Harry Hanebrink

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Harry Hanebrink

| image = Harry Hanebrink.JPG

| position = Second baseman/Left fielder

| bats = Left

| throws = Right

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1927|11|12}}

| birth_place = Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1996|9|9|1927|11|12}}

| death_place = Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = May 3

| debutyear = {{baseball year|1953}}

| debutteam = Milwaukee Braves

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = September 27

| finalyear = {{baseball year|1959}}

| finalteam = Philadelphia Phillies

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .224

| stat2label = Runs scored

| stat2value = 32

| stat3label = Home runs

| stat3value = 6

| stat4label = Runs batted in

| stat4value = 25

| stat5label = Games played

| stat5value = 177

| teams =

Milwaukee Braves ({{mlby|1953}}, {{mlby|1957}}–{{mlby|1958}})
Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1959}})

}}

Harry Aloysius Hanebrink (November 12, 1927 – September 9, 1996) was an American professional baseball backup second baseman/left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Braves (1953, 1957–1958) and Philadelphia Phillies (1959). Listed at {{height|ft=6|in=0}}, 165 lb., Hanebrink batted left-handed and threw right-handed.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hanebha01.shtml|title=Harry Hanebrink Stats|date=2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}

Career

In a four-season big league career, Hanebrink was a .224 hitter (71-for-317), with six home runs, and 25 runs batted in (RBI), in 177 games, including seven doubles, two triples, and one stolen base.

Hanebrink made his MLB debut on May 3, 1953.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebbnlive.com/PlayerInfoByKeyID.aspx?KeyID=hanebha01|title=Harry Hanebrink|date=May 30, 2009|last=Lee|first=Bill|publisher=The Baseball Necrology|work=thebbnlive.com|accessdate=April 2, 2020}} He was a member of the Braves team that lost the 1958 World Series to the New York Yankees.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1958_WS.shtml|title=1958 World Series - New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3)|date=October 1–9, 1958|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}

After baseball

Hanebrink, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, was a United States Navy World War II veteran. He was a real estate broker for about 20 years with Dolan Realtors in St. Louis and a shuttle bus driver for QuickPark at Lambert Field, from 1992 until his death. On September 9, 1996, Hanebrink died in Bridgeton, Missouri, at the age of 68 from an aneurysm.