Herb Pennock

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: February 10, 1894 in Kennett Square, PA us

Died: January 30, 1948 in New York, NY

Buried: Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, PA

High School: Cedarcroft Boarding School (Kennett Square, PA)

Debut: May 14, 1912 (Age 18-094d, 3,679th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: August 27, 1934 (Age 40-198d)
vs. CLE 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1948. (Voted by BBWAA on 94/121 ballots)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Herbert Jefferis Pennock

Nicknames: The Squire/Knight Of Kennett Square

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

45.1

241

162

ERA

3.60

617

419

3571.2

1227

WHIP

1.348

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-10 / in Starts: 18-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	65 (33-20-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (28-17-10)

Most Driven In
T Lazzeri	3
J Dugan	2
M Gazella	1
B Meusel	1
B Bengough	0

Most Driven In By
L Gehrig	3
R Morehart	1
M Koenig	1
B Ruth	0

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	408	4 (3)	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.019	1.34	-0.03%	-1.13	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	409	16 (11)	May 1	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	-0.018	2.47	-0.04%	-0.30	P
3	410	21 (4)	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.74	0.000	2.96	0.00%	0.48	P
4	411	24 (2)	May 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
5	412	26 (1)	May 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.79	-0.058	3.63	-0.16%	-0.49	P
6	413	29 (2)	May 17	NYY	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	.58	-0.017	3.07	-0.05%	-0.75	P
7	414	35 (5)	May 27 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.211	.368	9	.93	-0.024	5.01	-0.08%	-0.25	P
8	415	41 (5)	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9	1.39	-0.018	8.18	-0.06%	-0.48	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	416	46 (4)	Jun 3	NYY		DET	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.240	.250	.490	9	1.25	0.068	6.29	0.21%	0.41	P
10	417	50 (3)	Jun 9	NYY		CHW	W,8-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.259	.509	9	1.83	0.157	13.94	0.72%	0.63	P
11	418	54 (3)	Jun 13	NYY		CLE	W,14-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.226	.250	.258	.508	9	.20	0.029	1.06	0.09%	-0.88	P
12	419	58 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.212	.235	.242	.478	9	.18	-0.015	.80	-0.04%	-0.72	P
13	420	63 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,6-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9	1.79	-0.141	8.03	-0.38%	-1.10	P
14	421	67 (3)	Jun 27	NYY		PHA	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9						P
15	422	68	Jun 28	NYY		PHA	W,9-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	423	71 (2)	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	GS-5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.216	.237	.243	.480	9	.66	0.003	2.15	0.01%	0.17	P
17	424	78 (6)	Jul 8 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,10-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.237	.243	.480	9						P
18	425	81 (2)	Jul 10	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.275	.282	.557	9	.58	0.046	1.50	0.07%	0.53	P
19	426	87 (5)	Jul 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.250	.256	.506	9	.77	-0.086	1.38	-0.09%	-1.13	P
20	427	92 (4)	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.227	.244	.250	.494	9	2.05	-0.063	1.76	-0.03%	-0.56	P
21	428	97 (4)	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.229	.234	.463	9	.96	-0.075	.54	-0.03%	-0.81	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	429	102 (4)	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG(6)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.240	.245	.485	9	.94	0.014	.44	0.00%	0.22	P
23	430	107 (4)	Aug 6	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.250	.255	.505	9	1.52	0.149	1.07	0.06%	1.36	P
24	431	114 (6)	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.226	.241	.245	.486	9	.44	-0.031	.07	0.00%	-0.95	P
25	432	120 (5)	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.241	.245	.486	9						P
26	433	122 (1)	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.254	.263	.517	9	.66	-0.040	.04	0.00%	-0.15	P
27	434	126 (3)	Aug 29	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.233	.258	.283	.541	9	.53	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.08	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	435	129 (2)	Sep 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.258	.283	.541	9						P
29	436	132 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2		0		0	0	.222	.246	.270	.516	9	.71	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.65	P
30	437	138 (5)	Sep 11	NYY		SLB	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.242	.266	.508	9	.99	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
31	438	145 (6)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.224	.246	.269	.515	9	.63	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
32	439	149 (3)	Sep 22	NYY		DET	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.246	.269	.515	9						P
33	440	152 (2)	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.254	.265	.518	9	1.56	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
34	441	154 (1)	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	9	.83	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
							24-10		85	69	6	15	3	0	0	7	3	0	10	0	13		1		0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511		.82	-0.194	2.34	0.16%	-8.21

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