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Art Herring

Arthur L. Herring (Red or Sandy)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: March 10, 1906 in Altus, OK (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1929
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Dodgers/Pirates/WhiteSox 1929-1947

Final Game: June 15, 1947
Died: December 2, 1995 in Marion, IN
Buried: Grant Memorial Park, Marion, IN
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1929	23	DET	AL	2	1	.667	4.78	4	4	0	2	0	0	32.0	38	17	17	0	19	15	1	0	0	147	91	1.781	10.7	0.0	5.3	4.2	0.79
1930	24	-min	AA	5	7	.417	3.95	13						98.0	93	47	43		35							1.306	8.5		3.2			TTO · IL
1930	24	DET	AL	3	3	.500	5.33	23	6	10	1	0	0	77.2	97	54	46	2	36	16	3	0	1	359	91	1.712	11.2	0.2	4.2	1.9	0.44
1931	25	DET	AL	7	13	.350	4.31	35	16	12	9	0	1	165.0	186	95	79	8	67	64	8	0	0	744	106	1.533	10.1	0.4	3.7	3.5	0.96
1932	26	DET-min	A	11	5	.688	2.94	19	18					150.0	132	58	49		53							1.233	7.9		3.2			BMT · TL
1932	26	DET	AL	1	2	.333	5.24	12	0	8	0	0	2	22.1	25	18	13	2	15	12	1	0	1	105	91	1.791	10.1	0.8	6.0	4.8	0.80
1933	27	DET-min	A	4	3	.571	2.49	9						47.0	35	19	13		21							1.191	6.7		4.0			BMT · TL
1933	27	DET	AL	1	2	.333	3.84	24	3	10	1	0	0	61.0	61	34	26	6	20	20	1	0	0	258	113	1.328	9.0	0.9	3.0	3.0	1.00
1934	28	-min	AA	4	6	.400	4.46	21						103.0	118	64	51		48							1.612	10.3		4.2			ALB · IL
1934	28	BRO	NL	2	4	.333	6.20	14	4	5	2	0	0	49.1	63	36	34	2	29	15	0	0	1	238	63	1.865	11.5	0.4	5.3	2.7	0.52

1939	33	CHW-min	AA	9	9	.500	3.55	18	18					137.0	128	60	54		34							1.182	8.4		2.2			STP · AA
1939	33	CHW	AL	0	0		5.65	7	0	5	0	0	0	14.1	13	9	9	1	5	8	1	0	1	60	86	1.256	8.2	0.6	3.1	5.0	1.60

1944	38	LAD-min	AA	8	5	.615	2.18	15	12	2	11	1		103.0	89	29	25		23	40	0	0	2			1.087	7.8		2.0	3.5	1.74	STP · AA
1944	38	BRO	NL	3	4	.429	3.42	12	6	5	3	1	1	55.1	59	28	21	3	17	19	1	0	0	238	104	1.373	9.6	0.5	2.8	3.1	1.12
1945	39	BRO	NL	7	4	.636	3.48	22	15	4	7	2	2	124.0	103	60	48	11	43	34	3	0	1	520	108	1.177	7.5	0.8	3.1	2.5	0.79
1946	40	BRO	NL	7	2	.778	3.35	35	2	13	0	0	5	86.0	91	39	32	2	29	34	1	0	2	373	102	1.395	9.5	0.2	3.0	3.6	1.17
1947	41	STL-min	AAA	6	2	.750	3.99	20	7	5	2	0		70.0	84	37	31		16	33	1	0	3			1.429	10.8		2.1	4.2	2.06	CLB · AA
1947	41	PIT	NL	1	3	.250	8.44	11	0	8	0	0	2	10.2	18	11	10	3	4	6	0	0	0	55	52	2.063	15.2	2.5	3.4	5.1	1.50
11 Seasons				34	38	.472	4.32	199	56	80	25	3	13	697.2	754	401	335	40	284	243	20	0	7	3097	96	1.488	9.7	0.5	3.7	3.1	0.86
162 Game Avg.				9	10	.472	4.32	53	15	21	7	1	3	186	201	107	89	11	76	65	5	0	2	826	96	1.488	9.7	0.5	3.7	3.1	0.86

