Whitey Herzog
[edit] Biography
Whitey Herzog (Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog) was born on November 9, 1931 in New Athens, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1956 for the Washington Senators. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 4 home runs and 35 RBI. Herzog played for the Washington Senators, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 117
| 421
| 49
| 103
| 4
| 35
| .245
| .302
| .337
| 13
| 7
| 35
| 74
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 5
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 36
| 78
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .167
| .301
| .205
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .167
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 88
| 96
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 9
| .240
| .345
| .292
| 1
| 2
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 96
| 101
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 9
| .228
| .336
| .277
| 1
| 2
| 17
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 38
| 123
| 25
| 36
| 1
| 9
| .293
| .446
| .390
| 7
| 1
| 34
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 83
| 252
| 43
| 67
| 8
| 38
| .266
| .364
| .417
| 10
| 2
| 40
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 113
| 323
| 39
| 94
| 5
| 35
| .291
| .387
| .409
| 11
| 6
| 50
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 99
| 263
| 34
| 70
| 7
| 35
| .266
| .369
| .403
| 13
| 1
| 41
| 36
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 52
| 53
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 7
| .151
| .303
| .226
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 634
| 1614
| 213
| 414
| 25
| 172
| .257
| .354
| .365
| 60
| 20
| 241
| 261
| 7
| 15
| 13
| 8
| 25
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 240
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 26
| 20
| 169.1
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 28
| 20
| 172.1
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 5
| 2
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 7
| 2
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| LF
| 29
| 3
| 69.1
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 22
| 9
| 111
| 111
| 6
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| OF
| 37
| 6
| 101
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| CF
| 7
| 3
| 30
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 4.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 12
| 5
| 42
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 44
| 8
| 116
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| CF
| 12
| 11
| 79.2
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| OF
| 34
| 32
| 271
| 77
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| RF
| 20
| 20
| 174.1
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| OF
| 69
| 65
| 579
| 128
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 9.1
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| RF
| 48
| 43
| 372
| 75
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| LF
| 23
| 22
| 207
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 27
| 20
| 190.1
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 98
| 86
| 739.1
| 143
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 73
| 66
| 549
| 108
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 59
| 56
| 488
| 118
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 13
| 7
| 70.1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 70
| 64
| 564.1
| 132
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 3
| 42
| 40
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 52
| 37
| 298
| 96
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 205
| 186
| 1597
| 343
| 12
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 97
| 54
| 566
| 129
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 37
| 14
| 171.1
| 204
| 10
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 450
| 277
| 2461
| 812
| 21
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1949).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Washington Senators (April 2, 1956) completing trade in which Washington Senators traded Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline to New York Yankees in exchange for Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, Dick Tettelbach and a player to be named later (February 8, 1956).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Kansas City Athletics (May 14, 1958).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Russ Snyder to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bob Boyd, Al Pilarcik, Jim Archer, Wayne Causey and Clint Courtney (January 24, 1961); Clint Courtney returned to Baltimore Orioles (April 14, 1961).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Gus Triandos to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dick Brown (November 26, 1962).
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