Charles Thomas Dobson (January 10, 1944 – November 30, 2021) was an American professional baseball player who played nine seasons for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics and the California Angels of Major League Baseball.

[1] He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport, one of seven pitchers on the team.

This marked the first time that a starting pitcher made "his big league debut in his team's home opener in the state in which he was born".

[3] In 1970, Dobson earned a career-high 16 wins and threw five shutouts, tying with Jim Palmer and Gaylord Perry for the major league lead.

Despite a 15–5 record in 1971, Dobson experienced significant pain in his pitching elbow due to growing calcium deposits.