Keith Hernandez

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: October 20, 1953 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Capuchino HS (San Bruno, CA).

High School: Capuchino HS (San Bruno, CA)

Debut: August 30, 1974 (Age 20-314d, 13,536th in major league history)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 24, 1990 (Age 36-277d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Keith Hernandez

Nicknames: Mex

Twitter: @keithhernandez

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MVP
5x All-Star
2x World Series
11x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.3

7370

2182

162

.296

1124

RBI

1071

OBP

.384

SLG

.436

OPS

.821

OPS+

128

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (May 8)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	STL	@	PIT	W,12-6	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
2	2	Apr 9	STL	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
3	3	Apr 10	STL	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
4	4	Apr 12	STL	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
5	5	Apr 13	STL	@	NYM	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
6	6	Apr 14	STL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
7	7	Apr 15	STL		PIT	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	15	3	0	18	0	1B
8	8	Apr 16	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
9	9	Apr 17	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
10	10	Apr 18	STL		NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
11	11	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	PH 1B
12	12	Apr 20	STL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
13	13	Apr 22	STL	@	PHI	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
14	14	Apr 23	STL	@	PHI	L,1-11	GS	29	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
15	15	Apr 24	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
16	16	Apr 26	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
17	17	Apr 27	STL	@	CHC	W,21-3	GS	33	7.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
18	18	Apr 29	STL		ATL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
19	19	Apr 30	STL		ATL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	STL		ATL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
21	21	May 2	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	13	1	0	14	0	1B
22	22	May 4	STL	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	12	2	1	15	1	1B
23	23	May 6	STL		HOU	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
24	24	May 7	STL		HOU	L,1-3	CG	44	11.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
25	25	May 8	STL		HOU	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
26	26	May 9	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
27	27	May 10	STL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
28	28	May 11	STL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
29	29	May 12	STL		CIN	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
30	30	May 13	STL	@	ATL	W,3-0	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	1	1B
31	31	May 14	STL	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
32	32	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,12-15	CG	49	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
33	33	May 17	STL	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
34	34	May 18	STL	@	HOU	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
35	35	May 20	STL		SFG	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
36	36	May 21	STL		SFG	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
37	37	May 22	STL		SFG	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
38	38	May 23	STL		SFG	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
39	39	May 24	STL		PHI	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	12	1	2	15	1	1B
40	40	May 25	STL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
41	41	May 26	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
42	42	May 27	STL		MON	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
43	43	May 28	STL		MON	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
44	45 (1)	May 30	STL		CHC	W,14-0	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
45	46	May 31	STL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	47	Jun 1	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	54	13.0	18	1	0	19	1	1B
47	48	Jun 3	STL	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
48	49	Jun 4	STL	@	MON	L,7-8	CG	57	12.2	14	2	0	16	1	1B
49	50	Jun 5	STL	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
50	51	Jun 6	STL		SDP	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
51	52	Jun 7	STL		SDP	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	17	1	0	18	0	1B
52	53	Jun 8	STL		SDP	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
53	54	Jun 9	STL		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
54	55	Jun 10	STL		LAD	W,8-7	CG	50	12.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
55	56	Jun 11	STL		LAD	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
56	57	Jun 12	STL		LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
57	58	Jun 14	STL	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
58	59	Jun 15	STL	@	SFG	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
59	60	Jun 16	STL	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
60	61	Jun 17	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
61	62	Jun 18	STL	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
62	64 (1)	Jun 20	STL	@	LAD	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
63	65	Jun 21	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
64	66	Jun 22	STL	@	LAD	L,1-12	CG	49	8.0	3	0	1	4	1	1B
65	67	Jun 24	STL		PHI	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
66	68	Jun 25	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
67	69	Jun 26	STL		PHI	L,0-2	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
68	70	Jun 27	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
69	71	Jun 28 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
70	73 (1)	Jun 29	STL		PIT	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
71	74	Jun 30	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	75	Jul 1	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
73	76	Jul 2	STL		CHC	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
74	77	Jul 3	STL		CHC	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
