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Mike Hershberger
Norman Michael Hershberger

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
School University of Cincinnati

Debut September 5, 1961
  vs. MIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 17, 1971
Born October 9, 1939 in Massillon, OH

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 21 CHW AL  15   55    9   17   3  0   0    5   1  1   2   2  .309  .333  .364   88   20   1   0   0   0   1
 1962 22 CHW AL 148  427   54  112  14  2   4   46  10  6  37  36  .262  .324  .333   78  142   5   2   0   3  20
 1963 23 CHW AL 135  476   64  133  26  2   3   45   9  3  39  39  .279  .338  .361   98  172   5   2   1   4   8
 1964 24 CHW AL 141  452   55  104  15  3   2   31   8  6  48  47  .230  .308  .290   70  131   4   2   1   4  10
 1965 25 KCA AL 150  494   43  114  15  5   5   48   7  3  37  42  .231  .289  .312   72  154   2   3   5   5  19
 1966 26 KCA AL 146  538   55  136  27  7   2   57  13  5  47  37  .253  .313  .340   91  183   4   7   3   3  14
 1967 27 KCA AL 142  480   55  122  25  1   1   49  10  3  38  40  .254  .314  .317   90  152   5   7   2   7  13
 1968 28 OAK AL  99  246   23   67   9  2   5   32   8  3  21  22  .272  .327  .386  122   95   2   4   4   1   4
 1969 29 OAK AL  51  129   11   26   2  0   1   10   1  2  10  15  .202  .259  .240   44   31   3   0   0   0   2
 1970 30 MIL AL  49   98    7   23   5  0   1    6   1  2  10   8  .235  .306  .316   72   31   0   0   0   0   4
 1971 31 CHW AL  74  177   22   46   9  0   2   15   6  2  30  23  .260  .377  .345  103   61   2   1   3   4   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1150 3572  398  900 150 22  26  344  74 36 319 311  .252  .316  .328   85 1172  33  28  19  31 100
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        503   56  127  21  3   4   48  10  5  45  44  .252  .316  .328   85  165   5   4   3   4  14
 Career High    150  538   64  136  27  7   5   57  13  6  48  47  .279  .338  .386  122  183   5   7   5   7  20
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 21 CHW AL   58   41    6   3.9   103| .309  .263| .333  .338| .364  .409| .697  .747|  88  .420  -1.0  -0.1  50%
 1962 22 CHW AL  474  348   43   3.3   103| .262  .263| .324  .335| .333  .410| .657  .745|  78  .359 -13.3  -1.3  62%
 1963 23 CHW AL  526  361   60   4.5    93| .279  .253| .338  .319| .361  .391| .699  .710|  98  .531   0.1   0.0  75%
 1964 24 CHW AL  510  370   42   3.1    94| .230  .252| .308  .320| .290  .392| .598  .712|  70  .355 -16.8  -1.7  57%
 1965 25 KCA AL  541  407   42   2.8    91| .231  .250| .289  .319| .312  .382| .601  .702|  72  .336 -18.6  -2.0  70%
 1966 26 KCA AL  599  432   58   3.6    87| .253  .245| .313  .311| .340  .378| .653  .689|  91  .465  -5.2  -0.6  72%
 1967 27 KCA AL  537  386   49   3.4    82| .254  .240| .314  .309| .317  .360| .631  .668|  90  .460  -4.2  -0.5  76%
 1968 28 OAK AL  274  192   32   4.5    75| .272  .231| .327  .300| .386  .342| .713  .642| 122  .610   6.6   0.7  72%
 1969 29 OAK AL  142  110    8   2.0    91| .202  .248| .259  .324| .240  .375| .499  .699|  44  .197  -9.7  -1.0  33%
 1970 30 MIL AL  108   81    9   3.0    98| .235  .258| .306  .332| .316  .394| .622  .726|  72  .340  -3.6  -0.4  33%
