
Born: June 7, 1933 in Rosedale, NY
High School: Holy Name (Lake Worth, FL)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1952.
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Debut: April 15, 1955
Final Game: May 4, 1962
Died: November 11, 2008 in Rocky River, OH
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The lowest hits/per/9 innings ratio in baseball history, and the fastest southpaw Ted Williams said he ever faced. A Hall of Fame guy with a much-too-short career; coulda woulda shoulda been the best lefty ever. RIP Herb.
| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 34 | 2 | Apr 19 | CLE | @ | CHW | L,0-1 | CG(8) | L(0-1) | 99 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.08 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 2 | 35 | 7 | Apr 25 | CLE | @ | KCA | W,5-2 | CG | W(1-1) | 5 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 1.03 | 1b start a 3 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 3 | 36 | 10 | Apr 29(1) | CLE | @ | DET | L,0-1 | CG(10) | L(1-2) | 3 | 9.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 | 37 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 1.37 | 1b start tie | 10b --- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 4 | 37 | 14 | May 4 | CLE | @ | BAL | L,3-4 | GS-3 | L(1-3) | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 | 0.88 | 1b start tie | 3b 123 0 out d4 | ||||||
| 5 | 38 | 18 | May 9 | CLE | @ | NYY | W,6-5 | GS-8 | W(2-3) | 4 | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.95 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.16 | 1.24 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out tie | ||||||
| 6 | 39 | 23 | May 13(2) | CLE | KCA | W,9-4 | GS-7 | W(3-3) | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.30 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 1.18 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 7 | 40 | 27 | May 19 | CLE | WSH | W,5-1 | CG | W(4-3) | 5 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2.91 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0.64 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 8 | 41 | 31 | May 23 | CLE | BOS | W,6-3 | GS-8 | W(5-3) | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.34 | 1.04 | 1t start tie | 8t 123 1 out a5 | |||||||
| 9 | 42 | 35 | May 28 | CLE | DET | L,1-3 | GS-7 | L(5-4) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.09 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.01 | 1.20 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 10 | 43 | 39 | Jun 2 | CLE | @ | WSH | W,15-0 | SHO | W(6-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.51 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a15 | ||||||
| 11 | 44 | 55 | Jun 16 | CLE | NYY | L,1-3 | GS-6 | L(6-5) | 13 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.85 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | 0.99 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 12 | 45 | 58 | Jun 20 | CLE | BOS | W,5-4 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 1.32 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 13 | 46 | 65 | Jun 29(1) | CLE | CHW | W,5-2 | CG | W(7-5) | 8 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 1.06 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 14 | 47 | 71 | Jul 4(1) | CLE | @ | DET | W,6-4 | GS-9 | W(8-5) | 4 | 8.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 1.38 | 1b start tie | 9b 12- 1 out a2 | ||||||
| 15 | 48 | 75 | Jul 7 | CLE | @ | KCA | L,2-5 | GS-4 | L(8-6) | 2 | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | 1.02 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 16 | 49 | 79 | Jul 14 | CLE | @ | NYY | L,4-5 | GS-8 | 6 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 1b start tie | 8b -2- 2 out tie | |||||||
| 17 | 50 | 83 | Jul 18(1) | CLE | @ | WSH | L,5-7 | GS-1 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.32 | 1.12 | 1b start tie | 1b --- 0 out d4 | |||||||
| 18 | 51 | 87 | Jul 21(2) | CLE | @ | BAL | W,4-3 | GS-8 | 2 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.24 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 1.14 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 19 | 52 | 90 | Jul 25 | CLE | WSH | W,11-3 | CG | W(9-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.22 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 | 0.69 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a8 | |||||||
| 20 | 53 | 94 | Jul 29(1) | CLE | BAL | W,3-0 | SHO | W(10-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.63 | 1.28 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 21 | 54 | 99 | Aug 2 | CLE | NYY | W,4-0 | SHO | W(11-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.37 | 0.73 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 22 | 55 | 103 | Aug 6 | CLE | @ | DET | L,0-9 | GS-7 | L(11-7) | 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0.71 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 23 | 56 | 105 | Aug 8 | CLE | @ | CHW | L,6-7 | 9-12 | BS(1) | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 2.67 | 9b --- 0 out a1 | 12b 3 out tie | |||||
| 24 | 57 | 109 | Aug 12 | CLE | @ | KCA | W,6-3 | CG | W(12-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 1.20 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 25 | 58 | 112 | Aug 16 | CLE | DET | W,5-4 | GS-7 | W(13-7) | 3 | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.82 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0.97 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-3 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 26 | 59 | 117 | Aug 21 | CLE | @ | NYY | W,3-0 | SHO | W(14-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.69 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.99 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 27 | 60 | 121 | Aug 25 | CLE | @ | BOS | L,6-9 | GS-4 | L(14-8) | 3 | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 | 0.98 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 28 | 61 | 124 | Aug 28 | CLE | @ | BAL | L,0-1 | 8-GF(8) | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.66 | 8b --- 0 out d1 | 8b end d 1 | ||||||
| 29 | 62 | 126 | Aug 31(1) | CLE | @ | CHW | W,3-2 | GS-9 | W(15-8) | 2 | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 1.64 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 12- 1 out a1 | ||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 30 | 63 | 132 | Sep 4 | CLE | @ | KCA | L,2-5 | GS-4 | L(15-9) | 3 | 3.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.82 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.16 | 0.90 | 1b start tie | 4b -2- 1 out d3 | ||||||
| 31 | 64 | 135 | Sep 9(1) | CLE | CHW | W,4-1 | CG | W(16-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.74 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 | 1.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 32 | 65 | 140 | Sep 14(1) | CLE | BOS | W,10-2 | CG | W(17-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.71 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.77 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a8 | |||||||
| 33 | 66 | 145 | Sep 18(1) | CLE | WSH | W,1-0 | SHO | W(18-9) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 | 1.69 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 34 | 67 | 149 | Sep 22 | CLE | @ | DET | W,5-1 | CG | W(19-9) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.55 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.94 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out a4 | ||||||
| 35 | 68 | 152 | Sep 26 | CLE | KCA | W,8-4 | CG | W(20-9) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.77 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.77 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10, 11 and 15 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
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