Oris Hockett
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Oris Leon Hockett (September 29, 1909 - March 23, 1969) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-39), Cleveland Indians (1941-44) and Chicago White Sox (1945). Hockett batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in Amboy, Indiana.
In a seven-season career, Hockett was a .276 hitter with 13 home runs and 214 RBI in 551 games played.
Hockett died in Torrance, California, at age 59.
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- American League All-Star team (1944)
- Finished 17th in American League MVP Award vote (1943)
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