Hank Gowdy - Union Cemetery

Hank Gowdy

Played for:
New York Giants 1910-1911, 1923-1925
Boston Braves 1911-1917, 1919-1923, 1929-1930

Managed:
Cincinnati Reds 1946


Union Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio

 

1921 Boston Braves Team Picture

1921 Boston Braves
Billy Southworth is top row on the right
Hank Gowdy is bottom row in the middle

Reverse of the 1921 Boston Braves picture

Hank Gowdy Autograph

1940 Play Ball Hank Gowdy baseball card

Hank Gowdy

Union Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio

1991 Conlon Collection Billy Southworth baseball card

1992 Conlon Collection Billy Southworth baseball card

Baseball Hall Of Fame Billy Southworth postcard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Southworth

Green Lawn Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio

1915 Boston Braves Team Picture

1915 Boston Braves players
Hank Gowdy is top left

 

Reverse side of the 1915 Boston Braves photos

1940 Play Ball Hank Gowdy baseball card

Hank Gowdy autograph

Hank Gowdy

Union Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio

Hank Gowdy (Baseball) - Union Cemetery

Hank Gowdy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Gowdy

First Major League Baseball player to enlist during World War 1. Enlisted in World War 2.

1940 Play Ball Hank Gowdy baseball card

1929 Hank Gowdy autograph. Signed as Harry Gowdy.

Hank Gowdy - Union Cemetery

Union Cemetery (New Cemetery), Section 4, lot 208, grave 5 Columbus Ohio.

Henry Gowdy, aka Harry & Hank, was born in Columbus Ohio in 1889. Gowdy started out with the New York Giants in 1910 and was traded to the Boston Braves in 1911. He was a member of the 1914 Miracle Braves. The boston Braves went from last place in July to 1st by the end the season. The Braves beat the Philadelphia A's in the World Series. Hank Gowdy was the first Major League player to enlist in the military when the U.S. entered World War 1. He also enlisted in World War 2. He's thought to be the only major leaguer to enlist in both wars. Overall he played 17 big league seasons between 1910 and 1930.

1940 Play Ball baseball card. Gum Inc. produced the Play Ball sets from 1939 to 1941. Eventually the company changed it's name to Bowman and issued baseball card sets from 1948 to 1955. Topps bought out the company in 1955 and revived the name Bowman in 1989 for a series of sets.