Charles Augustine Reilley (born Charlse Augustine O'Reilly; 1856 – November 4, 1904) was a

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player for parts of five seasons.

Career

Charles was a

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for most of his career, but did play in the

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and occasionally some

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positions as well. He received his most significant playing time while in his

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season in with the

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of the

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, when he

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in 62 games, and batted .229. From then, he played sparsely over the next three years, appearing in games for four different teams, and then after one season away from the majors, he appeared in the short-lived

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in . He finished his career with 92

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in 439

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for a .210 batting average, while playing in 119 games.

Post-career

After his baseball career, one of his known occupations was a steam fitter. Charles died in his hometown of Providence and is interred at Mount St. Mary Cemetery in

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