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Hank Gowdy
Full name Harry Morgan Gowdy Born August 24, 1889, Columbus, Ohio Died August 1, 1966, Columbus, Ohio Buried at Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio (Section 4-UCA- Lot 208) First Game: September 13, 1910 ; Final Game: August 29, 1930 Managed First Game: September 27, 1946 ; Managed Final Game: September 29, 1946 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 182 Ejections as player: 1911 (1), 1912 (1), 1914 (1), 1915 (2), 1916 (4), 1917 (1), 1919 (1), 1921 (1), 1922 (2), 1923 (1), 1925 (1). Total: 16 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1910 NY N Daily Splits 7 14 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 .214 .313 .286 0.0 1910 NY N
1911 NY N Daily Splits 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 .500 0.0 1911 NY N
1911 BOS N Daily Splits 29 97 9 28 4 2 0 16 4 0i 19 1 2 0i 5i 2 2i .289 .324 .371 -0.4 1911 BOS N
1911 TOT N 33 101 10 29 5 2 0 16 6 0i 19 1 2 0i 5i 2 3i .287 .333 .376 -0.4 1911 TOT N
1912 BOS N Daily Splits 44 96 16 26 6 1 3 9 16 0 14 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 .271 .386 .448 0.3 1912 BOS N
1913 BOS N Daily Splits 3 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .750 .800 0.2 1913 BOS N
1914 BOS N Daily Splits 128 366 42 89 17 6 3 49 48 6 40 4 8 0 13 9 14 3 .243 .337 .347 1.4 1914 BOS N
1915 BOS N Daily Splits 118 316 27 78 15 3 2 33 41 14 34 3 5 0 9 6 10 0 .247 .339 .332 2.4 1915 BOS N
1916 BOS N Daily Splits 118 349 32 88 14 1 1 34 24 9 33 6 14 0 8 11 8 8 .252 .311 .307 2.8 1916 BOS N
1917 BOS N Daily Splits 49 154 12 33 7 0 0 11 15 6 13 1 6 0 5 4 2 0 .214 .288 .260 0.4 1917 BOS N
1919 BOS N Daily Splits 78 219 18 61 8 1 1 23 19 5 16 1 6 0 5 4 5 1 .279 .339 .338 1.6 1919 BOS N
1920 BOS N Daily Splits 80 214 14 52 11 2 0 18 20 1 15 2 5 0 9 6 6 1 .243 .314 .313 1.5 1920 BOS N
1921 BOS N Daily Splits 64 164 17 49 7 2 2 17 16 6 11 2 6 0 7 5 2 0 .299 .368 .402 0.4 1921 BOS N
1922 BOS N Daily Splits 92 221 23 70 11 1 1 27 24 6 13 3 6 0 5 4 2 1 .317 .391 .389 0.6 1922 BOS N
1923 BOS N Daily Splits 23 48 5 6 1 1 0 5 15 1 5 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 .125 .354 .188 -0.3 1923 BOS N
1923 NY N Daily Splits 53 122 13 40 6 3 1 18 21 4 9 0 4 0 6 2 2 0 .328 .427 .451 0.6 1923 NY N
1923 TOT N 76 170 18 46 7 4 1 23 36 5 14 2 5 0 8 3 3 1 .271 .404 .376 0.3 1923 TOT N
1924 NY N Daily Splits 87 191 25 62 9 1 4 37 26 7 11 2 0 0 4 10 1 0 .325 .411 .445 1.7 1924 NY N
1925 NY N Daily Splits 47 114 14 37 4 3 3 19 12 3 7 0 3 0 3 6 0 0 .325 .389 .491 0.8 1925 NY N
1929 BOS N Daily Splits 10 16 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438 .438 .438 0.1 1929 BOS N
1930 BOS N Daily Splits 16 25 0 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .310 .240 -0.1 1930 BOS N
Total (17 Years) Splits 1050 2735 270 738 124 27 21 325 311 68i 248 30 67 0i 78i 76i 59 19i .270 .351 .358 14.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1914 BOS N Daily Splits 4 11 3 6 3 1 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .545 .688 1.273 1914 BOS N
1923 NY N Daily Splits 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 1923 NY N
1924 NY N Daily Splits 7 27 4 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .259 .310 .259 1924 NY N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 14 42 7 13 3 1 1 4 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .310 .420 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1910 NY N Daily Splits 1B 5 3 3 26 i 30 3 2 1 0 .943
1911 NY N Daily Splits 1B 2 1 1 16 22 0 0 0 0 1.000
1911 BOS N Daily Splits 1B 26 25 23 202 i 245 12 9 9 0 .966
1911 BOS N C 1 1 1 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.000
1911 TOT N 1B 28 26 24 218 i 267 12 9 9 0 .969
