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Tommy Henrich
Thomas David Henrich (The Clutch or Old Reliable)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut May 11, 1937
Final Game October 1, 1950
Born February 20, 1913 in Massillon, OH

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1934. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1937 24 NYY AL  67  206   39   66  14  5   8   42   4  0  35  17  .320  .419  .553  142  114   1           0    
 1938 25 NYY AL 131  471  109  127  24  7  22   91   6  2  92  32  .270  .391  .490  119  231  10           2    
 1939 26 NYY AL  99  347   64   96  18  4   9   57   7  0  51  23  .277  .371  .429  105  149   7           1   4
 1940 27 NYY AL  90  293   57   90  28  5  10   53   1  2  48  30  .307  .408  .539  147  158   3           2   6
 1941 28 NYY AL 144  538  106  149  27  5  31   85   3  1  81  40  .277  .377  .519  136  279   8           5   6 MVP-14
 1942 29 NYY AL 127  483   77  129  30  5  13   67   4  4  58  42  .267  .352  .431  121  208   9           5   3 AS
 1946 33 NYY AL 150  565   92  142  25  4  19   83   5  2  87  63  .251  .358  .411  113  232  12           7   6 MVP-26
 1947 34 NYY AL 142  550  109  158  35 13  16   98   3  2  71  54  .287  .372  .485  138  267   5           3   9 MVP-13,AS
 1948 35 NYY AL 146  588  138  181  42 14  25  100   2  3  76  42  .308  .391  .554  151  326   5           4  14 MVP-6,AS
 1949 36 NYY AL 115  411   90  118  20  3  24   85   2  2  86  34  .287  .416  .526  148  216   0           5   7 MVP-6,AS
 1950 37 NYY AL  73  151   20   41   6  8   6   34   0  1  27   6  .272  .382  .536  136   81   0           0   7 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1284 4603  901 1297 269 73 183  795  37 19 712 383  .282  .382  .491  132 2261  60   0   0  34  62
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        581  114  164  34  9  23  100   5  2  90  48  .282  .382  .491  132  285   8   0   0   4   8
 Career High    150  588  138  181  42 14  31  100   7  4  92  63  .320  .419  .554  151  326  12   0   0   7  14
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1937 24 NYY AL  242  141   49   9.2   118| .320  .291| .419  .367| .553  .434| .972  .800| 142  .735  13.9   1.3 100%
 1938 25 NYY AL  575  356   90   6.6   118| .270  .290| .391  .369| .490  .432| .881  .801| 119  .605  15.3   1.4  75%
 1939 26 NYY AL  406  262   56   5.7   113| .277  .285| .371  .360| .429  .422| .800  .782| 105  .551   3.3   0.3 100%
 1940 27 NYY AL  346  214   63   7.8   107| .307  .274| .408  .347| .539  .416| .947  .762| 147  .697  22.6   2.1  33%
 1941 28 NYY AL  632  404  104   6.9   106| .277  .274| .377  .351| .519  .404| .896  .755| 136  .665  27.4   2.6  75%
 1942 29 NYY AL  555  370   71   5.2    93| .267  .263| .352  .337| .431  .369| .783  .706| 121  .601  13.8   1.4  50%
 1946 33 NYY AL  671  443   82   4.9    96| .251  .265| .358  .339| .411  .381| .769  .720| 113  .578  11.9   1.2  71%
 1947 34 NYY AL  629  408   98   6.4    96| .287  .261| .372  .341| .485  .376| .857  .717| 138  .687  27.7   2.8  60%
 1948 35 NYY AL  673  429  125   7.8   105| .308  .272| .391  .357| .554  .393| .945  .749| 151  .722  40.4   3.9  40%
 1949 36 NYY AL  502  302   88   7.7   107| .287  .271| .416  .363| .526  .393| .942  .756| 148  .724  30.6   3.0  50%
 1950 37 NYY AL  178  118   30   6.7   111| .272  .275| .382  .361| .536  .412| .918  .773| 136  .637   7.4   0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     5409 3447  856   6.6   105| .282  .273| .382  .352| .491  .398| .873  .750| 132  .657 214.3  20.7  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1937 24 NYY AL OF 59 90 6 3 1 .970 .969 1.63 2.28 30 0 29 1938 25 NYY AL OF 130 239 14 4 1 .984 .972 1.95 2.28 0 0 130 1939 26 NYY AL OF 88 205 7 2 1 .991 .969 2.41 2.35 1 38 50 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 9.40 1940 27 NYY AL OF 76 147 10 5 2 .969 .970 2.07 2.32 1 24 52 1B 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 9.60 1941 28 NYY AL OF 139 280 13 6 4 .980 .973 2.11 2.33 0 19 121 1942 29 NYY AL OF 119 219 10 3 5 .987 .976 1.92 2.31 0 0 119 AS 1B 7 59 3 0 9 1.000 .989 8.86 9.86 AS 1946 33 NYY AL OF 111 224 10 2 5 .992 .977 2.11 2.24 0 0 111 1B 41 364 22 5 35 .987 .989 9.41 9.24 1947 34 NYY AL OF 132 278 13 5 2 .983 .979 2.20 2.35 0 8 125 AS 1B 6 59 1 0 6 1.000 .990 10.00 9.33 AS 1948 35 NYY AL OF 102 216 8 5 4 .978 .975 2.20 2.36 6 3 96 AS 1B 46 352 21 6 41 .984 .991 8.11 9.17 AS 1949 36 NYY AL OF 61 110 5 5 2 .958 .980 1.89 2.27 0 0 61 AS 1B 52 445 28 2 64 .996 .989 9.10 9.15 AS 1950 37 NYY AL 1B 34 224 7 3 23 .987 .989 6.79 8.51 AS
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1939 26 NYY AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 9.40 1940 27 NYY AL 1B 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 9.60 1942 29 NYY AL 1B 7 59 3 0 9 1.000 .989 8.86 9.86 1946 33 NYY AL 1B 41 364 22 5 35 .987 .989 9.41 9.24 1947 34 NYY AL 1B 6 59 1 0 6 1.000 .990 10.00 9.33 1948 35 NYY AL 1B 46 352 21 6 41 .984 .991 8.11 9.17 1949 36 NYY AL 1B 52 445 28 2 64 .996 .989 9.10 9.15 1950 37 NYY AL 1B 34 224 7 3 23 .987 .989 6.79 8.51 1937 24 NYY AL OF 59 90 6 3 1 .970 .969 1.63 2.28 30 0 29 1938 25 NYY AL OF 130 239 14 4 1 .984 .972 1.95 2.28 0 0 130 1939 26 NYY AL OF 88 205 7 2 1 .991 .969 2.41 2.35 1 38 50 1940 27 NYY AL OF 76 147 10 5 2 .969 .970 2.07 2.32 1 24 52 1941 28 NYY AL OF 139 280 13 6 4 .980 .973 2.11 2.33 0 19 121 1942 29 NYY AL OF 119 219 10 3 5 .987 .976 1.92 2.31 0 0 119 1946 33 NYY AL OF 111 224 10 2 5 .992 .977 2.11 2.24 0 0 111 1947 34 NYY AL OF 132 278 13 5 2 .983 .979 2.20 2.35 0 8 125 1948 35 NYY AL OF 102 216 8 5 4 .978 .975 2.20 2.36 6 3 96 1949 36 NYY AL OF 61 110 5 5 2 .958 .980 1.89 2.27 0 0 61
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 1017 2008 96 40 27 .981 .974 2.07 2.31 38 92 894 1B 189 1510 82 16 178 .990 .989 8.42 9.10 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1206 3518 178 56 205 .985 .981 3.06 3.37
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1938   WS    NYY CHC     W   4  16   3   4  1  0  1   1   0   1  .250  .250  .500   0  1   0   0   0 
 1941   WS    NYY BRO     W   5  18   4   3  1  0  1   1   3   3  .167  .318  .389   0  0   0   0   1 
 1947   WS    NYY BRO     W   7  31   2  10  2  0  1   5   2   3  .323  .364  .484   0  0   1   0   0 
 1949   WS    NYY BRO     W   5  19   4   5  0  0  1   1   3   0  .263  .364  .421   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        4-0  21  84  13  22  4  0  4   8   8   7  .262  .333  .452   0  1   1   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1942   NYY AL   *   4   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1947   NYY AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1948   NYY AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1949   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1950   NYY AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/5      2   9   1   1  1  0  0   0   1   4   0  0   0   0   0  .111  .200  .222 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1942 (RF)
1947 *
1948 (LF)
1949
1950 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1941-AL-14-0.05
1946-AL-26-0.00
1947-AL-13-0.10
1948-AL-6-0.19
1949-AL-6-0.36
Car-323-0.70 shares

