Whitey Herzog

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 182lb (180cm, 82kg)

Born: November 9, 1931 in New Athens, IL us

Died: April 15, 2024 in St. Louis, MO

High School: New Athens HS (New Athens, IL)

Debut: April 17, 1956 (Age 24-160d, 11,319th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1963 (Age 31-323d)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2010. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Whitey Herzog's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

1614

414

.257

213

RBI

172

OBP

.354

SLG

.365

OPS

.719

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 15	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	3	Apr 17	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-4	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	5 (1)	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	6	Apr 22	WSH		BAL	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	7	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	14 (6)	May 4 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	17 (2)	May 7 (2)	WSH		DET	W,11-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
				Player went from Washington Senators to Kansas City Athletics
8	29	May 22	KCA		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
9	30	May 23	KCA		BOS	L,1-9	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	1
10	31	May 24	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
11	32	May 25	KCA		BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
12	33	May 26	KCA		BAL	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
13	34	May 27	KCA		NYY	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	50 (15)	Jun 11 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-2	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
15	54 (3)	Jun 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-7	GF	20	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
16	55	Jun 15 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	W,17-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
17	56	Jun 15 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,9-4	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	60 (3)	Jun 20	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	61	Jun 21	KCA		BOS	W,8-5	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	62	Jun 22	KCA		BOS	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	63	Jun 23	KCA		WSH	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
22	65 (1)	Jun 25	KCA		WSH	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
23	70 (4)	Jun 30	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	71	Jul 1	KCA	@	DET	W,5-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	75 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	77 (1)	Jul 6	KCA	@	CLE	L,5-8	GF	13	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
27	78	Jul 10 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
28	79	Jul 10 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
29	81 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
30	82	Jul 14	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-0	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	83	Jul 15	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	84	Jul 16	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
33	86 (1)	Jul 18	KCA	@	NYY	W,2-1	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
34	87	Jul 19	KCA	@	NYY	W,6-4	GF	23	5.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
35	88	Jul 20 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-3	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	93 (4)	Jul 26	KCA		BAL	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	94	Jul 27	KCA		BAL	W,11-6	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
38	96 (1)	Jul 29	KCA		NYY	W,7-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	101 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	KCA		WSH	W,12-0	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
40	107 (5)	Aug 10 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-11	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
41	108	Aug 10 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	W,4-2	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
42	110 (1)	Aug 12	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
43	113 (2)	Aug 14	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	114	Aug 15	KCA		DET	W,12-5	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
45	115	Aug 16	KCA		DET	W,8-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	116	Aug 17	KCA		DET	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	118 (1)	Aug 19 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
48	119	Aug 19 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
49	121 (1)	Aug 21	KCA	@	WSH	W,7-4	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
50	123 (1)	Aug 23	KCA	@	WSH	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
51	124	Aug 24 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-14	GF	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	127 (2)	Aug 27	KCA	@	NYY	W,11-7	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
53	130 (2)	Aug 31	KCA		CLE	L,2-3	GS	42	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	131	Sep 1 (1)	KCA		DET	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
55	132	Sep 1 (2)	KCA		DET	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	134 (1)	Sep 3	KCA	@	CLE	W,6-2	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
57	135	Sep 4	KCA	@	CLE	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
58	141 (5)	Sep 11	KCA		BAL	W,7-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	142	Sep 12	KCA		WSH	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR 1B
60	145 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,7-12	GF	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	146	Sep 17 (1)	KCA		BOS	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	147	Sep 17 (2)	KCA		BOS	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
63	148	Sep 18	KCA		BOS	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
64	153 (4)	Sep 24	KCA		CLE	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	155 (1)	Sep 27	KCA	@	CHW	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							66gm		227.0	147	6	3	156	9