Hank Arft

Henry Irven "Hank" Arft (January 28, 1922 – December 14, 2002), nicknamed "Bow Wow",^[1][2] was a Major League Baseball player.

Hank Arft
First baseman
Born: (1922-01-28)January 28, 1922 Manchester, Missouri, U.S.
Died: December 14, 2002(2002-12-14) (aged 80) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 27, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
May 23, 1952, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	118
Teams
St. Louis Browns (1948–1952)

Career

He played first base for the St. Louis Browns from 1948 to 1952. He died of cancer at the age of 80 years.^[3]

References

1. Lev (September 30, 1948). "Calling All Sports". The Paterson Morning Call. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
2. Fox, John W. (January 25, 1959). "Roomie's Defense: That Was No Lady; Follow the Girls". The Binghamton Press. p. 39. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
3. Wittenauer, Cheryl (December 26, 2002). "Ex-St. Louis Browns Player Henry Arft Dies". Midland Daily News. Retrieved August 13, 2010.

Further reading

• Staff (November 4, 1947). "Hank Arft of Springfield Captures Official Batting Crown in Three-I with .366". The Davenport Daily Times. p. 19
• Staff (November 11, 1947). "Henry Arft Promoted to San Antonio Club". The St. Louis Star and Times. p. 21
• Staff (September 11, 1963). "At Old Timers Night". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 21
• Brisbane, Arthur S. (August 12, 1981). "Softball reunion was no dog". The Kansas City Times. p. 5
• Staff (December 15, 2002). "Henry I. Arft; Co-owned Schrader Funeral Home". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 56

External links

• Baseball-Reference page
• Hank Arft statistics