Facts: - finalteam: boston braves - finalyear: 1930 - death place: columbus , ohio - statlabel: batting average home runs runs batted in - position: catcher - statvalue: .270 21 322 - throws: right - debutteam: new york giants - bats: right - debutdate: september 13 - death date: 1 august 1966 - birth date: 24 august 1889 - finaldate: august 29 - name: hank gowdy - image: hank gowdy.jpg - birth place: columbus , ohio - debutyear: 1910 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of hank gowdy .
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henry morgan gowdy -lrb- august 24 , 1889 -- august 1 , 1966 -rrb- was an american professional baseball catcher and a first baseman who played in the major leagues for the new york giants and the boston braves .he was best known for being the first active major leaguer to enlist for service in world war i , and for being a member of the .