Hank Gowdy Baseball player

Henry Morgan Gowdy (August 24, 1889 – August 1, 1966) was an American professional baseball catcher and a first baseman who played in the major leagues for the New York Giants and the Boston Braves. He was best known for being the first active major leaguer to enlist for service in World War I, and for being a member of the 1914 "Miracle" Boston Braves.

Personal facts

Hank Gowdy
Alias (AKA)Gowdy Henry Morgan
Birth dateAugust 24, 1889
Date of deathAugust 01, 1966

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 13, 1910
Career endAugust 29, 1930
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants
position
Catcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants
throwing sideRight

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External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23002