Harvey Hendrick
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Harvey "Gink" Hendrick was an American
major league
baseball
player who played for several different teams during an eleven-year career.
Born in Mason
, Tennessee
, Hendrick attended Vanderbilt University
. He began his career with the 1923 New York Yankees
, a team which won the World Series
(Hendrick was purchased by New York from the Boston Red Sox
, for whom he never played a game). After one more year with New York, he began a journeyman existence, playing for six more teams; his longest stay with any one team was five years with the Brooklyn Robins.
Hendrick committed suicide in Covington, Tennessee
, on October 29, 1941.
United States
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Major League Baseball
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baseball
Baseball
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player who played for several different teams during an eleven-year career.
Born in Mason
Mason, Tennessee
Mason is a town in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,089 at the 2000 census. Mason is located along U.S. Highway 70, and is home to a federal detention facility.-Geography:Mason is located at ....
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, Hendrick attended Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
. He began his career with the 1923 New York Yankees
1923 New York Yankees season
The New York Yankees season was the 23rd season for this American League franchise and its 21st season in New York. Manager Miller Huggins led the team to their third straight pennant with a 98-54 record, 16 games ahead of the second place Detroit Tigers. The Yankees moved into the now famous...
, a team which won the World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
(Hendrick was purchased by New York from the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
, for whom he never played a game). After one more year with New York, he began a journeyman existence, playing for six more teams; his longest stay with any one team was five years with the Brooklyn Robins.
Hendrick committed suicide in Covington, Tennessee
Covington, Tennessee
Covington is a city in central Tipton County in the State of Tennessee. Covington is the largest city and county seat of, Tipton County. Covington is located in one of just five counties of West Tennessee that are located along the Mississippi River, thus it is in extreme western Tennessee.This...
, on October 29, 1941.