Harry Aloysius Hanebrink (November 12, 1927 – September 9, 1996) was an American

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, who played in

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(MLB) for the

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(1953, 1957–1958) and

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(1959). Listed at , 165 lb., Hanebrink batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Career

In a four-season big league career, Hanebrink was a .224

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(71-for-317), with six

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s, and 25

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(RBI), in 177 games, including seven doubles, two

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, and one

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. Hanebrink made his MLB debut on May 3, 1953. He was a member of the Braves team that lost the

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to the

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After baseball

Hanebrink, a native of

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, was a

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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

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, from 1992 until his death. On September 9, 1996, Hanebrink died in

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, at the age of 68 from an aneurysm.

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Harry Hanebrink
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