Don Hoak
Don Hoak
Full name: Donald Albert Hoak
Born: February 5, 1928, Roulette, Pennsylvania
Died October 9, 1969, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Buried at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
First Game: April 18, 1954; Final Game: May 12, 1964
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 170
Don Hoak
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1954 BRO N 88 261 41 64 9 5 7 26 25 39 4 4 2 7 8 3 .245 .318 .398 -0.3 1954 BRO N
1955 BRO N 94 279 50 67 13 3 5 19 46 0 50 1 6 0 9 9 5 .240 .350 .362 1.1 1955 BRO N
1956 CHI N 121 424 51 91 18 4 5 37 41 0 46 1 8 4 4 8 3 .215 .283 .311 -3.7 1956 CHI N
1957 CIN N 149 529 78 155 39 2 19 89 74 5 54 4 5 4 13 8 15 .293 .381 .482 1.5 1957 CIN N
1958 CIN N 114 417 51 109 30 0 6 50 43 4 36 2 3 1 11 6 8 .261 .333 .376 -1.0 1958 CIN N
1959 PIT N 155 564 60 166 29 3 8 65 71 4 75 4 6 6 18 9 2 .294 .374 .399 1.8 1959 PIT N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 155 553 97 156 24 9 16 79 74 9 74 1 4 4 0 16 i 17 3 2 .282 .366 .445 2.0 1960 PIT N
1961 PIT N Daily Splits 145 503 72 150 27 7 12 61 73 8 53 3 3 4 0 10 14 4 2 .298 .388 .451 1.4 1961 PIT N
1962 PIT N Daily Splits 121 411 63 99 14 8 5 48 49 5 49 1 1 5 0 8i 18 4 2 .241 .320 .350 -1.3 1962 PIT N
1963 PHI N Daily Splits 115 377 35 87 11 3 6 24 27 1 52 1 3 3 0 10 11 5 5 .231 .282 .324 -0.6 1963 PHI N
1964 PHI N Daily Splits 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1964 PHI N
Total Splits 1263 4322 598 1144 214 44 89 498 523 36i 530 22 45 33 0i 44i122 64 47 .265 .345 .396 0.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 1955 BRO N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 7 23 3 5 2 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .217 .333 .304 1960 PIT N
Total Splits 10 26 3 6 2 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .231 .375 .308 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1957 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1957 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1954 BRO N 3B 75 71 139 11 12 .950
1955 BRO N 3B 78 82 183 11 15 .960
1956 CHI N 3B 110 122 158 15 16 .949
1957 CIN N 3B 149 193 269 14 29 .971
1957 CIN N 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1958 CIN N 3B 112 132 244 14 29 .964
1958 CIN N SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1959 PIT N 3B 155 169 322 20 31 .961
1960 PIT N Daily 3B 155 152 148 1349.2 132 324 25 34 0 .948
1961 PIT N Daily 3B 143 143 133 1232.1 137 267 20 29 0 .953
1962 PIT N Daily 3B 116 116 111 1004.2 93 220 10 19 0 .969
1963 PHI N Daily 3B 106 101 79 852.1 88 205 13 13 0 .958
Total 3B 1199 512i 471i 4439 i 1219 2331 153 227 0i .959
Total SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
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World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1955 BRO N Daily 3B 1 1 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1960 PIT N Daily 3B 7 7 7 62 8 9 1 2 0 .944
Total 3B 8 8 8 71 9 10 1 2 0 .950
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1957 NL Daily 3B 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1947).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Russ Meyer and Walt Moryn to Chicago Cubs in
exchange for Randy Jackson and Don Elston (December 9, 1955 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Warren Hacker and Pete Whisenant to Cincinnati Reds in
exchange for Elmer Singleton and Ray Jablonski (November 13, 1956 ).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Smoky Burgess and Harvey Haddix to Pittsburgh Pirates
in exchange for Whammy Douglas , Jim Pendleton , Frank Thomas and John Powers (January
30, 1959 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Pancho Herrera
and Ted Savage (November 28, 1962 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 18, 1964 ).
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