Jack Hoey

Jack Hoey was a professional baseball player born in 1881, who played as a position player in Major League Baseball from 1906 until 1908. Over the course of his brief career, Hoey participated in 146 games, amassing 116 hits with a batting average of .232. While he did not hit any home runs, he contributed 35 runs batted in (RBIs) and demonstrated speed on the basepaths with 13 stolen bases. His playing style was characterized by a focus on contact hitting and base running, which reflected the strategic elements of the era. Hoey's career unfolded during a transitional time in baseball, just before the advent of more powerful offensive approaches that would dominate the game in subsequent decades. He played for teams at a time when the deadball era was giving way to a new emphasis on power hitting and higher scoring games. Although Hoey's statistical contributions may be modest by today's standards, he was part of the rich tapestry of early 20th-century baseball, representing the hard-nosed, gritty style of play that defined the sport during that period.