Hank Gowdy Stats & Facts

Hank Gowdy Essentials

Positions:
Bats: R Throws: R
74 Weight: 182
Born: 8 24, 1889 in Columbus, OH USA
Died: 8 1 1966 in Columbus, OH USA
Debut: 9/13/1910
Last Game: 8/29/1930
Full Name: Henry Morgan Gowdy

Best known today as the first active major leaguer to enlist for service in World War I, Hank Gowdy was a “fair-haired skyscraper” (he stood 6’2″ and weighed 180 pounds) who caught more than 100 games in only three of his 17 seasons in the majors.