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Charlie Spikes
Right fielder / Left fielder
Born: (1951-01-23) January 23, 1951 (age 73)
Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Professional debut
MLB: September 1, 1972, for the New York Yankees
NPB: April 4, 1981, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
MLB: October 5, 1980, for the Atlanta Braves
NPB: June 28, 1981, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs65
Runs batted in256
NPB statistics
Batting average.122
Home runs1
Runs batted in6
Teams

Leslie Charles Spikes (born January 23, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1972 through 1980 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves. He also played 26 games for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan in 1981. His playing career nickname was "the Bogalusa Bomber".

Spikes was drafted in the first round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft by the Yankees. He made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1972. He, along with John Ellis, Rusty Torres and Jerry Kenney, was traded from the Yankees to the Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.[1] His best season was in 1974 for the Indians, when he hit .271 with 22 home runs and 80 RBI. He played for the Indians through the 1977 season. He was dealt to the Tigers for Tom Veryzer at the Winter Meetings on December 9, 1977.[2]

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