Tommy Henrich Notable

b. February 20, 1913 · New York Yankees 1937–1942, 1946–1950

Tommy Henrich spent all 14 of his major-league seasons with the New York Yankees as a right fielder, from 1937 to 1950.

Across 1,284 games he batted .282, with 1,297 hits and 901 runs. He finished with 183 home runs, 269 doubles, 73 triples, 712 walks and 37 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples two times between 1947 and 1948, topping out at 14. He led the league in runs once, in 1948, with 138. He played 1,017 games in the outfield, with 2,008 putouts and 40 errors. He also played 189 games at first base.

He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1942 and 1950.

He was born in Massillon, OH, USA on February 20, 1913, and died on December 1, 2009. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	5	1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
Baseball Magazine All-Star	3	1947, 1948, 1949
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1949

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1937	NYY	67	206	39	66	14	5	8	42	35	17	4	.320
1938	NYY	131	471	109	127	24	7	22	91	92	32	6	.270
1939	NYY	99	347	64	96	18	4	9	57	51	23	7	.277
1940	NYY	90	293	57	90	28	5	10	53	48	30	1	.307
1941	NYY	144	538	106	149	27	5	31	85	81	40	3	.277
1942	NYY	127	483	77	129	30	5	13	67	58	42	4	.267
1946	NYY	150	565	92	142	25	4	19	83	87	63	5	.251
1947	NYY	142	550	109	158	35	13	16	98	71	54	3	.287
1948	NYY	146	588	138	181	42	14	25	100	76	42	2	.308
1949	NYY	115	411	90	118	20	3	24	85	86	34	2	.287
1950	NYY	73	151	20	41	6	8	6	34	27	6	0	.272
Career	—	1284	4603	901	1297	269	73	183	795	712	383	37	.282

On this day & linked events

1913

Born February 20, 1913

Massillon, OH, USA

2009

Died December 1, 2009

1937

Major-league debut: Tommy Henrich

Tommy Henrich made a major-league debut on May 11, 1937.

1950

Final major-league game: Tommy Henrich

Tommy Henrich played a final major-league game on October 1, 1950.

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