A catcher since being signed out of the University of Richmond, Charles will be tried at third base this year. His hitting has improved during his rise through the Yankee farm system: .280 with 22 RBIs in 56 games at St. Petersburg in 1960; .284 with eight homers and 52 RBIs at Greensboro in 105 games in 1961; and .280 with five homers, 59 RBIs and 111 hits in 123 games last year at Amarillo of the Texas League last year.
