Don Hurst
[edit] Biography
Don Hurst (Frank O'Donnell Hurst) was born on August 12, 1905 in Maysville, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on May 13, 1928 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1928, his rookie year, he hit .285 with 19 home runs and 64 RBI. Hurst played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Don Hurst's best season was 1932, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .339 average and knocked in 143 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1928
| PHI
| N
| 107
| 396
| 73
| 113
| 19
| 64
| .285
| .391
| .508
| 23
| 4
| 68
| 40
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| PHI
| N
| 154
| 589
| 100
| 179
| 31
| 125
| .304
| .390
| .525
| 29
| 4
| 80
| 36
| 3
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| PHI
| N
| 119
| 391
| 78
| 128
| 17
| 78
| .327
| .401
| .522
| 19
| 3
| 46
| 22
| 2
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| PHI
| N
| 137
| 489
| 63
| 149
| 11
| 91
| .305
| .386
| .468
| 37
| 5
| 64
| 28
| 1
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| PHI
| N
| 150
| 579
| 109
| 196
| 24
| 143
| .339
| .412
| .547
| 41
| 4
| 65
| 27
| 7
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| PHI
| N
| 147
| 550
| 58
| 147
| 8
| 76
| .267
| .327
| .389
| 27
| 8
| 48
| 32
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 12
|
| 1934
| PHI
| N
| 40
| 130
| 16
| 34
| 2
| 21
| .262
| .324
| .377
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1934
| CHI
| N
| 51
| 151
| 13
| 30
| 3
| 12
| .199
| .239
| .291
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1934
| TOT
| N
| 91
| 281
| 29
| 64
| 5
| 33
| .228
| .279
| .331
| 14
| 0
| 20
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 905
| 3275
| 510
| 976
| 115
| 610
| .298
| .375
| .478
| 190
| 28
| 391
| 210
| 15
| 81
| 41
| 0
| 16
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1928
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 964
| 68
| 12
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1929
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 1509
| 112
| 24
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1930
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1930
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 845
| 59
| 15
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1931
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 1206
| 104
| 18
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1932
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 1341
| 94
| 10
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1933
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 1355
| 114
| 23
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1934
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 317
| 17
| 2
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1934
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 413
| 18
| 6
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1934
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 730
| 35
| 8
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 863
| 0
| 0
| 7950
| 586
| 110
| 732
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dolph Camilli (June 11, 1934).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals (January 4, 1935).
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