Charlie Maxwell

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  2. Dan Ryan (September 30, 1956). "Lawton Couple Happy Charlie Maxwell Fans: Tiger Star's Parents Knew He'd Make It". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Jim Benagh (June 5, 1977). "Ol' Paw Paw Reflects On His Sunday Punch". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 2E via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chippewas Close Unbeaten Season". The Saginaw News. June 3, 1945. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 Roger Birtwell (June 22, 1952). "Versatile Maxwell Studied Baseball As College Subject". The Boston Globe. p. 38 via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 3 Roland High (June 9, 1949). "Lefty Maxwell Hitting .462 With Roanoke, Va: Ex-Western Michigan and Kalamazoo Bears Star Best In Homers And Averages In Class B Ball". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 30 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Roland Hughes (July 22, 1949). "Slugger Maxwell Appears Headed High in Baseball". The Roanoke World-News. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Charlie Maxwell Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Referenc.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  9. "PONY League Averages". The Bradford Era. October 4, 1947. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Chic Feldman (April 3, 1949). "Miners' Charley Maxwell Tagged '49 Sock Standout". The Scrantonian. p. 44 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Sox's Maxwell Official Champ: Tops Piedmont With .345 Average, 29 Homers". The Roanoke Times. October 14, 1949. p. 36 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Maxwell's Homer Nudges Dodgers 16–14: Wallop in Ninth Inning Pulls Game Out of Fire". The Roanoke Times. May 25, 1949. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Charlie Maxwell Says Majors Are 'Place To Be'". The Roanoke World-News. November 9, 1950. p. 30 via Newspapers.com.
  14. 1 2 "Vows to Be Tougher". The Grand Rapids Press. March 14, 1959. p. 24.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bill Dow (July 14, 2019). "Sabbath Slugger: How Tigers' Charlie Maxwell became 'Sunday Charlie,' one HR at a time". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 6C via Newspapers.com.
  16. Tommy Fitzgerald (March 28, 1952). "Maxwell, Four Pitchers Assigned To Louisville". The Courier-Journal. p. 15 (section 2) via Newspapers.com.
  17. Tommy Fitzgerald (February 1, 1953). "Puzzling Maxwell Returned To Cols". The Courier-Journal. p. 16 (section 2) via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Maxwell, Baumann, Mozzli Named to A.A. Star Team". The Courier-Journal. August 28, 1953. p. 13 (section 2) via Newspapers.com.
  19. Lou Hatter (November 24, 1954). "Birds Buy Outfielder Charley Maxwell From Red Sox but Maxwell: Player, 27, Figured in Mele Deal". The Baltimore Sun. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Tigers Buy Outfielder From Orioles". Detroit Free Press. May 10, 1955. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  21. "Nomad Charlie Maxwell May Have Settled Down At Last". The Escanaba Daily Press. Associated Press. May 10, 1956. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.("Delsing hasn't produced and Maxwell is practically in full charge of left field.")
  22. "1956 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  23. "Charlie Maxwell Bangs No. 28 As Hoeft Wins No. 19". The Battle Creek Enquirer and News. September 26, 1956. p. 6 (section 2) via Newspapers.com.
  24. Bob Wagner (October 5, 1956). "Maxwell Day Huge Success at Paw Paw". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 27, 29 via Newspapers.com.
  25. Sargent, Jim. "Charlie Maxwell". SABR.org. Society for American Baseball Research . Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  26. 1 2 Hal Middlesworth (May 4, 1959). "Maxwell Hits 4 Homers in Sweep: Tigers Wake Up for Dykes". The Detroit Free Press. pp. 1, 40 via Newspapers.com.
  27. Maxwell was walked in the second inning of the second game, which did not register as an official at bat.
  28. Pam Gehl (September 7, 1997). "Baseball great to lead Paw Paw parade". The Herald-Palladium. pp. 1B, 3B via Newspapers.com.
  29. "Charley Maxwell placed on waivers by Chisox". Johnson City Press. Associated Press. May 12, 1964. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  30. 1 2 Joe Falls (January 22, 1965). "Maxwell Happy As Family Man: Paw Paw's Spikes Stay On Shelf". Detroit Free Press. p. 3D via Newspapers.com.
  31. Walton Lowry (June 12, 1950). "Baron Star Signs New Contract: Miss Ann Fulcher Weds Barons' Hard-Hitting Maxwell". The Birmingham News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  32. 1 2 3 Bill Dow (December 28, 2024). "Detroit Tigers All-Star Charlie Maxwell, 'The Sabbath Smasher,' dies at age 97". Detroit Free Press.
  33. Clank Stoppels (June 13, 1965). "'Paw Paw' Is Strictly a Homebody These Days". The Grand Rapids Press. pp. 26, 27 via Newspapers.com.
  34. 1 2 "Ex-Star Maxwell Calls Baseball Strike Ridiculous". The Herald-Palladium. June 29, 1981. p. 20.
  35. "Maxwell Retires To Regular Job". The Herald-Palladium. November 21, 1964. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  36. "Active Charley Maxwell Now Belts Golf Ball". The Grand Rapids Press. August 7, 1966. p. 28 via Newspapers.com.
  37. Jeff Wilkinson (February 1, 1977). "Baseball to salesman for Charley Maxwell". The Windsor Star. p. T6 via Newspapers.com.
  38. Jerry Dykstra (February 16, 1997). "Maxwell finally gets hall honor". The Herald-Palladium. p. 1D via Newspapers.com.
  39. "Charlie "Paw Paw" Maxwell to be honored in August". The Niles Daily Star. July 15, 2010. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  40. "Paw Paw Brewing – Mr. Sunday Hopped Up Amber Ale". Pinterest. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  41. Jason Foster (December 28, 2024). "2-time All-Star Maxwell, oldest Tigers alum, passes away at 97". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  42. Matthew Ehler (January 4, 2025). "Tigers All-Star Charlie 'Ol' Paw Paw' Maxwell remembered for being 'one of the guys'". mlive. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
Charlie Maxwell
Charlie Maxwell - Detroit Tigers - 1959.jpg
Maxwell with Detroit, c. 1959
Left fielder
Born:(1927-04-08)April 8, 1927
Lawton, Michigan, U.S.
Died: December 27, 2024(2024-12-27) (aged 97)
Paw Paw, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 20, 1950, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 26, 1964, for the Chicago White Sox