O.T.-Ed Charles Dead at 84

[RUhasarrived]

"The Glider" was the right handed hitting part of the platoon-with Wayne Garrett from the left side for the Miracle Mets of 1969.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

awwww

 

[Source]

 

[RUhasarrived]

I. forgot to include that it was third base that they were covering

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

#5 Iirc.
Caught an important foul ball in series. No? Garrett #3?

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Never hang a slider to the glider. R.I.P. Youthful memories.

 

[zappaa]

Koosman gave him the nickname because he would glide after ground balls from his 3rd base position.
Nice man!
RIP

 

[ruready4somefootball]

Never hang a slider to the glider. R.I.P. Youthful memories.

I remember it as"Never throw a slider to the Glider",just saying..

 

[MadRU]

I remember it as"Never throw a slider to the Glider",just saying..

Same here. RIP

 

[rubaseball78]

One of my favorite 69 Mets.

 

[cicero grimes]

RIP

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Charles Don Clendenon and Tommy Agee .Yes Seaver and Koosman carried them but without these 3 guys all brought in through trades there would have been no '69 miracle .Remember his childhood character in the movie Jackie. :cry:When Cleon goes I go...

 

[zappaa]

Charles Don Clendenon and Tommy Agee .Yes Seaver and Koosman carried them but without these 3 guys all brought in through trades there would have been no '69 miracle .Remember his childhood character in the movie Jackie. :cry:When Cleon goes I go...

Shamsky hit some big homeruns platooning with “rock head” that was Swoboda’s pet name...:D

Remember Cleon’s Martin/Jackson moment when Hodges walked out to left field and pulled him?

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Yes I do. And it worked. He hit 340

 

[ScarletteK80]

Reminds me of being a little kid with ear plug/radio listening to games. Great year to be a little kid/sports fan in NYC. Also reminds me that years later my mother threw out my Ron Swoboda BB bat I got at bat day without telling me. Didn't talk to her for weeks.

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Charles was as nice a man to ever put on a uniform.

 

[ruready4somefootball]

Shamsky hit some big homeruns platooning with “rock head” that was Swoboda’s pet name...:D

Remember Cleon’s Martin/Jackson moment when Hodges walked out to left field and pulled him?

I wonder how Cleon got that nasty scare on his cheek?

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

He did wrong to Mrs. Jones.

 

[Yeah Baby]

He was featured as a little kid in the Jackie Robinson movie - 42.

 

[HeyHuey]

I wonder how Cleon got that nasty scare on his cheek?

 

[zappaa]

Cleon was in a near fatal car accident as a teenager in Mobile.

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Mobile Alabama.Willie Mays Hank Aaron CleonJones Willie Mccovey What a shame .All the african American baseball talent that came out of 1 city in a sport that they rarely play anymore..

 

[ScarletNut]

RIP, definitely one of my favorites. Man, I'm getting old.