Billy Herman

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: July 7, 1909 in New Albany, IN us

Died: September 5, 1992 in West Palm Beach, FL

Buried: Riverside Memorial Park, Tequesta, FL

High School: New Albany HS (New Albany, IN)

Debut: August 29, 1931 (Age 22-053d, 7,256th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 1, 1947 (Age 38-025d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1975. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Billy Herman's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: William Jennings Bryan Herman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

57.4

7707

2345

.304

1163

RBI

839

OBP

.367

SLG

.407

OPS

.774

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-15 / in Starts: 3-14
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	17 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1932	WS g1	Sep 28	CHC	@	NYY	L,6-12	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	1	.83	-0.041	43.52	-1.42%	-0.27	2B
2	1932	WS g2	Sep 29	CHC	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	1	1.11	-0.046	59.19	-0.93%	-0.38	2B
3	1932	WS g3	Oct 1	CHC		NYY	L,5-7	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	1	1.47	-0.132	61.33	-3.64%	-0.67	2B
4	1932	WS g4	Oct 2	CHC		NYY	L,6-13	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	1	.41	-0.063	7.55	-0.71%	0.10	2B
1935 Postseason			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
5	1935	WS g1	Oct 2	CHC	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.77	0.031	40.23	1.05%	0.17	2B
6	1935	WS g2	Oct 3	CHC	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	2	.76	-0.078	38.67	-2.36%	0.16	2B
7	1935	WS g3	Oct 4	CHC		DET	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	2	1.15	-0.118	72.13	-3.97%	-0.81	2B
8	1935	WS g4	Oct 5	CHC		DET	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	2	1.25	0.014	75.51	0.84%	0.04	2B
9	1935	WS g5	Oct 6	CHC		DET	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.450	.700	2	.68	0.132	22.69	2.39%	1.58	2B
10	1935	WS g6	Oct 7	CHC	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.625	.958	2	1.15	0.270	85.71	11.70%	1.84	2B
1938 Postseason			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
11	1938	WS g1	Oct 5	CHC		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	1.43	-0.147	74.58	-4.94%	-1.03	2B
12	1938	WS g2	Oct 6	CHC		NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	1.26	-0.012	64.52	-0.22%	-0.29	2B
13	1938	WS g3	Oct 8	CHC	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	2	1.05	-0.042	43.54	-0.97%	-0.27	2B
14	1938	WS g4	Oct 9	CHC	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	2	.80	-0.068	17.96	-0.94%	-1.02	2B
1941 Postseason			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
15	1941	WS g1	Oct 1	BRO	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	2	1.44	-0.062	75.38	-1.89%	-0.44	2B
16	1941	WS g2	Oct 2	BRO	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	2	1.04	0.077	55.49	2.87%	0.45	2B
17	1941	WS g3	Oct 4	BRO		NYY	L,1-2	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	2	.85	-0.003	53.11	-0.10%	0.03	2B
18	1941	WS g5	Oct 6	BRO		NYY	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	8						2B
									71	66	9	16	3	1	1	7	4	0	9	0	1			1	0	0	.242	.286	.364	.649

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