Charles Augustus Alperman (November 11, 1879 – December 25, 1942) was a

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player born in

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. He played mainly at second baseman for the

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from to . In , he tied for the league lead in

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s. He was also in the top three in hit by pitch in 1906 and 1907. In 1909, he batted 442 times, while only receiving two walks, which is the lowest single-season walk ratio recorded in the twentieth century, of players with 300 or more plate appearances. Whitey died at the age of 63 in

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, and was buried at the Mount Royal Cemetery in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alperman, Whitney 1879 births 1942 deaths Baseball players from Pennsylvania Major League Baseball second basemen Brooklyn Superbas players Davenport River Rats players Rochester Bronchos players Atlanta Crackers managers Atlanta Crackers players Burials at Mount Royal Cemetery

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