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Josh Hancock

American baseball player (1978-2007)
Person human Q1372102

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
April 11, 1978
Date of death
April 29, 2007
Place of birth
Cleveland
Place of death
St. Louis
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
baseball player
Educated at
Auburn University, Vestavia Hills High School[8][9]
Cause of death
traffic collision[19]
Country for sport
United States[24]
Family name
Hancock[21]
Given name
Josh[22]
League or competition
Major League Baseball[17]
Manner of death
accidental death[23]
Member of sports team
Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Trenton Thunder, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Auburn Tigers baseball[11][12][13][14][15][16]
P14750
1D88-9A0B-42CC-319D-3B67[25]
Place of burial
Kirkville Cemetery[6]
Position played on team / speciality
pitcher[18]
Sport
baseball[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joshua Morgan Hancock en Josh Hancock ar جوش هانكوك de Joshua Morgan Hancock fa جاش هنکاک ja ジョシュ・ハンコック ko 조시 핸콕
🔖 Identifiers · 13
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
On the mound.jpg ↗
Baseball Almanac ID
hancojo01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
h/hancojo01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
hancoc001jos
ESPN.com MLB player ID
5316
FanGraphs player ID
1606
Find a Grave memorial ID
19137217
Freebase ID
/m/0cwtkw
JRC Names ID
395772
MLB.com player ID
407820
Retrosheet person ID
hancj001
The Baseball Cube player ID
5583
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Trading Card Database name ID
28977

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 4
Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds
Cause of death 1
traffic collision
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Auburn University
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
Major League Baseball
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Occupation 1
baseball player
Place of birth 1
Cleveland
Place of death 1
St. Louis
Position played on team / speciality 1
pitcher
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
baseball
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Summary

Josh Hancock was born on April 11, 1978[1], in Cleveland[2]. He died on April 29, 2007[3], in St. Louis[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5].

FAQs

Where was Josh Hancock born?

Josh Hancock was born in Cleveland[2].

Where did Josh Hancock die?

Josh Hancock passed away in St. Louis[4].

What did Josh Hancock do for work?

Josh Hancock worked as a baseball player[5].

Where did Josh Hancock go to school?

Josh Hancock was educated at Auburn University[8] and Vestavia Hills High School[9].

Related Entities

Auburn University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . ESPN Major League Baseball. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . newyork.mets.mlb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Josh
    Family name → Hancock
    Place of death → St. Louis
    P14750 → 1D88-9A0B-42CC-319D-3B67
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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