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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 and . Listed at , ., 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 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 - for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League, where he led league's outfielders in assists (34) in and in outs (475) and fielding percentage (.979) in . 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 . 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 (-) and Western League (). Chadbourne died in Los Angeles at age 58 by self-inflicted gunshot wound. == References == * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chet Chadbourne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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