Hank Arft

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: January 28, 1922 in Manchester, MO us

Died: December 14, 2002 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: St. John Cemetery, Manchester, MO

Debut: July 27, 1948 (Age 26-181d, 10,536th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 23, 1952 (Age 30-116d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Henry Irven Arft

Nicknames: Bow Wow

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

906

229

.253

116

RBI

118

OBP

.352

SLG

.375

OPS

.728

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-40 / in Starts: 27-40
Longest Hitting Streak	12 games
Longest On Base Streak	23 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 296 PAs	38
Actual Runners on Base	128 (65-37-26) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 296 PAs	33
Avg. Runners on Base	199 (102-64-32)

Most Driven In
B Dillinger	5
J Priddy	5
A Zarilla	5
D Lund	3
Self	3
W Platt	1
B Kennedy	1
L Moss	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3
P Lehner	3
E Pellagrini	3
D Kokos	2
L Moss	2
W Platt	1
D Lund	1
B Kennedy	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	86 (85)	Jul 27	SLB		NYY	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.750	2.250	7	1.19	0.143	.00	0.00%	2.23	1B
2	2	87	Jul 28	SLB		NYY	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.429	.500	1.143	1.643	7	1.09	-0.042	.01	0.00%	-0.78	1B
3	3	88	Jul 30	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.818	1.235	5	1.58	0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.23	1B
4	4	89	Jul 31	SLB		WSH	W,10-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.625	.978	4	1.34	-0.045	.00	0.00%	0.52	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	90	Aug 1 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,8-5	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.368	.429	.632	1.060	4						1B
6	6	91	Aug 1 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,3-4	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.636	1.098	4	1.97	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.99	1B
7	7	92	Aug 2	SLB		WSH	W,7-5	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.615	1.082	4	.76	0.036	.00	0.00%	1.07	1B
8	8	93	Aug 3	SLB		BOS	L,8-15	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.387	.457	.645	1.102	4	.78	-0.096	.00	0.00%	1.50	1B
9	9	94	Aug 4	SLB		BOS	W,9-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.371	.436	.600	1.036	7	1.36	-0.036	.00	0.00%	0.02	1B
10	10	95	Aug 5	SLB		BOS	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.359	.419	.590	1.008	5	1.39	0.160	.00	0.00%	1.80	1B
11	11	96	Aug 6	SLB		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.413	.571	.984	5	.76	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.36	1B
12	12	97	Aug 7	SLB		PHA	L,1-7	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.364	.440	.568	1.008	7						1B
13	13	98	Aug 8	SLB		PHA	L,5-7	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.418	.521	.939	4	1.05	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-1.16	1B
14	14	99	Aug 9	SLB		CHW	W,8-6	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.340	.441	.520	.961	6	.75	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.04	1B
15	15	100	Aug 10	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.352	.444	.537	.981	6	.67	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.40	1B
16	16	101	Aug 11 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,5-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.356	.441	.525	.967	4	.85	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.70	1B
17	17	102	Aug 11 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,12-4	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.381	.466	.603	1.069	4	.65	0.031	.00	0.00%	3.81	1B
18	18	103	Aug 12 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,8-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.388	.468	.597	1.065	6	.50	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.10	1B
19	19	104	Aug 12 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,3-26	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.481	.614	1.096	5	.05	0.009	.00	0.00%	1.68	1B
20	20	105	Aug 13	SLB		DET	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.384	.471	.589	1.060	6	.64	0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.41	1B
21	21	106	Aug 14	SLB		DET	L,3-10	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.373	.472	.573	1.045	6	.66	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.13	1B
22	22	107	Aug 15	SLB		DET	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.367	.462	.557	1.019	4						1B
23	23	108	Aug 17	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.361	.454	.542	.996	6	.51	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.33	1B
24	24	110 (1)	Aug 20	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.341	.431	.511	.943	4	1.92	-0.332	.00	0.00%	-1.71	1B
25	25	111	Aug 21	SLB	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.330	.425	.495	.919	4	.93	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.82	1B
26	26	112	Aug 22	SLB	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0			1	0	1	.330	.432	.489	.922	6						1B
27	27	113	Aug 24	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.316	.422	.469	.892	4	1.16	0.145	.00	0.00%	1.02	1B
28	28	114	Aug 25	SLB	@	WSH	L,6-14	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.408	.451	.859	4	.29	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-1.00	1B
29	29	115	Aug 26	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.392	.430	.822	4	.97	-0.132	.00	0.00%	-1.76	1B
