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Gabby Hartnett

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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
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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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