Charlie Spikes

Charlie Spikes
Charlie Spikes
	Right fielder / Left fielder
	Born: January 23, 1951 (age 73); Bogalusa, Louisiana
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 1972, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	October 5, 1980, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	65
Runs batted in	256
Teams
	New York Yankees (1972); Cleveland Indians (1973–1977); Detroit Tigers (1978); Atlanta Braves (1979–1980); Chunichi Dragons (1981);

Leslie Charles Spikes (born January 23, 1951) is a 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. Following the 1972 season, he was traded by the Yankees with John Ellis, Jerry Kenney and Rusty Torres to the Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses. 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, when he was traded to the Tigers for Tom Veryzer.

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