Hy Gunning
Appearance
Hy Dunning | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Maplewood, New Jersey | August 6, 1888|
Died: March 28, 1975 Togus, Maine | (aged 86)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 8, 1911, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1911, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .111 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
Hyland Gunning (August 6, 1888 – March 28, 1975) was a professional baseball player. He appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB) briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1911 season. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Maplewood, New Jersey, he was signed by Boston out of the Princeton University.[1]
In a four-game major-league career, Gunning had a .111 batting average (1-for-9) with two runs batted in (RBIs). Defensively as a first baseman, he recorded 25 put-outs and no assists, without any errors, for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Gunning died in Togus, Maine, at age 86.
References
- ^ Princeton University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues, Baseball Almanac. Accessed June 18, 2009.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)