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Charlie Hodnett

Charlie Hodnett

American baseball player (1861–1890)

Charles Hodnett (1861 – April 25, 1890) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1883 to 1884. He played for the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Maroons.

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Hodnett began his career with the American Association's Browns in 1883. He started four games, going 2-2 with a 1.41 earned run average. In 1884, he jumped to the Maroons of the Union Association. As the fifth starter on the team, he went 12-2 with a 2.01 ERA (which ranked seventh in the league). St. Louis won the pennant with a record of 94-19.

Hodnett retired from baseball after that season, due to pain resulting from an ulcerated foot.[1] He died six years later.

References

  1. [1]
    McKenna, Brian (2007). Early Exits: The Premature Endings of Baseball Careers. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8108-5858-9.


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