| Willard Hoagland | |
| Birth Name: | Willard A. Hoagland |
| Birth Date: | 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Auburn, New York |
| Death Date: | October 11, 1936 |
| Death Place: | Auburn, New York |
| Occupation: | Umpire |
| Years Active: | 1894 |
Willard A. Hoagland (1862 - October 11, 1936) was a professional baseball player, manager and umpire. He was also a racewalker and a prizefighter.
Hoagland umpired 27 National League games in, 23 of them as the home plate umpire.[1] Hoagland also played minor league baseball in the Empire State League in 1906.[2] In 1908, he was described in a news article as owner and manager of the Auburn club in that league for two years.[3]
He umpired in the Northwestern League in 1891 and 1892, and the South Atlantic League in 1910 and 1911.
Outside of baseball, Hoagland was also a racewalker and a prizefighter. In 1908, Hoagland was described as "long distance walking champion of America."[4]
Hoagland was a game protector in Cayuga County, New York for several years.[5]