Hank Arft
| Hank Arft | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: January 28, 1922 Manchester, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: December 14, 2002 (aged 80) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 27, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 23, 1952, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .253 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Runs batted in | 118 |
| Teams | |
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Henry "Hank" Irven Arft, Jr. (January 28, 1922 – December 14, 2002), nicknamed "Bow Wow",[1][2] was a Major League Baseball player.
Career
[edit]After playing minor league baseball from 1940-1942, Arft served in the United States Navy from November 16, 1944 through June 7, 1946. According to this honorable discharge, he served at, on, or with the following:
1. Naval Reserve Station - St. Louis, MO
2. Naval Training Center - Great Lakes, IL
3. Naval Training & Distribution Center - Shoemaker, CA
4. USS Goss
5. Service Squadron 10
He was a Seaman Second Class at the time of his discharge, and he went on to play first base for the St. Louis Browns from 1948 to 1952. His top season was 1951, during which he achieved career highs in wins above replacement, games played, plate appearances, hits, home runs, RBIs, stolen bases, total bases, and OPS+. He died of cancer at the age of 80 years.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lev (September 30, 1948). "Calling All Sports". The Paterson Morning Call. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Fox, John W. (January 25, 1959). "Roomie's Defense: That Was No Lady; Follow the Girls". The Binghamton Press. p. 39. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Wittenauer, Cheryl (December 26, 2002). "Ex-St. Louis Browns Player Henry Arft Dies". Midland Daily News. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
Further reading
[edit]- Staff (November 4, 1947). "Hank Arft of Springfield Captures Official Batting Crown in Three-I with .366". The Davenport Daily Times. p. 19
- Staff (November 11, 1947). "Henry Arft Promoted to San Antonio Club". The St. Louis Star and Times. p. 21
- Staff (September 11, 1963). "At Old Timers Night". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 21
- Brisbane, Arthur S. (August 12, 1981). "Softball reunion was no dog". The Kansas City Times. p. 5
- Staff (December 15, 2002). "Henry I. Arft; Co-owned Schrader Funeral Home". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 56
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