Fred Hoey (baseball manager)

Frederick Chamberlain Hoey (January 21, 1865 – December 7, 1933) was an American manager in professional baseball in the late 19th century.

Fred Hoey
Manager
Born: (1865-01-21)January 21, 1865
New York, New York
Died: December 7, 1933(1933-12-07) (aged 68)
Paris, France
MLB statistics
Games managed87
Managerial record31–55
Winning percentage.360
Teams
  • New York Giants (1899)

Biography

Hoey's first involvement with baseball was as the business manager for New York Giants owner Andrew Freedman in 1898.[1] In July 1899, Hoey was named manager of the Giants, succeeding John B. Day, under whom the team had gone 29–35.[2] Managing the 1899 Giants through the end of the season, Hoey compiled a record of 31 wins and 55 losses in 87 games (one contest ended in a tie).[2] It was his only stint as a major league manager.[3]

Outside of baseball, Hoey was a well-known competitor in pigeon-shooting,[1][4] a precursor to the sport of trap shooting. Hoey also worked as a representative for the stables of Joseph E. Widener, and lived the final 20 years of his life in Paris.[5]

See also
  • San Francisco Giants general managers and managers

References
  1. "On the Baseball Field". The New York Times. July 6, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "1899 New York Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  3. "Frey Hoey". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. "Shooting: Fine Work at Long Branch Traps". The New York Times. September 16, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Fred Hoey Dies Abroad". Brooklyn Times-Union. December 8, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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