Arthur Hauger
American baseball player (1893–1944)
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John Arthur Hauger (November 18, 1893 – August 2, 1944) was an American Major League Baseball player and scout and minor league manager.
| Art Hauger | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: November 18, 1893 Delhi, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: August 2, 1944 (aged 50) Redwood City, California, U.S. | |
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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| 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.