Hank Borowy
American baseball player (1916-2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Ludwig Borowy (May 12, 1916 – August 23, 2004) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1942 through 1951 for the New York Yankees (1942–45), Chicago Cubs (1945–48), Philadelphia Phillies (1949–50), Pittsburgh Pirates (1950), and Detroit Tigers (1950–51). He batted and threw right-handed.
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Hank Borowy | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1916-05-12)May 12, 1916 Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Died: August 23, 2004(2004-08-23) (aged 88) Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 18, 1942, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 14, 1951, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 108–82 |
Earned run average | 3.50 |
Strikeouts | 690 |
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Born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Borowy graduated from Bloomfield High School and Fordham University. Over the course of his career, Borowy pitched in six World Series games, and posted a 108–82 regular season record, with 690 strikeouts, and a 3.50 earned run average (ERA), in 1,717 innings.[1]