Chet Boak Explained

Chet Boak
Position:Second baseman
Birth Date:June 19, 1935
Birth Place:New Castle, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Emporium, Pennsylvania
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 18
Debutyear:1960
Debutteam:Kansas City Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 4
Finalyear:1961
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.100
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Stolen bases
Stat3value:1
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Chester Robert Boak (June 19, 1935 – November 28, 1983) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in ten Major League Baseball games over two seasons — five contests for the Kansas City Athletics and five more for the expansion Washington Senators. A second baseman, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed at tall and .

Biography

Boak was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania. His pro career lasted for eight total seasons (1955–57; 1960–64). In 1960, after compiling 96 runs batted in in the Double-A Southern Association and being named all-star second-baseman, Boak was recalled by the Athletics in September. He started four games at second base, and collected two hits (both of them singles) in 13 at bats. He then was selected by the Senators with the 54th pick in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft, and went hitless in seven at bats for them during the opening weeks of the 1961 season.

He appeared in 891 minor-league games over his career and batted .280 lifetime.