Chet Laabs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chet Laabs

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1912

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1983

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Chester Peter Laabs (April 30, 1912 – January 26, 1983) was an American baseball right-handed outfielder.
He played professional baseball from 1935 to 1950, including 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1937–1939), St.
Louis Browns (1939–1946) and Philadelphia Athletics (1947).
He ranked second in the American League with 27 home runs in 1942 and was named to the 1943 All-Star team. Laabs is often remembered for his role in two historic games.
On October 2, 1938, he struck out five times, including the final strikeout, in the game in which Bob Feller set a new major league record with 18 strikeouts.
Six years later to the day, on October 2, 1944, he helped the Browns clinch the only pennant in club history by hitting two home runs on the final day of the season against the New York Yankees.