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| Name | Team | Age |
| James Hook | Retired (1971, Age 36) | Died (2008, Age 73) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 17 (1956) |
RP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Dazzy Vance League | 0 | 12 years (42 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 6/23/1935 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
| 1956 | Minors | 0.00 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 31 | 4 / 24 | 10 / 58 |
| 1957 | Minors | 0.00 | 1 / 2 | 5 / 24 | 3 / 15 | 9 / 41 |
| 1957 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 18 |
| 1958 | Minors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 8 |
| 1958 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 |
| 1959 | Majors | 0.00 | 3 / 3 | 3 / 10 | 5 / 22 | 11 / 35 |
| 1960 | Minors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 10 |
| 1961 | Minors | 0.00 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 19 | 2 / 13 | 5 / 34 |
| 1962 | Majors | 0.00 | 3 / 14 | 3 / 20 | 1 / 15 | 7 / 49 |
| 1963 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 10 | 2 / 11 | 2 / 21 |
| 1964 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 20 |
| 1965 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 20 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 30 |
| 1966 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 15 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 25 |
| 1967 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| 1968 | Majors | 40.00 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 20 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 40 |
| 1969 | Majors | 45.24 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 20 | 1 / 45 |
| 1970 | Majors | 44.14 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 44 |
| 1971 | Majors | 40.20 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 40 |
| Total | 11 / 62 | 19 / 252 | 21 / 214 | 51 / 528 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | James Hook has retired from the New York Black Sox |
| 1971-08-10 | The New York Black Sox have acquired James Hook from the waiver wire. |
| 1971-07-27 | The Philadelphia Flying Pythons have promoted Tony Quinlan to the major league team. The Philadelphia Flying Pythons have designated James Hook for assignment. |
| 1962-03-25 | The Philadelphia Elites have promoted Melvin Hopkins to the major league team. The Philadelphia Elites have promoted James Hook to the major league team. The Philadelphia Elites have designated Ollie Donnelly for assignment. |
| 1960-03-30 | The Philadelphia Elites have sent James Hook down to the minors. |
| 1958-04-15 | A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Elites. The Philadelphia Elites receive Willy Hernandez, James Hook, Sherman Carew, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Carlos Mison, Frank "the Tank" Stankovich. |
| 1958-03-25 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Peter Easton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent James Hook to the minors. |
| 1957-09-01 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted James Hook to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Peter Easton to the minors. |
| 1957-08-05 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Peter Easton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent James Hook to the minors. |
| 1957-06-26 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted James Hook to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Peter Easton to the minors. |
| 1956-04-29 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Lenny Schaeffer to James Hook. |