Mert Hackett

Mert Hackett
Catcher
Born: November 11, 1859(1859-11-11) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died: February 22, 1938(1938-02-22) (aged 78) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 1883 for the Boston Beaneaters
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1887 for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
Career statistics
Games played	256
Hits	203
Batting average	.216
Teams
Boston Beaneaters (1883–1885) Kansas City Cowboys (1886) Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887)

Mortimer Martin "Mert" Hackett (November 11, 1859 – February 22, 1938), was an American Major League Baseball player from Cambridge, Massachusetts, who played mainly as a catcher from 1883 to 1887 for three different team; the Boston Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowboys, and Indianapolis Hoosiers.^[1] His brother, Walter Hackett, and cousins John Clarkson, Walter Clarkson, and Dad Clarkson as well as Tim Keefe and Joe Kelley (all born in Cambridge, Mass.) also played in the majors.^[1]

Hackett died in his hometown of Cambridge at the age of 78, and is interred at St. Paul Cemetery. His brother, Walter, named one of his sons Mortimer Martin Hackett after him..^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mert Hackett's career statistics". retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phackm101.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Hackett, Mert
Alternative names	Hackett, Mortimer Martin
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	November 11, 1859
Place of birth	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of death	February 22, 1938
Place of death	Cambridge, Massachusetts