| Chris Hartje | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: March 25, 1915 San Francisco, California |
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| Died: June 26, 1946 (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 |
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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]