75	78	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
76	79	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
77	80	Jul 5	STL	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	17	0	1	18	0	1B
78	81	Jul 6	STL	@	PIT	L,8-11	CG	42	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
79	82	Jul 7	STL	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
80	83	Jul 8	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
81	84	Jul 9	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
82	85	Jul 10 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
83	86	Jul 10 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
84	87	Jul 12	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	8	0	0	8	1	1B
85	88	Jul 13	STL	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS	25	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
86	89	Jul 14	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
87	90	Jul 15	STL	@	MON	L,6-7	CG	62	13.2	11	2	0	13	0	1B
88	91	Jul 16	STL	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
89	92	Jul 17	STL	@	MON	L,7-8	CG	41	8.1	4	0	0	4	1	1B
90	93	Jul 21	STL		HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
91	94	Jul 22	STL		HOU	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
92	95	Jul 23	STL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
93	96	Jul 24	STL		CIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
94	97	Jul 25	STL		CIN	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
95	98	Jul 26	STL		ATL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
96	99	Jul 27	STL		ATL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
97	100	Jul 28	STL		ATL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
98	101	Jul 29 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
99	102	Jul 29 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,10-3	GS	22	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
100	103	Jul 30	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
101	104	Jul 31	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	105	Aug 1	STL	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
103	106	Aug 2	STL	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
104	107	Aug 3	STL	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
105	108	Aug 5	STL	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
106	109	Aug 6 (1)	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
107	110	Aug 6 (2)	STL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
108	111	Aug 7	STL	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
109	112	Aug 8	STL	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
110	113	Aug 9	STL	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
111	114	Aug 10	STL	@	NYM	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
112	115	Aug 12	STL		MON	W,2-1	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
113	116	Aug 13	STL		MON	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
114	117	Aug 14	STL		MON	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
115	118	Aug 15	STL		NYM	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
116	119	Aug 16	STL		NYM	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
117	120	Aug 17	STL		NYM	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	12	3	0	15	1	1B
118	121	Aug 19	STL		SDP	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
119	122	Aug 20	STL		SDP	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
120	123	Aug 21	STL		SDP	L,0-7	GS	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
121	124	Aug 22	STL		LAD	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
122	125	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
123	126	Aug 24	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
124	127	Aug 25	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
125	128	Aug 26	STL	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
126	129	Aug 27	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	8	1	0	9	0	1B
127	130	Aug 28	STL	@	LAD	L,0-11	GS	40	7.0	7	0	2	9	0	1B
128	131	Aug 29	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
129	132	Aug 30	STL	@	SDP	L,4-7	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
130	133	Aug 31	STL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	134	Sep 2	STL	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
132	135	Sep 3	STL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	62	13.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B
133	136	Sep 4	STL	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
134	137	Sep 5	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
135	138	Sep 6	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
136	139	Sep 7	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
137	140	Sep 8	STL	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	7	2	1	10	2	1B
138	141	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	8	4	0	12	2	1B
139	142	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
140	143	Sep 11	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
141	144	Sep 12	STL		CHC	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
142	145	Sep 13	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
143	146	Sep 15 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
144	147	Sep 15 (2)	STL		PIT	W,10-7	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
145	148	Sep 16	STL		PHI	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
146	149	Sep 17	STL		PHI	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
147	150	Sep 18	STL		PHI	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
148	151	Sep 21 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
149	152	Sep 21 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
150	153	Sep 22	STL	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
151	154	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
152	155	Sep 26	STL		MON	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
153	156	Sep 27	STL		MON	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
154	157	Sep 28	STL		MON	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
155	158	Sep 30 (1)	STL		NYM	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
156	160 (1)	Oct 1 (1)	STL		NYM	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
157	161	Oct 1 (2)	STL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
158	162	Oct 2	STL		NYM	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
							158gm		1345.0	1453	106	12	1571	146