DET (5 yrs)				14	21	.400	4.55	98	29	40	13	0	3	358.0	407	218	181	18	157	127	14	0	2	1613	101	1.575	10.2	0.5	3.9	3.2	0.81
BRO (4 yrs)				19	14	.576	3.86	83	27	27	12	3	8	314.2	316	163	135	18	118	102	5	0	4	1369	95	1.379	9.0	0.5	3.4	2.9	0.86
PIT (1 yr)				1	3	.250	8.44	11	0	8	0	0	2	10.2	18	11	10	3	4	6	0	0	0	55	52	2.063	15.2	2.5	3.4	5.1	1.50
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		5.65	7	0	5	0	0	0	14.1	13	9	9	1	5	8	1	0	1	60	86	1.256	8.2	0.6	3.1	5.0	1.60

AL (6 yrs)			AL	14	21	.400	4.59	105	29	45	13	0	3	372.1	420	227	190	19	162	135	15	0	3	1673	100	1.563	10.2	0.5	3.9	3.3	0.83
NL (5 yrs)			NL	20	17	.541	4.01	94	27	35	12	3	10	325.1	334	174	145	21	122	108	5	0	4	1424	92	1.402	9.2	0.6	3.4	3.0	0.89

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1929	23	DET	AL	32.0	4	17	21	-1	1.0	4	0.5	$
1930	24	DET	AL	77.2	6	54	54	0	1.0	0	0.2	$
1931	25	DET	AL	165.0	16	95	108	-2	1.0	13	1.9	$
1932	26	DET	AL	22.1	0	18	15	0	1.0	-3	-0.2	$
1933	27	DET	AL	61.0	3	34	39	1	1.0	5	0.4	$
1934	28	BRO	NL	49.1	4	36	30	0	1.0	-6	-0.7	$

1939	33	CHW	AL	14.1	0	9	10	0	1.0	1	0.1	$

1944	38	BRO	NL	55.1	6	28	29	-2	1.0	1	0.3	$
1945	39	BRO	NL	124.0	15	60	68	-1	1.0	8	0.8	$
1946	40	BRO	NL	86.0	2	39	44	0	1.0	5	0.5	$
1947	41	PIT	NL	10.2	0	11	6	0	1.0	-5	-0.4	$
11 Seasons				697.2	56	401	424	-5	1.0	23	3.4	$

DET (5 yrs)				358.0	29	218	237	-2	1.0	19	2.8	$
BRO (4 yrs)				314.2	27	163	171	-3	1.0	8	0.9	$
PIT (1 yr)				10.2	0	11	6	0	1.0	-5	-0.4	$
CHW (1 yr)				14.1	0	9	10	0	1.0	1	0.1	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos
1927	21	-min	A	27	92	92		24	7	1	0						.261	.261	.359	.620		33				BMT · TL
1929	23	DET	AL	4	14	14	2	3	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	.214	.214	.500	.714	78	7		0	0	/1
1930	24	-min	AA	15	33	33		9	1	0	0						.273	.273	.303	.576		10				TTO · IL
1930	24	DET	AL	23	26	23	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.130	.167	.130	.297	-24	3		0	2	1
1931	25	DET	AL	35	61	55	10	11	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	6	.200	.241	.236	.478	24	13		0	3	1
1932	26	DET-min	A	19	54	54		17	4	0	1						.315	.315	.444	.759		24				BMT · TL
1932	26	DET	AL	12	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200	-45	0		0	0	1
1933	27	DET-min	A	12	22	22		8	3	0	0						.364	.364	.500	.864		11				BMT · TL
1933	27	DET	AL	24	15	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.077	.200	.077	.277	-25	1		0	0	1
1934	28	-min	AA	22	36	36		12	2	0	0						.333	.333	.389	.722		14				ALB · IL
1934	28	BRO	NL	14	18	14	1	2	0	0	0	2	0		4	3	.143	.333	.143	.476	35	2	0	0	0	1

1939	33	CHW-min	AA	18	47	47		9	1	1	1						.191	.191	.319	.511		15				STP · AA
1939	33	CHW	AL	7	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	-45	0	0	0	0	/1

1944	38	LAD-min	AA	27	47	45	6	17	5	0	0	4	0		1	3	.378	.391	.489	.880		22	1	0	1	STP · AA
1944	38	BRO	NL	12	18	15	5	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	1	.200	.200	.333	.533	49	5	0	0	3	1
1945	39	BRO	NL	23	49	42	3	4	0	0	0	1	1		2	6	.095	.156	.095	.251	-29	4	0	1	4	1
1946	40	BRO	NL	35	24	22	2	4	2	0	0	0	0		1	2	.182	.217	.273	.490	38	6	1	0	1	1
1947	41	STL-min	AAA	20	26	23	4	6	1	0	0	3	0		2	2	.261	.320	.304	.624		7	0	0	1	CLB · AA
1947	41	PIT	NL	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	1
11 Seasons				200	237	208	29	31	6	2	0	9	1	0	15	27	.149	.210	.197	.407	9	41	1	1	13
162 Game Avg.				162	192	168	23	25	5	2	0	7	1		12	22	.149	.210	.197	.407	9	33		1	11

