Myril Hoag

Myril Hoag
Outfielder
Born: March 9, 1908(1908-03-09) Davis, California
Died: July 28, 1971(1971-07-28) (aged 63) High Springs, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1931 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 16, 1945 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average	.271
Hits	854
Runs batted in	401
Teams
New York Yankees (1931–1938) St. Louis Browns (1939–1941) Chicago White Sox (1941–1944) Cleveland Indians (1944–1945)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1939) 3× World Series champion (1932, 1937, 1938)

Myril Oliver Hoag (March 9, 1908 – July 28, 1971) was a major league baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees and other teams.

Hoag was born in Davis, California. He played from April 15, 1931, until September 16, 1945. He batted and threw right-handed.

He had a lifetime batting average of .271 with 28 home runs and 401 RBIs. In 1939 he made the American League All-star team with the St. Louis Browns. That year, he batted .295 with 75 RBIs and 202 total bases. He came in 31st in the MVP voting, Joe DiMaggio coming in 1st. He was 5th in the league in stolen bases in 1942 with the Chicago White Sox. He finished his career with 59 stolen bases, an average of 9 a year.

He ended his career with 854 hits in 3147 at bats. In 1934, he collected six hits in one game, and was the last New York Yankee to accomplish this feat until Johnny Damon did so against the Kansas City Royals on June 7, 2008. [1]

He died in High Springs, Florida.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Hoag, Myril
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 9, 1908
Place of birth	Davis, California
Date of death	July 28, 1971
Place of death	High Springs, Florida