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Hank Majeski

Henry Majeski (Heeney)

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 174 lb.

Born: December 13, 1916 in Staten Island, NY
High School: Curtis (Staten Island, NY) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1939
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians/WhiteSox/Bees/Braves/... 1939-1955

Final Game: July 26, 1955
Died: August 9, 1991 in Staten Island, NY
Cremated
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 12:13AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1070. Todd Walker… #1071. Jimmie Hall… #1072. Kelly Johnson… #1073. HANK MAJESKI… #1074. Jorge Orta… #1075. Wally Westlake… #1076. Ronnie Belliard… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1939 22 BSN NL 106 394 367 35 100 16 1 7 54 2 18 30 .272 .310 .379 .689 91 139 10 2 7 5
1940 23 BSN NL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1941 24 BSN NL 19 56 55 5 8 5 0 0 3 0 1 13 .145 .161 .236 .397 14 13 0 0 0 5
1946 29 TOT AL 86 305 276 26 67 14 4 1 25 3 2 26 16 .243 .310 .333 .644 81 92 7 1 2 5
1946 29 NYY AL 8 12 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .250 .333 -10 3 0 0 0 /5
1946 29 PHA AL 78 293 264 25 66 14 3 1 25 3 2 26 13 .250 .320 .337 .657 85 89 7 1 2 5
1947 30 PHA AL 141 545 479 54 134 26 5 8 72 1 0 53 31 .280 .358 .405 .763 110 194 18 5 8 *5/64
1948 31 PHA AL 148 646 590 88 183 41 4 12 120 2 1 48 43 .310 .368 .454 .822 117 268 19 6 2 *5/6 MVP-11
1949 32 PHA AL 114 487 448 62 124 26 5 9 67 0 1 29 23 .277 .326 .417 .744 99 187 18 4 6 *5
1950 33 CHW AL 122 467 414 47 128 18 2 6 46 1 4 42 34 .309 .377 .406 .783 103 168 15 3 8 *5
1951 34 TOT AL 101 400 358 45 101 23 4 5 48 1 2 36 24 .282 .351 .411 .762 105 147 10 2 4 5
1951 34 CHW AL 12 36 35 4 9 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 .257 .278 .371 .649 76 13 1 0 0 /5
1951 34 PHA AL 89 364 323 41 92 19 4 5 42 1 2 35 24 .285 .358 .415 .773 108 134 9 2 4 5
1952 35 TOT AL 70 201 171 21 46 4 2 2 29 0 1 26 17 .269 .369 .351 .720 99 60 11 1 3 5/4
1952 35 PHA AL 34 139 117 14 30 2 2 2 20 0 1 19 10 .256 .365 .359 .724 97 42 7 1 2 5
1952 35 CLE AL 36 62 54 7 16 2 0 0 9 0 0 7 7 .296 .377 .333 .710 104 18 4 0 1 5/4
1953 36 CLE AL 50 55 50 6 15 1 0 2 12 0 0 3 8 .300 .352 .440 .792 114 22 1 1 1 4/5O
1954 37 CLE AL 57 129 121 10 34 4 0 3 17 0 0 7 14 .281 .320 .388 .709 92 47 5 0 1 0 45
1955 38 TOT AL 52 102 89 5 16 3 0 2 8 0 0 10 7 .180 .275 .281 .555 51 25 3 2 0 1 1 5/4
1955 38 CLE AL 36 59 48 3 9 2 0 2 6 0 0 8 3 .188 .322 .354 .676 79 17 2 2 0 1 0 /54
1955 38 BAL AL 16 43 41 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .171 .209 .195 .404 14 8 1 0 0 0 1 /54
13 Seasons 1069 3790 3421 404 956 181 27 57 501 10 11 299 260 .279 .342 .398 .740 100 1362 117 27 42 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 574 518 61 145 27 4 9 76 2 45 39 .279 .342 .398 .740 100 206 18 4 6
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PHA (6 yrs) 604 2474 2221 284 629 128 23 37 346 7 7 210 144 .283 .350 .412 .762 106 914 78 19 24
CLE (4 yrs) 179 305 273 26 74 9 0 7 44 0 0 25 32 .271 .338 .381 .719 96 104 12 3 3 1 0
BSN (3 yrs) 128 453 425 40 108 21 1 7 57 2 19 43 .254 .289 .358 .647 80 152 10 2 7
CHW (2 yrs) 134 503 449 51 137 22 2 6 52 1 4 43 34 .305 .370 .403 .773 101 181 16 3 8
NYY (1 yr) 8 12 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .250 .333 -10 3 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 16 43 41 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .171 .209 .195 .404 14 8 1 0 0 0 1
AL (10 yrs) 941 3337 2996 364 848 160 26 50 444 8 11 280 217 .283 .349 .404 .753 102 1210 107 25 35 1 1
NL (3 yrs) 128 453 425 40 108 21 1 7 57 2 19 43 .254 .289 .358 .647 80 152 10 2 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1939 22 BSN NL 394 -6 -1 0 0 4 2 12 11 1.0 7 0.7 0.3 $ 5
1940 23 BSN NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
1941 24 BSN NL 56 -7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 -6 -0.7 -5 -0.5 -0.2 $ 5
1946 29 NYY AL 12 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /5
1946 29 PHA AL 293 -6 0 0 0 4 0 8 6 0.5 2 0.2 0.3 $ 5
1947 30 PHA AL 545 7 0 0 0 8 0 15 30 3.0 22 2.3 0.7 $ *5/64
1948 31 PHA AL 646 19 0 0 0 0 1 16 36 3.6 36 3.6 0.0 $ *5/6 MVP-11
