Charlie Wiedemeyer
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Charles John Wiedemeyer (Chick)
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut September 9, 1934
- Final Game September 30, 1934
- Born January 31, 1914 in Chicago, IL USA
- Died October 27, 1979 in Lake Geneva, FL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Charlie Wiedemeyer was a pitcher five years (1934-1938), all in the minors excdept for a cup of coffee in 1934. He was born on Saturday, January 31, 1914, in Chicago, IL.
Wiedemeyer was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1934, with the Chicago Cubs. He was (0-0) with 0 complete games in 1 game started, two games finished, 2 strikeouts, 4 walks and 0 shutouts in 8⅓ innings pitched with an ERA of 9.72 and a WHIP of 2.400 in 4 games. He played his final MLB game on September 30, 1934 at age 20.
He returned to the minors with Peoria in the Three-I League (1935) and Bloomington (I.I.I.) (1938); ending his baseball career at age 24.
Wiedemeyer was a World War II veteran (BN). An educator, he was one of the first professors at Santa Fe Community College in 1966 and at one time was senator director of the east campus. He died at age 65 at his home in Lake Geneva, FL on October 27, 1979 and is buried at Keystone Heights Cemetery in Keystone Heights, FL.
[edit] Sources
Principal sources for Charlie Wiedemeyer include newspaper obituaries (OB), government Veteran records (VA,CM,CW), Stars & Stripes (S&S), Sporting Life (SL), The Sporting News (TSN), The Sports Encyclopedia:Baseball 2006 by David Neft & Richard Cohen (N&C), old Who's Who in Baseballs (none) (WW), old Baseball Registers (none) (BR) , old Daguerreotypes by TSN (none) (DAG), Stars&Stripes (S&S), The Baseball Necrology by Bill Lee (BN), Pat Doyle's Professional Ballplayer DataBase (PD), The Baseball Library (BL), Baseball in World War II Europe by Gary Bedingfield (GB) ; and independent research by Walter Kephart (WK) and Frank Russo (FR) and others.
