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| Stan Hack | |
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| Third baseman / Manager | |
| Born: December 6, 1909 Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| Died: December 15, 1979 (aged 70) Dixon, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 12, 1932, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 24, 1947, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .301 |
| Hits | 2,193 |
| Home runs | 57 |
| Runs batted in | 642 |
| Managerial record | 199–272 |
| Winning % | .423 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stanley Camfield Hack (December 6, 1909 – December 15, 1979), nicknamed "Smiling Stan", was an American third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago Cubs and was the National League's top third baseman in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Usually a leadoff hitter, he batted .301 lifetime, scored 100 runs seven times and led the NL in hits and stolen bases twice each. His 1092 walks ranked fourth in NL history when he retired, and remain a franchise record; he also hit .348 in the World Series, which he competed in four times. His .394 career on-base percentage was the highest by a 20th-century third baseman until Wade Boggs exceeded it in the late 1980s, and was the top NL mark until 2001. Hack led the NL in putouts five times, in double plays three times and in assists and fielding percentage twice each. At the end of his career he ranked second in major league history to Pie Traynor in games (1836) at third base, second in NL history to Traynor in putouts (1944), assists (3494) and total chances (5684), and third in NL history in double plays (255).