Still fiery, he was in the middle of a riot at a game in Seattle, WA in late August, when police and firemen had to use hoses to disperse the crowd. In 1931, he had to have a kidney removed, but he confounded predictions that he would miss the entire season, returning in late June. Even though he had missed a good chunk of the season, he led the PCL in stolen bases in 1929 with 56, and did it again in 1930. In the immediate, he asked the Cards to send him back to the West Coast if they did not keep him on the team, which they did by selling his contract back to the Angels. Altogether, he played 16 seasons in the minors, some of them as a player-manager. Haney was far from finished as a player, however. Louis Cardinals then purchased his contract, and he played his last major league game for them in May of 1929. He had a great year for Indianapolis in 1928, hitting for power and leading the league in stolen bases, something he would do regularly in future years. In 1927, he was sold to the Chicago Cubs, who in turn assigned him to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association.
Ironically, he was traded to Boston after the season, but seemed to suffer the after-effects of the beaning in 1926, as he hit only. Late that season, he was taken off the field unconscious after being beaned by Howard Ehmke of the Boston Red Sox. He played the game with Cobb's fiery spirit, regularly getting into scrapes and fights with opponents, although he was a quiet person, good family man and astute business man off the field. He was an infielder, with third base his most frequent position. When he had a good season for that team in 1921, the Detroit Tigers purchased his contract for 1922.Īs a rookie player in 1922, playing for manager Ty Cobb, he hit.
As a baseball player, he joined the local Los Angeles Angels in 19, when he was sent to Omaha of the Western League. Born in New Mexico before it became a state, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, CA where he was a star athlete in high school, excelling in sports as diverse as football, water polo and handball. Fred Haney played seven years in the majors but is much better remembered as a manager and front office executive.
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