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 Irven "Hank" Arft (January 28, 1922 – December 14, 2002), nicknamed "Bow Wow",[1][2] was a Major League Baseball player.
Career[edit]
He played first base for the St. Louis Browns from 1948 to 1952. 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 2010-08-13.
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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