Charles Edwin High (December 12, 1898 – September 1, 1960) was an American

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player who appeared in 28 career games as an

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and

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for the

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during the and seasons. High, who played 14 seasons (1919–1932) in the

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, was the youngest of three brothers (with

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) to play in the majors. Born in

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, Charlie High batted left-handed and threw right-handed; he was listed as tall and . He attended St. Louis University. In his two late-season trials with the 1919–1920 Athletics, High collected 22

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, with two doubles, one

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, and one

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— hit September 16, 1920, off

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of the

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. He batted .234. As a minor leaguer, High appeared in 1,675

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, batting .321 with 1,849 career hits.

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