Bo Hart
Second baseman
Born: September 27, 1976 (1976-09-27) (age 33) Creswell, Oregon
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 19, 2003 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
April 29, 2004 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average	.274
Hits	84
Runs batted in	30
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2003-2004)

Bodhi J. "Bo" Hart (born September 27, 1976 in Creswell, Oregon) is a professional baseball player. He formerly played second base in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals. Hart made his major league debut on June 19, 2003, and proceeded to hit for a .460 batting average in his first ten games. Hart's batting average remained above .300 until August 14, 2003, and he finished the season with 82 hits and a .277 average. After the first month of the 2004 season, Hart was assigned to the minor leagues, and has yet to return to the major league level.

[edit] Early years

Hart was born in Creswell, Oregon, in 1976, but spent much of his childhood in Capitola, California. After graduating from Soquel High School, he played baseball for Gonzaga University. He was later drafted in the 33rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]

[edit] St. Louis Cardinals

Hart made his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 19, 2003.^[1] He broke a major league record (previously held by Kirby Puckett) when he hit .460 in his first ten games with St. Louis, making his first month in the majors among the best debut months for a player in major league history.

[edit] Post-MLB career

On February 10, 2006, Hart signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies with an invitation to spring training, but did not make the major league club. Hart then played a portion of the 2007 baseball season with the Lancaster Barnstormers, where he hit .245 with 12 RBI and 2 home runs in 98 at-bats. On June 15, 2007, he signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs and joined the clubs' Triple-A affiliate in Iowa. On July 16, 2007, Hart was traded to the Baltimore Orioles and assigned to their Triple-A team.

[edit] 2008 season

Hart played part of 2008 with the Schaumburg Flyers of the independent Northern League. He was released on July 17, 2008. He later signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League on July 20, 2008.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube