Mike Chartak

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Michael George Chartak (Shotgun)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

• Debut September 13, 1940
• Final Game September 27, 1944
• Born April 28, 1916 in Brooklyn, NY USA
• Died July 25, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, IA USA

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MIKE CHARTAK was 25 when the war started. He played for the Yankees, Senators and Browns in 1942, 43 and 44. In April 1945 it was discovered the had tuberculosis in his left lung and he stopped playing baseball. He was not in the service.

Doctors discovered spots on Chartak's lungs during a preinduction military examination. He had tuberculosis and was sent to a sanatorium. Over the next 23 years, Chartak spent the majority of his time in sanatoriums. He died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis on July 25, 1967 at a sanatorium in Oakdale, Iowa.

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