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Shanty Hogan

Birthdate:

3/21/1906

Died:

4/7/1967

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 240 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Somerville, MA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Boston Braves New York Giants and Washington Senators 13 year major league career

In 1924 James Hogan was playing baseball with the Somerville, Mass., high school team. In 1925 he had been signed by Boston as an outfielder, and released to Albany, Worcester, and Lynn for more experience. In 1926 the Braves took him back to Boston as catcher but traded him in 1928 to the New York Giants. After five years he returned to Boston and in 1933 hung up the record of best fielding catcher in the National League, averaging .997 for 95 games. He was born in Somerville, Mass., March 21, 1906. He stands an even 6 feet high and tips the scales at 220. He bats right-handed and throws right-handed.

A very fine defensive catcher Shanty Hogan also was one of the best hitters in this era. He hit over .300 six times and finished his fine career with a .295 batting average. Then as well as now catchers were held in high regard.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
13 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1925	BSN (NL)	9	21	2	6	1	1	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.318	SLG
1926	BSN (NL)	4	14	1	4	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	SLG
1927	BSN (NL)	71	229	24	66	17	1	3	32	9	23	2	0	0	3	5	0	.288	.324	SLG
1928	NYG (NL)	131	411	48	137	25	2	10	71	42	25	0	0	0	8	9	0	.333	.406	SLG
1929	NYG (NL)	102	317	19	95	13	0	5	45	25	22	1	0	0	6	5	0	.300	.362	SLG
1930	NYG (NL)	122	389	60	132	26	2	13	75	21	24	2	0	0	3	11	0	.339	.378	SLG
1931	NYG (NL)	123	396	42	119	17	1	12	65	29	29	1	0	0	4	1	0	.301	.354	SLG
1932	NYG (NL)	140	502	36	144	18	2	8	77	26	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.287	.323	SLG
1933	BSN (NL)	96	328	15	83	7	0	3	30	13	9	0	0	0	3	3	0	.253	.288	SLG
1934	BSN (NL)	92	279	20	73	5	2	4	34	16	13	0	0	0	6	1	0	.262	.316	SLG
1935	BSN (NL)	59	163	9	49	8	0	2	25	21	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	.301	.394	SLG
1936	WSH (AL)	19	65	8	21	4	0	1	7	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.323	.421	SLG
1937	WSH (AL)	21	66	4	10	4	0	0	5	6	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	.152	.222	SLG
13 years		989	3180	288	939	146	12	61	474	220	188	6	2	0	38	36	0	.295	.348	.SLG

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