Hank Gastright Notable

b. March 29, 1865 · Columbus Solons 1889–1891, Washington Senators 1892, Pittsburgh Pirates 1893, Boston Beaneaters 1893, Brooklyn Grooms 1894, Cincinnati Reds 1896

Hank Gastright played for six clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Columbus Solons in 1889 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1896.

He went 72 and 63 with a 4.20 earned run average, pitching 1,301.3 innings in 171 games. He struck out 514, completed 121 of his 143 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 173 games he batted .186, with 101 hits and 52 runs. He finished with 11 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He was born in Covington, KY, USA on March 29, 1865, and died on October 9, 1937. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1889	COL	32	94	5	17	0	1	11	3	24	2	.181
1890	COL	48	169	18	36	2	2	21	13	0	1	.213
1891	COL	35	117	11	23	2	4	10	12	20	2	.197
1892	WHS	12	29	1	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	.138
1893	BSN/PIT	29	92	13	14	3	0	10	8	7	0	.152
1894	BRO	16	41	4	7	3	0	2	2	3	1	.171
1896	CIN	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	173	544	52	101	11	8	56	43	54	6	.186

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1889	COL	10	16	32	26	0	222.2	255	113	104	115	4.57
1890	COL	30	14	48	45	0	401.1	312	131	135	199	2.94
1891	COL	12	19	35	33	0	283.2	280	119	136	109	3.78
1892	WHS	3	3	11	8	0	79.2	94	45	38	32	5.08
1893	BSN/PIT	15	5	28	23	0	215.0	253	130	115	39	5.44
1894	BRO	2	6	16	8	2	93.0	135	66	55	20	6.39
1896	CIN	0	0	1	0	0	6.0	8	3	1	0	4.50
Career	—	72	63	171	143	2	1301.1	1337	607	584	514	4.20

On this day & linked events

1865

Born March 29, 1865

Covington, KY, USA

1937

Died October 9, 1937

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