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Don Hurst

Birthdate:

8/12/1905

Died:

12/6/1952

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 215 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Maysville, KY, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Philadelphia Phillies Baseball History Began his professional career as a pitcher for Paris, Texas in the Blue Grass League in 1924, but was such a hard hitter, that he decided to shift to the outfield. He later began playing first base. Frank Don Hurst has been holding down first sack for the Philadelphia Club since 1928. He has four times batted over the .300 mark in the National League. Last year his average fell to .267.

Don Hurst was a six footer, weighing around 190 pounds. He bated left-handed, but throws right-handed. He was born in Maysville, Ky., in 1905.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
8 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1928	PHI (NL)	107	396	73	113	23	4	19	64	68	40	3	0	0	1	10	0	.285	.391	SLG
1929	PHI (NL)	154	589	100	179	29	4	31	125	80	36	10	0	0	3	20	0	.304	.390	SLG
1930	PHI (NL)	119	391	78	128	19	3	17	78	46	22	6	0	0	2	12	0	.327	.401	SLG
1931	PHI (NL)	137	489	63	149	37	5	11	91	64	28	8	0	0	1	13	0	.305	.386	SLG
1932	PHI (NL)	150	579	109	196	41	4	24	143	65	27	10	0	0	7	14	0	.339	.412	SLG
1933	PHI (NL)	147	550	58	147	27	8	8	76	48	32	3	0	0	1	11	0	.267	.327	SLG
1934	CHC (NL)	51	151	13	30	5	0	3	12	8	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.199	.239	SLG
1934	PHI (NL)	40	130	16	34	9	0	2	21	12	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	.262	.324	SLG
8 years		905	3275	510	976	190	28	115	610	391	210	41	0	0	15	81	0	.298	.375	.SLG

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