About Willard Hoagland
Lived 1862 – 1936 (aged 73–74). Willard Hoagland was an American baseball player and umpire (baseball).
Willard A. Hoagland (1862 – October 11, 1936) was an American 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. Hoagland also played minor league baseball in the Empire State League in 1906. In 1908, he was described in a news article as owner and manager of the Auburn club in that league for two years.
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."
Later life Hoagland was a game protector in Cayuga County, New York for several years.
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Who was Willard Hoagland?
American baseball player
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Willard Hoagland was born in 1862 in Auburn.
When did Willard Hoagland die?
Willard Hoagland died on 11 October 1936 in Auburn.
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Willard Hoagland was a baseball player and umpire (baseball).
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Willard Hoagland was American.
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