Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog
Born: November 9, 1931
New Athens, IL USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 182
Career: 1956-1963
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Minor League Statistics
Whitey Herzog compiled a career batting average of .257 with 25 home runs and 172 RBI in his 634-game career with the Washington Senators, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign. Herzog was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AL | Washington Senators | 117 | 465 | 421 | 49 | 103 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 74 | .245 | .302 | .337 | .639 | 142 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Washington Senators | 36 | 93 | 78 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | .167 | .301 | .205 | .506 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Washington Senators | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 88 | 113 | 96 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 21 | .240 | .345 | .292 | .637 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 38 | 158 | 123 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 23 | .293 | .446 | .390 | .836 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 83 | 295 | 252 | 43 | 67 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 32 | .266 | .364 | .417 | .781 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 113 | 377 | 323 | 39 | 94 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 41 | .291 | .387 | .409 | .795 | 132 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 99 | 312 | 263 | 34 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 36 | .266 | .369 | .403 | .772 | 106 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 52 | 66 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | .151 | .303 | .226 | .529 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 634 | 1885 | 1614 | 213 | 414 | 60 | 20 | 25 | 172 | 13 | 18 | 241 | 261 | .257 | .354 | .365 | .719 | 589 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 103 | 96 | 851.7 | 240 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .980 | 2.631 | 2.417 |
| 1956 | AL | Washington Senators | 1B | 5 | 3 | 31.0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .946 | 1.161 | 7.000 |
| 1957 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 28 | 20 | 172.3 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 2.768 | 1.893 |
| 1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 22 | 9 | 111.0 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 9 | .983 | 9.486 | 5.318 |
| 1958 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 37 | 6 | 101.0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 2.673 | .811 |
| 1958 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 7 | 2 | 15.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .714 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 34 | 32 | 271.0 | 77 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .963 | 2.624 | 2.324 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 69 | 65 | 579.0 | 128 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .985 | 2.052 | 1.913 |
| 1960 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .846 | 1.607 | 5.500 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 98 | 86 | 739.3 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.765 | 1.480 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 70 | 64 | 564.3 | 132 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .978 | 2.169 | 1.943 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 7 | 3 | 42.0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .976 | 8.786 | 5.857 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 4 | 2 | 19.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.895 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 487 | 390 | 3515.0 | 1016 | 31 | 22 | 18 | .979 | 2.681 | 2.150 |
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