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| Chester A Arehart
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| Born:
| 1915-11-16
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| Died:
| 2003-1-19 at OH, OH (US)
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Chester Arehart was a professional player.
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Brother of Earl Arehart. In high school, he struck out 27 but lost a two-hitter against Palmyra High School, which was featured in a Ripley's Believe it or Not.[1] He was inducted into the Summit County Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.[2]
According to a note in The Sporting News, he was 5' 9" tall and weighed 150 pounds, and in 1936 fielded .929 in 22 games at second base and .859 in 16 games at shortstop.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Caught on the Fly". The Sporting News, 1937-01-28.
- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?n=chester-arehart&pid=736786&fhid=3559, retrieved on 2011-11-21.
- ↑ "Questions and Answers". The Sporting News, 1937-02-11.
