Vic Wertz

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 186lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: February 9, 1925 in York, PA us

Died: July 7, 1983 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: Reading HS (Reading, PA)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 22-065d, 10,283rd in major league history)
vs. SLB 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 19, 1963 (Age 38-222d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Victor Woodrow Wertz

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.0

6099

1692

266

.277

867

RBI

1178

OBP

.364

SLG

.469

OPS

.833

OPS+

122

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

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CLE		CHW	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
2	2	Apr 18	CLE	@	DET	W,8-3	GS	43	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
3	3	Apr 20	CLE	@	DET	L,0-7	GS	34	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
4	4	Apr 21	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	53	11.2	11	1	0	12	3	1B
5	5	Apr 23	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-0	GS	24	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
6	6	Apr 24	CLE	@	KCA	L,6-17	CG	44	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
7	7	Apr 25	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
8	8	Apr 26	CLE		DET	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
9	9	Apr 27	CLE		DET	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
10	10	Apr 28 (1)	CLE		DET	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
11	11	Apr 28 (2)	CLE		DET	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
12	12	Apr 30	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	GS	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
14	14	May 4	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
15	15	May 5 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
16	16	May 5 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GS	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
17	17	May 7	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
18	18	May 8	CLE		NYY	W,10-4	GS	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
19	19	May 10	CLE		KCA	W,4-1	GS	23	7.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
20	20	May 11	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
21	21	May 12 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
22	22	May 12 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
23	23	May 15	CLE	@	BAL	W,11-8	GS	46	11.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
24	24	May 16	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
25	25	May 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
26	26	May 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-1	GS	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
27	27	May 19	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
28	28	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-2	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
29	29	May 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-11	CG	47	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
30	30	May 24	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
31	34 (3)	May 27	CLE	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
32	35	May 28	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	29	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
33	36	May 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-4	GS	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
34	37	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-6	GS	31	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
35	38	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
36	39	May 31	CLE	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	40	Jun 1	CLE	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
38	41	Jun 2	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
39	42	Jun 4	CLE		NYY	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
40	43	Jun 5	CLE		NYY	L,3-13	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
41	44	Jun 6	CLE		NYY	L,5-14	CG	53	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
42	45	Jun 7	CLE		WSH	L,7-11	CG	52	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
43	46	Jun 8	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
44	47	Jun 9 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
45	48	Jun 9 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
46	49	Jun 11	CLE		BOS	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
47	50	Jun 12	CLE		BOS	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
48	51	Jun 13	CLE		BOS	L,3-9	GS	26	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
49	52	Jun 14	CLE		BAL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
50	53	Jun 15	CLE		BAL	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
51	54	Jun 16 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	GS	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
52	55	Jun 16 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
53	56	Jun 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
54	57	Jun 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
55	58	Jun 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	6	2	1	9	2	1B
56	59	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
57	60	Jun 22	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-1	GS	15	4.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
58	61	Jun 23 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,14-2	GS	23	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
59	62	Jun 23 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
60	63	Jun 25	CLE	@	NYY	W,11-2	GS	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
61	64	Jun 26	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
62	65	Jun 27	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-0	GS	29	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
63	66	Jun 28	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-6	GS	26	6.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
64	67	Jun 29 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
65	68	Jun 29 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
66	69	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-12	CG	45	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	70	Jul 1	CLE		KCA	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
68	71	Jul 3	CLE		DET	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
69	72	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	1B
70	73	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
71	74	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-14	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
72	75	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
73	76	Jul 7 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	64	12.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
74	77	Jul 7 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
75	79 (1)	Jul 11 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,4-5	GF	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
76	82 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
77	83	Jul 14 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,17-4	GS	33	8.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
78	84	Jul 16	CLE		WSH	W,9-3	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
79	85	Jul 17	CLE		WSH	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
80	86	Jul 18	CLE		WSH	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
81	87	Jul 19	CLE		NYY	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
82	88	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
83	89	Jul 21 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
84	90	Jul 21 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,7-4	GS	32	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
85	91	Jul 24 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	3	1B
86	92	Jul 24 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	3	0	0	3	1	1B
87	93	Jul 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	42	9.1	7	1	0	8	1	1B
88	94	Jul 26	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-10	GS	33	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
89	95	Jul 27	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-2	GS	31	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
90	96	Jul 28	CLE	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
91	97	Jul 29	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
92	98	Jul 30	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	GS	27	8.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
93	99	Jul 31	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-0	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	100	Aug 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
95	101	Aug 3	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
96	102	Aug 4 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
97	103	Aug 4 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	40	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
98	104	Aug 5	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-2	GS	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
99	105	Aug 6	CLE	@	DET	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
100	106	Aug 7	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
101	107	Aug 8	CLE	@	DET	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
102	108	Aug 9	CLE		KCA	L,2-3	GS	46	12.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
103	109	Aug 10	CLE		KCA	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
104	110	Aug 11 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
105	111	Aug 11 (2)	CLE		KCA	L,8-9	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
106	112	Aug 13	CLE		CHW	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
107	113	Aug 14	CLE		CHW	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
108	114	Aug 15	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
109	115	Aug 16	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
110	116	Aug 17	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	7	1	0	8	0	1B
111	119 (2)	Aug 20	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
112	120	Aug 21	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
113	121	Aug 22	CLE		BOS	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
114	126 (4)	Aug 27	CLE		BAL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
115	127	Aug 28	CLE		BAL	L,6-19	CG	54	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
116	128	Aug 29	CLE		BAL	W,13-4	GS	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
117	129	Aug 30	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG	39	10.0	12	1	1	14	3	1B
118	130	Aug 31	CLE		DET	L,7-8	CG	47	10.0	2	1	0	3	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	131	Sep 1	CLE		DET	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
120	132	Sep 2 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
121	133	Sep 2 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
122	134	Sep 6	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
123	135	Sep 7	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
124	136	Sep 8	CLE	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
125	137	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS	15	3.2	3	0	0	3	0	1B
126	138	Sep 11 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
127	139	Sep 13	CLE	@	BOS	W,16-3	GS	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
128	140	Sep 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,10-13	CG	47	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
129	141	Sep 15 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	69	15.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
130	142	Sep 15 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
131	143	Sep 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
132	144	Sep 18	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
133	145	Sep 20	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
134	146	Sep 21	CLE		CHW	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
135	147	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	L,5-9	CG	49	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
136	149 (1)	Sep 25	CLE	@	KCA	W,9-7	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
137	150	Sep 26	CLE	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
138	151	Sep 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
139	152	Sep 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	31	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
							139gm		1162.2	1025	83	14	1122	122