Herb Pennock
⭐ Hall of Fame 1948
Born: 2/10/1894 in Kennett Square, PA, USA
Died: 1/30/1948 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-05-14 | Final Game: 1934-08-27
Bats: B | Throws: L | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 160 lbs
Full name: Herbert Jefferis Pennock
Biography
Herb Pennock was a prominent left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, whose career spanned from 1912 to 1934. Born in 1894, Pennock made a significant impact on the game during the early 20th century, a period marked by the transition from the deadball era to a more offense-driven style of play. Over his career, he achieved a record of 240 wins and 162 losses, showcasing his durability and skill on the mound. Pennock finished his career with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.6 and accumulated 1,227 strikeouts, alongside 32 saves.
Pennock was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948, a testament to his lasting legacy in the sport. Known for his effective pitching and competitive spirit, he was a key figure for teams such as the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, contributing to multiple pennant-winning seasons. His ability to excel in high-pressure situations helped establish him as one of the top pitchers of his era, and his influence on the game has been recognized by generations of baseball enthusiasts.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | 162 | 617 | 420 | 247 | 35 | 32 | 3571.7 | 3900 | 1428 | 128 | 916 | 1227 | 3.60 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | AL | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 48 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 4.50 | -256.7 |
| 1913 | PHA | AL | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 5.13 | -1689.9 |
| 1914 | PHA | AL | 11 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 151.7 | 136 | 47 | 65 | 90 | 2.79 | 969.5 |
| 1915 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9.64 | -228.4 |
| 1915 | PHA | AL | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 44.0 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 5.32 | -1246.3 |
| 1916 | BOS | AL | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.7 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3.04 | 195.1 |
| 1917 | BOS | AL | 5 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.7 | 90 | 37 | 23 | 35 | 3.31 | 213.2 |
| 1919 | BOS | AL | 16 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 219.0 | 223 | 66 | 48 | 70 | 2.71 | 2291.1 |
| 1920 | BOS | AL | 16 | 13 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 242.3 | 244 | 99 | 61 | 68 | 3.68 | -116.6 |
| 1921 | BOS | AL | 12 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 222.7 | 268 | 100 | 59 | 91 | 4.04 | 3005.5 |
| 1922 | BOS | AL | 10 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 202.0 | 230 | 97 | 74 | 59 | 4.32 | 392.4 |
| 1923 | NYY | AL | 19 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 238.3 | 235 | 83 | 68 | 93 | 3.13 | - |
| 1924 | NYY | AL | 21 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 286.3 | 302 | 90 | 64 | 101 | 2.83 | - |
| 1925 | NYY | AL | 16 | 17 | 47 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 277.0 | 267 | 91 | 71 | 88 | 2.96 | - |
| 1926 | NYY | AL | 23 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 266.3 | 294 | 107 | 43 | 78 | 3.62 | - |
| 1927 | NYY | AL | 19 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 209.7 | 225 | 70 | 48 | 51 | 3.00 | - |
| 1928 | NYY | AL | 17 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 211.0 | 215 | 60 | 40 | 53 | 2.56 | - |
| 1929 | NYY | AL | 9 | 11 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 157.3 | 205 | 86 | 28 | 49 | 4.92 | - |
| 1930 | NYY | AL | 11 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 156.3 | 194 | 75 | 20 | 46 | 4.32 | - |
| 1931 | NYY | AL | 11 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 189.3 | 247 | 90 | 30 | 65 | 4.28 | - |
| 1932 | NYY | AL | 9 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 146.7 | 191 | 75 | 38 | 54 | 4.60 | - |
| 1933 | NYY | AL | 7 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 65.0 | 96 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 5.54 | - |
| 1934 | BOS | AL | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | 68 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 3.05 | 758.2 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 620 | 1214 | 108 | 232 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 1 | 94 | 172 | 0.191 | 0.253 | 0.235 | 0.488 | -6288.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | AL | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.133 | 0.0 |
| 1913 | PHA | AL | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.111 | 0.0 |
| 1914 | PHA | AL | 28 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.214 | -196.3 |
| 1915 | BOS | AL | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1915 | PHA | AL | 11 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.278 | 0.0 |
| 1916 | BOS | AL | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 1917 | BOS | AL | 24 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1919 | BOS | AL | 32 | 75 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0.173 | -329.1 |
| 1920 | BOS | AL | 38 | 77 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0.260 | -79.3 |
| 1921 | BOS | AL | 32 | 85 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0.212 | -289.3 |
| 1922 | BOS | AL | 32 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0.138 | -582.0 |
| 1923 | NYY | AL | 35 | 83 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0.193 | -454.3 |
| 1924 | NYY | AL | 40 | 101 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0.158 | -689.0 |
| 1925 | NYY | AL | 47 | 99 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.202 | -754.3 |
| 1926 | NYY | AL | 40 | 85 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0.212 | -366.0 |
| 1927 | NYY | AL | 34 | 69 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.217 | -391.9 |
| 1928 | NYY | AL | 28 | 74 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.203 | -515.0 |
| 1929 | NYY | AL | 27 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.176 | -412.5 |
| 1930 | NYY | AL | 25 | 60 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0.183 | -502.4 |
| 1931 | NYY | AL | 25 | 66 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0.152 | -373.5 |
| 1932 | NYY | AL | 22 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0.151 | -353.3 |
| 1933 | NYY | AL | 23 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.238 | 0.0 |
| 1934 | BOS | AL | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.214 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.053 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | WS | NYA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1927 | WS | NYA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 1926 | WS | NYA | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 |
| 1923 | WS | NYA | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 1914 | WS | PHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 55.3 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 1.95 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | WS | NYA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.25 |
| 1927 | WS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1926 | WS | NYA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.23 |
| 1923 | WS | NYA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17.3 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3.63 |
| 1914 | WS | PHA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 617 | 0 | 101 | 824 | 26 | 45 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | P | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1913 | PHA | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | PHA | P | 28 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 1 |
| 1915 | BOS | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1915 | PHA | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 1916 | BOS | P | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | BOS | P | 24 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 1919 | BOS | P | 32 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 5 |
| 1920 | BOS | P | 37 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| 1921 | BOS | P | 32 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 2 | 3 |
| 1922 | BOS | P | 32 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
| 1923 | NYA | P | 35 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 4 |
| 1924 | NYA | P | 40 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 5 |
| 1925 | NYA | P | 47 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 4 | 3 |
| 1926 | NYA | P | 40 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 6 |
| 1927 | NYA | P | 34 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 2 |
| 1928 | NYA | P | 28 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 3 |
| 1929 | NYA | P | 27 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 1930 | NYA | P | 25 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 1931 | NYA | P | 25 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932 | NYA | P | 22 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 1933 | NYA | P | 23 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 1934 | BOS | P | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 617 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P3 |
| 1926 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P2 |
| 1926 | TSN All-Star | P |
| 1925 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P4 |
| 1924 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P3 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 3rd | 32.0 | 64 | 0 |
| 1925 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 21th | 4.0 | 64 | 0 |
| 1924 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 4th | 24.0 | 64 | 0 |