On-base %
1949 AL-.416-6

Slugging %
1941 AL-.519-7
1947 AL-.485-4
1948 AL-.554-3
1949 AL-.526-3

OPS
1941 AL-.895-10
1947 AL-.857-3
1948 AL-.945-4
1949 AL-.942-2

Games
1946 AL-150-6

At Bats
1946 AL-565-10
1948 AL-588-8

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1946 AL-671-4
1948 AL-673-7

Runs
1941 AL-106-5
1946 AL-92-6
1947 AL-109-2
1948 AL-138-1

Hits
1947 AL-158-9
1948 AL-181-8

Total Bases
1941 AL-279-8
1947 AL-267-4
1948 AL-326-2

Doubles
1947 AL-35-3
1948 AL-42-2

Triples
1947 AL-13-1
1948 AL-14-1
1950 AL-8-9

Home Runs
1941 AL-31-3
1946 AL-19-7
1947 AL-16-10
1948 AL-25-6
1949 AL-24-3

RBI
1946 AL-83-10
1947 AL-98-2
1948 AL-100-10
1949 AL-85-8

Bases on Balls
1938 AL-92-9
1946 AL-87-5

Adjusted OPS+
1941 AL-136-10
1947 AL-138-3
1948 AL-151-4
1949 AL-148-2

Runs Created
1941 AL-104-9
1947 AL-98-3
1948 AL-125-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1941 AL-27-10
1947 AL-28-3
1948 AL-40-4
1949 AL-31-5

Batting Wins
1940 AL-2.1-9
1941 AL-2.6-10
1947 AL-2.8-3
1948 AL-3.9-4
1949 AL-3.0-5

Extra-Base Hits
1941 AL-63-7
1947 AL-64-2
1948 AL-81-1

Times on Base
1946 AL-236-8
1948 AL-261-8

Offensive Win%
1947 AL-.687-3
1948 AL-.722-4
1949 AL-.724-2

Hit By Pitch
1941 AL-5-4
1942 AL-5-5
1946 AL-7-1
1947 AL-3-10
1948 AL-4-10
1949 AL-5-5

Sac. Hits
1946 AL-12-5

Power/Speed Number
1946 AL-7.9-6

At Bats per Home Run
1938 AL-21.4-10
1941 AL-17.4-3
1942 AL-37.2-10
1946 AL-29.7-7
1948 AL-23.5-8
1949 AL-17.1-3

Outs
1946 AL-443-4
1948 AL-429-9

Oldest Player
1950 AL-37-9

 

Black Ink: Batting - 5 (369) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 80 (291) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 26.5 (364) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 54.5 (341) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1934 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

April 14, 1937: Granted Free Agency.

April 19, 1937: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

December 28, 1950: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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