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American baseball player (1887-1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Keller Hoch (January 9, 1887 – October 26, 1981) was a professional baseball player and lawyer. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Browns in 1908, 1914, and 1915. Hoch was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 165 pounds.[1]
| Harry Hoch | |
|---|---|
| |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 9, 1887 Woodside, Delaware | |
| Died: October 26, 1981 (aged 94) Lewes, Delaware | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 16, 1908, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 24, 1915, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–7 |
| Earned run average | 4.35 |
| Strikeouts | 26 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Hoch was born in Woodside, Delaware, in 1887. He attended Kutztown State Normal School (now Kutztown University of Pennsylvania), where he played baseball in 1905 and 1906, and is a member of that school's Athletics Hall of Fame. He started his professional baseball career in 1907 with the Tri-State League's Wilmington Peaches. In 36 games, he had a win–loss record of 12–18.[2] The following season, he made his major league debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on April 16, 1908. Hoch started three games for Philadelphia and went 2–1 with a 2.77 earned run average.[1] However, he did not stay on the roster and spent most of the season in the Tri-State League, where he went 11–15.[2]
Hoch played in the New York State League from 1910 to 1913. He won a career-high 17 games in 1910 while pitching for the Elmira Colonels, and then he won 16 games in 1911.[2] In August 1913, Hoch was purchased by the American League's St. Louis Browns. He appeared in 15 games for them in 1914 and went 0–2 with a 3.00 ERA. In 1915, his ERA rose to 7.20, and he made his last MLB appearance on June 24.[1]
Unlike many ballplayers of his era, Hoch was educated and attended Dickinson Law School in the offseason. He was nicknamed "Schoolmaster" because of this.[3] After Hoch's baseball career ended in 1915, he became a lawyer in Delaware and practiced until 1962.[3] Among his clients was inventor Alfred Lawson.[4]
Hoch died in Lewes, Delaware, in 1981 and was buried in Townsend Cemetery.[1]
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