DET (5 yrs)				98	121	109	17	18	4	1	0	6	0	0	7	14	.165	.216	.220	.436	12	24		0	5
BRO (4 yrs)				84	109	93	11	13	2	1	0	3	1		7	12	.140	.208	.183	.391	10	17	1	1	8
PIT (1 yr)				11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				7	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	-45	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				105	126	113	18	18	4	1	0	6	0	0	8	15	.159	.215	.212	.427	10	24	0	0	5
NL (5 yrs)				95	111	95	11	13	2	1	0	3	1		7	12	.137	.204	.179	.383	8	17	1	1	8

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1929	23	DET	AL	14	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$	/1
1930	24	DET	AL	26	-5	0	0	0	0	2	1	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1
1931	25	DET	AL	61	-7	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1932	26	DET	AL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1933	27	DET	AL	15	-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1934	28	BRO	NL	18	-1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.2	2	0.2	0.0	$	1

1939	33	CHW	AL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1

1944	38	BRO	NL	18	-1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.2	1	0.1	0.1	$	1
1945	39	BRO	NL	49	-8	0	0	0	0	3	1	-4	-0.4	-4	-0.4	0.0	$	1
1946	40	BRO	NL	24	-2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
1947	41	PIT	NL	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
11 Seasons				237	-30	2	0	0	0	16	7	-6	-0.3	-5	-0.5	0.2	$

DET (5 yrs)				121	-16	1	0	0	0	8	4	-4	-0.2	-3	-0.3	0.1	$
BRO (4 yrs)				109	-12	1	0	0	0	8	3	0	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$
PIT (1 yr)				2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
CHW (1 yr)				5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1929	DET	AL	23	P	4	4	2	32.0	9	2	7	0	0	1.000	2.53	2.25	.958	2.33	2.30
1930	DET	AL	24	P	23	6	1	77.2	18	4	14	0	1	1.000	2.09	0.78	.946	2.20	2.17
1931	DET	AL	25	P	35	16	9	165.0	51	9	39	3	6	.941	2.62	1.37	.954	2.21	2.19
1932	DET	AL	26	P	12	0	0	22.1	6	0	6	0	1	1.000	2.42	0.50	.958	2.26	2.23
1933	DET	AL	27	P	24	3	1	61.0	11	0	11	0	2	1.000	1.62	0.46	.960	2.29	2.27
1934	BRO	NL	28	P	14	4	2	49.1	13	3	9	1	0	.923	2.19	0.86	.960	2.26	2.24
1939	CHW	AL	33	P	7	0	0	14.1	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	1.88	0.43	.950	1.95	1.89
1944	BRO	NL	38	P	12	6	3	55.1	14	3	11	0	1	1.000	2.28	1.17	.961	2.13	2.13
1945	BRO	NL	39	P	22	15	7	124.0	34	7	27	0	4	1.000	2.47	1.55	.963	2.18	2.17
1946	BRO	NL	40	P	35	2	0	86.0	32	5	25	2	2	.938	3.14	0.86	.960	2.24	2.22
1947	PIT	NL	41	P	11	0	0	10.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.84	0.09	.970	2.11	2.07
	11 Seasons			P	199	56	25	697.2	192	33	153	6	17	.969	2.40	0.93	.957	2.21	2.19
	11 Seasons			TOT	199	56	25	697.2	192	33	153	6	17	.969	2.40	0.93	.957	2.21	2.19

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Saves s c a p y 1946 NL 5 (2nd)	Home Runs s c a p y 1945 NL 11 (9th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1931 AL 8 (1st)	Oldest s c a p y 1946 NL born 1906-03-10 (4th) 1947 NL born 1906-03-10 (1st)

Saves s c a p y
1946 NL 5 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1945 NL 11 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1931 AL 8 (1st)

Oldest s c a p y
1946 NL born 1906-03-10 (4th)
1947 NL born 1906-03-10 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 1 (1984), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December, 1933: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.
December 26, 1934: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Johnny Frederick and cash to Sacramento (PCL) for Frenchy Bordagaray.
October 19, 1946: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
June 23, 1947: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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