Charlie Dexter Baseball player

Charles Dana Dexter (June 15, 1876 in Evansville, Indiana – June 9, 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa), was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1896-1903. He would play for the Louisville Colonels, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs. An alumnus of the University of the South, he committed suicide in Cedar Rapids by shooting in 1934.On December 30, 1903 Charlie Dexter and fellow player John Franklin Houseman were in a box watching the show at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago when the Iroquois Theatre fire broke out; they were credited with breaking down a locked door and rescuing a number of people.

Personal facts

Charlie Dexter
Birth dateJune 15, 1876
Birth place
Evansville Indiana
Date of deathJune 09, 1934
Place of death
Cedar Rapids Iowa

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Baseball player

Career startApril 17, 1896
Career endSeptember 27, 1903
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Louisville Colonels
position
Outfielder
Catcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Louisville Colonels
throwing sideRight

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