Chet Chadbourne

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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 1906 and 1918. Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., Chadbourne batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Parkman, Maine.

A fine defensive outfielder, Chadbourne entered the Majors in 1906 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 1914-1915 for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League, where he led league's outfielders in assists (34) in 1914 and in outs (475) and fielding percentage (.979) in 1915. He returned to the minors for the next two seasons, making his last Major League appearance with the Boston Braves in 1918.

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 (1929-1930) and Western League (1932).

Chadbourne died in Los Angeles, California at age 58.