- Hank Severeid
Henry Levai Severeid (
June 1 ,1891 -December 17 ,1968 ) born inStory City, Iowa was aCatcher for theCincinnati Reds (1911-13), St. Louis Browns (1915-25), Washington Senators (1925-26) andNew York Yankees (1926).He helped the Senators win the 1925 American League Pennant and the Yankees win the 1926 American League Pennant.
Severeid finished 6th in voting for the 1924 American League MVP for playing in 137 Games and having 432 At Bats, 37 Runs, 133 Hits, 23 Doubles, 2 Triples, 4 Home Runs, 48 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 36 Walks, .308 Batting Average, .362 On-base percentage, .398 Slugging Percentage, 172 Total Bases and 31 Sacrifice Hits.
In 15 seasons he played in 1,390 Games and had 4,312 At Bats, 408 Runs, 1,245 Hits, 204 Doubles, 42 Triples, 17 Home Runs, 539 RBI, 35 Stolen Bases, 331 Walks, .289 Batting Average, .342 On-base percentage, .367 Slugging Percentage, 1,584 Total Bases and 125 Sacrifice Hits. He is also the Baltimore Orioles Career Leader in At Bats per Strikeout (27.8).
Severeid died in
San Antonio, Texas at the age of 77.ources
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