Ike Kahdot

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: (1899-10-22)October 22, 1899
Georgetown, Indian Territory
Died: March 31, 1999(1999-03-31) (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 played4
At bats2
Hits0
Teams

Kahdot was a Potawatomi who grew up in a mostly Indian 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
  1. "Ike Kahdot Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. King, C. Richard. Native Americans in Sports. Routledge. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-317-46403-7. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. "Boston Red Sox 15, Cleveland Indians 5". Retrosheet. September 21, 1922.
  4. Powers, Francis J. (September 22, 1922). "Texan Calls Upon Twenty-One Men". The Plain Dealer. p. 18.
  5. Spencer, Burl (September 22, 1993). "Oldest Living Cleveland Indian Remembers the Good Year: 1922". Tulsa World. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
Records
Preceded by
Red Hoff		 Oldest recognized verified living baseball player
September 17, 1998 – March 31, 1999		 Succeeded by
Karl Swanson
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