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Chief Hogsett
Elon Chester Hogsett
Born: Nov. 2, 1903 in Brownell, Kansas
Died: July 17, 2001 in Hays, Kansas
Debut: 1929 | Pos: P
Ht: 6' | Wt: 190 | B: L | T: L
| Yrs | W | L | G | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
| 11 | 63 | 87 | 330 | 33 | 1222 | 441 | 5.02 |
>> Visit the Chief Hogsett biography on Baseball Almanac for complete statistics.
Chief Hogsett, a former pitcher for the Tigers, Browns and Senators, died in July 2001.
In his 11-year career in Major League Baseball, Hogsett pitched 1,222 innings, finishing with a 63-87 record and a 5.02 ERA. He played for the Tigers from 1929-1936, for the Browns from 1936-37, for the Senators in 1938 and for the Tigers again in 1944.
His best season came in 1932 when he finished with an 11-9 record, 7 saves and a 3.54 ERA.
In 1936, during his first appearance with the Browns, Hogsett walked four batters in an inning to set a major league record.
After the 1938 season, Hogsett returned to AAA where he pitched for six years before receiving a brief call-up from the Tigers in 1944 when he was 40.
He pitched 8.1 innings in the 1934 and 1935 World Series.