Oris Hockett
American baseball player

Oris Hockett

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American baseball player
Gender:
Male
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United States of America
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Birth:
29 September 1909
Death:
23 March 1969
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Oris Leon Hockett (September 29, 1909 – March 23, 1969) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–39), Cleveland Indians (1941–44) and Chicago White Sox (1945). Hockett batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Amboy, Indiana.
In a seven-season career, Hockett was a .276 hitter with 13 home runs and 214 RBI in 551 games played.
Hockett died in Torrance, California, at age 59.

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  • American League All-Star team (1944)
  • Finished 17th in American League MVP Award vote (1943)