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Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 182 lb.

Debut April 17, 1956
Final Game September 28, 1963
Born November 9, 1931 in New Athens, IL

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 24 WSH AL 117  421   49  103  13  7   4   35   8  5  35  74  .245  .302  .337   72  142   8   1   0   0   5
 1957 25 WSH AL  36   78    7   13   3  0   0    4   1  2  13  12  .167  .301  .205   43   16   0   0   0   2   0
 1958 26 TOT AL  96  101   11   23   1  2   0    9   0  3  17  26  .228  .336  .277   70   28   0   1   1   0   0
         WSH AL   8    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .000  .167  .000  -49    0   0   0   0   0   0
         KCA AL  88   96   11   23   1  2   0    9   0  3  16  21  .240  .345  .292   76   28   0   1   1   0   0
 1959 27 KCA AL  38  123   25   36   7  1   1    9   1  0  34  23  .293  .446  .390  131   48   1   0   0   0   2
 1960 28 KCA AL  83  252   43   67  10  2   8   38   0  1  40  32  .266  .364  .417  111  105   1   2   2   0   6
 1961 29 BAL AL 113  323   39   94  11  6   5   35   1  4  50  41  .291  .387  .409  117  132   2   1   1   1   6
 1962 30 BAL AL  99  263   34   70  13  1   7   35   2  3  41  36  .266  .369  .403  114  106   3   2   1   3   6
 1963 31 DET AL  52   53    5    8   2  1   0    7   0  0  11  17  .151  .303  .226   50   12   0   1   3   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      634 1614  213  414  60 20  25  172  13 18 241 261  .257  .354  .365   97  589  15   8   8   7  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        412   54  106  15  5   6   44   3  5  62  67  .257  .354  .365   97  151   4   2   2   2   6
 Career High    117  421   49  103  13  7   8   38   8  5  50  74  .291  .387  .417  117  142   8   2   3   3   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1956 24 WSH AL  465  337   44   3.5   103| .245  .262| .302  .344| .337  .401| .639  .744|  72  .359 -18.2  -1.8  61%
 1957 25 WSH AL   93   67    6   2.4    98| .167  .261| .301  .333| .205  .393| .506  .726|  43  .252  -5.6  -0.6  33%
 1958 26 TOT AL  119   82   10   3.3    99| .228  .264| .336  .333| .277  .401| .613  .733|  70  .377  -3.8  -0.4   0%
         WSH AL    6    5    0   0.0    96| .000  .259| .167  .328| .000  .394| .167  .721| -49  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         KCA AL  113   77   10   3.5   100| .240  .264| .345  .333| .292  .401| .637  .734|  76  .404  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1959 27 KCA AL  158   90   25   7.4   100| .293  .263| .446  .334| .390  .401| .836  .736| 131  .725   7.9   0.8 100%
 1960 28 KCA AL  295  195   39   5.4   101| .266  .263| .364  .337| .417  .403| .781  .740| 111  .583   4.9   0.5   0%
 1961 29 BAL AL  377  242   53   5.8   100| .291  .259| .387  .334| .409  .403| .796  .737| 117  .603   9.5   0.9  20%
 1962 30 BAL AL  312  207   41   5.3    97| .266  .256| .369  .327| .403  .399| .772  .726| 114  .571   7.2   0.7  40%
 1963 31 DET AL   66   46    5   2.9    97| .151  .259| .303  .325| .226  .399| .529  .725|  50  .342  -3.2  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1885 1266  223   4.7   100| .257  .261| .354  .335| .365  .401| .719  .736|  97  .515  -1.3  -0.2  41%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1956 24 WSH AL OF 103 240 9 5 0 .980 .979 2.42 2.04 2.63 2.34 96 851.7 CF 82 200 8 5 0 .977 .984 2.54 2.50 2.74 2.79 79 684.3 LF 17 36 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.18 1.69 2.58 2.10 13 129.0 RF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.86 1.80 1.41 2.09 4 38.3 1B 5 34 1 2 3 .946 .989 7.00 8.00 10.16 9.44 3 31.0 1957 25 WSH AL OF 28 53 0 1 0 .981 .980 1.89 1.97 2.77 2.24 20 172.3 CF 26 52 0 1 0 .981 .983 2.00 2.40 2.76 2.72 20 169.3 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 1958 26 TOT AL OF 44 35 0 1 0 .972 .983 0.80 1.94 2.72 2.27 8 116.0 TOT AL CF 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 2.28 2.57 2.68 5 42.0 TOT AL RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.70 1.91 2.11 0 4.7 WSH AL OF 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.94 3.00 2.28 2 15.0 CF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 2.28 3.00 2.70 2 12.