Odell Hale Notable

b. August 10, 1908 · Cleveland Indians 1931, 1933–1940, Boston Red Sox 1941, New York Giants 1941

Odell Hale played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1931 and closing with the New York Giants in 1941.

Across 1,062 games he batted .289, with 1,071 hits and 551 runs. He finished with 73 home runs, 240 doubles, 51 triples and 57 stolen bases.

He played 518 games at second base, with 1,549 assists and 124 errors. He turned 313 double plays. He also played 439 games at third base.

He hit for the cycle in 1938.

He was born in Hosston, LA, USA on August 10, 1908, and died on June 9, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1931	CLE	25	92	14	26	2	4	1	5	8	8	2	.283
1933	CLE	98	351	49	97	19	8	10	64	30	37	2	.276
1934	CLE	143	563	82	170	44	6	13	101	48	50	8	.302
1935	CLE	150	589	80	179	37	11	16	101	52	55	15	.304
1936	CLE	153	620	126	196	50	13	14	87	64	43	8	.316
1937	CLE	154	561	74	150	32	4	6	82	56	41	9	.267
1938	CLE	130	496	69	138	32	2	8	69	44	39	8	.278
1939	CLE	108	253	36	79	16	2	4	48	25	18	4	.312
1940	CLE	48	50	3	11	3	1	0	6	5	7	0	.220
1941	BOS/NYG	53	126	18	25	5	0	1	10	21	17	1	.198
Career	—	1062	3701	551	1071	240	51	73	573	353	315	57	.289

On this day & linked events

1908

Born August 10, 1908

Hosston, LA, USA

1980

Died June 9, 1980

1931

Major-league debut: Odell Hale

Odell Hale made a major-league debut on August 1, 1931.

1938

Odell Hale Hits for the Cycle, 1938

Odell Hale hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators on July 12, 1938.

1941

Final major-league game: Odell Hale

Odell Hale played a final major-league game on September 7, 1941.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain