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Unrelated to contemporary Jake Stahl, who is often misidentified as his brother, Chick was a fine hitter. He batted .358 as a rookie for the Braves in 1897 and topped .300 five of his first six seasons. He had six hits in one game on May 31, 1899. As the Red Sox' centerfielder he hit three triples in the first World Series, in 1903, and led the AL with 19 triples in 1904. In 1906 he became the Red Sox' player-manager when his best friend, Jimmy Collins, decided to concentrate solely on playing, but Stahl committed suicide the following spring, confiding to Collins that he couldn't stand the strain of managing. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 11, 1898: With the bases full and one out, Oriole RF Tommy O'Brien muffs Bobby Lowe's short fly, recovers the ball, runs in, tags Jimmy Collins at 2B, and steps on the bag to force Chick Stahl and complete an unassisted DP. » May 31, 1899: Boston RF Chick Stahl goes 6-for-6 in a 16–10 romp over Cleveland. » August 24, 1901: Irate Boston fans jump on umpire Joe Cantillon after a call goes against the Somersets. Chick Stahl and Parson Lewis rescue the umpire. » January 26, 1902: Lulu Ortman, a recently jilted girl friend of Boston's Chick Stahl, is arrested in Fort Wayne, IN, after an unsuccessful attempt to shoot him. » April 27, 1903: Three days after Pilgrim OF Chick Stahl injures his leg sliding, Boston C Duke Farrell fractures his leg while stealing 2B against Washington. This leaves Boston with Lou Criger as its only catcher. » October 7, 1903: Cy Young, who will also pitch in four games, stops the Pirates 11–2 on six hits. The 36-year-old righthander drives in three runs. Pittsburgh's Brickyard Kennedy, pitching on his 35th birthday, is ahead 4–2 in the 6th when Honus Wagner makes two errors, and Boston scores six runs. After giving up another four runs in the 7th, Kennedy is gone, and will not pitch in the majors again. Patsy Dougherty has a single a two triples, while Chick Stahl and Jimmy Collins add three baggers. » October 10, 1903: Three days rest are apparently too much for Phillippe, who gives up first-inning triples to Boston's Jimmy Collins and Chick Stahl for a 2–0 lead. Five of the first 11 hits are triples, as the ground rules call for any balls hit into the crowds to be three baggers. Cy Young wins 7–3. » September 27, 1904: Bob Rhoads, Cleveland righthander, holds Boston hitless for eight 2?3 innings before Chick Stahl singles. Cleveland wins, 3-1. » August 29, 1906: After Pilgrims manager Jimmy Collins takes a vacation without permission, he is suspended. Chick Stahl is named acting manager. » October 6, 1906: Chick Stahl, Boston outfielder, closes out the season and his career last at-bat with an 8th-inning two-run homer off New York's Tom Hughes. But Long Tom emerges with a 5-4 win. » March 28, 1907: Popular Boston Pilgrims OF Chick Stahl, who replaced Jimmy Collins as manager of the now named Red Sox at the end of the 1906 season, commits suicide while travelling with the team in West Baden Springs, IN. After breakfast he returned to his room and drank four oz. of carbolic acid. He left a note: "Boys, I just couldn't help it. You drove me to it." Cy Young reluctantly agrees to start the season as Boston's manager, but there will be three others during the year. » June 13, 1907: The Boston Red Sox play an exhibition game at Providence, raising $3,140.50 for Chick Stahl's widow. The clubs and players also contribute. » November 16, 1908: Julia Stahl, widow of Chick Stahl, is found dead in the doorway of a Boston tenement house. Chick Stahl, the Boston manager, committed suicide last year during spring training.