Chuck Essegian

Chuck Essegian
Chuck Essegian
	Left fielder
	Born: August 9, 1931; Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 15, 1958, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 1963, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.255
Home runs	47
Runs batted in	150
NPB statistics
Batting average	.263
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	41
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1958); St. Louis Cardinals (1959); Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–1960); Baltimore Orioles (1961); Kansas City Athletics (1961; 1963); Cleveland Indians (1961–1962); Kintetsu Buffaloes (1964);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1959);

Charles Abraham Essegian (born August 9, 1931) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He appeared in 404 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) over six seasons (1958–1963) for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics and Cleveland Indians. During the 1959 World Series, Essegian, then with the Dodgers, set a Series record with two pinch-hit home runs against the Chicago White Sox. The mark would be matched by Bernie Carbo of the Boston Red Sox, who a hit pair of pinch-hit homers against the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 Series.

Essegian also played one season (1964) in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. Listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg), he threw and batted right-handed.

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