Don Hoak

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: February 5, 1928 in Roulette, PA us

Died: October 9, 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Fishing Creek Cemetery, Roulette, PA

High School: Roullette HS (Roullette, PA)

Debut: April 18, 1954 (Age 26-072d, 11,111th in major league history)
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 12, 1964 (Age 36-097d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Donald Albert Hoak

Nicknames: Tiger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.3

4322

1144

.265

598

RBI

498

OBP

.345

SLG

.396

OPS

.741

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 21	BRO		PHI	W,14-4	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
2	13 (2)	Apr 24	BRO		NYG	L,10-11	CG	49	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	22 (8)	May 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
4	23	May 8	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	0	5	1	6	1	3B
5	24	May 10	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	27	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
6	27 (2)	May 13	BRO	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
7	28	May 14	BRO	@	CIN	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
8	29	May 15 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
9	30	May 15 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-11		23	4.2	1	1	1	3	1	3B
10	41 (10)	May 30 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,8-4	GF	14	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
11	43 (1)	May 31	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	GS	37	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	44	Jun 1	BRO		MLN	W,11-8	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
13	46 (1)	Jun 3	BRO		STL	W,12-5	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
14	47	Jun 4	BRO		STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
15	48	Jun 5 (1)	BRO		STL	L,4-9	CG	45	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
16	49	Jun 5 (2)	BRO		STL	W,10-6	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
17	60 (10)	Jun 17	BRO	@	STL	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
18	61	Jun 18	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	73 (11)	Jul 2	BRO		PIT	L,6-7	CG	44	10.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
20	74	Jul 3 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
21	75	Jul 3 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	GF	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
22	76	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
23	77	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
24	78	Jul 5	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
25	79	Jul 6 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
26	80	Jul 6 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
27	81	Jul 7	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
28	82	Jul 8	BRO	@	NYG	W,12-8	CG	41	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
29	83	Jul 9	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
30	84	Jul 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
31	85	Jul 14	BRO		STL	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	3B
32	86	Jul 15	BRO		STL	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
33	87	Jul 16	BRO		CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
34	88	Jul 17 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
35	89	Jul 17 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	3B
36	90	Jul 18	BRO		CIN	L,5-9	GS	28	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
37	91	Jul 20 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	92	Jul 20 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
39	93	Jul 21	BRO		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
40	94	Jul 22	BRO		MLN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
41	95	Jul 23	BRO		MLN	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
42	96	Jul 24 (1)	BRO		MLN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
43	97	Jul 24 (2)	BRO		MLN	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
44	98	Jul 26	BRO	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
45	99	Jul 27	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	43	9.1	2	3	0	5	0	3B
46	100	Jul 28	BRO	@	CIN	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	3B
47	101	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
48	102	Jul 30	BRO	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
49	103	Jul 31	BRO	@	STL	W,11-2	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	104	Aug 1	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
51	105	Aug 2	BRO	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
52	106	Aug 3	BRO	@	MLN	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
53	107	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	W,11-10	GS	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
54	108	Aug 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
55	109	Aug 7	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
56	110	Aug 8	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
57	111	Aug 9	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
58	112	Aug 10	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	30	6.2	1	4	0	5	0	3B
59	113	Aug 14 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
60	114	Aug 14 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
61	115	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
62	116	Aug 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
63	117	Aug 18	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
64	118	Aug 19	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
65	119	Aug 20	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
66	120	Aug 21	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
67	124 (3)	Aug 25 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	GS	27	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
68	130 (5)	Aug 31	BRO		MLN	L,8-13	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	131	Sep 1	BRO		MLN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
70	136 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
71	137	Sep 7	BRO	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
72	140 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,16-9	CG	45	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
73	143 (2)	Sep 11 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
74	145 (1)	Sep 14	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
75	146	Sep 15	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	47	11.0	2	6	0	8	1	3B
76	149 (2)	Sep 18	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
77	151 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	3B
78	153 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	7	0	8	0	3B
							78gm		646.0	82	183	11	276	15