 1971 31 CHW AL  214  141   25   4.8    95| .260  .259| .377  .332| .345  .385| .722  .717| 103  .577   2.6   0.3  75%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3983 2869  374   3.5    91| .252  .250| .316  .319| .328  .382| .644  .701|  85  .433 -63.2  -6.6  67%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 21 CHW AL OF 13 29 2 0 0 1.000 .978 2.38 1.98 2.39 2.25 13 116.7 CF 9 23 2 0 0 1.000 .980 2.78 2.24 2.79 2.59 9 80.7 RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.73 1.33 2.07 3 27.0 LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.00 2.00 1 9.0 1962 22 CHW AL OF 135 236 7 4 0 .984 .980 1.80 1.92 2.17 2.19 106 1006.3 RF 116 168 6 2 0 .989 .979 1.50 1.71 1.98 2.00 82 789.7 CF 27 66 2 2 0 .971 .986 2.52 2.18 2.93 2.57 23 208.7 LF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.60 4.50 2.02 1 8.0 1963 23 CHW AL OF 119 230 13 6 3 .976 .981 2.04 1.91 2.17 2.16 107 1008.3 RF 76 95 4 1 0 .990 .980 1.30 1.72 1.96 2.01 41 454.7 CF 72 139 8 5 3 .967 .986 2.04 2.19 2.40 2.58 66 550.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1964 24 CHW AL OF 134 231 10 4 2 .984 .980 1.80 1.79 2.09 2.04 107 1038.7 RF 89 91 7 2 1 .980 .984 1.10 1.61 1.63 1.88 53 541.7 CF 64 139 3 2 1 .986 .981 2.22 2.13 2.57 2.45 54 497.0 1965 25 KCA AL OF 144 238 14 3 7 .988 .978 1.75 1.78 1.93 2.04 131 1177.0 RF 134 216 14 3 6 .987 .978 1.72 1.57 1.89 1.85 123 1096.0 CF 9 17 2 0 1 1.000 .979 2.11 2.03 2.90 2.39 6 59.0 LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.48 2.05 1.88 2 22.0 1966 26 KCA AL OF 143 285 14 7 3 .977 .982 2.09 1.82 2.15 2.10 139 1251.0 RF 129 258 14 5 3 .982 .979 2.11 1.69 2.17 1.94 126 1129.7 LF 12 28 0 1 0 .966 .979 2.33 1.45 2.49 1.83 11 101.3 CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.10 1.80 2.52 2 20.0 1967 27 KCA AL OF 130 206 17 4 2 .982 .980 1.72 1.76 1.86 2.05 122 1077.3 RF 122 193 15 4 2 .981 .981 1.70 1.56 1.85 1.82 115 1010.7 LF 9 10 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.40 1.62 1.88 7 66.7 1968 28 OAK AL OF 90 128 5 3 0 .978 .981 1.48 1.80 1.97 2.08 61 606.3 LF 71 76 3 2 0 .975 .978 1.11 1.45 1.78 1.85 37 400.0 RF 27 39 2 1 0 .976 .976 1.52 1.57 2.09 1.88 21 176.3 CF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.24 2.40 2.52 3 30.0 1969 29 OAK AL OF 35 50 0 1 0 .980 .978 1.43 1.84 1.67 2.13 32 269.0 LF 16 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 1.12 1.60 1.33 1.99 13 122.0 RF 13 17 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.31 1.60 1.61 1.91 12 95.0 CF 8 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.75 2.17 2.42 2.49 7 52.0 1970 30 MIL AL RF 36 33 1 2 0 .944 .974 0.94 1.59 1.50 1.98 21 203.7 1971 31 CHW AL OF 59 96 1 4 0 .960 .982 1.64 1.96 2.12 2.24 43 412.3 CF 58 97 1 4 0 .961 .983 1.69 2.32 2.22 2.73 41 397.3 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.60 2.04 2 15.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 21 CHW AL CF 9 23 2 0 0 1.000 .980 2.78 2.24 2.79 2.59 9 80.7 1962 22 CHW AL CF 27 66 2 2 0 .971 .986 2.52 2.18 2.93 2.57 23 208.7 1963 23 CHW AL CF 72 139 8 5 3 .967 .986 2.04 2.19 2.40 2.58 66 550.7 1964 24 CHW AL CF 64 139 3 2 1 .986 .981 2.22 2.13 2.57 2.45 54 497.0 1965 25 KCA AL CF 9 17 2 0 1 1.000 .979 2.11 2.03 2.90 2.39 6 59.0 1966 26 KCA AL CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.10 1.80 2.52 2 20.0 1968 28 OAK AL CF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.24 2.40 2.52 3 30.0 1969 29 OAK AL CF 8 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.75 2.17 2.42 2.49 7 52.0 1971 31 CHW AL CF 58 97 1 4 0 .961 .983 1.69 2.32 2.22 2.73 41 397.3 1961 21 CHW AL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.00 2.00 1 9.0 1962 22 CHW AL LF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.60 4.50 2.02 1 8.0 1963 23 CHW AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1965 25 KCA AL LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.48 2.05 1.88 2 22.0 1966 26 KCA AL LF 12 28 0 1 0 .966 .979 2.33 1.45 2.49 1.83 11 101.3 1967 27 KCA AL LF 9 10 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.40 1.62 