1912 BOS N Daily Splits C 22 16 16 160.1 82 30 9 5 0 5 35 22 1 .926
1912 BOS N 1B 7 6 5 52.2 56 4 0 2 0 1.000
1913 BOS N Daily Splits C 2 1 1 12.1 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
1914 BOS N Daily Splits C 115 101 93 917.2 475 151 21 11 0 10 87 93 7 .968
1914 BOS N 1B 9 7 6 65 59 5 1 5 0 .985
1915 BOS N Daily Splits C 114 95 85 856.1 460 148 16 11 0 6 67 94 14 .974
1916 BOS N Daily Splits C 116 108 93 949 533 158 14 19 0 10 77 97 6 .980
1917 BOS N Daily Splits C 49 46 43 411.2 204 75 9 3 0 1 25 39 2 .969
1919 BOS N Daily Splits C 74 66 53 575 230 105 8 11 0 3 58 59 8 .977
1919 BOS N 1B 1 1 1 8.1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1920 BOS N Daily Splits C 73 62 48 567 231 104 7 12 0 2 42 53 6 .980
1921 BOS N Daily Splits C 54 46 32 409.1 162 50 4 3 0 3 32 33 2 .981
1922 BOS N Daily Splits C 72 61 52 519.1 204 63 8 7 0 2 43 45 3 .971
1922 BOS N 1B 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1923 BOS N Daily Splits C 15 13 13 125 43 12 1 0 0 1 9 4 1 .982
1923 NY N Daily Splits C 43 37 25 302.2 121 18 2 1 0 0 9 14 0 .986
1923 TOT N C 58 50 38 427.2 164 30 3 1 0 1 18 18 1 .985
1924 NY N Daily Splits C 78 56 39 498 223 51 5 8 0 1 36 34 2 .982
1925 NY N Daily Splits C 41 34 21 269 124 26 0 1 1 1 24 18 0 1.000
1929 BOS N Daily Splits C 9 2 0 30.1 11 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1930 BOS N Daily Splits C 15 6 3 65 31 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 .972
Total (16 Years) Splits C 893 751 618 6676 3149 1000 105 93 1 46 548 614 52i .975
Total ( 6 Years) 1B 51 43 39 373 i 428 24 12 17 0 .974
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1914 BOS N Daily Splits C 4 4 4 39 31 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1.000
1923 NY N Daily Splits C 2 2 1 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1924 NY N Daily Splits C 7 7 7 66.2 37 5 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 .977
Total ( 3 Years) Splits C 13 13 12 115.2 75 9 1 1 0 1 8 4 1 .988
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1946 CIN N 4 3 1 .750 15 12 9-27 6 6
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1929 BOS N 4-18 10- 6
1930 BOS N 4-15 9-28
1931 BOS N 4-14 9-27
1932 BOS N 4-12 9-25
1933 BOS N 4-16 10- 1
1934 BOS N 4-17 9-30
1935 BOS N 4-16 9-29
1936 BOS N 4-14 9-27
1937 BOS N 4-19 10- 3
1938 CIN N 4-19 10- 2
1939 CIN N 4-17 10- 8
1940 CIN N 4-16 10- 8
1941 CIN N 4-15 9-28
1942 CIN N 4-14 9-27
1945 CIN N 4-17 9-30
1946 CIN N 4-16 9-25
1947 NY N 4-15 9-28
1948 NY N 4-20 10- 3
Total (18 Years)
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9- 7-1911(2) BOX BOS N Bill Klem Called third strike
8-16-1912 BOX BOS N Bill Klem Called third strike
7- 1-1914(2) BOX BOS N Cy Rigler Called third strike
4-26-1915 BOX BOS N Ernie Quigley Interference call
9-17-1915(2) BOX BOS N Ernie Quigley Balls and strikes
6-22-1916 BOX BOS N Lord Byron Balls and strikes
7-27-1916 BOX BOS N Mal Eason HBP non-call
9- 2-1916(1) BOX BOS N Ernie Quigley Call at 1B (Threw hat)
9-28-1916(2) BOX BOS N Cy Rigler Balls and strikes
5-18-1917 BOX BOS N Lord Byron Balls and strikes
7-27-1919 BOX BOS N Bill Klem Balls and strikes
8- 1-1921 BOX BOS N Bill Klem Bench jockeying
5-23-1922 BOX BOS N Cy Pfirman Balls and strikes
8-19-1922(1) BOX BOS N Paul Sentell Balls and strikes
9- 3-1923(2) BOX NY N Bill Finneran HBP non-call
7- 9-1925(2) BOX NY N Cy Pfirman Balls and strikes (Threw glove)
Transaction Information
Sold by Dallas (Texas) to New York Giants (July 23, 1910 ).
Traded by New York Giants with Al Bridwell to Boston Rustlers in exchange for Buck
Herzog (July 22, 1911 ).
Traded by Boston Braves with Mule Watson to New York Giants in exchange for Jesse
Barnes and Earl Smith (June 7, 1923 ).
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