Born in St. Louis, Hollocher was a shortstop for the Chicago Cubs from 1918 to 1924. His cousin Bob Klinger was also a Major League Baseball player.[1]
Hollocher helped the Cubs win the National League pennant in 1918. (In that year the professional baseball season was prematurely curtailed due to World War I.) That season he led the National League in games (131), at bats (509), hits (161), total bases (202), singles (130) and runs created (76, although this statistic was a retroactive metric).
In 1922 he led the National League in at bats per strikeout (118.4), which to this day remains the Cubs' single season record. His five strikeouts for the entire season remains the National League record by a player with a minimum of 150 games.[2]
Hollocher left the Cubs in August 1923 due to depression, apparently linked to an undiagnosed intestinal disorder. He tried a comeback in 1924, but was unable to complete the season.
He killed himself in Frontenac, Missouri, on August 14, 1940,[3] when he shot himself in the throat. He had suffered from depression most of his adult life.[4]
charlie, hollocher, charles, jacob, hollocher, june, 1896, august, 1940, professional, baseball, player, shortstop, major, league, baseball, shortstopborn, 1896, june, 1896st, louis, missouri, died, august, 1940, 1940, aged, frontenac, missouri, batted, leftth. Charles Jacob Hollocher June 11 1896 August 14 1940 was a professional baseball player who was a shortstop in Major League Baseball Charlie HollocherShortstopBorn 1896 06 11 June 11 1896St Louis Missouri U S Died August 14 1940 1940 08 14 aged 44 Frontenac Missouri U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 16 1918 for the Chicago CubsLast MLB appearanceAugust 20 1924 for the Chicago CubsMLB statisticsBatting average 304Home runs14Runs batted in241TeamsChicago Cubs 1918 1924 Biography editBorn in St Louis Hollocher was a shortstop for the Chicago Cubs from 1918 to 1924 His cousin Bob Klinger was also a Major League Baseball player 1 Hollocher helped the Cubs win the National League pennant in 1918 In that year the professional baseball season was prematurely curtailed due to World War I That season he led the National League in games 131 at bats 509 hits 161 total bases 202 singles 130 and runs created 76 although this statistic was a retroactive metric In 1922 he led the National League in at bats per strikeout 118 4 which to this day remains the Cubs single season record His five strikeouts for the entire season remains the National League record by a player with a minimum of 150 games 2 Hollocher left the Cubs in August 1923 due to depression apparently linked to an undiagnosed intestinal disorder He tried a comeback in 1924 but was unable to complete the season He killed himself in Frontenac Missouri on August 14 1940 3 when he shot himself in the throat He had suffered from depression most of his adult life 4 In 760 games over 7 seasons Hollocher compiled a 304 batting average 894 for 2936 with 411 runs 145 doubles 35 triples 14 home runs 241 RBI 99 stolen bases 277 base on balls 94 strikeouts 370 on base percentage and 392 slugging percentage He posted a 954 fielding percentage He appeared in the 1918 World Series batting 190 4 for 21 with 2 runs and 1 RBI References edit Nowlin Bill Bob Klinger SABR Retrieved October 12 2016 Strikeout Records for Hitters Baseball Almanac Retrieved April 4 2012 Hollocher Former Cub Kills Self The Pittsburgh Press The United Press August 14 1940 p 21 Retrieved September 29 2019 Deveney Sean The Original Curse McGraw Hill 2010 pp 144 145External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Charlie Hollocher at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball shortstop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charlie Hollocher amp oldid 1160056691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
