Hank Arft Explained

Hank Arft
Position:	First baseman
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Birth Date:	January 28, 1922
Birth Place:	Manchester, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Debutleague:	MLB
Debutdate:	July 27
Debutyear:	1948
Debutteam:	St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:	MLB
Finaldate:	May 23
Finalyear:	1952
Finalteam:	St. Louis Browns
Statleague:	MLB
Stat1label:	Batting average
Stat1value:	.253
Stat2label:	Home runs
Stat2value:	13
Stat3label:	Runs batted in
Stat3value:	118
Teams:	St. Louis Browns (1948–1952)

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

Career

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

Further reading

• Staff (November 4, 1947). "Hank Arft of Springfield Captures Official Batting Crown in Three-I with .366". The Davenport Daily Times. p. 19
• Staff (November 11, 1947). "Henry Arft Promoted to San Antonio Club". The St. Louis Star and Times. p. 21
• Staff (September 11, 1963). "At Old Timers Night". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 21
• Brisbane, Arthur S. (August 12, 1981). "Softball reunion was no dog". The Kansas City Times. p. 5
• Staff (December 15, 2002). "Henry I. Arft; Co-owned Schrader Funeral Home". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 56

External links

• Baseball-Reference page
• Hank Arft statistics

Notes and References

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. News: Ex-St. Louis Browns Player Henry Arft Dies . 2010-08-13 . Wittenauer . Cheryl . December 26, 2002. Midland Daily News .