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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	86 (85)	Jul 27	SLB		NYY	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
2	87	Jul 28	SLB		NYY	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
3	88	Jul 30	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
4	89	Jul 31	SLB		WSH	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	90	Aug 1 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,8-5	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
6	91	Aug 1 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
7	92	Aug 2	SLB		WSH	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
8	93	Aug 3	SLB		BOS	L,8-15	CG	50	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
9	94	Aug 4	SLB		BOS	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	95	Aug 5	SLB		BOS	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
11	96	Aug 6	SLB		PHA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
12	97	Aug 7	SLB		PHA	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
13	98	Aug 8	SLB		PHA	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
14	99	Aug 9	SLB		CHW	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
15	100	Aug 10	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
16	101	Aug 11 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
17	102	Aug 11 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
18	103	Aug 12 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
19	104	Aug 12 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,3-26	CG	61	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
20	105	Aug 13	SLB		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
21	106	Aug 14	SLB		DET	L,3-10	CG	51	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
22	107	Aug 15	SLB		DET	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	8	2	0	10	2
23	108	Aug 17	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
24	110 (1)	Aug 20	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	1
25	111	Aug 21	SLB	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
26	112	Aug 22	SLB	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
27	113	Aug 24	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
28	114	Aug 25	SLB	@	WSH	L,6-14	CG	48	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
29	115	Aug 26	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	10	1	0	11	1
30	116	Aug 27 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	3
31	117	Aug 27 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
32	118	Aug 28	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	39	9.1	12	0	0	12	1
33	119	Aug 29 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	2
34	120	Aug 29 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	0	9.0	8	2	0	10	2
35	121	Aug 31	SLB	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	122	Sep 1	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	50	11.2	8	5	0	13	2
37	123	Sep 3 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
38	124	Sep 3 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
39	125	Sep 4	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	9	2	0	11	1
40	126	Sep 6 (1)	SLB		DET	L,1-8	CG	0	9.0	11	2	0	13	2
41	127	Sep 6 (2)	SLB		DET	W,11-10	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
42	128	Sep 9 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
43	129	Sep 9 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
44	130	Sep 10	SLB	@	CHW	W,10-7	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
45	131	Sep 11 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
46	132	Sep 11 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
47	133	Sep 12 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
48	134	Sep 12 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	T,3-3	CG	49	12.0	16	2	0	18	1
49	135	Sep 13	SLB	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
50	136	Sep 14	SLB		PHA	L,2-12	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
51	137	Sep 15	SLB		PHA	L,7-8	CG	0	12.0	11	0	0	11	2
52	138	Sep 16	SLB		BOS	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
53	139	Sep 17	SLB		BOS	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
54	140	Sep 18	SLB		BOS	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	3
55	141	Sep 19 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
56	142	Sep 19 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	10	3	0	13	0
57	143	Sep 20	SLB		NYY	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
58	144	Sep 22	SLB		WSH	L,4-5	CG	0	10.0	10	0	0	10	0
59	145	Sep 23	SLB		WSH	L,8-9	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
60	146	Sep 24	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
61	147	Sep 25	SLB		CHW	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
62	148	Sep 26	SLB		CHW	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
63	149	Sep 28	SLB	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
64	150	Sep 29	SLB	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	9	0	1	10	2
65	151	Sep 30	SLB	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
66	152	Oct 1 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
67	153	Oct 1 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	8	0	1	9	0
68	154	Oct 3 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	0	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
69	155	Oct 3 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	T,2-2	CG	0	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
							69gm		617.1	598	43	3	644	81