Ike Van Zandt

Charles Isaac "Ike" Van Zandt (February 1876 – September 14, 1908) was an American professional baseball player who played three seasons in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1905. After his career in the majors, he was involved in a scandal involving possibly throwing a game for money, and committed suicide.

Career Born in Brooklyn, Van Zandt broke into the major leagues with the New York Giants of the National League in 1901. He played in three games that season, pitching in two, and playing left field in the other. He pitched a total of innings and had an earned run average of 7.11. He had one hit in six at bats, and scored one run.

His one season in St. Louis was where he had most of his MLB experience, playing in 94 games, batting .233 in 322 at-bats, totaling 15 doubles, one triple, and one home run, and scoring 31 runs. This was his last season in the majors.

Death Van Zandt had finished the 1908 season playing for Albany, when he returned to his hometown of Nashua, New Hampshire. On September 14, he committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart with a revolver. However, according to the Society for American Baseball Research, he wrote a two-page note to his wife explaining that he had developed terrible stomach issues and that he didn't want to be a burden to her before shooting himself. He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashua.