Charles Lawrence Brewster (December 27, 1916 – October 1, 2000) was a right-handed shortstop in Major League Baseball for the

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, and Cleveland Indians. He also made two appearances as a second baseman in his brief career.

Early life and minor leagues

Brewster played college baseball at Southern Arkansas University. His minor league career began with the Class-D

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in 1936. He gradually moved his way up the minor league ranks, and throughout the war years spent most of his time with the

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Cincinnati

Cincinnati originally obtained Brewster through the Rule 5 Draft, selecting him from a Milwaukee minor league team in 1942. He debuted with the Reds on May 2, 1943, going 1-for-8 at the plate in seven games with the club. Cincinnati quickly traded Brewster to the Phillies on June 6 in exchange for Dain Clay.

Philadelphia

With Philadelphia, Brewster found a job as a shortstop, platooning with

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. His bat was light, however; in 49 games he hit just .220 and managed only two extra-base hits (both doubles) and 12

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Chicago and Cleveland

Brewster surfaced with the Cubs in 1944, appearing in ten games and hitting .250 (11-for-44) with two doubles and 2 RBI. After going missing from the major leagues for a year, he had a brief stint with Cleveland in 1946, going 0-for-2 in three games. His final major league appearance was on May 29, 1946, and he played in the minor leagues until his retirement in 1954. Brewster died on October 1, 2000, in Alma, Georgia.

References

External links

Stats at The Baseball Cube
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