Gabby Hartnett
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| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: December 20, 1900 Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
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Died: December 20, 1972 (aged 72) Park Ridge, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 12, 1922, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
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| September 24, 1941, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .297 | ||
| Home runs | 236 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,179 | ||
| Managerial record | 203–176 | ||
| Winning % | .536 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1955 | ||
| Vote | 77.69% (eleventh ballot) | ||
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As manager
Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 – December 20, 1972) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1922 to 1940. He spent the final season of his career as a player-coach for the New York Giants in 1941. After his playing career, he continued his involvement in baseball as a coach and as a minor league manager.
Hartnett was an all-around player, performing well both offensively and defensively. Known for his strong and accurate throwing arm, he routinely led the National League's catchers in caught stealing percentage and was the first major league catcher to hit more than 20 home runs in a season. During the course of his career, he took part of some of the most memorable events in Major League Baseball history including; Babe Ruth's Called Shot during the 1932 World Series, Carl Hubbell's strike-out performance in the 1934 All-Star Game and Dizzy Dean's career-altering injury during the 1937 All-Star Game. But the greatest moment of Hartnett's career came with one week left in the 1938 season, when he hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to put the Cubs in first place. The event, which occurred as darkness descended onto Wrigley Field, became immortalized as the Homer in the Gloamin'.
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