| Hank Arft | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born:(1922-01-28)January 28, 1922 Manchester, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: December 14, 2002(2002-12-14) (aged 80) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 27, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 23, 1952, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .253 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Runs batted in | 118 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Henry Irven Arft, Jr. (January 28, 1922 – December 14, 2002), nicknamed"Bow Wow",[1][2] was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player.
After playing minor league baseball from 1940-1942, Arft served in the United States Navy from November 16, 1944 through June 7, 1946. According to this honorable discharge, he served at, on, or with the following:
1. Naval Reserve Station - St. Louis, MO
2. Naval Training Center - Great Lakes, IL
3. Naval Training & Distribution Center - Shoemaker, CA
4. USS Goss
5. Service Squadron 10
He was a Seaman Second Class at the time of his discharge, and he went on to play first base for theSt. Louis Browns from1948 to1952. His top season was 1951, during which he achieved career highs in wins above replacement, games played, plate appearances, hits, home runs, RBIs, stolen bases, total bases, and OPS+. He died of cancer at the age of 80 years.[3]
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