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Hank Arft

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Hank Arft
First baseman
Born: (1922-01-28)January 28, 1922
Manchester, Missouri, U.S.
Died: December 14, 2002(2002-12-14) (aged 80)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 27, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
May 23, 1952, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average.253
Home runs13
Runs batted in118
Teams

Henry Irven "Hank" Arft (January 28, 1922 – December 14, 2002), nicknamed "Bow Wow",[1][2] was a Major League Baseball player.

Career

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He played first base for the St. Louis Browns from 1948 to 1952. He died of cancer at the age of 80 years.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lev (September 30, 1948). "Calling All Sports". The Paterson Morning Call. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  2. ^ Fox, John W. (January 25, 1959). "Roomie's Defense: That Was No Lady; Follow the Girls". The Binghamton Press. p. 39. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  3. ^ Wittenauer, Cheryl (December 26, 2002). "Ex-St. Louis Browns Player Henry Arft Dies". Midland Daily News. Retrieved August 13, 2010.

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