Charlie-O, the Glossary
Charlie-O the Mule was the mascot used by the US baseball teams Kansas City / Oakland A's from 1965 to 1976.[1]
Table of Contents
29 relations: Baseball field, Ben Shibe, Bullpen, Charlie Finley, Chestnut (horse color), Connie Mack, Dodger Stadium, Elephant, Frank Eck, John McGraw, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City metropolitan area, Kansas City Royals, List of Major League Baseball mascots, Mascot, Missouri, Mule, Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri), National League (baseball), New York Giants (baseball), Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia, Relief pitcher, San Francisco, Turn Back the Clock (baseball), Walter A. Haas Jr., Warpaint (mascot), Warren E. Hearnes, White elephant.
- Animal mascots
- Individual mules
- Kansas City Athletics
- Major League Baseball team mascots
- Mascots introduced in 1965
- Oakland Athletics
Baseball field
A baseball field, also called a ball field or baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played.
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Ben Shibe
Benjamin Franklin Shibe (January 23, 1838 – January 14, 1922) was an American sporting goods and baseball executive who was owner and president of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League from 1901 until his death.
Bullpen
In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game.
Charlie Finley
Charles Oscar Finley (February 22, 1918 – February 19, 1996), nicknamed "Charlie O" or "Charley O", was an American businessman who owned Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics.
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Chestnut (horse color)
Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat.
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Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner.
Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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Elephant
Elephants are the largest living land animals.
Frank Eck
Frank Eck (born Francis Henry Eck;. Brooklyn Times Union. September 3, 1933. p. 8."New York State Census, 1915",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9GK-SC9: 3 June 2022), Francis H Eck in entry for Jacob F Eck, 1915. July 15, 1911 – October 16, 1987. The Sacramento Bee.
John McGraw
John Joseph McGraw (April 7, 1873 – February 25, 1934) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kansas City metropolitan area
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
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List of Major League Baseball mascots
This is a list of current and former Major League Baseball mascots, sorted alphabetically. Charlie-O and list of Major League Baseball mascots are Major League Baseball team mascots.
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Mascot
A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, sports team, society, military unit, or brand name.
Missouri
Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Mule
The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse.
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
Kansas City Municipal Stadium was an American baseball and football stadium in the central United States, located in Kansas City, Missouri.
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National League (baseball)
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league.
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New York Giants (baseball)
The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in.
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Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the Oakland A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.
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Relief pitcher
In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection, high pitch count, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions.
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
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Turn Back the Clock (baseball)
Turn Back the Clock is the name associated with the promotion by Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises when they wear throwback uniforms.
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Walter A. Haas Jr.
Walter A. Haas Jr. (January 24, 1916 – September 20, 1995) was an American businessman.
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Warpaint (mascot)
Warpaint was a mascot for the Kansas City Chiefs National Football League (NFL) team.
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Warren E. Hearnes
Warren Eastman Hearnes (July 24, 1923 – August 16, 2009) was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Missouri from 1965 to 1973.
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White elephant
A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of without extreme difficulty, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness.
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See also
Animal mascots
- Amik
- Barney (franchise)
- Bholu (mascot)
- Big Deuce VII
- Billy Buffalo
- Blinky Bill
- Borobi
- Charlie-O
- Chiitan
- Darwin (operating system)
- Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat
- Fix and Foxi
- Flipper (mascot)
- Fudgie the Whale
- Gaurdinho
- Jonathan (tortoise)
- King Neptune (pig)
- King Skellig Mör
- Lord Fairfax (turtle)
- Mariner Moose
- Matilda (mascot)
- Moga (mascot)
- Olly, Syd, Millie and Lizzie
- Philly the Gaur
- Pink Floyd pigs
- Ralphie the Buffalo
- Rameses (mascot)
- Rampage (mascot)
- Rumble the Bison
- Shrek (sheep)
- Squatch
- Stomper the Maverick
- T-Rac
- Testudo (mascot)
- The Wiggles characters
- Timothy (tortoise)
- Vinicius and Tom
- Wally (Wallabies mascot)
- Welephant
- Zonkey (Tijuana)
Individual mules
- Charlie-O
- Duldul (mule)
- Idaho Gem
- Old Coaly
Kansas City Athletics
- Charlie-O
- Kansas City Athletics
- List of Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics Opening Day starting pitchers
- Major League Baseball relocations of 1950s–1960s
Major League Baseball team mascots
- Andy the Clown
- Beer Barrel Man
- Bernie Brewer
- Billy the Marlin
- Bleacher Creature (mascot)
- Blooper (mascot)
- Buccaneer (mascot)
- Charlie-O
- Chief Noc-A-Homa
- Chief Wahoo
- Clark (mascot)
- Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy
- Dandy (mascot)
- Eddie Bennett
- Fredbird
- Great Pierogy Race
- Hank (dog)
- Li'l Rastus
- List of Major League Baseball mascots
- Louis Van Zelst
- Mariner Moose
- Mascot race
- Mr. Met
- Mr. Red
- Mrs. Met
- Orbit (mascot)
- Paws (Detroit Tigers)
- Phillie Phanatic
- Pirate Parrot
- Presidents Race
- Rally Monkey
- San Diego Chicken
- Sausage Race
- Screech (mascot)
- T.C. Bear
- Toronto Blue Jays mascots
- Wally the Green Monster
- Youppi!
Mascots introduced in 1965
- Charlie-O
- Pillsbury Doughboy
- Quisp
Oakland Athletics
- Angels–Athletics rivalry
- Bay Bridge Series
- Breanna Sinclairé
- Cashman Field
- Catfish Hunter's perfect game
- Champagne and Baloney
- Charlie-O
- City Series (Philadelphia)
- Dallas Braden's perfect game
- Dick Callahan
- Domingo Germán's perfect game
- Hal Gordon (hot dog vendor)
- History of the Oakland Athletics
- KALX
- Kansas City Athletics
- Krazy George Henderson
- MC Hammer
- MLB Japan Opening Series 2008
- Major League Baseball relocations of 1950s–1960s
- Moneyball (film)
- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
- Mount Davis (Oakland)
- Oakland Athletics
- Oakland Athletics Radio Network
- Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas
- Oakland Athletics seasons
- Oakland Ballpark
- Philadelphia Athletics
- Swingin' A's
- The Mustache Gang