Charles Lawrence Brewster (born December 27, 1916 in Marthaville, Louisiana

Marthaville, Louisiana

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) was a right-handed shortstop

Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 for the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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, Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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, Philadelphia Phillies

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, and Cleveland Indians

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. He also made two appearances as a second baseman in his brief career.

Cincinnati

Cincinnati originally obtained Brewster through the Rule 5 Draft

Rule 5 draft

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, selecting him from a Milwaukee minor league team in 1942. He debuted with the Reds on May 2, 1943, going 1-for-8 at the plate in seven games with the club. Cincinnati quickly traded Brewster to the Phillies on June 6 in exchange for Dain Clay

Dain Clay

Dain Elmer Clay was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. Clay played collegiately at Kent State University in 1943. He played in four seasons with the Reds, from to . In , Clay led the National League in at-bats, 656, and was sixth in games...

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Philadelphia

With Philadelphia, Brewster found a job as a shortstop, platooning with Glen Stewart

Glen Stewart

Glen Weldon Stewart was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and , for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies.-Sources:...

. His bat was light, however; in 49 games he hit just .220 and managed only two extra-base hits (both doubles) and 12 RBI

Run batted in

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Chicago and Cleveland

Brewster surfaced with the Cubs in 1944, appearing in ten games and hitting .250 (11-for-44) with two doubles and 2 RBI. After going missing from the major leagues for a year, he had a brief stint with Cleveland in 1946, going 0-for-2 in three games. His final major league appearance was on May 29, 1946. Brewster died on October 1, 2000 in Alma, Georgia

Alma, Georgia

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