 29 11 3 57 54 54 .323
1923 Cleveland 152 644 130 222 36 12 2 51 80 80 .345
1924 Cleveland 143 594 98 213 34 8 3 54 47 47 .359
1925 Cleveland 138 557 109 165 24 5 4 42 72 72 .296
1926 Cleveland 143 555 89 166 33 7 2 45 53 53 .299
1927 Cleveland 127 489 73 151 23 6 0 36 64 64 .309
1928 Cleveland 112 433 63 133 18 4 1 37 56 56 .307
1929 Cleveland 102 364 56 106 22 1 0 26 50 50 .291
1930 Cleveland 103 366 64 110 22 1 1 52 36 36 .301
1931 Cleveland 28 43 7 13 2 1 0 4 5 5 .302
1932 Cleveland 16 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 .062

Career statistics
Batting average  .303
Hits  1990
Home Runs  18
Runs batted in  552

Season's batted over .300: 9

23-Game Hit Streak in 1923

AL Hit Leader in 1923 with 222