Chick Hafey
American baseball player
Died when: 70 years 150 days (845 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Charles James "Chick" Hafey (February 12, 1903 – July 2, 1973) was an American player in Major League Baseball (MLB).Playing for the St.
Louis Cardinals (1924–1931) and Cincinnati Reds (1932–1935, 1937), Hafey was a strong line-drive hitter who batted for a high average on a consistent basis.
Hafey was part of two World Series championship teams (in 1926 and 1931) as a Cardinal and also made history with the first hit in an All-Star game, starting in left field and batting cleanup for the National League in the 1933 game.
He was selected by the Veterans Committee for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.In 2014, the Cardinals inducted him into their team hall of fame.
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