Chris Hartje

Chris Hartje
Catcher
Born: March 25, 1915 San Francisco, California
Died: June 26, 1946(1946-06-26) (aged 31)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1939 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1939 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting Average	.313
Home Runs	0
RBI	5
Teams
Brooklyn Dodgers (1939)

Christian Henry Hartje (March 25, 1915 in San Francisco, California – June 26, 1946) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played in nine games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1939 baseball season.

Hartje died in 1946 when a bus carrying the Spokane Indians minor league team, which he was a part of, crashed en route to a game. At the time it was the worst accident in U.S. Sports history as nine team members were killed and six were injured. [1]

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference or Baseball Almanac
• Excerpt from book featuring stories of Hartje
• Article about bus crash

Persondata
Name	Hartje, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 25, 1915
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death	June 26, 1946
Place of death