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Gabby Hartnett
Gabby Hartnett
Full name Charles Leo Hartnett
Born December 20, 1900, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Died December 20, 1972, Park Ridge, Illinois
Buried at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois (Section 38- Block 48- Lot 6- Grave 4)
First Game: April 12, 1922 ; Final Game: September 24, 1941
Managed First Game: July 21, 1938 ; Managed Final Game: September 29, 1940
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 195
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1955
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1935)
Named catcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1927 and 1937)
Ejections as player: 1925 (1), 1926 (1), 1928 (2), 1934 (1), 1936 (1). Total: 6 Ejections as manager: 1939 (1), 1940 (1). Total: 2 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1922 CHI N Daily Splits 31 72 4 14 1 1 0 4 6 0 8 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 .194 .256 .236 -0.5 1922 CHI N
1923 CHI N Daily Splits 85 231 28 62 12 2 8 39 25 3 22 3 4 0 5 5 4 0 .268 .347 .442 0.8 1923 CHI N
1924 CHI N Daily Splits 111 354 56 106 17 7 16 67 39 7 37 5 9 0 4 9 10 2 .299 .377 .523 2.9 1924 CHI N
1925 CHI N Daily Splits 117 398 61 115 28 3 24 67 36 4 77 2 7 0 8 10 1 5 .289 .351 .555 3.1 1925 CHI N
1926 CHI N Daily Splits 93 284 35 78 25 3 8 41 32 9 37 2 7 0 6 9 0 0 .275 .352 .468 2.1 1926 CHI N
1927 CHI N Daily Splits 127 449 56 132 32 5 10 80 44 8 42 3 13 0 15 13 2 5 .294 .361 .454 2.7 1927 CHI N
1928 CHI N Daily Splits 120 388 61 117 26 9 14 57 65 10 32 2 9 0 10 12 3 6 .302 .404 .523 4.7 1928 CHI N
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 25 22 2 6 2 1 1 9 5 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .407 .591 0.1 1929 CHI N
1930 CHI N Daily Splits 141 508 84 172 31 3 37 122 55 5 62 1 14 0 6 18 0 5 .339 .404 .630 4.3 1930 CHI N
1931 CHI N Daily Splits 116 380 53 107 32 1 8 70 52 4 48 1 5 0 12 10 3 0 .282 .370 .434 2.1 1931 CHI N
1932 CHI N Daily Splits 121 406 52 110 25 3 12 52 51 4 59 1 4 0 11 13 0 0 .271 .354 .436 2.5 1932 CHI N
1933 CHI N Daily Splits 140 490 55 135 21 4 16 88 37 3 51 0 8 0 12 17 1 3 .276 .326 .433 3.1 1933 CHI N
1934 CHI N Daily Splits 130 438 58 131 21 1 22 90 37 8 46 3 9 0 8 15 0 1 .299 .358 .502 3.8 1934 CHI N
1935 CHI N Daily Splits 116 413 67 142 32 6 13 91 41 5 46 1 6 0 11 13 1 1 .344 .404 .545 5.0 1935 CHI N
1936 CHI N Daily Splits 121 424 49 130 25 6 7 64 30 8 36 6 8 0 5 12 0 0 .307 .361 .443 2.4 1936 CHI N
1937 CHI N Daily Splits 110 356 47 126 21 6 12 82 43 13 19 0 6 0 4 8 0 3 .354 .424 .548 3.6 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N Daily Splits 88 299 40 82 19 1 10 59 48 10 17 3 3 0 3 9 1 0 .274 .380 .445 1.9 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N Daily Splits 97 306 36 85 18 2 12 59 37 12 32 1 7 0 7 11 0 0 .278 .358 .467 1.0 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N Daily Splits 37 64 3 17 3 0 1 12 8 1 7 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .266 .347 .359 0.1 1940 CHI N
1941 NY N Daily Splits 64 150 20 45 5 0 5 26 12 1 14 1 2 0 1 5 0 1 .300 .356 .433 0.2 1941 NY N
Total (20 Years) Splits 1990 6432 867 1912 396 64 236 1179 703 117 697 35 127 0 129 194 28 32 .297 .370 .489 45.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1929 CHI N
1932 CHI N Daily Splits 4 16 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .313 .353 .625 1932 CHI N
1935 CHI N Daily Splits 6 24 1 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .292 .292 .417 1935 CHI N
1938 CHI N Daily Splits 3 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .273 1938 CHI N
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 16 54 3 13 2 1 2 3 1 0 11 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 .241 .255 .426 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1933 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1933 NL
1934 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1934 NL
