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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	BAL	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 14	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 15	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 17	BAL		DET	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 18	BAL		DET	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 21	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 22	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	9 (1)	Apr 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-14	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
9	10	Apr 25 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	11	Apr 25 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	13 (1)	Apr 30	BAL	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	16 (2)	May 6	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-9	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
13	17	May 8	BAL		CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	18	May 9	BAL		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
15	19	May 10	BAL		PHA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	20	May 11	BAL		PHA	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	21	May 13	BAL		BOS	L,1-9	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
18	22	May 14	BAL		BOS	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	23	May 15	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	24	May 16 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
21	28 (3)	May 21	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
22	29	May 22	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	46	9.2	4	1	0	5	0	RF
23	30	May 23 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-14	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	33 (2)	May 26	BAL	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	34	May 27	BAL	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	35	May 28 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,6-11	GS	35	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	36	May 28 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,8-14	CG	51	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians
28	47	Jun 6 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	48	Jun 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
30	49	Jun 9	CLE	@	WSH	W,1-0	GS	26	7.0	4	3	0	7	2	1B
31	50	Jun 10	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
32	51	Jun 11	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	GS	21	5.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
33	52	Jun 12	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
34	53	Jun 13 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
35	54	Jun 13 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-1	GS	24	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
36	55	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-5	GS	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B RF
37	56	Jun 15	CLE		WSH	W,9-3	GS	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
38	57	Jun 16	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	GS	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
39	58	Jun 17	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	GS	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
40	59	Jun 18	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	GS	28	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
41	60	Jun 19	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	1B
42	66 (5)	Jun 25	CLE		NYY	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
43	69 (2)	Jun 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	GS	22	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
44	70	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS	29	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	75 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,13-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	76	Jul 5 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	37	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	82 (5)	Jul 11 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-3	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
48	83	Jul 11 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
49	89 (5)	Jul 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
50	91 (1)	Jul 21	CLE	@	BOS	T,7-7	GS	32	6.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
51	92	Jul 22 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS	33	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
52	93	Jul 22 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS	25	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
53	94	Jul 23	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-2	GS	27	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
54	95	Jul 24	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	2	1B
55	96	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	18	5.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
56	97	Jul 27	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
57	98	Jul 28	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
58	99	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	L,2-10	CG	49	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
59	100	Jul 30	CLE		WSH	W,8-3	GS	30	7.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
60	101	Jul 31	CLE		WSH	W,6-0	GS	22	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	102	Aug 1 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	GS	24	6.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
62	103	Aug 1 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
63	104	Aug 3	CLE		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
64	105	Aug 4	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
65	106	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
66	107	Aug 6	CLE		PHA	W,7-3	GS	28	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
67	108	Aug 7	CLE		PHA	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
68	109	Aug 8 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
69	110	Aug 8 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	GS	20	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
70	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
71	112	Aug 11	CLE	@	DET	W,2-0	GS	29	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
72	113	Aug 12	CLE	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	13	3	0	16	2	1B
73	114	Aug 13	CLE		BAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
74	115	Aug 14	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
75	116	Aug 15 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	1B
76	117	Aug 15 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
77	118	Aug 17	CLE		DET	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
78	119	Aug 18	CLE		DET	W,4-0	GS	24	6.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
79	120	Aug 19 (1)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
80	121	Aug 19 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
81	122	Aug 20	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	24	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
82	123	Aug 21	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	GS	25	6.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
83	124	Aug 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
84	125	Aug 24	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
85	126	Aug 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
86	127	Aug 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
87	128	Aug 27	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
88	129	Aug 28	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
89	130	Aug 29 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	GS	29	7.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
90	131	Aug 29 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-1	GS	30	7.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
91	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
92	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-1	GS	24	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
94	135	Sep 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	15	0	2	17	1	1B
95	136	Sep 3	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	32	6.1	7	0	0	7	0	1B
96	137	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-8	GS	17	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
97	138	Sep 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	1B
98	139	Sep 6 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-1	GS	24	6.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
99	140	Sep 6 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	21	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
100	141	Sep 8	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
101	142	Sep 9	CLE		PHA	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
102	143	Sep 10	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	GS	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
103	144	Sep 11	CLE		BOS	W,3-0	GS	24	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
104	145	Sep 12 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
105	146	Sep 12 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	GS	28	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	1B
106	147	Sep 14	CLE		WSH	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
107	148	Sep 17	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	GS	28	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
108	149	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	27	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	1B
109	150	Sep 19	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
110	151	Sep 20	CLE		CHW	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
111	152	Sep 21	CLE		CHW	L,7-9	CG	46	9.0	7	2	1	10	0	1B
112	153	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
113	154	Sep 24	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
114	156 (1)	Sep 26	CLE		DET	L,7-8	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
							115gm		859.0	612	57	9	678	58