"Versatility from the right side is one major asset Charles Hudson offers manager Lou Piniella and his pitching staff this season. In his four previous major league seasons, Hudson showed his durability by starting and relieving for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Hudson opened the 1986 season in the Philly bullpen, and after two relief appearances made 23 straight starts before returning to the pen in September. His career 32-42 record is somewhat misleading. During the 1983 National League playoffs, Hudson became the first rookie to throw a complete game in N.L.C.S. history, a four-hit win over the Dodgers in Game Three. In his 11 losses as a starter (8-13) in 1985, the Phillies managed a mere 2.45 runs per game, and in his 10 losses of a year ago he was supported by only 2.5 runs per game. Hudson, acquired in the off-season for Mike Easler, hopes this trend will change now that he's pitching for a team with the best offense in baseball."
-The New York Yankees Official 1987 Yearbook
"Charles was acquired by the Yankees on December 11, 1986 from the Phillies with pitcher Jeff Knox in exchange for outfielder Mike Easler and infielder Tom Barrett. Overall last year he was 7-10 with a 4.94 ERA (144.0 IP, 165 H, 87 R, 79 ER, 58 BB, 82 K).
He was used by the Phillies as a reliever in his first two games, going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K), then made 23 straight starts. Charles was sent back to the bullpen on September 2 for the remainder of the season. As a starter in those 23 games he was 6-10 with a 5.24 ERA (123.2 IP, 139 H, 80 R, 72 ER, 55 BB, 63 K) and gave up all 20 of his homers as a starter. The Phillies scored just 25 runs in his 10 losses, an average of 2.5 runs per game. In his 10 games as a reliever, he was 1-0 with no saves and a 3.10 ERA (20.1 IP, 26 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 19 K).
Through June 10 Charles was 4-3 with a 3.88 ERA over his first 11 games (53.1 IP, 60 H, 28 R, 23 ER, 19 BB, 21 K); however, he had a career high six-game losing streak from June 15 through July 10 with a 7.16 ERA (32.2 IP, 36 H, 27 R, 26 ER, 17 BB, 16 K) to give him an overall 4-9 record with a 5.13 ERA. Over his next five starts, from July 20 through August 9, he was 3-1 with a 3.03 ERA (29.2 IP, 32 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 12 BB, 19 K). Charles made three more starts after that without a decision and then came out of the bullpen in his final eight appearances without a decision or a save.
In his 9-3 victory at Cincinnati on July 20, he had his season high in innings pitched (8.0) and strikeouts (7). He also went eight innings in a 2-0 loss to Montreal on June 15 (giving up just five hits and one earned run with one walk and five strikeouts), but was charged with the loss, and matched his season high in strikeouts with seven in a no-decision at San Francisco on August 19. Charles' best outing came on May 31 against San Diego, hurling seven shutouts innings and giving up five hits to gain credit for the Phillies' 1-0 victory. His longest outing as a reliever was three innings, on three occasions: April 7 at Cincinnati (Opening Day), September 8 at Chicago and September 17 against St. Louis.
In 1985 Charles set season highs in games (33), complete games (3), innings pitched (193.0) and strikeouts (122). He struck out a career 10 batters at Montreal on October 2 and had the second longest consecutive scoreless inning streak on the Phillie staff, 16.2 innings, a career high.
He started the season in the bullpen, where he was 0-2 with a 2.60 ERA, and moved into the starting rotation on May 14, replacing Jerry Koosman. Charles was 8-11, 3.85 ERA in 26 starts. He experienced six one-run losses and four two-run losses, and in his 11 losses as a starter the Phillies scored 27 runs, an average of 2.45 per game. He was the starting pitcher in the Phils' record-setting 26-7 game against the Mets on June 11 and [after becoming a switch-hitter in 1984] had three hits on August 18 at Chicago.
In 1981, his first pro season, Charles was 5-5 with a 3.83 ERA in 14 games with Helena. He posted a 15-5 record and a 1.85 ERA in 1982 with Peninsula of the Carolina League. He led the league in ERA, wins and shutouts, was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Year and was a Carolina League All-Star.
Charles recorded his first major league win at Pittsburgh on June 19, 1983. On July 20 against Houston, he had a no-hitter through 8.1 innings broken up by Craig Reynolds' bloop single, eventually giving up three hits, the lowest hit complete game of his career. He also had a career high five-game winning streak.
He beat the Dodgers 7-2 in Game Three of the '83 National League Championship Series, allowing just four hits in nine innings while becoming the first rookie to hurl a complete game in NLCS history. Charles was 0-2 with an 8.64 ERA in two starts in the '83 World Series against the Orioles. He was named to the Baseball Digest Rookie Team.
Charles posted his first career shutout on July 5, 1984 against Atlanta in a rain-shortened seven-inning game. He suffered a fractured rib on August 9 and missed 22 days of the season. He started switch-hitting in '84 and doubled off Dennis Eckersley in his first major league at-bat as a left-handed hitter on July 30.
Charles is a graduate of South Oak Cliff (Dallas, TX) High School where he played baseball. He was converted from shortstop to pitcher at Prairie View A & M (TX) University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management. Charles pitched in the NAIA playoffs in 1980 and 1981.
His hobbies are backgammon, chess and dominoes."
-1987 New York Yankees Information Guide
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