Jack Hoey | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 10 November 1881 |
Birth Place: | Watertown, Massachusetts |
Death Place: | Waterbury, Connecticut |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 27 |
Debutyear: | 1906 |
Debutteam: | Boston Americans |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 7 |
Finalyear: | 1908 |
Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .232 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 116 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 35 |
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John Bernard Hoey (November 10, 1881 – November 14, 1947) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1906 through 1908 for the Boston Americans/Red Sox. Listed at, 185 lb., Hoey batted and threw left-handed. A native of Watertown, Massachusetts, he was signed by Boston out of the College of the Holy Cross.
In a three-season career, Hoey was a .232 hitter (116-for-500) with 39 runs and 35 RBI in 146 games, including 10 doubles, five triples and 13 stolen bases. He did not hit a home run. He also made 126 outfield appearances at left field (111), right (11) and center (4), committing 19 error in 218 chances for a collective .913 fielding percentage. Hoey died in Waterbury, Connecticut at age 66.