Hank Severeid
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Born: June 1, 1891 Story City, Iowa | |||
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Died: December 17, 1968 (aged 77) San Antonio, Texas | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| May 15, 1911 for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1926 for the New York Yankees | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting Average | .289 | ||
| Home Runs | 17 | ||
| RBI | 539 | ||
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Henry Levai Severeid (June 1, 1891 – December 17, 1968) born in Story City, Iowa, was a Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1911–13), St. Louis Browns (1915–25), Washington Senators (1925–26) and New York Yankees (1926).
Life
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 spent over a quarter century as a scout, for the Chicago Cubs (1943) and Boston Red Sox, from 1944 until his 1968 passing, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 77.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)