Don Hoak

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: February 5, 1928 in Roulette, PA us

Died: October 9, 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Fishing Creek Cemetery, Roulette, PA

High School: Roullette HS (Roullette, PA)

Debut: April 18, 1954 (Age 26-072d, 11,111th in major league history)
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 12, 1964 (Age 36-097d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Donald Albert Hoak

Nicknames: Tiger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.3

4322

1144

.265

598

RBI

498

OBP

.345

SLG

.396

OPS

.741

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 10	PIT		MLN	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 11	PIT		MLN	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
4	4	Apr 14	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
5	5	Apr 15	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
6	6	Apr 17	PIT	@	MLN	T,2-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
7	7	Apr 18	PIT	@	MLN	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
8	8	Apr 22	PIT		CIN	W,9-8	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
9	9	Apr 23	PIT		CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
10	10	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
11	11	Apr 25	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
12	12	Apr 26 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
13	14 (1)	Apr 27	PIT		LAD	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	0	8	0	8	1	3B
14	15	Apr 29	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	16	May 1	PIT		STL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
16	17	May 2	PIT		STL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	3B
17	18	May 3 (1)	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
18	19	May 3 susp	PIT		STL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
19	20	May 4	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
20	21	May 5	PIT		CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
21	22	May 6	PIT		CHC	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
22	23	May 7	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	24	May 8	PIT		PHI	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
24	25	May 9	PIT		PHI	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
25	26	May 10 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
26	27	May 10 susp	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
27	28	May 11	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	29	May 12	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	51	12.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
29	30	May 13	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	3B
30	31	May 14	PIT	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
31	32	May 16	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
32	33	May 17 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	2	3B
33	34	May 17 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
34	35	May 19	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
35	36	May 20	PIT	@	STL	L,1-11	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
36	37	May 21	PIT	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
37	38	May 22	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	3B
38	39	May 23	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	3B
39	40	May 24 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
40	41	May 24 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	42	May 26	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	40	12.2	0	6	1	7	0	3B
42	43	May 27	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
43	44	May 28	PIT	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
44	45	May 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
45	46	May 30	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
46	47	May 31 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
47	48	May 31 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,14-11	CG	45	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	49	Jun 2	PIT		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
49	50	Jun 3	PIT		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
50	51	Jun 4	PIT		STL	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
51	52	Jun 5	PIT		CHC	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
52	53	Jun 6	PIT		CHC	L,2-8	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
53	54	Jun 7 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
54	55	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
55	56	Jun 8	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	CG	53	11.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
56	57	Jun 9	PIT		SFG	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
57	58	Jun 10	PIT		SFG	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	2	3B
58	59	Jun 11	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	CG	44	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
59	60	Jun 12	PIT		LAD	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
60	61	Jun 13	PIT		LAD	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
61	62	Jun 14 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
62	63	Jun 14 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	3B
63	64	Jun 16	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
64	65	Jun 17	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
65	66	Jun 18	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	48	13.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
66	67	Jun 19	PIT	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
67	68	Jun 20	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
68	69	Jun 21 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
69	70	Jun 21 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
70	71	Jun 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
71	72	Jun 23	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
72	73	Jun 24	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
73	74	Jun 25	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	44	12.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
74	75	Jun 26	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
75	76	Jun 27	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
76	77	Jun 28	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
77	78	Jun 30	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	79	Jul 1	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
79	80	Jul 2	PIT		MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
80	81	Jul 3	PIT		MLN	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
81	82	Jul 4	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
82	83	Jul 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
83	84	Jul 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
84	85	Jul 9	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	0	1	0	1	0
85	86	Jul 10	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
86	87	Jul 11	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
87	88	Jul 12 (1)	PIT		STL	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
88	89	Jul 12 susp	PIT		STL	L,6-8	CG	45	10.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
89	90	Jul 14	PIT		LAD	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
90	91	Jul 15	PIT		LAD	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
91	92	Jul 17	PIT		SFG	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
92	93	Jul 18	PIT		SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
93	94	Jul 19	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
94	95	Jul 21	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	GS	18	4.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
95	96	Jul 22	PIT		PHI	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
96	97	Jul 24	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
97	98	Jul 25	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
98	99	Jul 26 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
99	100	Jul 26 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
100	101	Jul 27	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
101	102	Jul 28	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
102	103	Jul 29	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
103	104	Jul 30	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	2	3	1	6	2	3B
104	105	Jul 31	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	106	Aug 1	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
106	107	Aug 2	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
107	108	Aug 4	PIT	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
108	109	Aug 5	PIT	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
109	110	Aug 6	PIT	@	STL	W,18-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
110	111	Aug 7	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
111	112	Aug 8	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	55	14.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
112	113	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	40	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
113	114	Aug 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
114	115	Aug 12	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
115	116	Aug 14	PIT		MLN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
116	117	Aug 15	PIT		MLN	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
117	118	Aug 16 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
118	119	Aug 16 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
119	120	Aug 17	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
120	121	Aug 19	PIT		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
121	122	Aug 20	PIT		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
122	123	Aug 21	PIT		LAD	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
123	124	Aug 22	PIT		LAD	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
124	125	Aug 23 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
125	126	Aug 23 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
126	127	Aug 24	PIT		SFG	W,6-0	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
127	128	Aug 25	PIT		SFG	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
128	129	Aug 26	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
129	130	Aug 28	PIT		PHI	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
130	131	Aug 29	PIT		PHI	W,11-1	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
131	132	Aug 30 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
132	133	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	134	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	3B
134	135	Sep 2 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
135	136	Sep 4	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
136	137	Sep 5	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
137	138	Sep 6	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
138	139	Sep 7 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
139	140	Sep 7 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
140	141	Sep 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
141	142	Sep 10	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
142	143	Sep 11 (1)	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	3	1	0	4	0	3B
143	144	Sep 11 (2)	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
144	145	Sep 13	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
145	146	Sep 16 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
146	147	Sep 16 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
147	148	Sep 17	PIT	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
148	149	Sep 19	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
149	150	Sep 20	PIT		CIN	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
150	151	Sep 21	PIT		MLN	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
151	152	Sep 22	PIT		MLN	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
152	153	Sep 23	PIT		MLN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
153	154	Sep 26	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
154	155	Sep 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	1	5	0	6	2	3B
							155gm		1378.1	169	322	20	511	31