Charles F. Mills (September 1844 – April 9, 1874) was a
Major League Baseball
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catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...
. He played for the
New York Mutuals
The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Asso ...
in 1871 and 1872, appearing in 38 games and hitting .226. He died on April 9, 1874, in
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
.
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Major League Baseball catchers
Brooklyn Eckfords (NABBP) players
Brooklyn Atlantics (NABBP) players
New York Mutuals (NABBP) players
New York Mutuals players
Baseball players from Brooklyn
Burials at Cypress Hills Cemetery
19th-century baseball players
1844 births
Date of birth missing
1874 deaths
Baseball players from New York (state)
19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis deaths in New York (state)
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