Ed Hall

Ermal Lee Hall

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

• Born October 5, 1905 in Vinita, OK USA
• Died March 28, 1989 in South Charleston, WV USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Hall was a minor league home run champion and also led leagues in doubles, triples, hits, total bases and RBI. He had at least 145 career triples.

He debuted in 1928 with the Corsicana Oilers (.267/?/.365 in 123 G) and Oklahoma City Indians (.329/?/.500 in 22 G). In '29, he hit .309 and slugged .457 for the Indians, his 13 triples tying for 7th in the Western League with three other players (all of whom spent time in MLB during their careers). In 1930, he was steady with a .307 average, .503 slugging and 19 triples. He had 18 outfield assists but 19 errors. He tied Woody Jensen for the most three-baggers in the circuit.

In his fourth season in Oklahoma City, he fell to .293 with a .430 slugging but legged out 16 more triples, tying Lee Riley and Arky Vaughan for 4th in the WL. Switching teams in 1932, he appeared for the San Antonio Missions (.289 AVG, .380 SLG in 32 G) and two Mississippi Valley League clubs. During 1933, he hit .328 and slugged .600 for the Davenport Blue Sox, socking 28 homers and 34 doubles. He led the MSVL in homers (8 ahead of #2 Bill Mizeur), tied Mizeur for third in doubles, led in total bases (23 ahead of Mizeur) and led with 151 RBI (35 ahead of Mizeur). He holds the MSVL records for home runs, extra-base hits (67) and RBI in a season.

Hall batted .284/?/.456 for Davenport in 1934, with 15 triples. He hit .295 and slugged .429 for Davenport in 1935 and his 74 RBI were second in the WL, two behind Lou Vezilich. The veteran split 1936 between his two most common haunts, playing 80 games for Davenport (.283/.346/.414) and 35 for Oklahoma City (.265/.318/.359 in 35 G). In '37, he batted .333/.409/.523 with 12 homers and 27 steals for the Sioux City Cowboys. He was among the WL leaders in numerous departments, tying for 4th in homers, being second in average (.004 behind Joe Mack), stealing the 4th-most bags and being 4th with 221 total bases among others. He was named the league's All-Star right fielder.

Ed became a manager for the 1938 Henderson Oilers, producing at a .362/.447/.566 clip with 80 walks, 119 runs, 125 RBI, 42 doubles, 12 triples and 15 home runs. He was second to Gordon Houston in average in the East Texas League, led in hits by 13, was 4th in runs, led in doubles, tied for 4th in triples and was second to Tony Robello in RBI. He moved to the Charleston Senators in 1939, again as player-manager, but fell to .278 with a .420 slugging. He still rapped 17 triples. He led the Middle Atlantic League in triples, four ahead of Izzy Cohen. He hit .288 and slugged .43.434 for Charleston in 1940, with 11 triples. He was third in the MAL in triples. He ended his career with the 1941 club, batting .262 and slugging .369 and serving as skipper again.