1922
Born January 28, 1922
Manchester, MO, USA
Hank Arft Notable
b. January 28, 1922 · St. Louis Browns 1948–1952
Hank Arft played 1948 to 1952 for the St. Louis Browns as a first baseman.
Across 300 games he batted .253, with 229 hits and 116 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 46 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He played 260 games at first base, with 2,182 putouts and 18 errors. He turned 251 double plays.
He was born in Manchester, MO, USA on January 28, 1922, and died on December 14, 2002. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | SLB | 69 | 248 | 25 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 45 | 43 | 1 | .238 |
| 1949 | SLB | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1950 | SLB | 98 | 280 | 45 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 46 | 48 | 3 | .268 |
| 1951 | SLB | 112 | 345 | 44 | 90 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 4 | .261 |
| 1952 | SLB | 15 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 300 | 906 | 116 | 229 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 118 | 137 | 133 | 8 | .253 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died December 14, 2002
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain