Hy Vandenberg Stats

Hy Vandenberg was born on Saturday, March 17, 1906, in Abilene, Kansas. Vandenberg was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 8, 1935, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Hy Vandenberg baseball stats page.

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"Hy Vandenberg may have been a person whose feet seemed to be planted firmly in midair, but he was definitely a well-grounded athlete when he was pitching and the game was on the line." - By Armand Peterson, Tom Tomashek in Town Ball: The Glory Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball (Univ Of Minnesota Press, 09/29/2006, 'Minnesota's Minor-League Attractions', Page 245)

Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#106)

Hy Vandenberg Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#106)

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Birth Name:   Harold Harris Vandenberg
Nickname:   Hy
Born On:   03-17-1906  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Abilene, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-31-1994 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Bloomington, Minnesota
Cemetery:   Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
High School:   Washburn High School (Minneapolis, MN)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   06-08-1935 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-29-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable

Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg Pitching Stats

1935 29 Red Sox 3 0 2 0 0 .000 20.25 0 0 0 5.1 34 15 12 12 1 4 - 2 0 0 0 -
1937 31 Giants 1 1 0 0 1 .000 7.88 1 0 0 8.0 39 10 7 7 0 6 - 2 0 0 0 0
1938 32 Giants 6 1 4 0 1 .000 7.50 0 0 0 18.0 89 28 15 16 2 12 - 7 0 0 0 -
1939 33 Giants 2 1 1 0 0 .000 5.68 0 0 0 6.1 35 10 4 5 0 6 - 3 0 0 0 -
1940 34 Giants 13 3 8 1 1 .500 3.90 1 0 1 32.1 139 27 14 15 2 16 - 17 1 1 0 -
1944 38 Cubs 35 9 16 7 4 .636 3.63 2 0 2 126.1 545 123 51 67 8 51 - 54 2 1 0 -
1945 39 Cubs 30 7 12 7 3 .700 3.49 3 1 2 95.1 396 91 37 44 4 33 - 35 1 4 0 -
7 Years 90 22 43 15 10 .600 4.32 7 1 5 291.2 1,277 304 140 166 17 128 - 120 4 6 0 0

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Hy Vandenberg Hitting Stats

1935 29 Red Sox 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 1.000 1.000
1937 31 Giants 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1938 32 Giants 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1939 33 Giants 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1940 34 Giants 13 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 .125 .222 .125
1944 38 Cubs 35 38 3 9 0 0 0 0 5 1 - 2 3 - 0 1 .237 .256 .237
1945 39 Cubs 30 32 4 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 4 1 - 0 1 .125 .152 .188
7 Years 90 89 7 15 0 1 0 0 8 3 0 11 5 0 0 4 .169 .196 .191

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Hy Vandenberg Fielding Stats

1935 Red Sox P 3 0 16 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1937 Giants P 1 1 24 5 5.0 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.63
1938 Giants P 6 1 54 10 1.7 10 2 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.00
1939 Giants P 2 1 19 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.84
1940 Giants P 13 3 97 4 0.3 4 0 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.11
1944 Cubs P 35 9 379 29 0.8 28 4 24 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.99
1945 Cubs P 30 7 286 27 0.9 25 7 18 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .926 2.36
P Totals 90 22 875 78 0.9 75 14 61 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.31
7 Years 90 22 875 78 0.9 75 14 61 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.31

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Hy Vandenberg Miscellaneous Stats

1935 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 3.38 6.75
1937 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.33 2.25 6.75
1938 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.58 3.50 6.00
1939 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 4.26 8.53
1940 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 8.0 1.06 4.73 4.45
1944 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 19.0 7.6 1.06 3.85 3.63
1945 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 16.0 1.06 3.30 3.12
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.1 11.1 0.94 3.70 3.95

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Hy Vandenberg Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1935 Boston Red Sox 23 Undetermined - -
1937 New York Giants 27 Undetermined - -
1938 New York Giants 18 Undetermined - -
1939 New York Giants 27 Undetermined - -
1940 New York Giants 22 Undetermined - -
1944 Chicago Cubs 35 Undetermined - -
1945 Chicago Cubs 35 Undetermined n/a Stats

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