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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, 10,296th 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

27.1

6099

1692

266

.277

867

RBI

1178

OBP

.364

SLG

.469

OPS

.833

OPS+

122

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1942	17	DET-min	B	63	222	222		53	7	4	0						.239	.239	.306	.545		68							WSM · PIED
1943	18	DET-min	AA	18	20	18	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.222	.300	.278	.578		5		0	0				BFL · IL
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	21	DET-min	AAA	139	530	478	75	144	27	9	19	91	2	4	48	40	.301	.367	.515	.882		246	11	2	2				BFL · IL
1947	22	DET	AL	102	383	333	60	96	22	4	6	44	2	0	47	66	.288	.376	.432	.809	121	144	11	0	2		5	97H/8
1948	23	DET	AL	119	449	391	49	97	19	9	7	67	0	0	48	70	.248	.335	.396	.731	92	155	5	3	6		6	79H/8
1949	24	DET	AL	155	695	608	96	185	26	6	20	133	2	3	80	61	.304	.385	.465	.851	125	283	19	0	7		4	*9	AS,MVP-10
1950	25	DET	AL	149	657	559	99	172	37	4	27	123	0	1	91	55	.308	.408	.533	.941	136	298	13	4	3		8	*9/H	MVP-10
1951	26	DET	AL	138	582	501	86	143	24	4	27	94	0	3	78	61	.285	.383	.511	.894	140	256	13	1	1		3	*9/H	AS
1952	27	TOT	AL	122	486	415	68	115	20	3	23	70	1	0	69	64	.277	.381	.506	.887	145	210	8	1	1		6	*9/H	AS
1952	27	DET	AL	85	332	285	46	70	15	3	17	51	1	0	46	44	.246	.352	.498	.851	135	142	6	1	0		4	9/H
1952	27	SLB	AL	37	154	130	22	45	5	0	6	19	0	0	23	20	.346	.444	.523	.968	166	68	2	0	1		2	9/H
1953	28	SLB	AL	128	519	440	61	118	18	6	19	70	1	4	72	44	.268	.376	.466	.842	124	205	13	4	2		4	*9H
1954	29	TOT	AL	123	443	389	38	100	15	2	15	61	0	2	45	57	.257	.330	.422	.751	106	164	5	0	1	6	5	39/H7
1954	29	BAL	AL	29	106	94	5	19	1	0	1	13	0	0	11	17	.202	.283	.245	.528	51	23	1	0	0	1	2	9/H
1954	29	CLE	AL	94	337	295	33	81	14	2	14	48	0	2	34	40	.275	.344	.478	.822	122	141	4	0	1	5	3	3/H97
1955	30	CLE	AL	74	295	257	30	65	11	2	14	55	1	1	32	33	.253	.332	.475	.807	112	122	6	1	0	5	3	3/9H7
1956	31	CLE	AL	136	568	481	65	127	22	0	32	106	0	0	75	87	.264	.364	.509	.874	127	245	8	5	0	7	10	*3/H	MVP-9
1957	32	CLE	AL	144	606	515	84	145	21	0	28	105	2	3	78	88	.282	.371	.485	.857	133	250	9	2	0	11	6	*3/H	AS,MVP-6
1958	33	CLE	AL	25	48	43	5	12	1	0	3	12	0	0	5	7	.279	.354	.512	.866	137	22	2	0	0	0	0	H/3
1959	34	BOS	AL	94	273	247	38	68	13	0	7	49	0	0	22	32	.275	.337	.413	.750	102	102	5	2	0	2	5	3H
1960	35	BOS	AL	131	488	443	45	125	22	0	19	103	0	2	37	54	.282	.335	.460	.796	111	204	13	1	1	5	4	*3H	MVP-14
1961	36	TOT	AL	107	369	323	33	84	16	2	11	61	0	0	38	44	.260	.336	.424	.760	102	137	11	2	0	6	3	3H
1961	36	BOS	AL	99	363	317	33	83	16	2	11	60	0	0	38	43	.262	.339	.429	.768	104	136	11	2	0	6	3	3H
1961	36	DET	AL	8	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1962	37	DET	AL	74	112	105	7	34	2	0	5	18	0	0	5	13	.324	.357	.486	.843	121	51	1	1	0	1	0	H3
1963	38	TOT	AL	41	55	49	3	6	0	0	3	7	0	0	6	6	.122	.218	.306	.524	44	15	1	0	0	0	2	H/3
1963	38	DET	AL	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1963	38	MIN	AL	35	50	44	3	6	0	0	3	7	0	0	6	5	.136	.240	.341	.581	60	15	1	0	0	0	2	H/3
17 Yrs				1862	7028	6099	867	1692	289	42	266	1178	9	19	828	842	.277	.364	.469	.833	122	2863	143	27	24	43	74
162 Game Avg.				162	611	531	75	147	25	4	23	102	1	2	72	73	.277	.364	.469	.833	122	249	12	2	2		6
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
DET (9 yrs)				836	3221	2793	443	798	145	30	109	531	5	7	395	372	.286	.376	.476	.852	125	1330	68	10	19	1	30
CLE (5 yrs)				473	1854	1591	217	430	69	4	91	326	3	6	224	255	.270	.358	.490	.848	126	780	29	8	1	28	22
BAL (3 yrs)				194	779	664	88	182	24	6	26	102	1	4	106	81	.274	.377	.446	.823	123	296	16	4	3	1	8
BOS (3 yrs)				324	1124	1007	116	276	51	2	37	212	0	2	97	129	.274	.337	.439	.776	107	442	29	5	1	13	12
MIN (1 yr)				35	50	44	3	6	0	0	3	7	0	0	6	5	.136	.240	.341	.581	60	15	1	0	0	0	2