Joseph Charboneau was born on June 17,1955 and is a former Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians in the early 1980s.
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15 Facts About Joe Charboneau
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Joe Charboneau is one of the most oft-cited examples of baseball's fabled sophomore jinx, holding the record for the fewest career games played in the Major Leagues by a Rookie of the Year, with 201.
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In 1977, Joe Charboneau suddenly quit the Phillies' Carolina League affiliate after fighting with management, and went home to Belvidere to play softball.
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The following year, Minnesota, the team that originally drafted Joe Charboneau, gave him another chance, and assigned him to Visalia of the California League.
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At season's end, though, after participating in a barroom brawl, Joe Charboneau was traded to the Cleveland Indians organization for major-league pitcher Cardell Camper.
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Long before Dennis Rodman came on the scene, Joe Charboneau became known for dyeing his hair, as well as his unusual way of consuming beer: through his nose.
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Joe Charboneau injured his back in a headfirst slide in spring training the following year.
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Joe Charboneau tried to play through the pain but was hitting only.
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Joe Charboneau endured another back surgery after the season, but seemingly nothing could allow him to regain his timing at the plate.
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Joe Charboneau dabbled in sports management after his retirement, and even hosted his own radio show for a time.
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Joe Charboneau returned to baseball in 1999 with the Canton Crocodiles of the Frontier League, serving as hitting instructor, first base coach, and director of baseball operations through 2001.
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Joe Charboneau had been the manager of the Lorain County Ironmen, a team playing in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, a wood bat league allowing college players to play competitive baseball in the off-season.
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Joe Charboneau was hired to manage the Ironmen by close friend and fellow former Cleveland Indians outfielder Kevin Rhomberg, who owned the team.
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Joe Charboneau has two children, Tyson was born on 1979 and and Dannon was born on 1981 and and six grandchildren.
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