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Full Name: Harry Bartholomew Hooper Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/168 First Game: April 16, 1909
Birthdate: August 24, 1887 Final Game: October 4, 1925
Birthplace: Bell Station, California MLB Experience: 17 years
Died: December 18, 1974
Deathplace: Santa Cruz, California
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971

Biography[]

Harry Hooper (Harry Bartholomew Hooper) was born on August 24, 1887 in Bell Station, California. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1909 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1909, his rookie year, he hit .282 with 0 home runs and 12 RBI. Hooper played for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 17 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Harry Hooper's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1922, when he hit for a .304 average and knocked in 80 runs. However, others believe that it was 1911, when he stole 38 bases and hit for a .311 average.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1909 BOS A 81 255 29 72 0 12 .282 .337 .325 3 4 16 0 5 6 15 0 0
1910 BOS A 155 584 81 156 2 27 .267 .346 .327 9 10 62 0 8 34 40 0 0
1911 BOS A 130 524 93 163 4 45 .311 .399 .395 20 6 73 0 4 13 38 0 0
1912 BOS A 147 590 98 143 2 53 .242 .326 .327 20 12 66 0 7 21 29 0 0
1913 BOS A 148 586 100 169 4 40 .288 .359 .399 29 12 60 51 5 13 26 0 0
1914 BOS A 142 530 85 137 1 41 .258 .336 .364 23 15 58 47 4 7 19 0 0
1915 BOS A 149 566 90 133 2 51 .235 .342 .327 20 13 89 36 3 17 22 0 0
1916 BOS A 151 575 75 156 1 37 .271 .361 .350 20 11 80 35 1 14 27 0 0
1917 BOS A 151 559 89 143 3 45 .256 .355 .349 21 11 80 40 6 22 21 0 0
1918 BOS A 126 474 81 137 1 44 .289 .391 .405 26 13 75 25 4 16 24 0 0
1919 BOS A 128 491 76 131 3 49 .267 .374 .360 25 6 79 28 5 12 23 0 0
1920 BOS A 139 536 91 167 7 53 .312 .411 .470 30 17 88 27 2 5 16 0 0
1921 CHI A 108 419 74 137 8 58 .327 .406 .470 26 5 55 21 1 12 13 0 0
1922 CHI A 152 602 111 183 11 80 .304 .379 .444 35 8 68 33 5 10 16 0 0
1923 CHI A 145 576 87 166 10 65 .288 .370 .410 32 4 68 22 7 14 18 0 0
1924 CHI A 130 476 107 156 10 62 .328 .413 .481 27 8 65 26 4 14 16 0 0
1925 CHI A 127 442 62 117 6 55 .265 .351 .380 23 5 54 21 5 17 12 0 0
Total 2309 8785 1429 2466 75 817 .281 .368 .387 389 160 1136 412 76 247 375 0 0

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1909 BOS A OF 74 0 0 124 14 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1910 BOS A OF 155 0 0 241 30 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1911 BOS A OF 130 0 0 181 27 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1912 BOS A OF 147 0 0 220 22 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1913 BOS A OF 147 0 0 248 25 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1913 BOS A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1914 BOS A OF 140 0 0 231 23 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1915 BOS A OF 149 0 0 255 23 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1916 BOS A OF 151 0 0 266 19 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1917 BOS A OF 151 0 0 245 20 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1918 BOS A OF 126 0 0 221 16 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1919 BOS A OF 128 0 0 262 19 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1920 BOS A OF 139 0 0 263 22 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1921 CHI A OF 108 0 0 182 12 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1922 CHI A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1922 CHI A SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1922 CHI A OF 149 0 0 288 19 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1923 CHI A OF 143 0 0 272 15 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1924 CHI A OF 123 0 0 251 22 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1925 CHI A OF 124 0 0 231 16 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .976
Total OF 2284 0 0 3981 344 151 81 0 0 0 0 0 .966
Total P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Pitching Stats[]

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1913 BOS A 1 0 0 0 .00 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

Transactions[]

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Boston Red Sox (November 23, 1908).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Shano Collins and Nemo Leibold (March 4, 1921).

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