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 KCA AL OF 37 30 0 1 0 .968 .984 0.81 1.94 2.67 2.27 6 101.0 LF 29 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 0.79 1.62 2.99 2.09 3 69.3 1B 22 111 6 2 9 .983 .991 5.32 8.47 9.49 9.60 9 111.0 CF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.14 2.29 2.40 2.67 3 30.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.12 0 1.7 1959 27 KCA AL OF 34 77 2 3 1 .963 .980 2.32 1.96 2.62 2.22 32 271.0 RF 20 40 2 1 1 .977 .977 2.10 1.64 2.17 1.89 20 174.3 CF 12 32 0 2 0 .941 .982 2.67 2.44 3.61 2.72 11 79.7 LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 1.59 2.06 1 17.0 1B 1 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 10.00 8.30 10.00 9.80 1 9.0 1960 28 KCA AL OF 69 128 4 2 1 .985 .982 1.91 1.95 2.05 2.25 65 579.0 RF 48 75 3 2 1 .975 .974 1.62 1.68 1.89 1.95 43 372.0 LF 23 53 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.35 1.67 2.35 2.14 22 207.0 1B 2 9 2 2 2 .846 .991 5.50 8.05 10.65 9.58 1 9.3 1961 29 BAL AL OF 98 143 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.48 1.98 1.77 2.25 86 739.3 RF 73 108 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.51 1.75 1.80 2.06 66 549.0 LF 27 33 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.22 1.62 1.56 2.00 20 190.3 1962 30 BAL AL OF 70 132 4 3 0 .978 .980 1.94 1.92 2.17 2.19 64 564.3 RF 59 118 5 3 0 .976 .979 2.08 1.71 2.27 2.00 56 488.0 LF 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.00 1.61 1.66 2.01 7 70.3 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.55 1 6.0 1963 31 DET AL 1B 7 40 1 1 2 .976 .990 5.86 8.59 8.79 9.47 3 42.0 OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.90 1.89 2.18 2 19.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.00 1.90 1 9.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 24 WSH AL 1B 5 34 1 2 3 .946 .989 7.00 8.00 10.16 9.44 3 31.0 1958 26 KCA AL 1B 22 111 6 2 9 .983 .991 5.32 8.47 9.49 9.60 9 111.0 1959 27 KCA AL 1B 1 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 10.00 8.30 10.00 9.80 1 9.0 1960 28 KCA AL 1B 2 9 2 2 2 .846 .991 5.50 8.05 10.65 9.58 1 9.3 1963 31 DET AL 1B 7 40 1 1 2 .976 .990 5.86 8.59 8.79 9.47 3 42.0 1956 24 WSH AL CF 82 200 8 5 0 .977 .984 2.54 2.50 2.74 2.79 79 684.3 1957 25 WSH AL CF 26 52 0 1 0 .981 .983 2.00 2.40 2.76 2.72 20 169.3 1958 26 TOT AL CF 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 2.28 2.57 2.68 5 42.0 WSH AL CF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 2.28 3.00 2.70 2 12.0 KCA AL CF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.14 2.29 2.40 2.67 3 30.0 1959 27 KCA AL CF 12 32 0 2 0 .941 .982 2.67 2.44 3.61 2.72 11 79.7 1962 30 BAL AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.55 1 6.0 1963 31 DET AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1956 24 WSH AL LF 17 36 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.18 1.69 2.58 2.10 13 129.0 1957 25 WSH AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 1958 26 KCA AL LF 29 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 0.79 1.62 2.99 2.09 3 69.3 1959 27 KCA AL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 1.59 2.06 1 17.0 1960 28 KCA AL LF 23 53 