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{{Short description|American baseball player (1878–1960)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{for-multi|the similarly-named manager|Jim Hart (manager)|the similarly-named first baseman|Jimmy Hart (baseball)}}
{{Infobox college coach
|name=Hub Hart
|birth_date={{Birth date|1878|2|2}}
|birth_place=[[Everett, Massachusetts]], U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|1960|10|10|1878|2|2}}
|death_place=[[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years1 = 1899–1900
| player_team1 = [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| player_years2 = 1901–1903
| player_team2 = [[Georgetown Hoyas football|Georgetown]]
| player_sport3 = Baseball
| player_years3 = 1903–1905
| player_team3 = [[Georgetown Hoyas football|Georgetown]]
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years1 = [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| coach_team1 = 1910
| overall_record = 0–4–2
| awards = *[[College Football All-Southern Team|All-Southern]] ([[1901 College Football All-Southern Team|1901]])
| module             = {{Infobox baseball biography|embed=yes
|name=Hub Hart
|image=
|position=[[Catcher]]
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=July 16
|debutyear={{baseball year|1905}}
|debutteam=[[Chicago White Sox]]
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 5
|finalyear={{baseball year|1907}}
|finalteam=[[Chicago White Sox]]
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.213
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=11
|teams=
* [[Chicago White Sox]] (1905–1907)
}}
}}
'''James Henry''' "'''Hub'''" '''Hart''' (February 2, 1878 – October 10, 1960) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]] who played for the [[Chicago White Sox]] from 1905 to 1907. Listed at {{height|ft=5|in=11}}, 170&nbsp;lbs, Hart batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hart played [[college football]] as [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] at [[Boston College]] and [[Georgetown University]].
==Early life==
Hart was born in [[Everett, Massachusetts]] on February 2, 1878.<ref name="Baseball Reference" /> He played football at [[Everett High School (Massachusetts)|Everett High School]] and began his collegiate career at Boston College, where he played with fellow Georgetown back [[Joe Reilly (American football)|Joseph Reilly]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Three Boston Boys |work=The Boston Globe |date=November 26, 1902}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2711376/boston_post/|title=Georgetown's Boston Backfield|date=November 24, 1903|page=10|work=Boston Post|accessdate=June 30, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>
==Football==
In 1901, Hart enrolled at Georgetown to study [[dentistry]]. On November 16, 1901, he solidified himself in Georgetown football history by scoring all three of his team's [[touchdown]]s in a 17–16 win over the [[University of Virginia]].<ref name="Georgetown">Ferraro, Bill. [http://www.hoyafootball.com/history/hart.htm "James (Hub) Hart (D'1905)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809064313/http://hoyafootball.com/history/hart.htm |date=2016-08-09 }}. ''hoyafootball.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-07.</ref> He was selected [[College Football All-Southern Team|All-Southern]] in 1901.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The State|title="All Southern" Eleven|date=February 7, 1902}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xws7AQAAMAAJ&q=sewanee+%22simpkins%22&pg=PA129|title=Football in the Southern Colleges|author=Oscar P. Schmidt|page=129|journal=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide|year=1902}}</ref> Hart was named team [[Captain (sports)|captain]] in [[1903 Georgetown Hoyas football team|1903]].<ref>[http://www.hoyafootball.com/players/captains.htm "Georgetown Football: Team Captains"]. ''hoyafootball.com''. Retrieved 1010-11-07.</ref> That season, he had a 99-yard run from scrimmage against [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]]; this is still a school record.<ref>[http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/record-1.htm "Georgetown Football Records"]. ''hoyasaxa.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-07.</ref> His nickname, "Hub", originated from his central position on most of the team's plays.<ref name="Georgetown"/> He was elected to the Georgetown Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/05-hoyas-heritage.pdf "2005 Hoya Heritage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917080652/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/05-hoyas-heritage.pdf |date=September 17, 2012 }}. ''grfx.cstv.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-07.</ref>
In 1910, Hart served as the head football coach at [[Boston College]] in 1910, compiling a record of 0–4–2.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hart Named As Coach |work=The Boston Globe |date=September 18, 1910}}</ref>
===Head coaching record===
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name      = [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| conf      = Independent
| startyear = 1910
