Harry Hanebrink | |
Position: | Second baseman/Left fielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 1927 11, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 3 |
Debutteam: | Milwaukee Braves |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 27 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .224 |
Stat2label: | Runs scored |
Stat2value: | 32 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 6 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 25 |
Stat5label: | Games played |
Stat5value: | 177 |
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Harry Aloysius Hanebrink (November 12, 1927 – September 9, 1996) was an American professional baseball backup second baseman/left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Braves (1953, 1957–1958) and Philadelphia Phillies (1959). Listed at, 165 lb., Hanebrink batted left-handed and threw right-handed.[1]
In a four-season big league career, Hanebrink was a .224 hitter (71-for-317), with six home runs, and 25 runs batted in (RBI), in 177 games, including seven doubles, two triples, and one stolen base.[1]
Hanebrink made his MLB debut on May 3, 1953.[2] He was a member of the Braves team that lost the 1958 World Series to the New York Yankees.[3]
Hanebrink, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, was a United States Navy World War II veteran. He was a real estate broker for about 20 years with Dolan Realtors in St. Louis and a shuttle bus driver for QuickPark at Lambert Field, from 1992 until his death. On September 9, 1996, Hanebrink died in Bridgeton, Missouri, at the age of 68 from an aneurysm.[2]