Hank Gowdy

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1910-1930 (1910-1930)
Proper Name
Henry Morgan Gowdy
Positions
C (893) ... 1B (51)
Height / Weight
6-2 / 182
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
August 1,1966   Age:  76.342
High School
Columbus North (Columbus,OH)
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
gowdh101
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Hank Gowdy [Henry Morgan Gowdy] is a retired Major Leaguer Baseball player whose career lasted between 1910-1930. His birthday is August 24th, 1889He died on August 1st, 1966 at the age of 76. He attended Columbus North High School in Columbus, Ohio. Made his Major League Debut on September 13th, 1910 at the age of 21. He was teammates with Dick Rudolph for 11 seasons, the most throughout his career. Gowdy played 14 seasons with the Atlanta Braves organization and 5 seasons with the San Francisco Giants. Participated in the MLB World Series 3x [1914,1923,1924]. Had a career high 14 Stolen Bases for the Boston Braves in 1914. Had a career high .317 Batting Average for the Boston Braves in 1922. Had a career high .78 OPS for the Boston Braves in ...
1922.

Jobs in Baseball: Assistant Coach for the Boston Braves for 7 years between 1929-1935. Assistant Coach for the Boston Bees for 2 years between 1936-1937. Assistant Coach for the Cincinnati Reds for 9 years between 1938-1946. Manager for the Cincinnati Reds for 1 year in 1946. Assistant Coach for the New York Giants for 2 years between 1947-1948.

Career Transactions: Traded from New York Giants with Al Bridwell to Boston Braves for Buck Herzog on July 22nd, 1911. Traded from Boston Braves with Mule Watson to New York Giants for Jesse Barnes and Earl Smith on June 7th, 1923.

Career Notes: World Series Champion with Boston Braves in 1914.

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1910New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-2071413100210230000041612.214.313.286.599.000.072.00012.5018.751.500.00
1911New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-21100*441110000020000002610.250.500.5001.000.000.250.00033.330.000.000.00
1911Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-21100*299792842016204191200036104622.289.324.371.695.000.082.0003.8518.274.750.00
1912Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-22118*449616266131030161321000431151016.271.386.448.834.000.177.00013.9111.300.8132.00
1913Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-23350310020032000004812.600.750.8001.550.000.200.00037.5025.000.670.00
1914Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-2410812836642891763461404840480001274262663.243.337.347.684.000.104.00011.279.390.83122.00
1915Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-2510611831627781532301044134350001053652058.247.339.332.671.234.085.00011.239.320.83158.00
1916Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-269811834932881411348024336140001073931672.252.311.307.618.000.055.0006.118.401.38349.00
1917Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-2788*491541233700142015131600040176726.214.288.260.548.000.046.0008.527.390.870.00
1919Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-291017821918618112250191616000742451051.279.339.338.677.000.059.0007.766.530.84219.00
1920Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-309280214145211201861201525000672411339.243.314.313.627.187.070.0008.306.220.750.00
1921Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-31105*6416417497221720161126000661881138.299.368.402.770.213.103.0008.515.850.6982.00
1922Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-3210692221237011112721241336000862541357.317.391.389.780.186.072.0009.455.120.54221.00
1923Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-331092348561105111552100096624.125.354.188.542.375.063.00022.737.580.330.00
1923New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-33109531221340631182021904000551471030.328.427.451.878.311.123.00014.296.120.43122.00
1924New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-341178719125629143710261120000852191448.325.411.445.856.262.120.00011.875.020.4247.75
1925New York GiantsNLMLBNY1-35114*471141437433190012703000561291027.325.389.491.880.272.166.0009.305.430.5838.00
1929Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-39101617000300020000071607.438.438.438.876.000.000.0000.0012.500.000.00
1930Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-40162505100200311000062914.200.310.240.550.000.040.00010.343.450.330.00
Tot:MLB (17 yrs) MLB      10502735270738124272132259731124730670009793143172566.270.351.358.709.221.088.2919.907.860.79130.24
Tot:NL (17 yrs) NL      10502735270738124272132259731124730670009793143172566.270.351.358.709.221.088.2919.907.860.79130.24
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1914Boston BravesWorld SeriesPlayoffs24411363113105100000141651.545.6881.2731.9611.273.728.55631.256.250.206.25
1923New York GiantsWorld SeriesPlayoffs33340000000010000000500.000.200.000.200.250.000.00020.000.000.000.00
1924New York GiantsWorld SeriesPlayoffs3472747000100220000072907.259.310.259.569.074.000.2806.906.901.000.00
Tot:Playoffs (3 Yrs) Playoffs 14427133114108300000215058.310.420.500.920.405.190.31616.006.000.3842.00

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