Charles Clyde Teague (November 5, 1921,

Guilford County, North Carolina Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 541,299, making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat and largest community is Greensboro. Sin ...

– May 8, 1996,

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) was an American

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player. A

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, he played in

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. As a

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player for

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The R ...

, he was named an

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n in three seasons. In 2010, he was inducted into the

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Career

Teague attended Eugene High School. He was named

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of his school's baseball team in a vote amongst the players. Teague attended

from 1947 through 1950, playing

for the

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team. He was the first Demon Deacon to be named an

n in baseball, receiving the honor three times. The

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signed Teague in 1950 and assigned him to begin his professional career in

with the

Des Moines Bruins Des Moines Bruins were a minor league baseball team based in Des Moines, Iowa. The team played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958. Their home ballpark was Pioneer Memorial Stadium, and they were affiliated with the Chicago Cubs (1947–195 ...

of the Western League. Teague was posthumously elected to the

in 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Teague, Charlie 1921 births 1996 deaths Baseball players from North Carolina Baseball second basemen Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball players National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Des Moines Bruins players Springfield Cubs players Hickory Rebels players Cedar Rapids Indians players All-American college baseball players 20th-century American sportsmen