Hy Dunning | |
Position: | First baseman |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | August 6, 1888 |
Birth Place: | Maplewood, New Jersey |
Death Place: | Togus, Maine |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | August 8 |
Debutyear: | 1911 |
Debutteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 23 |
Finalyear: | 1911 |
Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .111 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 2 |
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Hyland Gunning (August 6, 1888 – March 28, 1975) was a professional baseball player. He appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB) briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1911 season. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Maplewood, New Jersey, he was signed by Boston out of the Princeton University.[1]
In a four-game major-league career, Gunning had a .111 batting average (1-for-9) with two runs batted in (RBIs). Defensively as a first baseman, he recorded 25 put-outs and no assists, without any errors, for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Gunning died in Togus, Maine, at age 86.