Charles Dana Dexter (June 15, 1876 – June 9, 1934) was a

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from 1896 to 1903.

Professional career

Dexter's career in baseball began in 1889 with the Evansville Cooks, a semiprofessional ball club. He remained with them until 1894 when he made the decision to attend the

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. He also played for the

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, and

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organizations.

Iroquois Theatre fire

On December 30, 1903, Charlie Dexter and fellow player John Franklin Houseman were in a box watching a show at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago when the

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broke out; they were credited with breaking down a locked door and rescuing a number of people.

The stabbing of Quait Bateman

In 1905, he reportedly stabbed

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first baseman Quait Bateman in the chest while he was drunk. Dexter was taken to jail. Bateman decided to not press charges as he believed it was an accident and Dexter was released the next morning.

Personal life

In 1934, Dexter shot himself to death in

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External links

Charlie Dexter at Iroquois Theater

References