1949 32 PHA AL 487 -1 1 0 0 -1 0 12 11 1.1 12 1.2 -0.1 $ *5
1950 33 CHW AL 467 -1 -3 0 0 5 0 13 14 1.4 9 0.9 0.5 $ *5
1951 34 CHW AL 36 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /5
1951 34 PHA AL 364 3 -1 0 0 8 0 10 20 2.0 12 1.2 0.8 $ 5
1952 35 PHA AL 139 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 0.6 4 0.4 0.2 $ 5
1952 35 CLE AL 62 1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $ 5/4
1953 36 CLE AL 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 4/5O
1954 37 CLE AL 129 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 4 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 45
1955 38 CLE AL 59 -1 0 0 -1 -3 0 2 -3 -0.3 0 0.0 -0.3 $ /54
1955 38 BAL AL 43 -5 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ /54
13 Seasons 3790 -1 -4 -1 -2 26 4 104 125 12.2 100 10.1 2.1 $
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
PHA (6 yrs) 2474 22 0 0 0 21 1 65 109 10.8 88 8.9 1.9 $
CLE (4 yrs) 305 0 0 0 -2 -3 1 10 5 0.5 9 0.9 -0.4 $
BSN (3 yrs) 453 -14 -1 0 0 3 2 14 4 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $
CHW (2 yrs) 503 -2 -3 0 0 5 0 14 14 1.4 9 0.9 0.5 $
NYY (1 yr) 12 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $
BAL (1 yr) 43 -5 0 -1 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 37 CLE AL WS NYG L 4 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .667 .833 4 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .667 .833 4 1 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1939 BSN NL 22 3B 99 325 111 196 18 19 .945 3.10 .942 3.00
1941 BSN NL 24 3B 11 45 15 26 4 2 .911 3.73 .949 3.33
1946 TOT AL 29 3B 74 74 72 249 79 161 9 22 .964 3.24 .948 3.06
1946 NYY AL 29 3B 2 2 2 4 1 2 1 0 .750 1.50 .948 3.05
1946 PHA AL 29 3B 72 72 70 245 78 159 8 22 .967 3.29 .948 3.06
1947 PHA AL 30 3B 134 428 160 263 5 28 .988 3.16 .959 3.01
1947 PHA AL 30 SS 4 30 10 20 0 4 1.000 7.50 .964 5.12
1947 PHA AL 30 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.50
1948 PHA AL 31 3B 142 442 163 268 11 19 .975 3.04 .958 3.04 MVP-11
1948 PHA AL 31 SS 8 38 13 24 1 4 .974 4.63 .964 5.18 MVP-11
1949 PHA AL 32 3B 113 351 117 219 15 37 .957 2.97 .960 3.15
1950 CHW AL 33 3B 112 372 115 246 11 31 .970 3.22 .960 3.20
1951 TOT AL 34 3B 97 94 85 812.0 327 86 232 9 19 .972 3.52 3.28 .950 21.40 3.15
1951 CHW AL 34 3B 9 8 1 59.0 20 4 15 1 2 .950 2.90 2.11 .950 21.40 3.16
1951 PHA AL 34 3B 88 86 84 753.0 307 82 217 8 17 .974 3.57 3.40 .950 21.40 3.15
1952 TOT AL 35 3B 45 38 33 347.0 146 42 99 5 12 .966 3.66 3.13 .953 10.64 3.29
1952 PHA AL 35 3B 34 33 29 292.0 123 33 87 3 9 .976 3.70 3.53 .953 10.64 3.29
1952 CLE AL 35 3B 11 5 4 55.0 23 9 12 2 3 .913 3.44 1.91 .953 10.64 3.29
1952 CLE AL 35 2B 3 1 1 18.0 12 6 6 0 4 1.000 6.00 4.00 .978 0.00 5.57
1953 CLE AL 36 2B 10 16 8 8 0 2 1.000 1.60 .979 5.57
1953 CLE AL 36 3B 7 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.57 .958 3.36
1953 CLE AL 36 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
1954 CLE AL 37 2B 25 99 54 44 1 10 .990 0 3.92 .976 5.33
1954 CLE AL 37 3B 10 35 13 20 2 1 .943 -0 3.30 .959 3.46
1955 TOT AL 38 3B 17 13 6 110.0 26 9 17 0 2 1.000 -1 -10 2.13 1.53 .950 0.00 3.14
1955 TOT AL 38 2B 9 4 4 49.0 25 13 12 0 2 1.000 -2 -39 4.59 2.78 .976 0.00 5.32
1955 CLE AL 38 3B 9 7 2 53.0 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 -2 -45 1.70 1.11 .950 0.00 3.14
1955 CLE AL 38 2B 4 2 2 26.0 15 7 8 0 1 1.000 -1 -28 5.19 3.75 .976 0.00 5.32
1955 BAL AL 38 3B 8 6 4 57.0 16 5 11 0 1 1.000 1 23 2.53 2.00 .950 0.00 3.14
1955 BAL AL 38 2B 5 2 2 23.0 10 6 4 0 1 1.000 -1 -52 3.91 2.00 .976 0.00 5.32
12 Seasons 3B 861 219 196 1269.0 2750 911 1750 89 192 .968 -1 -1 3.44 3.09 .954 16.60 3.11
5 Seasons 2B 48 5 5 67.0 152 81 70 1 18 .993 -1 -20 4.97 3.15 .976 0.00 5.40
2 Seasons SS 12 68 23 44 1 8 .985 5.58 .964 5.16
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
13 Seasons TOT 922 224 201 1336.0 2970 1015 1864 91 218 .969 -2 -2 3.52 3.12 .956 15.77 3.25
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1948 AL (11, 7%)
0.07 Career Shares (1016th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1948 AL  3.6 (10th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1947 AL  0.7 (8th)
1950 AL  0.5 (9th)
1951 AL  0.8 (3rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1948 AL  .310 (10th)

