Myril Oliver Hoag (March 9, 1908 – July 28, 1971) was an American professional

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player. An

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, Hoag played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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between 1931 and 1945 and was on the winning team in three

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. He appeared in the 1939 MLB All-Star Game.

Career

Hoag was born in

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. He played in the major leagues from April 15, 1931, until September 16, 1945. Hoag batted and threw right-handed. He had a lifetime

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of .271 with 28

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s and 401 RBIs. After two seasons with the Sacramento Senators, Hoag signed with the New York Yankees after the 1930 season. He spent seven seasons with the Yankees over eight years (playing in 1933 with the

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). Hoag missed some of the 1936 season due to having a blood clot on the brain, the result of an outfield collision with teammate

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. Hoag homered for the Yankees' first run as they won the final game of the

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. He had a .320 batting average for his three World Series. In 1939, Hoag made the

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team with the

after the Yankees traded him there for

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and Buster Mills. That year, he batted .295 with 75 RBIs and 202

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. He was fifth in the league in

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s in 1942 with the

with 17, nearly double his second-best season (nine in 1939). Hoag ended his career with 854

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in 3,147

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. On June 6, 1934, he collected six hits in one game in a 15–3 rout against the Red Sox, and was the last New York Yankee to accomplish this feat until Gerald Williams did so against the

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on May 1, 1996.

Personal life

Hoag died in

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from an emphysema attack at the age of 63. His grand-nephews,

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and Brock Stassi, have both played in Major League Baseball.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoag, Myril 1908 births 1971 deaths Sportspeople from Davis, California New York Yankees players St. Louis Browns players 20th-century American sportsmen Chicago White Sox players Cleveland Indians players Major League Baseball outfielders American League All-Stars Baseball players from Yolo County, California People from High Springs, Florida Twin Falls Bruins players Rome Red Sox players Minor league baseball managers

Career

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