1.88 7 66.7 1968 28 OAK AL LF 71 76 3 2 0 .975 .978 1.11 1.45 1.78 1.85 37 400.0 1969 29 OAK AL LF 16 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 1.12 1.60 1.33 1.99 13 122.0 1961 21 CHW AL OF 13 29 2 0 0 1.000 .978 2.38 1.98 2.39 2.25 13 116.7 1962 22 CHW AL OF 135 236 7 4 0 .984 .980 1.80 1.92 2.17 2.19 106 1006.3 1963 23 CHW AL OF 119 230 13 6 3 .976 .981 2.04 1.91 2.17 2.16 107 1008.3 1964 24 CHW AL OF 134 231 10 4 2 .984 .980 1.80 1.79 2.09 2.04 107 1038.7 1965 25 KCA AL OF 144 238 14 3 7 .988 .978 1.75 1.78 1.93 2.04 131 1177.0 1966 26 KCA AL OF 143 285 14 7 3 .977 .982 2.09 1.82 2.15 2.10 139 1251.0 1967 27 KCA AL OF 130 206 17 4 2 .982 .980 1.72 1.76 1.86 2.05 122 1077.3 1968 28 OAK AL OF 90 128 5 3 0 .978 .981 1.48 1.80 1.97 2.08 61 606.3 1969 29 OAK AL OF 35 50 0 1 0 .980 .978 1.43 1.84 1.67 2.13 32 269.0 1970 30 MIL AL OF 35 34 1 2 0 .946 .980 1.00 1.85 1.55 2.14 21 203.7 1971 31 CHW AL OF 59 96 1 4 0 .960 .982 1.64 1.96 2.12 2.24 43 412.3 1961 21 CHW AL RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.73 1.33 2.07 3 27.0 1962 22 CHW AL RF 116 168 6 2 0 .989 .979 1.50 1.71 1.98 2.00 82 789.7 1963 23 CHW AL RF 76 95 4 1 0 .990 .980 1.30 1.72 1.96 2.01 41 454.7 1964 24 CHW AL RF 89 91 7 2 1 .980 .984 1.10 1.61 1.63 1.88 53 541.7 1965 25 KCA AL RF 134 216 14 3 6 .987 .978 1.72 1.57 1.89 1.85 123 1096.0 1966 26 KCA AL RF 129 258 14 5 3 .982 .979 2.11 1.69 2.17 1.94 126 1129.7 1967 27 KCA AL RF 122 193 15 4 2 .981 .981 1.70 1.56 1.85 1.82 115 1010.7 1968 28 OAK AL RF 27 39 2 1 0 .976 .976 1.52 1.57 2.09 1.88 21 176.3 1969 29 OAK AL RF 13 17 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.31 1.60 1.61 1.91 12 95.0 1970 30 MIL AL RF 36 33 1 2 0 .944 .974 0.94 1.59 1.50 1.98 21 203.7 1971 31 CHW AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.60 2.04 2 15.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1037 1763 84 38 17 .980 .980 1.78 1.84 2.04 2.11 882 8166.7 116 255 747# RF* 747 1115 63 20 12 .983 .979 1.58 1.63 1.91 1.91 599 5539.3 CF* 255 507 18 13 5 .976 .983 2.06 2.20 2.49 2.57 211 1895.3 LF* 116 144 5 4 0 .974 .978 1.28 1.47 1.83 1.88 72 732.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1037 1763 84 38 17 .980 .980 1.78 1.84 2.04 2.11 882 8167
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Doubles
1966 AL-27-10
1967 AL-25-9

Triples
1966 AL-7-9

Hit By Pitch
1965 AL-5-9
1967 AL-7-9

Sac. Flies
1966 AL-7-1
1967 AL-7-4

Grounded into Double Plays
1962 AL-20-2
1965 AL-19-5

Caught Stealing
1964 AL-6-8

At Bats per Strikeout
1963 AL-12.2-9
1965 AL-11.8-5
1966 AL-14.5-4
1967 AL-12.0-3

         

Gray Ink: Batting - 5 (1714) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 6.1 (2271) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

January 20, 1965: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Chicago White Sox with a player to be named later and Jim Landis to the Kansas City Athletics. The Chicago White Sox sent Cam Carreon to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Tommy John, Tommie Agee, and Johnny Romano to the Chicago White Sox. The Kansas City Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot (February 10, 1965) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

January 15, 1970: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Lew Krausse, Phil Roof, and Ken Sanders to the Milwaukee Brewers for Don Mincher and Ron Clark.

November 10, 1970: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 1, 1971: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

January 18, 1972: Released by the Chicago White Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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