Chuck Hostetler
Charles Cloyd Hostetler (September 22, 1903 – February 18, 1971) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers in 1944 and 1945. He is remembered as baseball's oldest rookie, making his debut in 1944 at age 40, and as the player whose base running error at age 42 cost the Tigers Game 6 of the 1945 World Series.
Read more about Chuck Hostetler: The Minor Leagues, Hostetler Reaches The Majors At Age 40, The "Hostetler Flop"
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“The chuck wagon carries the food and utensils for the range kitchen. Man-at-the-pot is the first buckaroo to pick up the coffee pot when out with the chuck wagons. It becomes his duty to pour the coffee for the outfit. “Come and get her before I throw her out” is the time honored mess call.”
—Administration in the State of Neva, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)