Shanty Hogan
[edit] Biography
Shanty Hogan (James Francis Hogan) was born on March 21, 1906 in Somerville, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on June 23, 1925 for the Boston Braves. In 1927, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 3 home runs and 32 RBI. Hogan played for the Boston Braves, New York Giants and Washington Senators over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Shanty Hogan's best season was 1930, when he hit for a .339 average and knocked in 75 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1925
| BOS
| N
| 9
| 21
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .286
| .318
| .429
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| BOS
| N
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 5
| .286
| .286
| .500
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| BOS
| N
| 71
| 229
| 24
| 66
| 3
| 32
| .288
| .324
| .410
| 17
| 1
| 9
| 23
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| NY
| N
| 131
| 411
| 48
| 137
| 10
| 71
| .333
| .406
| .477
| 25
| 2
| 42
| 25
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| NY
| N
| 102
| 317
| 19
| 95
| 5
| 45
| .300
| .362
| .388
| 13
| 0
| 25
| 22
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| NY
| N
| 122
| 389
| 60
| 132
| 13
| 75
| .339
| .378
| .517
| 26
| 2
| 21
| 24
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| NY
| N
| 123
| 396
| 42
| 119
| 12
| 65
| .301
| .354
| .439
| 17
| 1
| 29
| 29
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| NY
| N
| 140
| 502
| 36
| 144
| 8
| 77
| .287
| .323
| .378
| 18
| 2
| 26
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| BOS
| N
| 96
| 328
| 15
| 83
| 3
| 30
| .253
| .288
| .302
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 17
|
| 1934
| BOS
| N
| 92
| 279
| 20
| 73
| 4
| 34
| .262
| .316
| .337
| 5
| 2
| 16
| 13
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1935
| BOS
| N
| 59
| 163
| 9
| 49
| 2
| 25
| .301
| .394
| .387
| 8
| 0
| 21
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 19
| 65
| 8
| 21
| 1
| 7
| .323
| .421
| .431
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| 21
| 66
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .152
| .222
| .212
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 949
| 3049
| 276
| 908
| 60
| 462
| .298
| .349
| .410
| 138
| 12
| 203
| 178
| 38
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 35
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 40
| 131
| 12
| 31
| 1
| 12
| .237
| .324
| .321
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 989
| 3180
| 288
| 939
| 61
| 474
| .295
| .348
| .406
| 146
| 12
| 220
| 188
| 38
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1925
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1926
| BOS
| N
| C
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1927
| BOS
| N
| C
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 215
| 54
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1928
| NY
| N
| C
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 389
| 57
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1929
| NY
| N
| C
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 286
| 47
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1930
| NY
| N
| C
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 386
| 46
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1931
| NY
| N
| C
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 469
| 54
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1932
| NY
| N
| C
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 522
| 71
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1933
| BOS
| N
| C
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 280
| 56
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1934
| BOS
| N
| C
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 291
| 53
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1935
| BOS
| N
| C
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 175
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| C
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1937
| WAS
| A
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 908
| 0
| 0
| 3190
| 493
| 56
| 73
| 0
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (June 18, 1925).
- Traded by Boston Braves with Jimmy Welsh to New York Giants in exchange for Rogers Hornsby (January 10, 1928).
- Sold by New York Giants to Boston Braves for $25000 (December 29, 1932).
- Released by Boston Braves (August 5, 1935).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (August 12, 1935).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Indianapolis (American Association) in exchange for Johnny Riddle (May 2, 1937); trade voided (May 20, 1937).
- Released by Washington Senators (June 21, 1937).
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