From SABR Encyclopedia
| Stanley Camfield Hack
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| "Smiling Stan"
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| Bat/Throw:
| L/R
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| Height:
| 6' 0"
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| Weight:
| 170
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| Born:
| 1909-12-6 at Sacramento, CA (US)
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| Died:
| 1979-12-15 at Dixon, IL (US)
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| Interred:
| Grand Detour Cemetery in Grand Detour, IL (US)
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Stan Hack was a professional player and manager.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of English ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as duck hunting and golf.
- Married Dorothy Weisel, former tennis star, on February 7, 1932.
- Started his pro career in 1931 when he took two weeks off from his job as bank clerk to try out for the Sacramento team and manager Buddy Ryan and owner Lou Moering gave him a contract for $200.00 so he gave up his $60.00 a month banking job and never returned.
- Attended high school in Sacramento, California.
Outside of baseball
- Was a deputy on the Sacramento Sheriff's staff during the off-season in 1952.
Contract signing
- Signed with the Los Angeles Angels in October, 1950.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
