Was Art Pennington a pitcher?

No. Art Pennington was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Art Pennington hit?

Art Pennington hit 7 career home runs with 131 hits.

Art Pennington

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .271

HR 7

RBI 64

H 131

OPS .736

PIV 842

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 5/18/1923 in Memphis, TN, USA
Died: 1/4/2017 in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: Arthur David Pennington

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
655.0	576.0	100.0	189.0	22.0	12.0	22.0	80.0	75.0	7.0	15.0	.328	.409	.523	.932

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	34.0	33.0	9.0	20.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	14.0	1.0	3.0	.606	.618	1.333	1.951
1950	4.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	0	1.0	0	2.0	1.0	0	.333	.500	1.000	1.500
Listed seasons · 2	38	36	10	21	2	3	6	16	2	3	.583	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
133	483	71	131	13	8	7	64	10	66	5	.271	.361	.375	.736	842

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .361 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .356 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Career OPS .736 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — +7.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	CAG	NAL	12	48	4	9	0	0	0	3	1	4	2	.188	—	—	—	—	-277.2
1942	CAG	NAL	38	127	13	33	2	2	1	12	0	22	2	.260	.253 (+3%)	.323 (+17%)	.349 (-5%)	.672 (+5%)	201.9
1943	CAG	NAL	32	122	19	29	3	4	2	16	1	12	1	.238	.255 (-7%)	.324 (-6%)	.346 (+9%)	.671 (+2%)	-1.2
1944	CAG	NAL	16	57	13	19	2	0	2	10	2	6	0	.333	.261 (+27%)	.325 (+22%)	.357 (+32%)	.683 (+27%)	252.9
1944	CIC	NAL	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.125	—	—	—	—	252.9
1945	CAG	NAL	33	121	22	40	6	2	2	22	6	21	0	.331	.260 (+27%)	.328 (+31%)	.354 (+30%)	.683 (+31%)	665.3
Career · 6 seasons			133	483	71	131	13	8	7	64	10	66	5	.271	—	—	—	—	1,095

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1943	ALC	CAG	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (144 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	78	230	38	74	8	30	.322
Away	66	217	43	76	7	32	.350

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB
1949-07-16	CAG	NY6	L	5	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
1949-07-04	CAG	KCM	W	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1949-06-26	CAG	HOE	W	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1949-06-22	CAG	PH5	L	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1949-06-21	CAG	PH5	W	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1949-06-12	CAG	BLG	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-12	CAG	BLG	L	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-11	CAG	BLG	W	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
1949-06-10	CAG	BLG	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1949-06-05	CAG	LCB	W	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	41	41	404	17	3	20
2B	28	26	51	76	6	8
3B	8	8	9	11	0	1
OF	50	50	85	3	4	0
SS	7	7	13	20	8	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1941	CAG	OF	12	12	16	0	1	0
1942	CAG	1B	15	15	152	7	0	7
1942	CAG	2B	3	3	8	7	1	0
1942	CAG	OF	20	20	40	1	3	0
1943	CAG	1B	1	1	8	0	0	1
1943	CAG	2B	15	14	29	46	1	6
1943	CAG	OF	12	12	19	2	0	0
1943	CAG	SS	5	5	9	15	6	0
1944	CAG	1B	3	3	31	2	0	1
1944	CAG	2B	6	6	8	11	4	1
1944	CAG	3B	5	5	6	7	0	1
1944	CAG	SS	1	1	2	2	1	0
1944	CIC	OF	2	2	2	0	0	0
1945	CAG	1B	22	22	213	8	3	11
1945	CAG	2B	4	3	6	12	0	1
1945	CAG	3B	3	3	3	4	0	0
1945	CAG	OF	4	4	8	0	0	0
1945	CAG	SS	1	1	2	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	41
Second Base	28
Third Base	8
Shortstop	7
Left Field	24
Center Field	12
Right Field	14

Frequently Asked Questions about Art Pennington

Was Art Pennington a pitcher?: No. Art Pennington was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Art Pennington hit?: Art Pennington hit 7 career home runs with 131 hits.