Chet Kehn

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Chet Kehn
Pitcher
Born: October 30, 1921(1921-10-30)
Died: April 5, 1984 (aged 62)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1942
for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Final game
May 12, 1942
for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Win-Loss     0-0
ERA     7.04
Strikeouts     3
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Chester Lawrence Kehn (October 30, 1921 - April 5, 1984) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942. At 20 years of age, he was the fourth-youngest player to appear in a National League game that season.

Kehn is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on April 30, 1942 as a starting pitcher against the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. The Dodgers won 11-8, but Kehn was not the winning pitcher. He made only two more appearances, both in relief, before his big league career was over. In three games he was 0-0 with 2 games finished, and allowed 6 earned runs in 7.2 innings pitched for a final ERA of 7.04.

He proved to be a better hitter and fielder than he was as a pitcher, at least at the major league level. At the plate he was 2-for-2 (1.000) with one RBI and one run scored, and in the field he handled four chances without an error (1.000).

Kehn died in his hometown of San Diego, California at the age of 62.

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