Charlie Neal

Charles Lenard Neal (January 30, 1931 – November 18, 1996) was a second baseman and shortstop who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (1956–1963). Born in Longview, Texas, he played for the Negro league Atlanta Black Crackers while still in high school before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur in 1950. Neal was a key contributor to the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1959 World Series championship, hitting two home runs off Bob Shaw of the Chicago White Sox in Game 2 at Comiskey Park — a solo shot in the fifth inning and a two-run blast in the seventh that proved to be the winning run in a 4–3 Dodger victory.