Hank Borowy
Henry Ludwig Borowy
Born: May 12, 1916
Bloomfield, NJ USA
Deceased: 2004
Brick, NJ USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
College: Fordham University
Career: 1942-1951
Minor League Statistics
Hank Borowy compiled a career batting average of .173 with 0 home runs and 48 RBI in his 316-game career with the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1951 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | New York Yankees | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2.52 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 178.3 | 157 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 747 |
| 1943 | AL | New York Yankees | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.82 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 217.3 | 195 | 75 | 68 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 896 |
| 1944 | AL | New York Yankees | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.64 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 252.7 | 224 | 93 | 74 | 15 | 88 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1044 |
| 1945 | AL | New York Yankees | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.13 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 132.3 | 107 | 61 | 46 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 553 |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 11 | 2 | .846 | 2.13 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 122.3 | 105 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 507 |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.76 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 201.0 | 220 | 96 | 84 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 881 |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.38 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 183.0 | 190 | 99 | 89 | 19 | 63 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 784 |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.89 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 127.0 | 156 | 80 | 69 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 564 |
| 1949 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.19 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 193.3 | 188 | 99 | 90 | 19 | 63 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 796 |
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 1950 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 115 |
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 134 |
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.95 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 | 58 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 219 |
| Totals | 108 | 82 | .568 | 3.50 | 314 | 214 | 53 | 94 | 16 | 7 | 1717.0 | 1660 | 769 | 668 | 108 | 623 | 0 | 690 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 7265 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | New York Yankees | 25 | 75 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .157 | .169 | .200 | .369 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | New York Yankees | 29 | 87 | 74 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .203 | .253 | .284 | .537 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | New York Yankees | 35 | 100 | 90 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .133 | .161 | .189 | .350 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | New York Yankees | 18 | 56 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .220 | .264 | .300 | .564 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 52 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .171 | .244 | .195 | .440 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 80 | 72 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .181 | .192 | .264 | .456 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 41 | 59 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .125 | .169 | .179 | .348 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .222 | .263 | .306 | .569 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 73 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | .213 | .294 | .262 | .556 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 26 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 316 | 646 | 571 | 43 | 99 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 138 | .173 | .213 | .233 | .446 | 133 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 3 | .980 | 2.000 | |
| 1943 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 4 | .983 | 2.000 | |
| 1944 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 5 | .984 | 1.714 | |
| 1945 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 42 | 3 | 1 | .944 | 1.594 | |
| 1947 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 2 | .956 | 1.075 | |
| 1948 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 3 | .976 | 1.026 | |
| 1949 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.357 | |
| 1950 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | |
| 1950 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .818 | |
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .615 | |
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .615 | |
| Totals | 314 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | 350 | 11 | 22 | .975 | 1.385 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1943 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.97 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1943 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1945 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 4 | 3 | 18.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .750 |
| Totals | 6 | 5 | 29.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.862 | 1.000 |
Awards
1945 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1945 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
