Bob Cerv

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: May 5, 1925 in Weston, NE us

Died: April 6, 2017 in Blair, NE

Buried: St. John Nepomucene Cemetery, Weston, NE

High School: Weston HS (Weston, NE)

School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)

Debut: August 1, 1951 (Age 26-088d, 10,829th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 29, 1962 (Age 37-085d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Robert Henry Cerv

Pronunciation: \SERVE\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.3

2261

624

105

.276

320

RBI

374

OBP

.340

SLG

.481

OPS

.821

OPS+

122

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	33-21 / in Starts: 20-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	1 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 134 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	95 (46-30-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 134 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	84 (44-26-13)

Most Driven In
H Bauer	5
B Skowron	4
M Mantle	3
Self	3
E Howard	2
Y Berra	2
T Byrne	1
T Morgan	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3
B Skowron	3
A Carey	3
E Howard	2
J Collins	1
I Noren	1
P Rizzuto	0
B Martin	0

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	168	3 (2)	Apr 19	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.47	-0.012	1.40	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
2	169	4	Apr 20	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						LF
3	170	5	Apr 21	NYY		BOS	W,14-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.08	-0.002	.25	0.00%	-0.33	LF
4	171	6	Apr 22	NYY		BOS	W,13-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.09	0.004	.29	0.01%	1.00	LF
5	172	8 (1)	Apr 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	173	14 (5)	May 3	NYY		KCA	L,7-8	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.500	.667	7	.58	0.016	2.09	0.03%	0.66	LF
7	174	15	May 4	NYY		KCA	W,10-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.700	1.000	7	1.58	0.164	5.48	0.34%	0.95	LF
8	175	16	May 5	NYY		KCA	W,5-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.273	.636	.909	7	.77	0.031	2.78	0.07%	0.39	LF
9	176	20 (3)	May 9	NYY		CLE	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.583	.833	9	2.53	-0.072	12.07	-0.21%	-0.36	PH LF
10	177	21	May 10	NYY		CLE	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.538	.769	9	.20	-0.005	.94	-0.01%	-0.44	PH
11	178	22	May 11	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.538	.769	6						PR
12	179	31 (8)	May 20	NYY	@	KCA	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.538	.769	5						LF
13	180	32	May 21	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.533	.846	3	.66	0.048	3.07	0.13%	0.63	LF
14	181	34 (1)	May 23	NYY	@	DET	W,13-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.238	.400	.638	6	.49	-0.059	2.36	-0.17%	-1.15	LF
15	182	36 (1)	May 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,10-2	GS-9	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.520	.789	7	.38	0.027	1.96	0.08%	1.17	LF
16	183	37	May 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-9	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.500	.759	9	.27	-0.008	1.44	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
17	184	42 (4)	May 31	NYY		WSH	W,9-6	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.571	.847	7	.95	0.114	4.92	0.36%	1.10	LF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	185	44 (1)	Jun 3 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.242	.500	.742	7	1.70	-0.177	9.73	-0.61%	-1.49	LF
19	186	45	Jun 3 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-7	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.500	.765	9	.51	0.027	2.85	0.09%	0.26	PH
20	187	46	Jun 5	NYY		KCA	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.485	.742	7	.51	-0.013	2.56	-0.04%	-0.16	PH
21	188	47	Jun 6	NYY		KCA	W,10-5	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.472	.735	6	.82	0.046	4.17	0.14%	1.24	LF
22	189	48	Jun 7	NYY		KCA	W,9-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.447	.733	6	.32	-0.002	1.61	-0.01%	-0.10	LF
23	190	50 (1)	Jun 9	NYY		CLE	L,8-15	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.298	.442	.740	6	.71	0.123	4.64	0.48%	1.08	LF
24	191	53 (2)	Jun 13	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	4-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.298	.442	.740	9	1.65	-0.020	10.72	-0.08%	-0.18	PH
25	192	57 (3)	Jun 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-4	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.432	.723	9	1.25	-0.036	7.98	-0.14%	-0.37	PH
26	193	63 (5)	Jun 24 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-14	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.286	.422	.708	9	1.29	-0.055	10.40	-0.27%	-0.59	PH
27	194	69 (5)	Jun 30	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.217	.275	.413	.688	8	.78	-0.031	4.19	-0.10%	-0.26	PH LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	195	71 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,8-6	GS-6	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.296	.404	.701	2	1.26	0.062	6.40	0.19%	0.63	LF
29	196	72	Jul 3	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.316	.420	.736	7	.64	0.058	3.53	0.19%	0.63	LF
30	197	73	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-7	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.310	.412	.722	2	4.56	-0.123	27.00	-0.44%	-0.48	PH LF
31	198	74	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.333	.418	.752	7	.59	0.058	3.68	0.22%	1.94	CF
32	199	75	Jul 5	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.343	.431	.774	7	.53	0.015	3.14	0.05%	0.53	CF
33	200	76	Jul 6	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.361	.435	.797	2	.56	0.036	3.02	0.11%	0.97	CF
34	201	78 (1)	Jul 8	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-2	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.266	.351	.422	.773	3	.19	-0.009	.95	-0.03%	-0.27	CF
35	202	79	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	W,9-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.351	.422	.773	3						PR CF
36	203	81 (1)	Jul 14	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.342	.406	.748	2	1.31	-0.093	7.49	-0.32%	-0.91	LF CF
37	204	82	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.349	.403	.752	2	.59	0.036	3.09	0.11%	0.38	LF
38	205	88 (5)	Jul 20	NYY		KCA	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.345	.387	.731	7	.43	0.007	1.21	0.01%	-0.18	LF
39	206	89	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		KCA	L,4-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.382	.730	7	.48	-0.006	1.32	-0.01%	0.10	LF
40	207	90	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,13-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.356	.390	.745	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.73	CF
41	208	91	Jul 24	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-11	CG	4	3	1	3	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.383	.475	.858	7	.99	0.367	3.31	0.74%	3.53	LF
42	209	93 (1)	Jul 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-5	GS-3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.375	.463	.838	1	.82	-0.044	2.79	-0.09%	-0.49	LF
43	210	94	Jul 27	NYY	@	KCA	W,10-9	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.370	.453	.823	1	1.00	-0.100	3.03	-0.18%	-1.19	LF
44	211	95	Jul 28	NYY	@	KCA	W,14-3	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.376	.483	.859	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.42	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	212	100 (4)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.373	.477	.850	2	.14	-0.004	.69	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
46	213	101	Aug 3	NYY	@	DET	L,4-10	GS-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.375	.472	.847	2	.84	0.028	2.76	0.06%	0.22	LF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	214	147 (45)	Sep 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.375	.472	.847	3						CF
48	215	148	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.380	.495	.874	7	.95	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.51	CF
49	216	149	Sep 24	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.384	.505	.889	5	.69	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.50	CF
50	217	150	Sep 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,11-6	CG	5	4	2	2	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.393	.525	.918	3	1.56	0.371	.00	0.00%	3.59	CF
51	218	151	Sep 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.388	.510	.898	3	1.88	-0.168	.00	0.00%	-0.94	CF
52	219	152	Sep 28	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.388	.510	.898	3						CF
53	220	153	Sep 29	NYY		BOS	L,5-7	CG(13)	7	6	1	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.398	.545	.944	3	1.98	0.471	.00	0.00%	1.53	CF
54	221	154	Sep 30	NYY		BOS	L,4-7	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.391	.530	.921	3	1.12	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.81	CF
							33-21		134	115	16	35	5	6	3	25	17	0	13	0	1	1	4	3	0	1	.304	.391	.530	.921		.93	1.023	3.09	0.66%	14.55

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