Hank Gornicki

Full Name: Henry Frank Gornicki	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/145	First Game: April 17, 1941
Birthdate: January 14, 1911	Final Game: September 24, 1946
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, New York	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: February 16, 1996
Deathplace: Riviera Beach, Florida
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on January 14, 1911 in Niagara Falls, New York, Hank Gornicki (Henry Frank Gornicki) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 4 year career. Gornicki broke into the bigs on April 17, 1941 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 2.57 ERA in 112 innings pitched in 1942, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Hank Gornicki's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1943, when he posted a 3.98 ERA and struck out 63 batters. However, others believe that it was 1942, when he posted a 2.57 ERA.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1941	STL	N	4	1	1	0	3.18	6	4	4	1	1	0	11.1	6	0	9	0	1
1941	CHI	N	1	0	0	0	4.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0
1941	TOT	N	5	1	1	0	3.38	8	5	5	1	1	0	13.1	9	0	9	0	1
1942	PIT	N	25	14	5	6	2.57	48	45	32	7	2	2	112	89	2	40	1	1
1943	PIT	N	42	18	9	13	3.98	63	86	65	4	1	4	147	165	10	47	3	2
1946	PIT	N	7	0	0	0	3.55	4	10	5	0	0	0	12.2	12	0	11	0	0
Total			79	33	15	19	3.38	123	146	107	12	4	6	285	275	12	107	4	4

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1941	STL	N	P	4	0	1	0	0	1.000
1941	CHI	N	P	1	0	2	0	1	1.000
1941	TOT	N	P	5	0	3	0	1	1.000
1942	PIT	N	P	25	6	18	2	0	.923
1943	PIT	N	P	42	7	25	2	1	.941
1946	PIT	N	P	7	0	2	0	0	1.000
Total			P	79	13	48	4	2	.938

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1941	STL	N	4	4	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250	0	0	1	0	0
1941	CHI	N	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1941	TOT	N	5	4	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250	0	0	1	0	0
1942	PIT	N	25	35	6	4	1	2	.114	.162	.200	0	2	12	2	0
1943	PIT	N	42	40	3	7	0	2	.175	.175	.225	2	0	16	2	1
1946	PIT	N	7	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	2	0	0
Total			79	82	9	12	1	5	.146	.167	.207	2	2	31	4	1

[edit] Transactions

Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs (September 2, 1941).
Purchase voided (September 22, 1941).
Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from St. Louis Cardinals (December 1, 1941).

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