Hy Gunning

Baseball Player

1888 – 1975

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Who was Hy Gunning?

Hyland Gunning was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1911 season. Gunning batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Maplewood, New Jersey, he was signed by Boston out of the Princeton University.

In a four-game career, Gunning was a .111 hitter with two runs batted in. He did no hit a home run. At first base, he collected 25 put-outs without assists or errors for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.

Gunning died in Togus, Maine at age 86.

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Born
Aug 6, 1888
Maplewood
Profession
Education
  • Princeton University
Lived in
  • Maplewood
Died
Mar 28, 1975

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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