Hank Boney
Encyclopedia
Henry Tate "Hank" Boney was an American professional baseball
player who was a relief pitcher
in Major League Baseball
for a single season in 1927. Boney appeared in three games, all in relief, for the New York Giants
.
Boney was born in Wallace, North Carolina
. He attended the University of Florida
in Gainesville, Florida
, where he played for coach Lance Richbourg
and coach Brady Cowell
's Florida Gators baseball
teams in 1926 and 1927.
Boney made his major league debut as 23-year-old rookie against the Philadelphia Phillies
at Baker Bowl
on June 28, 1927. He made his third and final relief appearance on July 13, 1927. He finished all three games in which he appeared, and pitched a total of four innings
, giving up just one earned run
. Boney's record was 0–0 with a 2.25 earned run average
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player who was a relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
for a single season in 1927. Boney appeared in three games, all in relief, for the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
.
Boney was born in Wallace, North Carolina
Wallace, North Carolina
Wallace is a town in Duplin county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,344 at the 2000 census.The Pender County portion of Wallace is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. He attended the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, where he played for coach Lance Richbourg
Lance Richbourg
Lance Clayton Richbourg was an American college and professional baseball player who was a Major League outfielder for eight season between and...
and coach Brady Cowell
Brady Cowell
Warren C. "Brady" Cowell was an American college football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletic director...
's Florida Gators baseball
Florida Gators baseball
The Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball. The Florida Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association , and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference . They play their home games in Alfred A...
teams in 1926 and 1927.
Boney made his major league debut as 23-year-old rookie against the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
at Baker Bowl
Baker Bowl
Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds.It was on a small...
on June 28, 1927. He made his third and final relief appearance on July 13, 1927. He finished all three games in which he appeared, and pitched a total of four innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
, giving up just one earned run
Earned run
In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...
. Boney's record was 0–0 with a 2.25 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
.
See also
- Florida GatorsFlorida GatorsThe Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
- List of Florida Gators baseball players