 A native of Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania, he was signed by the Red Sox out of Geneva College.In a three-season career, Hageman posted a 3–7 record with 47 strikeouts and a 3.07 earned run average in 32 appearances, including 11 starts, four complete games, 18 games finished, one save, and 120.1 innings of work.While pitching for the Grand Rapids Stags of the Ohio State League, Hageman fatally beaned Dayton Veterans second baseman Charles "Cupid" Pinkney on September 14, 1909.