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.35 1.67 2.35 2.14 22 207.0 1961 29 BAL AL LF 27 33 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.22 1.62 1.56 2.00 20 190.3 1962 30 BAL AL LF 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.00 1.61 1.66 2.01 7 70.3 1963 31 DET AL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.00 1.90 1 9.0 1956 24 WSH AL OF 103 240 9 5 0 .980 .979 2.42 2.04 2.63 2.34 96 851.7 1957 25 WSH AL OF 28 53 0 1 0 .981 .980 1.89 1.97 2.77 2.24 20 172.3 1958 26 TOT AL OF 44 35 0 1 0 .972 .983 0.80 1.94 2.72 2.27 8 116.0 WSH AL OF 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.94 3.00 2.28 2 15.0 KCA AL OF 37 30 0 1 0 .968 .984 0.81 1.94 2.67 2.27 6 101.0 1959 27 KCA AL OF 34 77 2 3 1 .963 .980 2.32 1.96 2.62 2.22 32 271.0 1960 28 KCA AL OF 69 128 4 2 1 .985 .982 1.91 1.95 2.05 2.25 65 579.0 1961 29 BAL AL OF 98 143 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.48 1.98 1.77 2.25 86 739.3 1962 30 BAL AL OF 70 132 4 3 0 .978 .980 1.94 1.92 2.17 2.19 64 564.3 1963 31 DET AL OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.90 1.89 2.18 2 19.0 1956 24 WSH AL RF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.86 1.80 1.41 2.09 4 38.3 1958 26 TOT AL RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.70 1.91 2.11 0 4.7 WSH AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 KCA AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.12 0 1.7 1959 27 KCA AL RF 20 40 2 1 1 .977 .977 2.10 1.64 2.17 1.89 20 174.3 1960 28 KCA AL RF 48 75 3 2 1 .975 .974 1.62 1.68 1.89 1.95 43 372.0 1961 29 BAL AL RF 73 108 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.51 1.75 1.80 2.06 66 549.0 1962 30 BAL AL RF 59 118 5 3 0 .976 .979 2.08 1.71 2.27 2.00 56 488.0 1963 31 DET AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.00 2.00 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 450 812 21 15 2 .982 .980 1.85 1.97 2.26 2.26 373 3312.7 114 134 212# RF* 212 349 12 6 2 .984 .977 1.70 1.71 1.99 2.00 190 1635.3 CF* 134 296 8 8 0 .974 .984 2.27 2.45 2.79 2.77 116 982.3 LF* 114 165 2 1 0 .994 .977 1.46 1.64 2.16 2.07 67 695.0 1B* 37 204 10 7 16 .968 .990 5.78 8.40 9.52 9.56 17 202.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 487 1016 31 22 18 .979 .982 2.15 2.46 2.68 2.68 390 3515
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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.

Triples
1956 AL-7-9

Strikeouts
1956 AL-74-10

Sac. Hits
1956 AL-8-7

Caught Stealing
1956 AL-5-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2317) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 7.0 (2069) (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 1949 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

April 2, 1956: Sent by the New York Yankees to the Washington Senators to complete an earlier deal made on February 8, 1956. The New York Yankees sent a player to be named later, Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, Herb Plews, and Dick Tettelbach to the Washington Senators for Mickey McDermott and Bobby Kline. The New York Yankees sent Whitey Herzog (April 2, 1956) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.

May 14, 1958: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Washington Senators.

January 24, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Russ Snyder to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Boyd, Al Pilarcik, Jim Archer, Wayne Causey, and Clint Courtney. Clint Courtney returned to original teams on April 14, 1961.

November 26, 1962: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Gus Triandos to the Detroit Tigers for Dick Brown.


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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