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	14-13 / in Starts: 12-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	32 (15-10-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (20-12-7)

Most Driven In
L Gehrig	1
M Koenig	1
B Dickey	0

Most Driven In By
S Byrd	2
T Lazzeri	1
E Combs	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	470	6 (5)	Apr 26	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.046	2.36	-0.08%	-0.40	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	471	14 (7)	May 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.024	1.74	-0.06%	-0.31	P
3	472	23 (8)	May 18 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.52	-0.026	1.75	-0.05%	0.11	P
4	473	29 (5)	May 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	1.17	-0.061	3.57	-0.11%	-0.51	P
5	474	35 (5)	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.71	-0.040	2.00	-0.07%	-0.57	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
6	475	51 (15)	Jun 16	NYY		DET	W,11-7	GS-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	1.11	-0.029	2.39	-0.04%	-0.54	P
7	476	55 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	1.33	-0.066	5.51	-0.17%	-0.56	P
8	477	60 (4)	Jun 26 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9	.49	-0.049	.66	-0.04%	-1.19	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
9	478	65 (4)	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9	.55	-0.029	.84	-0.03%	-0.22	P
10	479	70 (4)	Jul 6	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	9	1.10	-0.061	2.16	-0.07%	-0.44	P
11	480	73 (2)	Jul 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	8						P
12	481	75 (1)	Jul 12	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	.35	0.020	.77	0.03%	-0.07	P
13	482	84 (8)	Jul 20 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254	9	.93	-0.049	1.52	-0.05%	-0.59	P
14	483	88 (3)	Jul 24	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.188	.161	.349	9	1.00	-0.006	1.30	-0.01%	0.20	P
15	484	90 (1)	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.188	.161	.349	9						P
16	485	92 (1)	Jul 30	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.147	.194	.147	.342	9	1.08	-0.023	1.57	-0.02%	0.15	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
17	486	97 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,6-14	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.184	.139	.323	9	1.58	-0.090	1.12	-0.04%	-0.97	P
18	487	102 (4)	Aug 8	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-4	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.200	.135	.335	9	.42	-0.001	.40	0.00%	-0.22	P
19	488	105 (2)	Aug 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-11	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.77	-0.014	.53	-0.01%	-0.22	P
20	489	111 (5)	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.239	.167	.406	9	1.58	-0.113	.22	-0.01%	-0.38	P
21	490	116 (4)	Aug 23	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.229	.159	.388	9	.71	-0.048	.14	-0.01%	-0.78	P
22	491	121 (4)	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.220	.152	.372	9	.94	-0.048	.06	0.00%	-0.42	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
23	492	127 (5)	Sep 2 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	9	1.03	-0.049	.05	0.00%	-0.58	P
24	493	132 (4)	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		DET	L,4-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	9						P
25	494	136 (3)	Sep 14 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,3-12	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	9						P
26	495	141 (4)	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,9-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	9						P
27	496	145 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	GS-9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.157	.218	.157	.375	9	1.27	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.84	P
							14-13		61	51	4	8	0	0	0	2	4	0	6	0	6		1		0	0	.157	.218	.157	.375		.90	-0.777	1.27	-0.81%	-7.66

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