Jot Goar

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jot Goar

|image=Jot Goar.jpg

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date|1870|1|31}}

|birth_place=New Lisbon, Indiana

|death_date={{death date and age|1947|4|4|1870|1|31}}

|death_place=New Castle, Indiana

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 18

|debutyear=1896

|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 1

|finalyear=1898

|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat2label=ERA

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat1value=0–1

|stat2value=15.85

|stat3value=3

|teams=

Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1896}})
Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1898}})

}}

Joshua Mercer Goar (January 31, 1870 – April 4, 1947), was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the National League in 1896 and 1898. Listed at {{convert|5|ft|9|in}} and {{convert|160|lb|kg}}, he threw and batted right-handed.

Biography

Goar pitched in four major league games; three games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1896 and one game for the Cincinnati Reds in 1898, all in relief. In a total of {{frac|15|1|3}} innings pitched, he allowed 40 hits and 36 runs while striking out three batters and walking nine batters.{{cite web |title=Jot Goar - Cincinnati Reds Pitcher |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/22124 |website=ESPN |language=en}} As a batter, he had one hit in six at bats for a .167 batting average.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/G/Pgoarj101.htm |title=Jot Goar |website=Retrosheet |accessdate=November 5, 2020}}

Minor league records, incomplete for the era, list Goar as playing in the Western League during 1895–1897, and for the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1900.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=goar--001jot |title=Jot Goar Minor League Statistics & History |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=November 5, 2020}}

Goar is noted for an unusual inning pitched when playing for the minor-league Anderson Tigers in the Indiana State League. On May 30, 1890, he reportedly allowed six hits (three triples, one double, and two singles) in a single inning without a run scoring.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-s-weirdest-inning |title=Math! 3 triples + 2 singles + 1 double = 0 runs |first=Matt |last=Monagan |website=MLB.com |date=November 5, 2020 |accessdate=November 5, 2020}} The unusual sequence of events included two runners being tagged out at the plate, and the final out coming when a batted ball hit a baserunner (which officially credits the batter with a hit).{{cite web |url=https://baseballhistorydaily.com/2013/01/15/remarkable-baseball-stunt/ |title=Remarkable Baseball Stunt |website=baseballhistorydaily.com |date=January 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 5, 2020}}

Personal life

Goar was born in New Lisbon, Indiana, in 1870, and he died in 1947 in New Castle, Indiana. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62657231/joshua-m-jot-goar/ |title=Joshua M. (Jot) Goar |newspaper=National Road Traveler |location=Cambridge City, Indiana |page=11 |date=April 10, 1947 |accessdate=November 5, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}