Hank Arft Stats

Hank Arft was born on Saturday, January 28, 1922, in Manchester, Missouri. Arft was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 27, 1948, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hank Arft baseball stats page.

"The Brownie fans were the best, although (Bill) Veeck should have owned a circus instead of a ballclub.Who else except a Brownie could say that they played ball with a midget or played in a game that the fans managed?" - Hank Arft

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Hank Arft

Hank Arft Autograph on a 1988 Bowman Reprint (#139)

Hank Arft Autograph on a 1988 Bowman Reprint (#139)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Henry Irven Arft
Nickname:   Bow-Wow
Born On:   01-28-1922
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Manchester, Missouri
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-14-2002
Place of Death Data Died In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Cemetery:   St. John Cemetery, Manchester, Missouri
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   07-27-1948 (Age 26)
Last Game:   05-23-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable
Hank Arft

Hank Arft Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Hank Arft

Hank Arft Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 Browns 69 248 25 59 10 3 5 0 38 45 - 43 3 - 0 7 .238 .355 .363
1949 Browns 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .200 .200 .400
1950 Browns 98 280 45 75 16 4 1 0 32 46 - 48 4 - 2 3 .268 .375 .364
1951 Browns 112 345 44 90 16 5 7 0 42 41 - 34 4 - 0 5 .261 .339 .397
1952 Browns 15 28 1 4 3 1 0 0 4 5 - 7 0 - 0 1 .143 .273 .321
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 300 906 116 229 46 13 13 0 118 137 - 133 11 - 2 16 .253 .352 .375
Hank Arft

Hank Arft Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1948 Browns 1B 69 - - 644 9.3 641 598 43 3 81 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1950 Browns 1B 84 - - 756 9.0 752 701 51 4 59 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1951 Browns 1B 97 - - 916 9.4 906 820 86 10 100 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1952 Browns 1B 10 - - 68 6.8 67 63 4 1 11 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 260 0 0 2,384 9.2 2,366 2,182 184 18 251 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
4 Years 260 - - 2,384 9.2 2,366 2,182 184 18 251 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
Hank Arft

Hank Arft Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Browns 1 2 .333 - - n/a 49.6 5.8 6.5 - - -
1949 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 2.5 - - -
1950 Browns 3 2 .600 - - n/a 280.0 5.8 8.8 - - -
1951 Browns 4 6 .400 - - n/a 49.3 10.1 8.2 - - -
1952 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 7.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 8 10 .444 - - n/a 69.7 6.8 7.7 - - -
Hank Arft

Hank Arft Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1948 St. Louis Browns 3 Undetermined - -
1949 St. Louis Browns 3 Undetermined - -
1950 St. Louis Browns 3 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Browns 3 Undetermined - -
1952 St. Louis Browns 3 Undetermined - -


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