What years did Harry Lunte play?

Harry Lunte played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1920.

Was Harry Lunte a pitcher?

No. Harry Lunte was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Harry Lunte hit?

Harry Lunte hit 0 career home runs with 29 hits.

What was Harry Lunte's career batting average?

Harry Lunte batted .196 over his career, with 29 hits in 148 at bats.

How many RBI did Harry Lunte have?

Harry Lunte drove in 9 runs in his career.

Is Harry Lunte in the Hall of Fame?

No. Harry Lunte has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Harry Lunte

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1919-1920)

Harry Lunte was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1920 for the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 2 seasons. In 49 career games, he hit .196 with 29 hits and 9 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .196

HR 0

RBI 9

H 29

OPS .442

PIV -785

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 9/15/1892 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 7/27/1965 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1919-05-19
Last Game: 1920-09-23

Full name: Harry August Lunte

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Career Batting Statistics

Harry Lunte — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
49	148	8	29	2	0	0	9	0	6	13	.196	.232	.209	.442	-785

Career AVG .196 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Career OBP .232 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 29.1% below league average.

Career SLG .209 vs. league average .356 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Career OPS .442 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Harry Lunte — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1919	CLE	AL	26	77	2	15	2	2	1	7	.195	.262 (-26%)	.322 (-33%)	.347 (-37%)	.670 (-35%)	-407.1
1920	CLE	AL	23	71	6	14	0	7	5	6	.197	.271 (-27%)	.331 (-25%)	.363 (-46%)	.694 (-36%)	-377.8
Career · 2 seasons			49	148	8	29	2	9	6	13	.196	—	—	—	—	-785

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Harry Lunte — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Harry Lunte — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1920	WS	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Harry Lunte — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	18	40	3	8	0	1	.200
Away	32	108	5	21	0	7	.194

Last 10 Games — Batting

Harry Lunte — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1920-09-23	CLE	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-21	CLE	BOS	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-06	CLE	SLA	W	2	0	1	0	0	0
1920-09-05	CLE	DET	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-04	CLE	DET	W	4	1	0	1	1	0
1920-09-03	CLE	DET	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1920-09-01	CLE	MIN	W	4	1	1	1	1	0
1920-08-31	CLE	MIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
1920-08-30	CLE	MIN	W	5	1	1	0	0	0
1920-08-29	CLE	MIN	L	4	0	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Harry Lunte — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	2	0	3	2	0	0
SS	45	0	65	128	9	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Harry Lunte — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1919	CLE	SS	24	37	64	7	5
1920	CLE	2B	2	3	2	0	0
1920	CLE	SS	21	28	64	2	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Harry Lunte — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Second Base	3
Shortstop	45

Harry Lunte: the record in brief

According to the bio, Harry Lunte debuted on May 19, 1919 and played a final game on September 23, 1920. All of the seasons listed were played for the Cleveland Indians. At 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds, Lunte is listed as a shortstop. The bio says Lunte batted and threw right-handed. Lunte was born on September 15, 1892, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Lunte died on July 27, 1965, in St. Louis, MO, USA. The given name on file is Harry August Lunte.

In 49 games and 148 at bats, Lunte batted .196 with 29 hits; the totals also include 9 runs batted in. Lunte got on base at a .232 rate and slugged .209 (.442 OPS). Measured against the leagues Lunte played in, the .196 career average compares with a .268 league average over the same seasons, 26.8% below the league. By OPS the gap is 35.4% below league average (.442 against .684). 1919 produced Lunte's most hits, 15 of them for the Cleveland Indians. Even the best average among the busiest seasons, .197 in 1920, did not top the league's .271.

Those games came in 1920, in the World Series.

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Lunte

What years did Harry Lunte play?: Harry Lunte played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1920.
Was Harry Lunte a pitcher?: No. Harry Lunte was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Harry Lunte hit?: Harry Lunte hit 0 career home runs with 29 hits.
What was Harry Lunte's career batting average?: Harry Lunte batted .196 over his career, with 29 hits in 148 at bats.
How many RBI did Harry Lunte have?: Harry Lunte drove in 9 runs in his career.
Is Harry Lunte in the Hall of Fame?: No. Harry Lunte has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.