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]
| Ike Kahdot | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: October 22, 1899 Georgetown, Indian Territory | |
| Died: March 31, 1999 (aged 99) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1922, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 21, 1922, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 4 |
| At bats | 2 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Teams | |
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.[2] 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]
References edit
- ^ "Ike Kahdot Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ a b King, C. Richard (10 March 2015). Native Americans in Sports. Routledge. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-317-46403-7. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox 15, Cleveland Indians 5". Retrosheet. September 21, 1922.
- ^ Powers, Francis J. (September 22, 1922). "Texan Calls Upon Twenty-One Men". The Plain Dealer. p. 18.
- ^ Spencer, Burl (September 22, 1993). "Oldest Living Cleveland Indian Remembers the Good Year: 1922". Tulsa World. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ike Kahdot at Find a Grave
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