P Hank Short #24
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
P HANK SHORT #24 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/14/1931
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 165 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:17 Years, 38 Days
Pro Service:24 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 12th Pick in Round 3
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Washington - FABL 23 2 0 0 0 0 8.10 6.2 8 6 6 2 1 3 0 0 1.35 .261 6.03 -0.1 56
1956 Washington - FABL 24 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 3.0 4 4 4 0 5 1 0 0 3.00 .333 6.78 -0.1 34
1957 Washington - FABL 25 14 6 1 4 1 4.50 54.0 56 28 27 9 23 26 1 0 1.46 .269 5.01 -0.0 92
1958 Washington - FABL 26 15 15 6 8 0 4.22 113.0 106 53 53 15 44 62 5 1 1.33 .259 4.57 1.2 102
1959 Washington - FABL 27 35 35 8 20 0 4.54 241.2 244 137 122 34 124 139 6 1 1.52 .276 4.98 1.2 94
1960 Washington - FABL 28 31 31 5 11 0 4.81 183.1 196 105 98 23 84 117 1 0 1.53 .299 4.64 1.7 89
1961 Washington - FABL 29 8 8 0 4 0 7.34 41.2 53 34 34 11 21 19 0 0 1.78 .292 6.83 -0.6 58
1962 Dallas - FABL 30 23 0 0 1 0 7.07 42.0 55 34 33 7 23 35 0 0 1.86 .350 5.01 -0.1 64
1962 New York - FABL 30 12 9 0 6 0 6.22 55.0 61 43 38 13 24 26 0 0 1.55 .268 6.66 -0.6 73
1962 Total - FABL 30 35 9 0 7 0 6.59 97.0 116 77 71 20 47 61 0 0 1.68 .304 5.94 -0.7 68
1963 Dallas - FABL 31 49 4 1 4 1 5.44 127.1 149 87 77 20 58 88 0 0 1.63 .319 4.98 -0.5 77
1964 Dallas - FABL 32 35 0 0 1 2 5.78 76.1 108 53 49 13 21 49 0 0 1.69 .351 4.63 -0.6 66
1964 Cleveland - FABL 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.91 0.0 999
1964 Total - FABL 32 36 0 0 1 2 5.70 77.1 108 53 49 13 21 50 0 0 1.67 .348 4.58 -0.5 67
1965 Cincinnati - FABL 33 65 0 9 6 10 3.56 91.0 77 42 36 10 44 55 0 0 1.33 .242 4.41 -0.4 107
1966 Cincinnati - FABL 34 67 0 6 9 3 5.25 97.2 110 59 57 7 39 63 0 0 1.53 .321 3.46 0.6 71
1967 Cincinnati - FABL 35 57 0 5 5 3 3.74 74.2 89 34 31 6 23 47 0 0 1.50 .325 3.38 0.2 89
1968 Cincinnati - FABL 36 41 13 3 8 0 2.79 126.0 112 40 39 7 43 67 1 0 1.23 .261 3.12 1.0 109
1969 Cincinnati - FABL 37 38 19 6 13 1 4.96 134.1 137 80 74 11 50 81 0 0 1.39 .285 3.67 1.4 73
1970 Cincinnati - FABL 38 44 0 3 0 4 4.12 63.1 70 38 29 9 19 51 0 0 1.41 .308 4.28 0.1 99
1971 Cincinnati - FABL 39 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.27 .000 3.52 0.0 999
1972 Cleveland - FABL 40 4 0 0 1 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1.88 .333 4.21 -0.0 50
1972 Cincinnati - FABL 40 22 0 1 2 1 3.44 34.0 39 19 13 0 17 13 0 0 1.65 .300 3.27 0.2 100
1972 Total - FABL 40 26 0 1 3 1 3.68 36.2 42 21 15 0 19 14 0 0 1.66 .302 3.42 0.2 95
Total FABL 566 140 54 103 26 4.71 1572.1 1677 898 822 197 666 944 14 2 1.49 .291 4.47 4.5 85
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1949 Everett - A 17 12 12 5 3 0 4.46 66.2 88 34 33 3 29 38 0 0 1.75 .376 4.25 1.0 99
1950 Everett - A 18 32 32 6 18 0 6.56 153.2 179 124 112 15 139 76 0 0 2.07 .320 5.86 -0.2 69
1951 Everett - A 19 15 15 8 2 0 2.91 105.1 85 41 34 7 63 43 3 2 1.41 .232 4.15 1.2 137
1951 Trenton - A 19 18 18 6 10 0 3.24 141.2 127 59 51 19 70 39 10 1 1.39 .236 4.78 -1.1 98
1952 Everett - A 20 31 31 10 10 0 4.39 178.1 177 102 87 21 125 138 1 0 1.69 .305 4.62 2.4 105
1953 Everett - A 21 4 4 1 1 0 4.13 28.1 26 15 13 2 6 18 1 0 1.13 .270 3.14 0.4 77
1953 Trenton - A 21 11 11 5 4 0 4.98 81.1 99 46 45 13 23 50 5 1 1.50 .326 4.42 0.5 79
1953 Harrisburg - AA 21 4 4 0 3 0 5.40 18.1 22 14 11 2 9 19 0 0 1.69 .385 3.77 0.4 80
1954 Trenton - A 22 31 31 11 19 0 3.65 259.0 262 121 105 19 102 178 18 3 1.41 .305 3.49 5.2 110
1955 Trenton - A 23 24 24 11 13 0 4.21 190.1 219 107 89 19 84 106 13 2 1.59 .322 4.16 2.5 100
1955 Harrisburg - AA 23 5 5 1 1 0 1.75 36.0 24 9 7 4 16 21 0 0 1.11 .198 4.45 0.3 235
1956 Harrisburg - AA 24 28 28 9 14 0 4.63 179.0 210 99 92 20 76 114 0 0 1.60 .319 4.30 2.4 94
1956 Richmond - AAA 24 1 1 0 0 0 12.27 3.2 5 5 5 2 7 2 0 0 3.27 .250 14.07 -0.3 33
1957 Harrisburg - AA 25 9 9 5 1 0 3.74 65.0 65 30 27 3 23 57 1 1 1.35 .323 2.70 2.1 111
1957 Richmond - AAA 25 12 12 6 3 0 2.46 98.2 81 27 27 5 41 57 6 3 1.24 .249 2.89 2.8 156
1958 Richmond - AAA 26 15 15 6 4 0 2.56 112.1 84 40 32 9 51 77 4 1 1.20 .240 3.19 2.0 134
1961 Richmond - AAA 29 16 10 5 2 0 2.95 82.1 56 29 27 6 25 56 1 1 0.98 .209 2.69 2.1 122
1964 Denver - AAA 32 7 7 3 3 0 3.58 50.1 49 24 20 5 20 38 1 0 1.37 .299 4.17 0.7 117
1971 Erie - AA 39 4 4 2 1 0 3.24 25.0 19 9 9 2 14 13 0 0 1.32 .246 4.30 0.5 156