30	30	116	Aug 27 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.391	.436	.827	6	.47	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.06	1B
31	31	117	Aug 27 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.389	.434	.823	6	.57	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.03	1B
32	32	118	Aug 28	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.400	.440	.840	6	2.00	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.49	1B
33	33	119	Aug 29 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.303	.403	.462	.865	6	.26	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.26	1B
34	34	120	Aug 29 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.293	.396	.447	.843	6						1B
35	35	121	Aug 31	SLB	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.389	.438	.827	6	1.83	-0.230	.00	0.00%	-1.07	1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	36	122	Sep 1	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.286	.383	.429	.812	6	.93	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.89	1B
37	37	123	Sep 3 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.373	.416	.789	5	.69	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.90	1B
38	38	124	Sep 3 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.383	.413	.796	7	.53	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.52	1B
39	39	125	Sep 4	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.383	.408	.792	5	1.58	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.40	1B
40	40	126	Sep 6 (1)	SLB		DET	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.269	.380	.400	.780	7						1B
41	41	127	Sep 6 (2)	SLB		DET	W,11-10	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.268	.381	.396	.777	6						1B
42	42	128	Sep 9 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.270	.380	.401	.781	5						1B
43	43	129	Sep 9 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.265	.377	.394	.771	7						1B
44	44	130	Sep 10	SLB	@	CHW	W,10-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.256	.367	.381	.748	7						1B
45	45	131	Sep 11 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.252	.365	.374	.739	5	.96	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.71	1B
46	46	132	Sep 11 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.367	.373	.741	6	.59	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.29	1B
47	47	133	Sep 12 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.249	.365	.367	.732	5	1.79	-0.210	.00	0.00%	-1.69	1B
48	48	134	Sep 12 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	T,3-3	CG(12)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.354	.354	.709	5	1.49	-0.230	.00	0.00%	-1.31	1B
49	49	135	Sep 13	SLB	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.352	.352	.704	5	1.10	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.21	1B
50	50	136	Sep 14	SLB		PHA	L,2-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.240	.350	.350	.700	7						1B
51	51	137	Sep 15	SLB		PHA	L,7-8	CG(12)	6	5	1	2	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.245	.355	.372	.727	5						1B
52	52	138	Sep 16	SLB		BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.251	.362	.377	.739	7						1B
53	53	139	Sep 17	SLB		BOS	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.364	.376	.740	5	1.14	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.18	1B
54	54	140	Sep 18	SLB		BOS	L,6-11	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.250	.364	.372	.736	5	1.28	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.42	1B
55	55	141	Sep 19 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.357	.365	.722	5	.79	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-1.14	1B
56	56	142	Sep 19 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.356	.363	.718	5	1.13	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.94	1B
57	57	143	Sep 20	SLB		NYY	L,7-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.352	.359	.711	5	1.59	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.71	1B
58	58	144	Sep 22	SLB		WSH	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.239	.349	.352	.702	6						1B
59	59	145	Sep 23	SLB		WSH	L,8-9	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.244	.354	.359	.714	6						1B
60	60	146	Sep 24	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.240	.349	.353	.702	6						1B
61	61	147	Sep 25	SLB		CHW	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.237	.347	.348	.696	7						1B
62	62	148	Sep 26	SLB		CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.235	.347	.345	.692	7						1B
63	63	149	Sep 28	SLB	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.239	.349	.365	.715	7						1B
64	64	150	Sep 29	SLB	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.240	.349	.373	.723	7						1B
65	65	151	Sep 30	SLB	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.242	.351	.373	.724	7	.77	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.66	1B
66	66	152	Oct 1 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			1	0	0	.242	.350	.371	.721	7						1B
67	67	153	Oct 1 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.349	.366	.715	7	1.52	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-0.85	1B
68	68	154	Oct 3 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.240	.353	.366	.719	6						1B
69	69	155	Oct 3 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	T,2-2	CG(8)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.238	.355	.363	.718	7						1B
							27-40		296	248	25	59	10	3	5	38	45	2	43	0	3		2	7	1	2	.238	.355	.363	.718		1.05	-1.379	.00	0.00%	-2.02

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