Mert Hackett

Mortimer Martin "Mert" Hackett (November 11, 1859 – February 22, 1938) was an American professional baseball catcher.

He played in Major League Baseball from 1883 to 1887 for the Boston Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowboys, and Indianapolis Hoosiers.

[1] A native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Hackett made his major league debut with the 1883 Boston Beaneaters.

[2] From 1888 to 1891, he played for the Hyannis town team in what is now the Cape Cod Baseball League.

[3][4][5] Hackett died in his hometown of Cambridge in 1938 at the age of 78, and is interred at St. Paul Cemetery in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Baseball players are posing for a photograph, four men standing, seven men sitting on chairs.
Team photograph of the 1883 National League champion Boston Beaneaters. Hackett is seated, second from the right.