Hank Arft
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Hank Arft | |
Henry Irven Arft | |
"Bow Wow" | |
Bat/Throw: | L/L |
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Height: | 5' 10" |
Weight: | 190 |
Born: | 1922-1-28 at Manchester, MO (US) |
Died: | 2002-12-14 at St. Louis, MO (US) |
Interred: | St. John Cemetery in Manchester, MO (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Manchester, Missouri in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of German descent.
- Voluntarily retired in 1943 and 1944; in armed forces in 1945.
Achievements
- Led the 1940 Northeastern Arkansas League first basemen in putouts with 1,027 and fielding average with .981.
- Led the 1947 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League in batting average with .366.
Source
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.