Shanty Hogan Notable

b. March 21, 1906 · Boston Braves 1925–1927, 1933–1935, New York Giants 1928–1932, Washington Senators 1936–1937

Shanty Hogan played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Braves in 1925 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1937. His longest stay was with the New York Giants, from 1928 to 1932.

Across 989 games he batted .295, with 939 hits and 288 runs. He finished with 61 home runs, 146 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He played 908 games behind the plate, with 3,190 putouts and 56 errors. He turned 73 double plays.

He was born in Somerville, MA, USA on March 21, 1906, and died on April 7, 1967. 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
1925	BSN	9	21	2	6	1	1	0	3	1	3	0	.286
1926	BSN	4	14	1	4	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	.286
1927	BSN	71	229	24	66	17	1	3	32	9	23	2	.288
1928	NYG	131	411	48	137	25	2	10	71	42	25	0	.333
1929	NYG	102	317	19	95	13	0	5	45	25	22	1	.300
1930	NYG	122	389	60	132	26	2	13	75	21	24	2	.339
1931	NYG	123	396	42	119	17	1	12	65	29	29	1	.301
1932	NYG	140	502	36	144	18	2	8	77	26	22	0	.287
1933	BSN	96	328	15	83	7	0	3	30	13	9	0	.253
1934	BSN	92	279	20	73	5	2	4	34	16	13	0	.262
1935	BSN	59	163	9	49	8	0	2	25	21	8	0	.301
1936	WSH	19	65	8	21	4	0	1	7	11	2	0	.323
1937	WSH	21	66	4	10	4	0	0	5	6	8	0	.152
Career	—	989	3180	288	939	146	12	61	474	220	188	6	.295

On this day & linked events

1906

Born March 21, 1906

Somerville, MA, USA

1967

Died April 7, 1967

1925

Major-league debut: Shanty Hogan

Shanty Hogan made a major-league debut on June 23, 1925.

1937

Final major-league game: Shanty Hogan

Shanty Hogan played a final major-league game on June 13, 1937.

Image: Goudey, public domain