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Chester Cornelius Hoff (May 8 1891 - September 17 1998) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Born in Ossining, New York, he pitched for the New York Highlanders from 1911-1913 and for the St. Louis Browns in 1915.

Hoff made his major league debut on September 6, 1911. Pitching against the Detroit Tigers, he struck out the first batter he faced, future Hall of Famer Ty Cobb. In later years, Chet recalled that this was the highlight of his career. [1]

Although he only appeared in 23 games and amassed a record of just 2 wins and 4 losses, Hoff is best remembered for being the oldest living ex-major leaguer at the time of his death in Daytona Beach, Florida at age 107. He was the longest-lived former professional athlete ever. This record was since broken by Silas Simmons, but Hoff remains the oldest person to have played for major league baseball.

References

  1. ^ "Chet Hoff Whifs Ty Cobb".

 

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