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George Hennessey Notable

b. October 28, 1907 · St. Louis Browns 1937, Philadelphia Phillies 1942, Chicago Cubs 1945

George Hennessey played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1937 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1945.

He went 1 and 2 with a 5.20 earned run average, pitching 27.7 innings in 12 games. He struck out 8. Across 12 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.

He was born in Slatington, PA, USA on October 28, 1907, and died on January 15, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1937 SLB 5000 000 0000
1942 PHI 5500 000 0010 .000
1945 CHC 2000 000 0000
Career 12500 000 0010 .000

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1937 SLB 0150 07.015 86410.29
1942 PHI 1151 017.011 51022.65
1945 CHC 0020 03.27 3127.36
Career 12121 027.233 16178 5.20

On this day & linked events

1907

Born October 28, 1907

Slatington, PA, USA

1988

Died January 15, 1988