Jack Hoey
Outfielder, Baseball Player
1881 – 1947
Who was Jack Hoey?
John Bernard Hoey was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1906 through 1908 for the Boston Americans/Red Sox. Listed at 5 ft 9 in, 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 with 39 runs and 35 RBI in 146 games, including 10 doubles, five triples and 13 stolen bases. He did no hit a home run. He also made 126 outfield appearances at left field, right and center, committing 19 error in 218 chances for a collective .913 fielding percentage.
Hoey died in Waterbury, Connecticut at age 66.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1881
Watertown - Profession
- Education
- College of the Holy Cross
- Lived in
- Watertown
- Died
- Nov 14, 1947
Waterbury
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on July 23, 2013
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