Gerald Herron
Gerald John Herron
Born: November 4, 1942
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 230
Career: 1960-1971
Gerald Herron compiled a career record of 73 wins and 77 losses, with 10 saves, and a 3.61 ERA in his 299-game pitching career with the Alpine Cowboys, Newton-Conover Twins, Waterloo Hawks, Winston-Salem Red Sox, Reading Red Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsfield Red Sox, Elmira Pioneers, Rochester Red Wings, Peninsula Phillies and Eugene Emeralds. He began playing during the 1960 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.
 Waterloo Hawks |
 Winston-Salem Red Sox |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Peninsula Phillies |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | SOPH | Alpine Cowboys | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9.90 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Newton-Conover Twins | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.63 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 62.0 | 53 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 52 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1961 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.62 | 3 | 2 | 16.0 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.50 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 142.0 | 147 | 93 | 71 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 139 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.33 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 104.0 | 99 | 56 | 50 | 9 | 57 | 7 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.98 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 131.0 | 116 | 75 | 58 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 98 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.37 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 133.0 | 95 | 51 | 35 | 9 | 65 | 6 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.25 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 47 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 89.0 | 68 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.50 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 104.0 | 96 | 62 | 52 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.52 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 77.0 | 47 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.57 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 126.0 | 130 | 59 | 50 | 12 | 47 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1970 | A | CARL | Peninsula Phillies | 12 | 8 | .600 | 1.50 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 72.0 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | CARL | Peninsula Phillies | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 73 | 77 | .487 | 3.61 | 299 | 152 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 1208.0 | 1084 | 615 | 485 | 76 | 617 | 34 | 972 | 63 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | SOPH | Alpine Cowboys | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1961 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Newton-Conover Twins | 14 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 26 | 58 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 19 | .174 | .309 | .283 | .592 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 24 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .133 | .212 | .233 | .445 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | 29 | 48 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .146 | .167 | .220 | .386 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 29 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .073 | .136 | .073 | .210 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .062 | .062 | .062 | .125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 15 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .080 | .179 | .080 | .259 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 19 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 10 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | CARL | Peninsula Phillies | 37 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | CARL | Peninsula Phillies | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 264 | 366 | 307 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 159 | .111 | .190 | .153 | .343 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | SOPH | Alpine Cowboys | P | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .667 |
| 1961 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Newton-Conover Twins | P | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | D | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | P | 26 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 5 | .973 | 1.385 |
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 24 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .708 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | P | 29 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | .812 | .897 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 29 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .812 | .448 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 13 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .824 | 1.077 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.000 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 19 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .947 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .846 | 2.200 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 28 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .952 | .714 |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1970 | A | CARL | Peninsula Phillies | P | 37 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .920 | .622 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 1971 | A | CARL | Peninsula Phillies | P | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .800 |
| Totals | 295 | 67 | 180 | 25 | 11 | .908 | .837 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | Sophomore League | Alpine Cowboys | BOS | ||
| 1961 | D | Midwest League | Waterloo Hawks | BOS | ||
| 1961 | D | Western Carolina League | Newton-Conover Twins | ML1 | ||
| 1962 | D | Midwest League | Waterloo Hawks | BOS | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1970 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1971 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI |
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