Hank Gastright
[edit] Biography
Born on March 29, 1865 in Covington, Kentucky, Hank Gastright (Henry Carl Gastright) played for the Columbus Colts, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters, Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 7 year career. Gastright broke into the bigs on April 19, 1889 with the Columbus Colts, and put up a 4.57 ERA in 222.2 innings pitched in 1889, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Hank Gastright's best season was 1890, when he posted a 2.94 ERA, won 30 games and struck out 199 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1889
| COL
| a
| 32
| 26
| 10
| 16
| 4.57
| 115
| 175
| 113
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 222.2
| 255
| 8
| 104
| 0
| 27
| 0
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| 48
| 45
| 30
| 14
| 2.94
| 199
| 204
| 131
| 41
| 4
| 0
| 401.1
| 312
| 8
| 135
| 0
| 32
| 20
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 35
| 33
| 12
| 19
| 3.78
| 109
| 196
| 119
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 283.2
| 280
| 7
| 136
| 0
| 20
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 11
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 5.08
| 32
| 54
| 45
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 79.2
| 94
| 3
| 38
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 6.25
| 12
| 54
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 74
| 3
| 39
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1893
| BOS
| N
| 19
| 18
| 12
| 4
| 5.13
| 27
| 117
| 89
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 179
| 9
| 76
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| 28
| 23
| 15
| 5
| 5.44
| 39
| 171
| 130
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 215
| 253
| 12
| 115
| 0
| 9
| 0
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 16
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 6.39
| 20
| 85
| 66
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 93
| 135
| 1
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1896
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 56
| 39
| 20
| 14
| 5.58
| 91
| 316
| 244
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 393.2
| 490
| 16
| 209
| 0
| 17
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 115
| 104
| 52
| 49
| 3.60
| 423
| 575
| 363
| 90
| 5
| 0
| 907.2
| 847
| 23
| 375
| 0
| 79
| 20
|
| Total
|
|
| 171
| 143
| 72
| 63
| 4.20
| 514
| 891
| 607
| 121
| 6
| 2
| 1301.1
| 1337
| 39
| 584
| 0
| 96
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1889
| COL
| a
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| P
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 55
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 73
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1893
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1893
| BOS
| N
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 46
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1896
| CIN
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 171
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 239
| 21
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1889
| COL
| a
| 32
| 94
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 11
| .181
| .214
| .202
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| COL
| a
| 48
| 169
| 18
| 36
| 0
| 21
| .213
| .273
| .249
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 35
| 117
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 10
| .197
| .271
| .282
| 2
| 4
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 12
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .138
| .265
| .241
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| 9
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .042
| .115
| .042
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| BOS
| N
| 20
| 68
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 10
| .191
| .257
| .235
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 92
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 10
| .152
| .220
| .185
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 16
| 41
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .171
| .209
| .244
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 58
| 164
| 18
| 25
| 0
| 14
| .152
| .223
| .207
| 7
| 1
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 115
| 380
| 34
| 76
| 0
| 42
| .200
| .259
| .247
| 4
| 7
| 28
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 173
| 544
| 52
| 101
| 0
| 56
| .186
| .248
| .235
| 11
| 8
| 43
| 54
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed by Boston Beaneaters (July 11, 1893).
- Released by Boston Beaneaters (April 13, 1894).
- Signed by Brooklyn Bridegrooms (April 28, 1894).
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