Hank Gowdy
American baseball player and manager (1889-1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harry Morgan Gowdy (August 24, 1889 – August 1, 1966) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in the Major League Baseball as a catcher and first baseman from 1910 to 1930, most prominently with the Boston Braves where he was a member of the "Miracle" Braves team that went from last place at mid-season to win the 1914 National League pennant and the 1914 World Series.[1] He began his career playing for the New York Giants.[2]
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Hank Gowdy | |
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Catcher / First baseman / Manager | |
Born: (1889-08-24)August 24, 1889 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died: August 1, 1966(1966-08-01) (aged 76) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 13, 1910, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 29, 1930, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .270 |
Home runs | 21 |
Runs batted in | 322 |
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He was the first active major league player to enlist for service in World War I, and the only player to fight in both World War I and World War II.