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Buster Chatham

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Buster Chatham
Third baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1901-12-25)December 25, 1901
West, Texas
Died: December 15, 1975(1975-12-15) (aged 73)
Waco, Texas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 1, 1930, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
June 13, 1931, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.263
Home runs6
Runs batted in59
Teams

Charles Lorenzo Chatham (December 25, 1901 – December 15, 1975) was a United States Major League Baseball infielder. He played two seasons with the Boston Braves from 1930 to 1931.[1]

Chatham's height was 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) and he weighed 150 pounds (68 kg), but he was known as the "Little Giant".[2] After his Major League career finished, Chatham played for many years in the Texas League, hitting over .300 in seven seasons and playing shortstop for the championship winning Fort Worth team in 1939 and 1940.[2] Chatham later worked as a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Career statistics and history at Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ a b Presswood, Mark (2004). Baseball in Fort Worth. United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 073853241X.
  3. ^ Brown, Scott (2013). Baseball in Pensacola: America's Pastime & the City of Five Flags. United States: History Press. p. 224. ISBN 9781609497828.
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