Herb Pennock

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: February 10, 1894 in Kennett Square, PA us

Died: January 30, 1948 in New York, NY

Buried: Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, PA

High School: Cedarcroft Boarding School (Kennett Square, PA)

Debut: May 14, 1912 (Age 18-094d, 3,679th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: August 27, 1934 (Age 40-198d)
vs. CLE 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1948. (Voted by BBWAA on 94/121 ballots)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Herbert Jefferis Pennock

Nicknames: The Squire/Knight Of Kennett Square

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

45.1

241

162

ERA

3.60

617

419

3571.2

1227

WHIP

1.348

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-6 / in Starts: 18-6
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	61 (30-17-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-17-10)

Most Driven In
L Durocher	3
B Meusel	2
J Dugan	2
T Lazzeri	1
G Robertson	1

Most Driven In By
L Gehrig	1

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 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	442	1	Apr 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	.90	0.160	2.31	0.25%	1.93	P
2	443	6 (4)	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG(6)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	9	.78	0.137	2.40	0.25%	1.14	P
3	444	9 (2)	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.500	.556	.500	1.056	9	.45	0.004	1.48	0.01%	-0.12	P
4	445	12 (2)	Apr 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.364	.417	.364	.780	9	.90	-0.065	3.21	-0.14%	-1.67	P
May		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	446	16 (3)	May 4	NYY		CHW	W,10-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	9	.11	-0.010	.43	-0.02%	-0.79	P
6	447	20 (3)	May 8	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.368	.333	.702	9	1.39	0.067	7.35	0.21%	0.57	P
7	448	22 (1)	May 11	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.368	.333	.702	9						P
8	449	24 (1)	May 13	NYY		DET	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.286	.604	9	.43	-0.031	1.97	-0.09%	-0.80	P
9	450	35 (10)	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.269	.240	.509	9	.81	-0.084	5.68	-0.35%	-1.36	P
10	451	42 (6)	May 31	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	.88	-0.047	3.55	-0.11%	-0.99	P
Jun		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
11	452	45 (2)	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.194	.219	.194	.412	9	.75	-0.083	2.98	-0.20%	-3.53	P
12	453	49 (3)	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.194	.219	.194	.412	9	2.02	-0.030	4.90	-0.04%	-0.32	P
13	454	52 (2)	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.222	.200	.422	9	.41	-0.019	1.23	-0.03%	-0.34	P
14	455	56 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,5-10	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.237	.216	.453	9	.70	0.036	3.38	0.10%	0.22	P
15	456	60 (3)	Jun 23 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,1-7	GS-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.237	.275	.237	.512	9						P
16	457	64 (3)	Jun 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.256	.220	.475	9	1.00	-0.079	2.61	-0.12%	-0.75	P
Jul		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
17	458	70 (5)	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.229	.196	.425	9	1.65	-0.210	1.69	-0.13%	-1.35	P
18	459	73 (2)	Jul 7 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.224	.191	.416	9	.92	-0.029	1.16	-0.02%	-0.59	P
19	460	77 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.231	.184	.414	9	.66	0.015	.82	0.01%	-0.15	P
20	461	80 (2)	Jul 11 (2)	NYY		DET	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.231	.184	.414	9						P
21	462	82 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.236	.192	.429	9	1.84	0.069	2.72	0.06%	0.77	P
22	463	88 (5)	Jul 19	NYY		CHW	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.224	.182	.406	9	.56	-0.044	.40	-0.02%	-0.47	P
23	464	92 (3)	Jul 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.233	.193	.426	9	.67	0.007	.66	0.00%	0.04	P
24	465	97 (4)	Jul 28 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.234	.197	.431	9	1.44	-0.006	2.74	-0.01%	-0.29	P
25	466	101 (3)	Jul 31	NYY	@	CLE	W,12-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.234	.197	.431	9						P
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
26	467	103 (1)	Aug 2	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG(15)	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.194	.229	.194	.423	9	1.82	-0.294	6.21	-0.60%	-1.59	P
27	468	108 (4)	Aug 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.197	.230	.197	.427	9	.23	0.003	1.14	0.01%	0.26	P
28	469	112 (3)	Aug 12	NYY		BOS	W,8-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.234	.203	.436	9	.57	-0.016	2.24	-0.04%	0.31	P
							22-6		84	74	1	15	0	0	0	9	3	0	7	0	6		1		0	0	.203	.234	.203	.436		.92	-0.549	2.76	-1.03%	-9.84

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