Charlie Hollocher
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Charles Jacob Hollocher
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 7", Weight 154 lb.
- Debut April 16, 1918
- Final Game August 20, 1924
- Born June 11, 1896 in St. Louis, MO USA
- Died August 14, 1940 in Frontenac, MO USA
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Charlie Hollocher struck out only 5 times in 592 at-bats in 1922, the best at-bat-to-strikeout percentage in the National League in the 20th and 21st centuries. Mysterious abdominal pains cut his career short, though. 66 games into the 1923 season, he left the Chicago Cubs to go home and rest. He returned for 1924 but retired after 76 games. He ended up working odd jobs such as tavern manager, security guard, and newspaper delivery.
The abdominal pains became too much to bear shortly after his 44th birthday and he committed suicide.
