Chet Chadbourne

Chet Chadbourne
Chet Chadbourne
	Chadbourne's 1911 Obak baseball card
	Outfielder
	Born: October 28, 1884; Parkman, Maine
	Died: June 21, 1943 (aged 58); Los Angeles
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 17, 1906, for the Boston Americans
Last MLB appearance
	September 2, 1918, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Assists	109
Fielding percentage	.964
Putouts	645
Teams
	Boston Americans (1906–1907); Kansas City Packers (1914–1915); Boston Braves (1918);

Chester James (Pop) Chadbourne (October 28, 1884 – June 21, 1943) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder for three teams between 1906 and 1918. Listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 170 lb (77 kg)., Chadbourne batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Parkman, Maine, and married Gladys I. Weymouth in Abbot, Maine, on October 15, 1908.

A fine defensive outfielder, Chadbourne entered the Majors in 1906 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them two years before being sold to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association in November 1908. After five minor league seasons, he played from 1914-1915 for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League, where he led league's outfielders in assists (34) in 1914 and in outs (475) and fielding percentage (.979) in 1915.

In 1914, Chadbourne became the first Major League player to bat at Wrigley Field (then called Weeghman Park), hitting lead off for the visiting Kansas City Packers against the Chicago Chi-Feds on April 23.

Chadbourne returned to the minors for the 1916 and 1917 seasons, making his last Major League appearance with the Boston Braves in 1918.

In a five-season career, Chadbourne was a .255 hitter (345-for-1353) with two home runs and 82 RBI in 347 games, including 183 runs, 41 doubles, 18 triples, and 78 stolen bases.

Following his Major League career, Chadbourne returned to the minors to become an institution in the Pacific Coast League after collecting 3,216 hits over 21 minor league seasons. He also managed the Salt Lake City Bees of the 1926 Utah–Idaho League and later umpired in the Pacific Coast League (1929-1930) and Western League (1932).

Chadbourne died in Los Angeles at age 58 by self-inflicted gunshot wound.

References

Annual Report of the Municipal Officers of the Town of Guilford. Guilford, Me.: Andrew F. Tibbetts. 1909. p. 50. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

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