Charles C. Stis [Pepper] (November 3, 1884 – January 9, 1979) was an American baseball infielder, manager, scout and umpire.
Little is known about this man who spent more than six decades in professional baseball.
Stis began his baseball career as a Minor league second baseman in 1906, playing or managing for thirteen teams in nine different leagues through 1935.
Stis worked as an umpire in the minors and played with the St. Louis Terriers of the original Federal League in 1913. He also managed the Racine Belles of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for part of the 1945 season.Girls of Summer: In Their Own League – Lois Browne. Publisher: HarperCollins, 1992. Format: Paperback, 212 pp. Language: English.
In addition, Stis scouted during 23 years for several Major League Baseball organizations, including the Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals.[Official Baseball Guide. Publisher: Sporting News, 1980. Format: Paperback, 592 pp. Language: English. ]
Stis died in Festus, Missouri, at the age of 94. Nine years after his death, he became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire AAGPBL rather than individual baseball personalities.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History
Career timeline Year Club Level Position 1906 Springfield MidgetsSt. Joseph Packers/Hutchinson Salt Packers WA Second base 1907 Butte MinersSeattle Siwashes NWES Second base 1908 Butte Miners NWES Second base 1910 Holyoke PapermakersNew Haven Prairie Hens CSL Second base 1911 Peoria Distillers IIIL Second base/Manager 1912 Peoria Distillers IIIL Second base/Manager 1913 St. Louis Terriers FBL Second base 1914 Regina Red Sox WCAN Second base 1915 Aberdeen Black Cats NWES Manager 1917 Fort Dodge Dodgers CENA Second base/Manager 1920 Mineral Wells Resorters WTXL Manager 1921 Springfield Midgets WA Manager 1935 Beatrice Blues NESL Manager 1945 Racine Belles AAGPBL Manager Sources
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