At Bats s c a p y
1948 AL  590 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1948 AL  183 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1948 AL  268 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1948 AL  41 (3rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1948 AL  120 (5th)

Singles s c a p y
1948 AL  126 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1948 AL  57 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 AL  5 (4th)
1948 AL  6 (4th)
1949 AL  4 (7th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1947 AL  18 (5th)
1948 AL  19 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1949 AL  19.5 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1948 AL  429 (9th)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
1947 AL  134 (4th)
1948 AL  142 (4th)
1950 AL  112 (5th)
1951 AL  97 (5th)

Putouts as 3B s c a p y
1946 AL  79 (3rd)
1947 AL  160 (3rd)
1948 AL  163 (3rd)
1949 AL  117 (5th)
1950 AL  115 (5th)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
1946 AL  161 (5th)
1947 AL  263 (4th)
1948 AL  268 (3rd)
1949 AL  219 (5th)
1950 AL  246 (5th)
1951 AL  232 (4th)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1949 AL  15 (4th)
1950 AL  11 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
1950 AL  3.41 (2nd)
1951 AL  3.52 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
1939 NL  3.10 (3rd)
1947 AL  3.16 (4th)
1948 AL  3.04 (2nd)
1949 AL  2.97 (5th)
1950 AL  3.22 (3rd)
1951 AL  3.28 (3rd)
Career  3.09 (66th)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
1939 NL  .945 (4th)
1947 AL  .988 (1st)
1948 AL  .975 (1st)
1949 AL  .957 (4th)
1950 AL  .970 (3rd)
1951 AL  .972 (2nd)
Career  .968 (15th)

Oldest s c a p y
1955 AL  born 1916-12-13 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 14 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1217), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1242), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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