Harry Hooper

Infobox MLB retired
name=Harry Hooper
position=Outfielder


bgcolor1=#0d2b56
bgcolor2=#ba313c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=August 24, 1887
deathdate=death date and age|1974|12|18|1887|8|24
debutdate= April 16
debutyear= 1909
debutteam= Boston Red Sox
finaldate=October 4
finalyear=1925
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.281
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=2466
stat3label=Runs scored
stat3value=1429
teams=
* Boston Red Sox (1909-1920)
* Chicago White Sox (1921-1925)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918
* 4 seasons with a .300+ batting average
* 3 seasons with 100+ runns scored
hofdate=by|1971
hofmethod=Veteran's Committee

Harry Bartholomew Hooper (August 24, 1887 – December 18, 1974) was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Hooper batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hooper was born in Bell Station, California. A graduate in engineering at Saint Mary's College of California, he broke into the majors with the Red Sox in 1909, and still holds many of the team's records. He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in the 1921 season and finished his career in 1925.

Hooper was known as a top-caliber defensive right fielder and a solid leadoff hitter. Between 1910 and 1915, he teamed with Tris Speaker (CF) and Duffy Lewis (LF) to form one of the finest outfield trios in baseball history. On May 30, 1913 Hooper became the first player to hit a home run to lead off both games of a doubleheader, a mark only matched by Rickey Henderson 80 years later. Beside this, Hooper is the only person to be a part of four Red Sox World Series championships: in 1912, 1915, 1916 and 1918. On October 13, 1915, he became the first player to hit two home runs in a single World Series game. Hooper was also the captain of the Red Sox in 1919.

Hooper was a career .281 hitter with 75 home runs, 817 RBI, 1429 runs, 2466 hits, 389 doubles, 160 triples, and 375 stolen bases in 2309 games. [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=23059 |title= Harry Hooper|accessdate=2008-07-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=ESPN.com] He holds the Red Sox franchise records for most triples (130) and stolen bases (300). [cite web |url= http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hoopeha01.shtml |title= Harry Hooper Statistics |accessdate=2008-07-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Baseball-Reference] Harry Hooper was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.cite web |url=http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=116127 |title= The Hall of Famers: Harry Hooper |accessdate=2008-07-13 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame] Following his retirement from baseball he moved to Capitola, California where he was appointed Postmaster by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933, holding the position for 24 years. He died in Santa Cruz, California, at age of 87.

Early life

Harry Hopper was born on August 24, 1887 in Bell Station, California. [Harv|Zingg|1993|p=28] His family had previously migrated to California as many other families from the United States due to the California Gold Rush.Harv|Zingg|1993|p=13] His father, Joe Hooper, was the forth child and second boy born to William Hooper, Harry's grandfather, and his Portuguese wife Louisa. Harry was the youngest child in his family of four, having an older sister named Lulu and an older brother named George. [Harv|Zingg|1993|p=29]

High school and college career

Professional career

Early career

"The Million Dollar Outfield"

Early 1920s

Chicago White Sox career

Retirement

Post-retirement

Death

Legacy

ee also

*Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
*Glory of Their Times
*List of major league players with 2,000 hits
* List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
* Chicago White Sox all-time roster

Notes

References

*cite book |title= Harry Hooper: An American Baseball Life |last= Zingg |first= Paul |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1993 |publisher= University of Illinois Press|location=Champaign, Illinois |isbn=0252071700
*cite book |title= Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend |last= Gay |first= Timothy |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2007 |publisher= Globe Pequot |location= |isbn=1599211114
*cite book |title=Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball |last= Ruth |first= Babe |authorlink= Babe Ruth |coauthors= |year= 1992|publisher= University of Nebraska Press |location= |isbn=:0803289391

External links

*bbhof|116127
*baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=h/hoopeha01 |fangraphs=1006002 |cube=H/harry-hooper
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hooper_Harry.stm Baseball Library]