| endyear   = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year         = [[1910 college football season|1910]]
| name         = [[1910 Boston College football team|Boston College]]
| overall      = 0–4–2
| conference   =
| confstanding =
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| ranking      = no
| ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name       = Boston College
| overall    = 0–4–2
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall  = 0–4–2
| bowls    = no
| poll     = no
| polltype =
| legend   = no
}}
==Baseball==
Hart also played on Georgetown's baseball team and was considered the best college catcher in the country.<ref>Eaton, Paul W. [http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1905/VOL_45_NO_14/SL4514010.pdf "From the Capital"]. ''Sporting Life'', June 17, 1905, p. 10. Retrieved 2010-11-07.</ref> He signed with the Chicago White Sox in June 1905 and appeared in 11 games his rookie year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diamond Dust Baseball Chat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vLRIAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=The Meriden Daily Journal |date=June 24, 1905}}</ref><ref name="Baseball Reference" /> He was the team's backup catcher in 1906 and 1907 behind fellow Georgetown School of Dentistry alum [[Doc White]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Billy |title=He's A Target For Fan's Praise Or Wrath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ky1JAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6&dq |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=The Sunday Vindicator |date=January 12, 1908}}</ref> During the offseason, Hart worked as a dentist in [[Melrose, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Winter Baseball Gossip |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yZ1ZAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA11&dq |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=The Troy Northern Budget |date=January 6, 1907}}</ref> From 1908 to 1910, he played for the [[Montgomery Rebels|Montgomery Senators/Climbers]] of the [[Southern Association]].<ref name="Baseball Reference">{{cite web |title=Hub Hart |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hart--004jam |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref> He received a tryout for the [[Cleveland Indians]] in 1911, but did not make the team.<ref>{{cite news |title=No Title |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zi09AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=Meriden Morning Record |date=December 23, 1910}}</ref> He instead played for the Utica Utes of the [[New York–Pennsylvania League (1923–1937)|New York–Pennsylvania League]]. He split the 1912 season with the [[Sacramento Solons|Sacramento Sacts]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]] and the [[Manistee Champs]] of the [[Michigan State League]].<ref name="Baseball Reference" />
After his playing career ended, Hart settled in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]], where he managed a semipro team known as the Fort Wayne Cubs or Hart's Cubs and owned a [[billiard hall]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shady To Pitch Ft. Wayne Cubs Here On Sunday |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ev5bAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=Warsaw Daily Times and the Northern Indianian |date=May 11, 1923}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hub Hart's Cubs Will Play Here On Next Sunday |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EP5bAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=Warsaw Daily Times and the Northern Indianian |date=May 9, 1923}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Spink |first1=Al |title=Billiard Stars Are Old Ball Players |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GyBFAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12&dq |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=The Telegraph-Herald |date=September 11, 1925}}</ref> In 1934, he was president of the [[Fort Wayne Chiefs]] of the [[Central League (1900)|Central League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=No title |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jLxZAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA16&dq |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=Painesville Telegraph |date=May 11, 1934}}</ref>
Hart died on October 10, 1960 in Fort Wayne. He was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Fort Wayne.<ref name="Baseball Reference" />
===MLB batting statistics===
{| class="wikitable"
![[Games played|GP]]!![[At bat|AB]]!![[Run (baseball)|R]]!![[Hit (baseball)|H]]!![[Double (baseball)|2B]]!![[Triple (baseball)|3B]]!![[Home run|HR]]!![[Run batted in|RBI]]!![[Stolen base|SB]]!![[Base on balls|BB]]!![[Strikeout|SO]]!![[Batting average (baseball)|BA]]!![[On-base percentage|OBP]]!![[Slugging average|SLG]]
|-align=center
| 57 || 127 || 10 || 27 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 1 || 10 || 19 || .213 || .275 || .220
|}
==References==
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==External links==
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