A native of Kentucky, Hatter played college baseball for Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1928 and 1929. He signed with the Louisville Colonels in October 1929 and spent five years playing in the minor leagues, including four seasons with the Colonels. In September 1934, he was purchased by the Detroit Tigers. He played for the Tigers during portions of the 1935 and 1937 seasons, compiling a 1-0 record and 8.44 earned run average (ERA) in 11 major league games.\n', '

Hatter concluded his playing career with the Toledo Mud Hens in 1937. He was plagued by alcohol and behavioral problems and by a 1936 nervous breakdown. He died in October 1937 at age 28 after being discovered unconscious in the back seat of his father\'s car. Newspapers attributed Hatter\'s death to a heart attack, though teammate Marv Owen attributed it to alcohol.\n', '

Hatter was born in Poplar Hills, Kentucky, in 1908. He began pitching in the seventh grade in Liberty, Kentucky. He also pitched for Middleburg High School in Middleburg, Kentucky. He once struck out 20 of 21 batters, and caught a pop fly for the other out, in a seven-inning game against Bradfordsville.\n', '

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