John Arthur Hauger (November 18, 1893 – August 2, 1944) was a major league baseball player and scout and minor league manager.
Art Hauger | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Delhi, Ohio | November 18, 1893|
Died: August 2, 1944 Redwood City, California | (aged 50)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 17, 1912, for the Cleveland Naps | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 28, 1912, for the Cleveland Naps | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .056 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
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Hauger was an outfielder for the 1912 Cleveland Naps. He played in fifteen games and only managed one hit (a single) in eighteen at bats for a .056 career batting average.[1]
He did have a long minor league career and saw some time as a minor league manager including a stint as the skipper of the Virginia League Kinston Eagles.[2]
Later, Hauger worked for Western Pipe and Steel while working part-time as a scout for the Chicago White Sox until he died from a heart attack in 1944. He served in the Coast Guard Reserve during World War II.