About Jack Hoey
Lived 1881 – 1947 (aged 66). Jack Hoey was an American baseball player.
John Bernard Hoey (November 10, 1881 – November 14, 1947) was an American 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.
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Who was Jack Hoey?
American baseball player (1881-1947)
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Jack Hoey was born on 10 November 1881 in Watertown.
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Jack Hoey died on 14 November 1947 in Waterbury.
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Jack Hoey was a baseball player.
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Jack Hoey was American.
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