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A long-ball hitter, Arft hit a triple and a homer in his first game. He led the league in fielding in 1948 and 1950. He lives in St. Louis and runs a successful mortuary business. (WB)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 27, 1948: In his ML debut with the Browns, St. Louis native Hank Arft bangs a triple and a home run off Frank Hiller. Arft drives in three runs as the host Browns top New York, 4–0. Tomorrow's cheers of "Arft, Arft" will give Hank his nickname "Bow Wow." » June 2, 1950: The last-place Browns sweep two from the 5th place Senators, 10–5 and 9–3. Hank Arft is 5-for-5 in the opener, while Harry Dorish is the winning pitcher in game 2. Dorish swipes home on the front end of a double steal with Ray Coleman. He is the last AL pitcher this century to steal home. » August 24, 1951: In another of Bill Veeck's legendary PR stunts, "Fans Managers' Night," the Browns defeat the Athletics 5–3. The Browns coaches hold up placards for 1115 fans, who vote "yes" or "no" on the options given them. Manager Zack Taylor sits in a box behind the dugout with two fans who monitor the voting. Adding to the festivities is Max Patkin, the clown prince of baseball, who coaches at 1B for several innings. Sherm Lollar voted in behind the plate instead of Matt Batts, has three hits including a homer, and Hank Arft, also voted in, knocks home two. Gus Zernial's 28th home run, off Garver, accounts for all the A's runs. When the stunt was announced on August 15th, A's GM Art Ehlers bitterly denounced it as "farcical."