Herb Pennock
Herbert Jefferis " Herb" Pennock ( born February 10, 1894 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, † January 30, 1948 in New York City, New York) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. His nickname was The Knight of Kennett Square.
Biography
Pennock career began in high school. Actually, he started as a first baseman without major sporting future, he should have but as a pitcher. The Catcher of his high school team was Earle Mack, the son of the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, Connie Mack. As Pennock 1911 threw a no-hitter in high school, made this his father 's attention. Pennock joined the following year directly from school to the major league team to Philadelphia. He continued to improve during this period and reached the World Series in 1914, where there was a loss to the Boston Braves. After a weak start to the 1915 season, he was sold to the Boston Red Sox, for whom he would play until 1922. His best year with the Red Sox he had in 1919 with a record of 16 wins with 8 losses. After his weakest year 1922 ( 10 wins, 19 defeats) he went how many players the way from Boston to the New York Yankees.
In New York Pennock then experienced with the strong Yankees teams of the 20s and 30s, his best time as a professional baseball player. 1923, 1927 and 1932 he won with his team the World Series. 1924 get him 21 wins, two more he reached 1926. Starting the season 1929 Pennock could no longer maintain the quality in his game, so he could not reach the numbers of previous years. His last position as an active player in Major League Pennock spent 1934 as Einwechselwerfer with the Red Sox.
After his career he worked as a coach and director of minor league teams of the Red Sox. From 1944 to 1948 he was general manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. Shortly after his death on January 30, 1948 Pennock was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on 27 February 1948.