Chuck Oertel
Baseball
Oertel spent ten seasons (1950 through 1961, with 1952 and 1953 missed due to Korean War military service) in the same organization. He signed with the then-St. Louis Browns and remained in the club's farm system when it became the Orioles in 1954. He was recalled to Baltimore's expanded, 40-man roster in September 1958 after he batted .313 with 160 hits for the Triple-A Louisville Colonels. In his debut on September 1 against the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium, he replaced Joe Taylor in right field in the fifth inning. Not batting until the eighth frame, Oertel singled off Hal Griggs in his first MLB plate appearance. He would get only one more hit in the major leagues, but it was a home run against future Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning on September 13.
Of Oertel's 14 games played, nine came as a pinch hitter and three as a pinch runner. He played in two games and ten total i…
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