Professional baseball player 1935-1937. Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
Name: Clyde Hatter
Death Date: 17 Oct 1937
Death Location: Casey
Residence Location: Casey
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1908
Birth Location: Gilpin, Kentucky
Father's name: Claude Hatter
Father's Birth Location: Gilpin Kentucky
Mother's name: Tressie Lay
Mother's Birth Location: Casey, Kentucky
∼Clyde Melno Hatter (August 7, 1908 – October 16, 1937), also known as the "Mad Hatter", was a left-handed pitcher who played professional baseball for eight years from 1930 to 1937, including two stints in Major League Baseball in 1935 and 1937.
A native of Kentucky, Hatter played college baseball for Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1928 and 1929. He signed with the Louisville Colonels in October 1929 and spent five years playing in the minor leagues, including four seasons with the Colonels. In September 1934, he was purchased by the Detroit Tigers. He played for the Tigers during portions of the 1935 and 1937 seasons, compiling a 1-0 record and 8.44 earned run average (ERA) in 11 major league games.
Hatter concluded his playing career with the Toledo Mud Hens in 1937. He was plagued by alcohol and behavioral problems and by a 1936 nervous breakdown. He died in October 1937 at age 28 after being discovered unconscious in the back seat of his father's car. Newspapers attributed Hatter's death to a heart attack, though teammate Marv Owen attributed it to alcohol.
Name: Clyde Hatter
Death Date: 17 Oct 1937
Death Location: Casey
Residence Location: Casey
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1908
Birth Location: Gilpin, Kentucky
Father's name: Claude Hatter
Father's Birth Location: Gilpin Kentucky
Mother's name: Tressie Lay
Mother's Birth Location: Casey, Kentucky
∼Clyde Melno Hatter (August 7, 1908 – October 16, 1937), also known as the "Mad Hatter", was a left-handed pitcher who played professional baseball for eight years from 1930 to 1937, including two stints in Major League Baseball in 1935 and 1937.
A native of Kentucky, Hatter played college baseball for Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1928 and 1929. He signed with the Louisville Colonels in October 1929 and spent five years playing in the minor leagues, including four seasons with the Colonels. In September 1934, he was purchased by the Detroit Tigers. He played for the Tigers during portions of the 1935 and 1937 seasons, compiling a 1-0 record and 8.44 earned run average (ERA) in 11 major league games.
Hatter concluded his playing career with the Toledo Mud Hens in 1937. He was plagued by alcohol and behavioral problems and by a 1936 nervous breakdown. He died in October 1937 at age 28 after being discovered unconscious in the back seat of his father's car. Newspapers attributed Hatter's death to a heart attack, though teammate Marv Owen attributed it to alcohol.
Professional baseball player 1935-1937. Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
Name: Clyde Hatter
Death Date: 17 Oct 1937
Death Location: Casey
Residence Location: Casey
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1908
Birth Location: Gilpin, Kentucky
Father's name: Claude Hatter
Father's Birth Location: Gilpin Kentucky
Mother's name: Tressie Lay
Mother's Birth Location: Casey, Kentucky
∼Clyde Melno Hatter (August 7, 1908 – October 16, 1937), also known as the "Mad Hatter", was a left-handed pitcher who played professional baseball for eight years from 1930 to 1937, including two stints in Major League Baseball in 1935 and 1937.
A native of Kentucky, Hatter played college baseball for Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1928 and 1929. He signed with the Louisville Colonels in October 1929 and spent five years playing in the minor leagues, including four seasons with the Colonels. In September 1934, he was purchased by the Detroit Tigers. He played for the Tigers during portions of the 1935 and 1937 seasons, compiling a 1-0 record and 8.44 earned run average (ERA) in 11 major league games.
Hatter concluded his playing career with the Toledo Mud Hens in 1937. He was plagued by alcohol and behavioral problems and by a 1936 nervous breakdown. He died in October 1937 at age 28 after being discovered unconscious in the back seat of his father's car. Newspapers attributed Hatter's death to a heart attack, though teammate Marv Owen attributed it to alcohol.
Name: Clyde Hatter
Death Date: 17 Oct 1937
Death Location: Casey
Residence Location: Casey
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1908
Birth Location: Gilpin, Kentucky
Father's name: Claude Hatter
Father's Birth Location: Gilpin Kentucky
Mother's name: Tressie Lay
Mother's Birth Location: Casey, Kentucky
∼Clyde Melno Hatter (August 7, 1908 – October 16, 1937), also known as the "Mad Hatter", was a left-handed pitcher who played professional baseball for eight years from 1930 to 1937, including two stints in Major League Baseball in 1935 and 1937.
A native of Kentucky, Hatter played college baseball for Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1928 and 1929. He signed with the Louisville Colonels in October 1929 and spent five years playing in the minor leagues, including four seasons with the Colonels. In September 1934, he was purchased by the Detroit Tigers. He played for the Tigers during portions of the 1935 and 1937 seasons, compiling a 1-0 record and 8.44 earned run average (ERA) in 11 major league games.
Hatter concluded his playing career with the Toledo Mud Hens in 1937. He was plagued by alcohol and behavioral problems and by a 1936 nervous breakdown. He died in October 1937 at age 28 after being discovered unconscious in the back seat of his father's car. Newspapers attributed Hatter's death to a heart attack, though teammate Marv Owen attributed it to alcohol.
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1908 — 1937
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