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For the footballer, see Harry Hooper (footballer). Harold "Harry" Hooper (born June 14, 1933) is an English former footballer who played as a winger.

Harry Hooper

Outfielder

Born: August 24, 1887
Died: December 18, 1974 (aged 87)
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1909 for the Boston Red Sox
Final game
October 4, 1925 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 281
Hits	2466
Runs scored	1429
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1909-1920) Chicago White Sox (1921-1925)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918 4 seasons with a . In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In the 1912 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Giants four games to three (with one tie In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one In the 1916 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Brooklyn Robins (a The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two 300+ batting average 3 seasons with 100+ runns scored
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected	1971
Election Method	Veteran's Committee

Harry Bartholomew Hooper (August 24, 1887 – December 18, 1974) was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Hooper batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He still holds many team records with the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.

Hooper was born in Bell Station, California. Bell is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A graduate in engineering at Saint Mary's College of California, he broke into the majors with the Red Sox in 1909. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Saint Mary's College of California is a private Coeducational College located in Moraga California, United States. Baseball World Series - Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 Boxing June 19 He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in the 1921 season and finished his career in 1925. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Baseball (Major League World Series - New York Giants defeat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 Babe Ruth hits Baseball (Major League Pittsburgh Pirates def Washington Senators in the World Series Baseball (Negro

Hooper was known as a top-calibre defensive right fielder and a solid leadoff hitter. Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key 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. Tristram E Speaker ( April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958) nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the Outfielder in Baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position George Edward "Duffy" Lewis ( April 18, 1888 - June 17, 1979) born in San Francisco California, was a Left fielder A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field.

Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper - Boston's famous "Million-Dollar Outfield". Photo: The Boston Globe archives. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England,

Over his career, Hooper scored 100 runs or higher three times; batted . In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 300 or higher five times, and stole 20 or more bases nine times. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate He also finished in the top ten list in triples seven times and in home runs three times. In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see

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. Baseball World Series - Philadelphia Athletics defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 Rickey Henley Henderson (born as Rickey Nelson Henley, December 25 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder Beside this, Hooper is the only person to be a part of four Red Sox World Series championships: in 1912, 1915, 1916 and 1918. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Baseball World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with one tie April 20: The Baseball 1915 World Series - Boston Red Sox defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 Football Baseball The Federal League goes out of business in a settlement with Organized Baseball that leaves out one club the Baltimore Terrapins Baseball The United States curtails professional baseball September 2 in order to accelerate mobilization for war World Series 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. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire He holds the Red Sox franchise records for most triples (130) and stolen bases (300).

Harry Hooper was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1971 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Following his retirement from baseball he moved to Capitola, CA where he was appointed Postmaster by FDR in 1933. He held that position for 24 years. He died in Santa Cruz, California, at age of 87. Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States.

(*) Photo from his 1915 record making World Series season [1]

External links

Baseball Hall of Fame
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Baseball Library

The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of former Boston Red Sox players The Glory Of Their Times The Story Of The Early Days Of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It is a book edited by Lawrence Ritter, telling the stories of early Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Below is the list of 158 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 100 Triples milestone Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone The following is a list of players and managers ( *) both past and current who appeared at least in one regular season game for the Chicago White Sox franchise

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