Hoch was born in Woodside,Delaware,in 1887. He attended Kutztown State Normal School (now Kutztown University of Pennsylvania),where he played baseball in 1905 and 1906,and is a member of that school's Athletics Hall of Fame. He started his professional baseball career in 1907 with the Tri-State League's Wilmington Peaches. In 36 games,he had a win–loss record of 12–18.[2] The following season,he made his major league debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on April 16,1908. Hoch started three games for Philadelphia and went 2–1 with a 2.77 earned run average.[1] However,he did not stay on the roster and spent most of the season in the Tri-State League,where he went 11–15.[2]
Hoch played in the New York State League from 1910 to 1913. He won a career-high 17 games in 1910 while pitching for the Elmira Colonels,and then he won 16 games in 1911.[2] In August 1913,Hoch was purchased by the American League's St. Louis Browns. He appeared in 15 games for them in 1914 and went 0–2 with a 3.00 ERA. In 1915,his ERA rose to 7.20,and he made his last MLB appearance on June 24.[1]
Law career
Unlike many ballplayers of his era,Hoch was educated and attended Dickinson Law School in the offseason. He was nicknamed "Schoolmaster" because of this.[3] After Hoch's baseball career ended in 1915,he became a lawyer in Delaware and practiced until 1962.[3] Among his clients was inventor Alfred Lawson.[4]
Hoch died in Lewes,Delaware,in 1981 and was buried in Townsend Cemetery.[1]
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