Herb Pennock
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| Born: February 10, 1894 Kennett Square , United States 
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| Died on: January 30, 1948 New York City , United States
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| Suggested: Switch | Threw: Left |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| May 14, 1912 with the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| August 27, 1934 with the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Win-loss | 240-162 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.60 |
| Strikeouts | 1,227 |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1948 |
| Quota | 77.69% |
Herbert Jefferis "Herb" Pennock (born February 10, 1894 in Kennett Square , Pennsylvania , † January 30, 1948 in New York City , New York ) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball . His nickname was The Knight of Kennett Square .
biography
Pennock's career began in high school. He actually started out as a first baseman without a great sporting future, but which he should have as a pitcher . The catcher on his high school team was Earle Mack, son of Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack . When Pennock threw a no-hitter in high school in 1911 , he made his father aware of it. Pennock moved directly from school to the major league team in Philadelphia the following year. He improved steadily during this time and reached the World Series in 1914 , where it was defeated by the Boston Braves . After a poor start to the 1915 season, he was sold to the Boston Red Sox , for which he was to play until 1922. He had his strongest year with the Red Sox in 1919 with a record of 16 wins and 8 losses. After his weakest year in 1922 (10 wins, 19 losses) he went like many players from Boston to the New York Yankees .
In New York, Pennock experienced his prime as a professional baseball player with the strong Yankees teams of the 20s and 30s. In 1923, 1927 and 1932 he was able to win the World Series with his team. In 1924 he got 21 wins, two more he achieved in 1926. From the 1929 season Pennock could no longer maintain the quality in his game, so that he could no longer achieve the numbers of previous years. Pennock spent his last position as an active player in the Major League in 1934 as a substitute thrower for the Red Sox.
After his career he worked as a coach and director of the Red Sox's minor league teams. From 1944 to 1948 he was general manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. Shortly after his death on January 30, 1948, Pennock was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on February 27, 1948 .
His stations as a player
- 1912-1915 Philadelphia Athletics
- 1915-1922 Boston Red Sox
- 1923-1933 New York Yankees
- 1934 Boston Red Sox
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Biography of Herb Pennock (English)
- Herb Pennock in the Hall of Fame (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pennock, Herb |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pennock, Herbert Jefferis (full name); The Knight of Kennett Square (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kennett Square , Pennsylvania, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1948 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York, United States |