finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date hofmethod hofdate death_place finaldate image statlabel debutteam name throws birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1925 18 december 1974 1909 .281 75 1,429 375 chicago white sox 24 august 1887 veteran 's committee 1971 santa cruz , california october 4 harry hooper 1915.jpg batting average home runs runs stolen bases boston red sox harry hooper right bell station , california april 16 left right fielder harry hooper

harry hooper

harry bartholomew hooper -lrb- august 24 , 1887 -- december 18 , 1974 -rrb- was a major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- player in the early 20th century .
hooper batted left-handed and threw right-handed .
hooper was born in bell station , california , and he graduated from st. mary 's college of california .
he played for major league teams between 1909 and 1925 , spending most of that time with the boston red sox and finishing his career with the chicago white sox .
hooper was often known for his defensive skills and he was among the league leaders in defensive categories such as putouts by a right fielder .
during several seasons with boston , he teamed up with duffy lewis and tris speaker to form one of the best outfield trios in baseball history .
hooper is also the only member of 4 separate red sox world series championships -lrb- 1912 , 1915 , 1916 , 1918 -rrb- .
he was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1971 .
