Charles Cloyd Hostetler (September 22, 1903 – February 18, 1971) was a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Detroit Tigers in 1944 and 1945.

Born in 1903 in McClellandtown, Pennsylvania, Hostetler was living in Akron, Ohio and playing industrial league ball when he was signed by the Boston Braves in 1928; he traveled with the club but never got into a game.

He played four or five games a week of semi-pro baseball in Wichita, Kansas, and in Texas, when his work schedule permitted.

[2] Yet another referred to Hostetler as a player "snatched out of a factory two years ago to add depth to a garden depleted by the war.

[8] For the season, Hostetler played 90 games, hit for a .298 batting average, scored 42 runs, collected 20 RBIs, 21 walks, four stolen bases, nine doubles, two triples, and a .350 on-base percentage.

Hostetler played only sparingly in 1945, batting just .159 in 42 games; still the 42-year-old "begged" Detroit manager Steve O'Neill for a chance to appear in the World Series.

[9] He advanced to second on a ground out by Eddie Mayo, and when Doc Cramer hit a single to left field, Hostetler ran through manager Steve O'Neill's stop sign at third base.

One press account described it this way: "Hostetler fell flat on his face between third base and home in the seventh inning and was tagged out, helping break up a two-run Tiger rally.

Hank Greenberg walked, and Roy Cullenbine and Rudy York both hit consecutive run-scoring singles to cut the lead to 5-3.

In January 1946, the Associated Press reported: "Chuck Hostetler, utility infielder who gained questionable fame for his World Series high dive rounding third base, has been released.

"[14] In fact, Hostetler did not appear in another pro baseball game after his baserunning error in the 1945 World Series, finally retiring at age 42.

Years later, Hostetler spoke with baseball historian Fred Smith and recalled the embarrassing incident: "I’ll never forget it.

His obituary noted: "Hostetler gained some degree of fame when he was blamed for the Tigers loss of the sixth game of the 1945 World Series.