Total EA 50 50 17 20 0 4.06 323.1 340 161 146 31 138 224 1 1 1.48 .306 3.96 106.6
Total UL 44 38 17 9 0 2.76 297.0 226 101 91 22 124 192 11 5 1.18 .235 3.09 131.5
Total MAL 84 84 33 46 0 3.88 672.1 707 333 290 70 279 373 46 7 1.47 .298 4.06 100.1
Total COW 94 94 30 34 0 4.72 532.1 555 316 279 48 362 313 5 2 1.72 .303 4.76 92.6
Total CL 7 7 3 3 0 3.58 50.1 49 24 20 5 20 38 1 0 1.37 .299 4.17 116.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Everett - A P 12 12 3 8 1 11 0 1.000 66.2 1.48 +0.2 .930
1950 Everett - A P 32 32 3 21 1 27 3 .889 153.2 1.41 +1.2 1.094
1951 Trenton - A P 18 18 10 10 1 21 1 .952 141.2 1.27 +0.9 1.123
1951 Everett - A P 15 15 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 105.1 0.68 +0.7 .943
1952 Everett - A P 31 31 9 16 1 26 1 .962 178.1 1.26 +1.1 1.057
1953 Harrisburg - AA P 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 18.1 1.47 +0.0 .985
1953 Trenton - A P 11 11 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 81.1 1.22 +0.1 1.105
1953 Everett - A P 4 4 3 2 0 6 1 .833 28.1 1.59 +0.1 .499
1954 Trenton - A P 31 31 19 28 2 50 3 .940 259.0 1.63 +0.6 .963
1955 Washington - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Harrisburg - AA P 5 5 0 3 0 4 1 .750 36.0 0.75 -0.7 .748
1955 Trenton - A P 24 24 11 21 1 33 1 .970 190.1 1.51 -0.8 .950
1956 Washington - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Richmond - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Harrisburg - AA P 28 28 9 19 3 29 1 .966 179.0 1.41 +3.2 1.081
1957 Washington - MLB P 13 6 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 54.0 1.17 +0.3 .978
1957 Richmond - AAA P 12 12 2 8 0 11 1 .909 98.2 0.91 +0.7 .879
1957 Harrisburg - AA P 9 9 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 65.0 1.52 +0.7 1.013
1958 Washington - MLB P 15 15 4 5 0 11 2 .818 113.0 0.72 -1.5 .813
1958 Richmond - AAA P 15 15 8 9 0 17 0 1.000 112.1 1.36 +1.2 1.119
1959 Washington - MLB P 35 35 15 27 2 42 0 1.000 241.2 1.56 +0.1 1.025
1960 Washington - MLB P 31 31 11 23 0 35 1 .971 183.1 1.67 +0.7 1.079
1961 Washington - MLB P 8 8 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 41.2 1.51 +0.2 .981
1961 Richmond - AAA P 16 10 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 82.1 0.44 -0.5 1.000
1962 New York - MLB P 12 9 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 55.0 2.29 -0.9 .823
1962 Dallas - MLB P 23 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 42.0 1.07 +0.0 .972
1963 Dallas - MLB P 49 4 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 127.1 0.92 -0.0 .981
1964 Cleveland - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Dallas - MLB P 35 0 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 76.1 1.06 +0.7 1.018
1964 Denver - AAA P 7 7 3 4 0 8 1 .875 50.1 1.25 -0.3 .800
1965 Cincinnati - MLB P 65 0 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 91.0 1.29 -0.1 1.048
1966 Cincinnati - MLB P 67 0 3 9 0 13 1 .923 97.2 1.11 +0.5 1.139
1967 Cincinnati - MLB P 57 0 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 74.2 1.21 -0.0 1.039
1968 Cincinnati - MLB P 41 13 2 15 0 17 0 1.000 126.0 1.21 -0.2 1.085
1969 Cincinnati - MLB P 38 19 9 7 0 16 0 1.000 134.1 1.07 +0.0 1.099
1970 Cincinnati - MLB P 42 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 63.1 0.71 -0.3 .795
1971 Cincinnati - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Erie - AA P 4 4 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 +1.0 1.354
1972 Cincinnati - MLB P 22 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 34.0 1.06 -0.2 .989
1972 Cleveland - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 842 413 166 321 15 505 18 .964 3447.2 1.27 +8.5 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 44th overall pick) by the Washington Eagles, out of high school Mineral Point (Mineral Point; Mineral Point, WI).
07/16/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization with a signing bonus of $3,400.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1950 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
05/22/1951 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Spokane Lumberjacks with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/01/1951 Wins the COW Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/25/1951 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Salem Warriors with 1 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
07/29/1951 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/15/1952 Named the #91 prospect in the FABL
