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Charlie Hodnett Pitcher/Outfielder Born: 1861
St. Louis, MissouriDied: April 25, 1890 (aged 29)
St. Louis, MissouriBatted: Unknown Threw: Unknown MLB debut May 3, 1883 for the St. Louis Browns Last MLB appearance July 3, 1884 for the St. Louis Maroons Career statistics W-L 14-4 Earned run average 1.88 Strikeouts 47 Teams Charles Hodnett (1861 - April 25, 1890), was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1883 to 1884. He played for the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Maroons.
Hodnett began his career with the American Association's Browns in 1883. He started four games, going 2-2 with a 1.41 earned run average. In 1884, he jumped to the Maroons of the Union Association. As the fifth starter on the team, he went 12-2 with a 2.01 ERA (which ranked seventh in the league). St. Louis won the pennant with a record of 94-19.
Hodnett retired from baseball after that season, due to pain resulting from an ulcerated foot.[1] He died six years later.
St. Louis Maroons 1884 Union Association Champions George Baker | Henry Boyle | Jack Brennan | Buttercup Dickerson | Fred Dunlap | Jack Gleason | Charlie Hodnett | Joe Quinn | Dave Rowe | Orator Shafer | Charlie Sweeney | Billy Taylor | Perry Werden | Milt Whitehead
Managers Ted Sullivan | Fred DunlapExternal links
References
- ^ McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 195. ISBN 0810858584
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