1935 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1935 NL
1936 NL Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1936 NL
1937 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1937 NL
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 10 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1922 CHI N Daily Splits C 27 21 17 185.2 79 29 2 0 0 0 19 16 0 .982
1923 CHI N Daily Splits C 37 31 29 282 143 24 1 2 0 0 18 15 1 .994
1923 CHI N 1B 31 27 26 251.2 270 15 4 23 0 .986
1924 CHI N Daily Splits C 104 100 95 892.1 369 97 18 12 0 12 46 51 6 .963
1925 CHI N Daily Splits C 110 108 100 943.2 409 114 23 15 1 5 43 62 11 .958
1926 CHI N Daily Splits C 88 83 76 732 307 86 9 6 0 12 25 54 5 .978
1927 CHI N Daily Splits C 125 124 118 1115.1 479 99 16 21 0 12 39 52 7 .973
1928 CHI N Daily Splits C 118 114 109 1000.1 455 103 6 14 0 7 23 49 5 .989
1929 CHI N Daily Splits C 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1930 CHI N Daily Splits C 136 132 128 1186 646 68 8 11 0 10 40 42 2 .989
1931 CHI N Daily Splits C 105 103 96 902.1 444 68 10 16 0 8 22 43 5 .981
1932 CHI N Daily Splits C 117 110 97 990 484 75 10 8 0 11 18 37 4 .982
1932 CHI N 1B 1 0 0 13.1 14 0 0 2 0 1.000
1933 CHI N Daily Splits C 140 138 120 1191.1 550 77 7 7 0 4 23 42 1 .989
1934 CHI N Daily Splits C 129 124 108 1061 605 86 3 11 0 9 24 44 2 .996
1935 CHI N Daily Splits C 110 104 85 902 477 77 9 11 0 5 20 44 5 .984
1936 CHI N Daily Splits C 114 111 97 957.2 504 75 5 8 0 5 18 44 4 .991
1937 CHI N Daily Splits C 101 97 74 840 436 65 2 7 0 8 18 33 1 .996
1938 CHI N Daily Splits C 83 81 66 707.1 358 40 2 8 0 6 10 16 0 .995
1939 CHI N Daily Splits C 86 83 66 716.2 336 47 3 3 0 8 16 23 2 .992
1940 CHI N Daily Splits C 22 16 12 135.1 69 9 4 2 0 1 4 3 0 .951
1940 CHI N 1B 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1941 NY N Daily Splits C 34 33 27 282.2 138 15 1 1 0 3 11 7 1 .994
Total (20 Years) Splits C 1787 1714 1521 15032.2 7292 1254 139 163 1 126 437 677 62 .984
Total ( 3 Years) 1B 33 27 26 267 285 16 4 25 0 .987
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1932 CHI N Daily Splits C 4 4 3 33 31 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 .973
1935 CHI N Daily Splits C 6 6 6 54.2 33 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.000
1938 CHI N Daily Splits C 3 3 3 26 14 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits C 13 13 12 113.2 78 14 1 2 0 0 2 5 1 .989
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1933 NL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1934 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1935 NL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1936 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 9 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1937 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits C 5 3 1 24 27 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1938 CHI N 73 44 27 .620 318 270 7-21 3 1
1939 CHI N 156 84 70 .545 724 678 4
1940 CHI N 154 75 79 .487 681 636 5
Total ( 3 Years) 383 203 176 .536 1723 1584
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1938 CHI N 4 0 4 .000 9 22
All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1939 NL 1 0 1 .000 1 3
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1965 KC A 4-12 10- 3
1966 KC A 4-12 10- 2
Total ( 2 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-24-1925(1) BOX CHI N Frank Wilson Balls and strikes
8-11-1926 BOX CHI N Bill Klem Called third strike
5-25-1928 BOX CHI N Barry McCormick Balls and strikes
7-16-1928 BOX CHI N Bill Klem Balls and strikes
6-29-1934 BOX CHI N Cy Pfirman Balls and strikes
6- 5-1936 BOX CHI N Lee Ballanfant Called third strike
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 5-1939 BOX CHI N George Magerkurth Ejection of player
4-19-1940 BOX CHI N Ziggy Sears Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed by New York Giants (December 10, 1940 ).
Released by New York Giants (September 25, 1941 ).
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