James Francis "Shanty" Hogan was an American professional baseball player.
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21 Facts About Shanty Hogan
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Shanty Hogan played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1925 to 1937.
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Shanty Hogan was generally known as a good natured ballplayer and a decent hitter who had his best years with the Giants, hitting over.
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Shanty Hogan was promptly sent to the minor leagues where he played for the Worcester Panthers and the Albany Senators.
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Shanty Hogan's strong throwing arm was evident as he led National League catchers with an impressive 58.
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Shanty Hogan finished 8th in the balloting for the 1928 National League Most Valuable Player Award.
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Shanty Hogan was part of a vaudeville act, telling jokes and singing parodies with Andy Cohen, a Jewish teammate from the Giants who played second baseman for the team.
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Shanty Hogan helped guide the Giants pitching staff to the lowest team earned run average in the league.
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Shanty Hogan's performance was aided by the introduction of a lively ball wound with special Australian wool, resulting in a league batting average that was above.
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Between May 1933 and August 1934, Shanty Hogan set a since-broken National League record for catchers by playing in 121 games without committing an error.
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Shanty Hogan appeared in only 56 games as catcher in 1935, batting.
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When Shanty Hogan was released by the Braves on August 5,1935, news reports cited his excessive weight as a factor.
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Shanty Hogan was signed as a free agent one week later by the Cleveland Indians, who sent him to the Washington Senators in December 1935.
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Shanty Hogan was part of a May 2,1937, trade that sent him to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association in exchange for catcher Johnny Riddle, but the trade was voided and the players returned to their original teams on May 20.
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Shanty Hogan played in his last game in the major leagues on June 13,1937, at the age of 31, and the Senators released him eight days later.
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Shanty Hogan returned to the minor leagues in 1938, playing for the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League.
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Shanty Hogan appeared in five games for the Springfield Nationals in 1939 before retiring as a player at the age of 33.
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Shanty Hogan led National League catchers twice in fielding percentage, twice in caught stealing percentage and once in putouts.
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Shanty Hogan served as a minor league manager for the Hot Springs Bathers of the Cotton States League in 1952.
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Shanty Hogan died on April 7,1967 at the age of 61 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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