Hank Gowdy
Hank Gowdy
Full name: Henry Morgan Gowdy
Born: August 24, 1889, Columbus, Ohio
Died August 1, 1966, Columbus, Ohio
Buried at Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
First Game: September 13, 1910; Final Game: August 29, 1930
Managed First Game: September 27, 1946; Managed Final Game: September 29, 1946
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 182
Hank Gowdy
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1910 NY N 7 14 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 .214 .313 .286 0.0 1910 NY N
1911 NY N Daily Splits 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 0.0 1911 NY N
1911 BOS N Daily Splits 29 97 9 28 4 2 0 16 4 0 19 1 2 0 0i 0i 0 2 0 .289 .324 .371 -0.4 1911 BOS N
1911 TOT N 33 101 10 29 5 2 0 16 6 0 19 1 2 0 0i 0i 0 2 0 .287 .333 .376 -0.4 1911 TOT N
1912 BOS N 44 96 16 26 6 1 3 10 16 13 2 1 3 .271 .386 .448 0.3 1912 BOS N
1913 BOS N 3 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .600 .750 .800 0.2 1913 BOS N
1914 BOS N 128 366 42 89 17 6 3 46 48 40 4 8 14 .243 .337 .347 1.6 1914 BOS N
1915 BOS N 118 316 27 78 15 3 2 30 41 34 3 5 10 4 .247 .339 .332 2.3 1915 BOS N
1916 BOS N 118 349 32 88 14 1 1 34 24 33 6 14 8 .252 .311 .307 2.6 1916 BOS N
1917 BOS N 49 154 12 33 7 0 0 14 15 13 1 6 2 .214 .288 .260 0.1 1917 BOS N
1919 BOS N 78 219 18 61 8 1 1 22 19 16 1 6 5 .279 .339 .338 1.3 1919 BOS N
1920 BOS N 80 214 14 52 11 2 0 18 20 15 2 5 6 1 .243 .314 .313 1.3 1920 BOS N
1921 BOS N 64 164 17 49 7 2 2 17 16 11 2 6 2 0 .299 .368 .402 0.6 1921 BOS N
1922 BOS N 92 221 23 70 11 1 1 27 24 13 3 6 2 1 .317 .391 .389 0.7 1922 BOS N
1923 BOS N 23 48 5 6 1 1 0 5 15 5 2 1 1 1 .125 .354 .188 -0.3 1923 BOS N
1923 NY N 53 122 13 40 6 3 1 18 21 9 0 4 2 0 .328 .427 .451 0.7 1923 NY N
1923 TOT N 76 170 18 46 7 4 1 23 36 14 2 5 3 1 .271 .404 .376 0.4 1923 TOT N
1924 NY N 87 191 25 62 9 1 4 37 26 11 2 0 1 0 .325 .411 .445 1.6 1924 NY N
1925 NY N 47 114 14 37 4 3 3 19 12 7 0 3 0 0 .325 .389 .491 0.7 1925 NY N
1929 BOS N 10 16 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 .438 .438 .438 0.1 1929 BOS N
1930 BOS N 16 25 0 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 .200 .310 .240 -0.2 1930 BOS N
Total Splits 1050 2735 270 738 124 27 21 322 311 0i 247 30 67 0i 0i 0i 0i 59 7i .270 .351 .358 13.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1914 BOS N Daily Splits 4 11 3 6 3 1 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .545 .688 1.273 1914 BOS N
1923 NY N Daily Splits 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 1923 NY N
1924 NY N Daily Splits 7 27 4 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .259 .310 .259 1924 NY N
Total Splits 14 42 7 13 3 1 1 4 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .310 .420 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB AVG
1910 NY N 1B 5 30 3 2 1 .943
1911 NY N Daily 1B 2 1 1 16 22 0 0 0 0 1.000
1911 BOS N Daily 1B 26 25 23 199 i 245 12 9 9 0 .966
1911 BOS N C 1 1 1 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1911 TOT N 1B 28 26 24 215 i 267 12 9 9 0 .969
1912 BOS N C 22 82 30 9 5 5 .926
1912 BOS N 1B 7 56 4 0 2 1.000
1913 BOS N C 2 9 0 0 0 1 1.000
1914 BOS N C 115 475 151 21 11 10 .968
1914 BOS N 1B 9 59 5 1 5 .985
1915 BOS N C 114 460 148 16 11 6 .974
1916 BOS N C 116 533 158 14 19 10 .980
1917 BOS N C 49 204 75 9 3 1 .969
1919 BOS N C 74 230 105 8 11 3 .977
1919 BOS N 1B 1 10 0 0 0 1.000
1920 BOS N C 74 231 104 7 12 2 .980
1921 BOS N C 53 162 50 4 3 3 .981
1922 BOS N C 72 204 63 8 7 2 .971
1922 BOS N 1B 1 6 0 0 0 1.000
1923 BOS N C 15 43 12 1 0 1 .982
1923 NY N C 43 121 18 2 1 0 .986
1923 TOT N C 58 164 30 3 1 1 .985
1924 NY N C 78 223 51 5 8 1 .982
1925 NY N C 41 124 26 0 1 1 1.000
1929 BOS N C 9 11 2 0 1 0 1.000
1930 BOS N C 15 31 4 1 0 0 .972
Total C 893 1i 1i 8 i 3149 1000 105 93 0i 46 0i 0i .975
Total 1B 51 26i 24i 215 i 428 24 12 17 0i .974
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB AVG
i - incomplete
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1914 BOS N Daily C 4 4 4 39 30 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1.000
1923 NY N Daily C 2 2 1 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1924 NY N Daily C 7 7 7 66.2 37 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 .976
Total C 13 13 12 115.2 74 8 1 1 0 1 3 8 1 .988
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1946 CIN N 4 3 1 .750 15 12 9-27 6 6
Transactions Transactions
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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