Oris Hockett
Appearance
Oris Hockett | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Amboy, Indiana, U.S. | September 29, 1909|
Died: March 23, 1969 Torrance, California, U.S. | (aged 59)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 7, 1945, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .276 |
Home runs | 13 |
Runs batted in | 214 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Oris Leon Hockett (September 29, 1909 – March 23, 1969) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–39), Cleveland Indians (1941–44) and Chicago White Sox (1945). Hockett batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Amboy, Indiana.
In a seven-season career, Hockett was a .276 hitter with 13 home runs and 214 RBI in 551 games played.
Hockett died in Torrance, California, at age 59.
Highlights
[edit]- American League All-Star team (1944)
- Finished 17th in American League MVP Award vote (1943)
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Library
- Oris Hockett at Find a Grave
Categories:
- American League All-Stars
- Brooklyn Dodgers players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- 1909 births
- 1969 deaths
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Baseball players from Indiana
- Norfolk Elks players
- Sioux Falls Canaries players
- Dayton Ducks players
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- Nashville Vols players
- American baseball outfielder, 1900s birth stubs