Hank Small

George Henry Small (July 31, 1953 – March 3, 2010) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Atlanta Braves during the season. Listed at , 205 lb., Small batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

College career Small attended University of South Carolina, where he hit 48 career home runs from 1972 through 1975 to set a USC record that stood until 2008.

In 1972 Small hit for a .379 batting average with four home runs as a freshman, then slumped to .282 with eight homers as a sophomore in 1973. After aluminium bats were allowed in 1974, he raised his average to .360 and belted a USC record 17 home runs in his junior season, garnering a second-team All-American selection.

Then, as a senior in 1975, Small batted .390 and broke his record with 19 home runs. Besides Small, the USC team featured future major league players as Garry Hancock, Greg Keatley, Ed Lynch and Jim Pankovits. USC finished second at the College World Series that year, and he earned first-team All-America honors. USC lost the championship game to University of Texas, 5–1, with Small's homer accounting for the only run.

Small hit .220 with six home runs and 35 RBI for Rochester in 1979, his last professional season. In five minor league seasons, he posted a collective average of .267 (480-for-1954) in 514 games, including 53 homers and 237 RBI while scoring 170 times.

Personal life Small married college sweetheart, Margaret Fowler and they had two children, Caroline Lindsey Small and Chelsea Rebecca Small. He had a big influence on his nephew David “Chris” Small who aspired to be a great baseball player like he was and still aspires to teach youth about the great aspects of the game, like his uncle did for him.