Hank Gowdy
[edit] Biography
Hank Gowdy (Henry Morgan Gowdy) was born on August 24, 1889 in Columbus, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 13, 1910 for the New York Giants. In 1914, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 3 home runs and 46 RBI. Gowdy played for the New York Giants, Boston Rustlers and Boston Braves over the course of his 17 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1910
| NY
| N
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .214
| .313
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .500
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| 29
| 97
| 9
| 28
| 0
| 16
| .289
| .324
| .371
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 101
| 10
| 29
| 0
| 16
| .287
| .333
| .376
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1912
| BOS
| N
| 44
| 96
| 16
| 26
| 3
| 10
| .271
| .386
| .448
| 6
| 1
| 16
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| BOS
| N
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .600
| .750
| .800
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| 128
| 366
| 42
| 89
| 3
| 46
| .243
| .337
| .347
| 17
| 6
| 48
| 40
| 4
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BOS
| N
| 118
| 316
| 27
| 78
| 2
| 30
| .247
| .339
| .332
| 15
| 3
| 41
| 34
| 3
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BOS
| N
| 118
| 349
| 32
| 88
| 1
| 34
| .252
| .311
| .307
| 14
| 1
| 24
| 33
| 6
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| 49
| 154
| 12
| 33
| 0
| 14
| .214
| .288
| .260
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 13
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| BOS
| N
| 78
| 219
| 18
| 61
| 1
| 22
| .279
| .339
| .338
| 8
| 1
| 19
| 16
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| BOS
| N
| 80
| 214
| 14
| 52
| 0
| 18
| .243
| .314
| .313
| 11
| 2
| 20
| 15
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| 64
| 164
| 17
| 49
| 2
| 17
| .299
| .368
| .402
| 7
| 2
| 16
| 11
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| 92
| 221
| 23
| 70
| 1
| 27
| .317
| .391
| .389
| 11
| 1
| 24
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 1923
| NY
| N
| 53
| 122
| 13
| 40
| 1
| 18
| .328
| .427
| .451
| 6
| 3
| 21
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| 23
| 48
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .125
| .354
| .188
| 1
| 1
| 15
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| TOT
| N
| 76
| 170
| 18
| 46
| 1
| 23
| .271
| .404
| .376
| 7
| 4
| 36
| 14
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| NY
| N
| 87
| 191
| 25
| 62
| 4
| 37
| .325
| .411
| .445
| 9
| 1
| 26
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| NY
| N
| 47
| 114
| 14
| 37
| 3
| 19
| .325
| .389
| .491
| 4
| 3
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| 10
| 16
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .438
| .438
| .438
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| BOS
| N
| 16
| 25
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .310
| .240
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1050
| 2735
| 270
| 738
| 21
| 322
| .270
| .351
| .358
| 124
| 27
| 311
| 247
| 30
| 67
| 59
| 1
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1910
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| C
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 26
| 25
| 199
| 245
| 12
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 28
| 26
| 215
| 267
| 12
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1912
| BOS
| N
| C
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 30
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1912
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1913
| BOS
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| C
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 475
| 151
| 21
| 11
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1915
| BOS
| N
| C
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 460
| 148
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1916
| BOS
| N
| C
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 533
| 158
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 204
| 75
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1919
| BOS
| N
| C
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 230
| 105
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1919
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1920
| BOS
| N
| C
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 231
| 104
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| C
| 54
| 46
| 0
| 162
| 50
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| C
| 72
| 61
| 310.1
| 204
| 63
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 29
| 26
| 1
| .971
|
| 1923
| NY
| N
| C
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| C
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1923
| TOT
| N
| C
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1924
| NY
| N
| C
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 223
| 51
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1925
| NY
| N
| C
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 124
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| C
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1930
| BOS
| N
| C
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 51
| 26
| 218
| 428
| 24
| 12
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 894
| 108
| 318.1
| 3149
| 1000
| 105
| 93
| 0
| 46
| 29
| 26
| 1
| .975
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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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- World Series Champion: 1914
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