Shanty Hogan

Shanty Hogan

James Francis "Shanty" Hogan (March 21, 1906 - April 7, 1967) was a Major League Baseball catcher from 1925 to 1937. Hogan was listed at 6'1", 240 pounds - an exceptionally large player, especially for his era.cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hogansh01.shtml |title=Shanty Hogan statistics |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=2006-11-13] Due to this, there are many anecdotes relating to Hogan and food. This included several conflicts with manager John McGraw, who often attempted to persuade Hogan to lose weight.JamesAbstract|pages=pp. 426-427] He was generally known as a good natured ballplayer and a decent hitter who often hit over .300 in a season.

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