Chief Chouneau

Chief Chouneau
Pitcher
Born: September 2, 1889(1889-09-02) Cloquet, Minnesota
Died: September 17, 1946(1946-09-17) (aged 57) Cloquet, Minnesota
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 9, 1910 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 9, 1910 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Win-loss record	0-1
Strikeouts	1
Earned run average	3.38
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1910)

William "Chief" Chouneau (born William Cadreau, September 2, 1888 - September 17, 1946) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the Chicago White Sox in 1910. The 22-year-old right-hander was a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in northeastern Minnesota.

On October 9, 1910 Chouneau was the starting pitcher on the last day of the season. The opponent was a strong Detroit Tigers team that finished the year in third place. The White Sox were ahead 1-0 after five innings, but then Chouneau gave up two runs in the top of the sixth and was removed from the game with one out. Pitcher Wild Bill Donovan and the Tigers won the game, 2-1.

Chouneau gave up seven hits and no walks in his 5.1 innings pitched. He had one strikeout, an 0-1 record, and his ERA was 3.38. At the plate he was 0-for-1 with a walk and a hit by pitch, giving him an on base percentage of .667.

His manager was future Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy. One of his teammates who would one day be a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame was pitcher Ed Walsh.

Chouneau died in his hometown of Cloquet, Minnesota at the age of 58.

External links

• Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet
• SABR

Persondata
Name	Chouneau, Chief
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 2, 1889
Place of birth	Cloquet, Minnesota
Date of death	September 17, 1946
Place of death	Cloquet, Minnesota