Hal Finney

Harold Wilson Finney

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
• School Birmingham-Southern College
• High School Five Points High School
• Debut June 24, 1931
• Final Game September 27, 1936
• Born July 30, 1905 in Lafayette, AL USA
• Died December 20, 1991 in Lafayette, AL USA

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Biographical Information

Hal Finney is the brother of Lou Finney.

He long held the record for most at bats in a season without a hit by a non-pitcher, going 0 for 35 for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1936, but Eugenio Velez managed an 0-for-37 season in 2011 to take away that mark. That year, his OBP was .000: his 35 AB that year was for many years a record for any player with an OBP of zero, including pitchers. But in 2008, Jay Bergmann, a Washington Nationals pitcher, went 0 for 40 with an OBP of .000.

Finney's main teammates were Paul Waner, Arky Vaughan, Larry French and Pie Traynor.