Hank Gowdy Henry Morgan Gowdy Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'2 Weight 182 Born August 24, 1889 Columbus, OH Died August 1, 1966 Columbus, OH

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1928 39 MIS        20    7   0   0   1    3    4                     0      .350  .265  .500  .391   10 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Transactions January 1, 1929: Drafted 1st round (8th overall) by Mississippi.

Biography A gangling, 190-pound catcher in his prime, Gowdy batted .545, with three doubles, a homer and a triple to lead the 1914 Braves to a four-game sweep in the Series over the supposedly invincible Philadelphia Athletics. Gowdy's .545 still stands as the record for a National League player in World Series competition. The 1914 Miracle Boston Braves, managed by George Stallings, were in last place on July 4 but closed with a rush to win the pennant. Gowdy batted .243 in 128 games for the Braves that season and played a key role in the Braves drive to the pennant during the second half of the season. He also played for the New York Giants during a major league playing career that began in 1910 and ended in 1930. A native of Columbus, Gowdy was even more famous for being the first player to enlist in the armed forces during World War I. He enlisted in the Army before the 1918 season and was a doughboy with the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. In World War II, he entered the Army as a captain and later rose to major. Gowdy picked up his major league career again in 1919 and remained with the Braves until 1923 when he was traded to the Giants. He had a lifetime batting average of .270 in the majors. Gowdy later was a coach for the Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Giants. He retired in 1948, 40 years after he had started his career with Lancaster in the Ohio State League. .