Charles Clyde "Charlie" Teague (November 5, 1921,

Guilford County, North Carolina Guilford County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population is 541,299, making it the List of counties in North Carolina, third-most populous c ...

– May 8, 1996,

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) was an American

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player. A second baseman, he played in minor league baseball. As a

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player for

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, 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 minor league baseball with the

Des Moines Bruins Des Moines Bruins were a minor league baseball based in Des Moines, Iowa. The team played in the Western League (1900–1958), Western League from 1947 to 1958. Their home ballpark was Principal Park, Pioneer Memorial Stadium, and they were affilia ...

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