Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog
Born: November 9, 1931
New Athens, IL USA
Deceased: 0
Coaching Career: 1973-1990
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Playing Statistics
Whitey Herzog compiled a record of 1281 wins and 1125 losses in his managing career with the Texas Rangers, California Angels, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. He began managing during the 1973 season and last managed during the 1990 campaign. Herzog was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Coaching Record:
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Texas Rangers | 138 | 47 | 91 | .341 | |
| 1974 | AL | California Angels | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 66 | 41 | 25 | .621 | |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 102 | 60 | .630 | |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 38 | 35 | .521 | |
| 1981 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 103 | 59 | 43 | .573 | |
| 1982 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 84 | 78 | .519 | |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 101 | 61 | .623 | |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 79 | 82 | .491 | |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 95 | 67 | .586 | |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 76 | 86 | .469 | |
| 1989 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 164 | 86 | 76 | .524 | |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 33 | 47 | .413 | |
| Totals | 2409 | 1281 | 1125 | .532 |
Awards
1982 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
1985 - NL BBWAA Manager of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
