Bruce Hocker

Bruce William Hocker (born August 6, 1894) was a Negro leagues first baseman for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Kipp's Parkway Hotel.
Bruce William Hocker
First baseman
Born: (1894-08-06)August 6, 1894
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Died: August 1, 1975(1975-08-01) (aged 80)
Baltimore, Maryland
debut
1913, for the West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
1920, for the Dayton Marcos
Teams

Hocker registered for the WWI draft on June 5, 1917, showing his current occupation as a "musician" at the Kipps Parkway Hotel on "South Boulevard in Bronx Park." He is listed as single and no exemptions from the draft.[2]

Researchers currently show his gravesite is unknown.

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