Henry Majeski (December 13, 1916 - August 9, 1991) born in Staten Island, New York was a Third Baseman for the Boston Bees/Boston Braves (1939-41), New York Yankees (1946), Philadelphia Athletics (1946-49 and 1951-52), Chicago White Sox (1950-51), Cleveland Indians (1952-55) and Baltimore Orioles (1955). Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
He helped the Indians win the 1954 American League Pennant. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
Majeski finished 11th in voting for the 1948 American League MVP for playing in 148 Games and having 590 At Bats, 88 Runs, 183 Hits, 41 Doubles, 4 Triples, 12 Home Runs, 120 RBI, 2 Stolen Bases, 48 Walks, . Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 310 Batting Average, . 368 On-base percentage, . 454 Slugging Percentage, 268 Total Bases and 2 Sacrifice Hits.
In 13 seasons he played in 1,069 Games and had 3,421 At Bats, 404 Runs, 956 Hits, 181 Doubles, 27 Triples, 57 Home Runs, 501 RBI, 10 Stolen Bases, 299 Walks, . 279 Batting Average, . 342 On-base percentage, . 398 Slugging Percentage, 1,362 Total Bases and 42 Sacrifice Hits.
Majeski died in Staten Island, New York at the age of 74. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name
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Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Hank Majeski has family living in Beachwood,NJ and in New York today
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