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Harry Aloysius Hanebrink (November 12, 1927 – September 9, 1996) was an American professional baseball backup second baseman/left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Braves (1953, 1957–1958) and Philadelphia Phillies (1959). Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 165 lb., Hanebrink batted left-handed and threw right-handed.[1]

Harry Hanebrink
Second baseman/Left fielder
Born: (1927-11-12)November 12, 1927 Saint Louis, Missouri
Died: September 9, 1996(1996-09-09) (aged 68) Bridgeton, Missouri
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 3, 1953, for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1959, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.224
Runs scored	32
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	25
Games played	177
Teams
Milwaukee Braves (1953, 1957–1958) Philadelphia Phillies (1959)

Career

In a four-season big league career, Hanebrink was a .224 hitter (71-for-317), with six home runs, and 25 runs batted in (RBI), in 177 games, including seven doubles, two triples, and one stolen base.[1]

Hanebrink made his MLB debut on May 3, 1953.[2] He was a member of the Braves team that lost the 1958 World Series to the New York Yankees.[3]

After baseball

Hanebrink, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, was a United States Navy World War II veteran. He was a real estate broker for about 20 years with Dolan Realtors in St. Louis and a shuttle bus driver for QuickPark at Lambert Field, from 1992 until his death. On September 9, 1996, Hanebrink died in Bridgeton, Missouri, at the age of 68 from an aneurysm.[2]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Harry Hanebrink at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
• Harry Hanebrink at Find a Grave

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