10/10/1952 Named the #67 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1953 Named the #69 prospect in the FABL
07/24/1953 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/19/1954 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/21/1954 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/31/1954 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 10 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/15/1954 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/09/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Washington Eagles development complex.
07/27/1955 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/16/1955 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/21/1955 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 5 days.
03/06/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Washington Eagles development complex.
03/13/1957 Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/23/1957 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Washington Eagles development complex.
06/13/1957 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Youngstown Phenoms with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/23/1957 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Louisville Derbies with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/12/1957 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Buffalo Nickels with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/17/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Syracuse Excelsiors with 3 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
08/19/1957 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
11/22/1957 Outstandingly completed training to work on his bunting at the Washington Eagles development complex.
05/25/1958 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charleston Blue Legs with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/01/1958 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/08/1958 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/10/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Washington Eagles development complex.
08/19/1959 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/04/1960 Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Washington Eagles development complex.
06/30/1961 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Louisville Derbies with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Washington Eagles by the New York Imperials. (Round 8, Pick 3, 31st overall pick).
06/24/1962 Was claimed off waivers by Dallas while with New York.
09/21/1962 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
10/27/1963 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Toronto Wolves, along with $25,000, in exchange for 3B Hank Dunlap.
11/11/1963 Released by the Toronto Wolves.
11/25/1963 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $33,200 with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
12/10/1963 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 3.
01/03/1964 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $33,000 with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
05/03/1964 Released by the Cleveland Foresters.
05/06/1964 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
03/24/1965 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Cincinnati Cannons in exchange for LF Bill Thompson.
07/14/1969 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/31/1971 Injured (surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)),out for 5 months.
06/09/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 months.
06/27/1972 Injured (oblique strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
08/10/1972 Released by the Cincinnati Cannons.
08/19/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
09/04/1972 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 months.
11/04/1972 Released by the Cleveland Foresters.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1965 65 10
1966 67 9
Year GS Rank
1959 35 2
Year L Rank
1959 20 1
Year SV Rank
1965 10 10
Year HLD Rank
1965 5 8
1968 6 6
Year BF Rank
1959 1073 8
Year HRA Rank
1959 34 1
1960 23 6
Year BB Rank
1959 124 5
1960 84 7
Year WP Rank
1960 9 1
1962 8 9
1966 9 9
1970 8 10
Year BABIP Rank
1959 .276 7
Year RA Rank
1965 65 10
1966 67 9
Year GF Rank
1965 36 10
1966 41 9
1967 35 10
Year CG Rank
1958 5 9
1959 6 8
Year CGP Rank
1959 .171 10
Year SHO Rank
1958 1 4
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