Herbert Jefferis Pennock was an American professional baseball pitcher and front-office executive.
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36 Facts About Herb Pennock
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Herb Pennock played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1933, and is best known for his time spent with the star-studded New York Yankee teams of the mid to late 1920s and early 1930s.
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Herb Pennock was regarded as one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in baseball history.
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Herb Pennock died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1948; he was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame later that year.
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Herb Pennock was born on February 10,1894, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
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Herb Pennock attended Westtown School and Cedarcroft Boarding School, where he played for the baseball team.
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Herb Pennock's father insisted that he sign under an alias in order to protect his collegiate eligibility.
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Herb Pennock threw a no-hitter against a traveling Negro league baseball team, and Mack promoted him to the Athletics.
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Mack intended for Herb Pennock to be one of the prospects who would replace star pitchers Eddie Plank, Chief Bender, and Jack Coombs.
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Herb Pennock made his major league debut with the Athletics during their 1912 season on May 14, allowing one hit in four innings pitched.
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Herb Pennock was the youngest person to play in the American League that season.
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Herb Pennock missed most of the 1913 season with an illness, but was able to rejoin the team late in the season.
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On Opening Day, Herb Pennock threw a one-hit complete game shutout against the Boston Red Sox.
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Herb Pennock pitched for a team fielded by the Navy, defeating a team composed of members of the United States Army in an exhibition for George VI, the King of England, in Stamford Bridge.
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Herb Pennock served as the team's ace pitcher in the 1920 season, but subsequently settled in as the Red Sox' third starter.
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Pitching in the 1923 World Series, Herb Pennock defeated the New York Giants in game two, on October 11, to end their eight-game World Series winning streak.
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Herb Pennock recorded a save in securing the Yankees' win in game four, and pitched to the win in game six on one day of rest, clinching the Yankees' first World Series championship.
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Herb Pennock earned the wins in game one and game five of the 1926 World Series.
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Herb Pennock finished game seven of the series, which the Yankees lost to the St Louis Cardinals.
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Herb Pennock pitched a complete game against the Pirates in game three of the 1927 World Series, not allowing a hit until the eighth inning.
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Herb Pennock won his 200th career game during the 1929 season, becoming the third left-handed pitcher to reach that mark.
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Herb Pennock pitched four innings of relief against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series, recording two saves.
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Herb Pennock retired with a career record of 241 wins, 162 losses, and a 3.
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Herb Pennock pitched in five World Series, one with Philadelphia and four with New York.
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Herb Pennock was a part of seven World Series championship teams, though he played in four World Series' as a member of the winning team.
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Herb Pennock became the general manager of the Charlotte Hornets, a Red Sox' farm team of the Piedmont League, prior to the 1935 season.
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Herb Pennock returned to the Red Sox in 1936 as the first base and pitching coach under manager Joe Cronin.
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In 1939, Herb Pennock became the assistant supervisor of Boston's minor league system, reporting to Billy Evans, then succeeded Evans as Director of Minor League Operations late in the 1940 season.
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Herb Pennock filled Carpenter's duties when the team's owner was drafted into service during World War II in 1944.
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Herb Pennock created a "Grandstand Managers Club", the first in baseball history, allowing fans to give feedback to the team, and advocated for the repeal of the Bonus Rule.
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In 1948, at the age of 53, one week and four days before his 54th birthday, Herb Pennock collapsed in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Herb Pennock was pronounced dead upon his arrival at Midtown Hospital.
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Herb Pennock had appeared to be in good health, even inviting friends to join him at Madison Square Garden to attend a boxing match, prior to being stricken.
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Herb Pennock was inducted in the International League Hall of Fame in 1948.
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