Charlie Atherton

Charlie Atherton
Third baseman
Born: (1874-11-19)November 19, 1874
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 17, 1935(1935-12-17) (aged 61)
Vienna, Austria
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 30, 1899, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
August 22, 1899, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average.248
Home runs0
Runs batted in23
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
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Career information
CollegePenn State
Career history
Playing
Coaching
Awards and highlights
  • Coaching Record: 8–2–1
  • Invented Place kick for American Football

Charles Morgan Herbert Atherton (November 19, 1874 – December 17, 1935) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. Nicknamed "Prexy", he batted and threw right-handed, was 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds. He was an accomplished musician and writer, as well as an athlete.