Ike Kahdot Explained

Ike Kahdot
Position:Third baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:22 October 1899
Birth Place:Georgetown, Indian Territory
Death Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 5
Debutyear:1922
Debutteam:Cleveland Indians
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 21
Finalyear:1922
Finalteam:Cleveland Indians
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:4
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:0
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Isaac Leonard Kahdot (October 22, 1899 – March 31, 1999) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Chief", he played for the Cleveland Indians in 1922.[1]

Kahdot was a Potawatomi who grew up in a mostly Indigenous village in Oklahoma and attended Haskell Institute.[2]

Kahdot was one of a group of players whom Indians player-manager Tris Speaker sent in during the game on September 21, 1922,[3] which was done as an opportunity for fans to see various minor league prospects.[4]

After the 1923 season, the Indians asked him to play for a minor league team in Grand Rapids in the Michigan-Ontario League but he declined, having moved to Coffeyville, Kansas with his family. Kahdot continued playing minor league baseball until 1941 and worked as a derrickman in oilfields until 1958 at which point he took a job at Tinker Air Force Base for 11 years until retirement. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former major league player.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kahdoik01.shtml "Ike Kahdot Statistics and History"
  2. Book: King . C. Richard . Native Americans in Sports . 10 March 2015 . Routledge . 978-1-317-46403-7 . 167 . 20 August 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: Boston Red Sox 15, Cleveland Indians 5 . Retrosheet . September 21, 1922.
  4. News: Texan Calls Upon Twenty-One Men. The Plain Dealer. Francis J.. Powers. September 22, 1922. 18.
  5. News: Spencer . Burl . Oldest Living Cleveland Indian Remembers the Good Year: 1922 . 20 August 2020 . . September 22, 1993 . en.