Chet Chadbourne

Chester James Chadbourne
(Chad or Pop)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut September 17, 1906
• Final Game September 2, 1918
• Born October 28, 1884 in Parkman, ME USA
• Died June 21, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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Biographical Information

"[Chadbourne] is one of the best-liked players in the game and his many friends will be pleased to learn of his being made a free agent and being able to land a pilot's berth. The veteran Chad is one of the smartest men in baseball racket and it is a certainty that he will soon be grabbed by some owner needing a manager." - Los Angeles Times, November 26, 1924

Center fielder Chet Chadbourne spread five big league seasons out over twelve years, with a minor league career of more than two decades.

While Chet was not much used during his years in the American League (with the Boston Americans in 1906 and 1907) and National League (the Boston Braves in 1918), he was a regular in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915, leading the Kansas City Packers both years in games played and at bats. Chadbourne played minor league ball from 1906 to 1927, collecting 3,216 hits. Much of his career was in the Pacific Coast League, first with the Portland Beavers from 1911 to 1913, with the Oakland Oaks in 1917, and the Vernon Tigers from 1918 to 1924.

Chadbourne was originally from Guilford, ME. He married Gladys I. Weymouth, from Abbott, ME, on October 15, 1908. He was the manager of the Salt Lake City Bees in the 1926 iteration of the Utah-Idaho League. He later umpired in the PCL (1929-1930) and Western League (1932). He died at 58 in L.A. of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1926	Salt Lake City Bees	Utah-Idaho League		5th	none	replaced Bert Whaling

Related Sites

• Chet Chadbourne at the SABR Bio Project