William Johnston Hogg (September 11, 1881 – December 8, 1909), nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", was a right-handed
pitcher in
Major League Baseball. He played four seasons with the
New York Highlanders from 1905 to 1908.
Born in
Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administered separately.
Located along the St. Clair ...
, Hogg played in 116 Major League games and had a record of 37–50 in 730 innings pitched.
During his second season in baseball (1902), as a member of the Seattle Clamdiggers, Hogg was suspended from the team for attacking a newspaper reporter. According to ''
The Oregonian'' in 1903 Hogg was a "trouble-maker" and "his love for drink would not be kept under control, and it was not long until he was mixed up in a street fight, in which he was stabbed".
In 1906, Hogg hit
Cleveland Naps player
Bill Bradley
William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997). He ran for the Democratic Party's nomination f ...
with a pitch, fracturing Bradley's arm, and was quoted as saying: "That big Frenchman (
Nap Lajoie) is next on my list."
"Bill Hogg Chronology"
. ''baseballlibrary.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-03. Hogg was once almost traded from the Highlanders to the Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...
for Ty Cobb in 1907, according to Cobb's biography written by Al Stump. The deal was nixed at the last minute by Tigers president Bill Yawkey
William Hoover Yawkey (August 22, 1875 – March 5, 1919) was an American business executive in the lumber and mining industries. He was the sole owner of the Detroit Tigers of the American League from 1903 through 1908, and majority owner from 1 ...
.
Hogg died in 1909 at age 28 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
References
External links
BaseballLibrary.com
1881 births
1909 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
New York Highlanders players
Baseball players from St. Clair County, Michigan
Pueblo Indians players
Seattle Clamdiggers players
Portland Browns players
Seattle Chinooks players
Spokane Indians players
Seattle Siwashes players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
Sportspeople from Port Huron, Michigan
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