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Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 182 lb.

MLB Debut April 17, 1956
Final Game September 28, 1963
Born November 9, 1931 in New Athens, IL
Died April 15, 2024 (age 92)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 24 WAA AL  122  369   44   84  14   6   4   40   1   1   32   57  .228  .287  .331  .618    84   122  12   3   1   0  10  
 1957 25 WAA AL   95  148   16   23   3   0   0    2   0   0   20   33  .155  .265  .176  .440    63    26   0   0   0   2   3  
 1958 26 MLN NL   66  108   13   28   0   2   0    8   1   0   20   34  .259  .380  .296  .676    96    32   1   0   0   1   1  
 1959 27 MLN NL   67  134   23   36   8   1   1    9   0   0   33   26  .269  .411  .366  .776   108    49   2   1   0   0   4  
 1960 28 MLN NL   85  252   33   66  12   2   5   32   0   0   30   32  .262  .338  .385  .723   103    97   0   2   1   0  10  
 1961 29 DEA AL   29   27    7    8   0   1   0    0   0   0    4    7  .296  .387  .370  .757    99    10   0   0   0   0   0  
 1962 30 NYN NL   87  262   43   57  11   0   4   28   1   1   36   43  .218  .309  .305  .615    85    80   7   5   0   1   8  
 1963 31 DEA AL   17   45    5    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    4   17  .111  .180  .133  .313    44     6   1   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      568 1345  184  307  49  12  14  123   3   2  179  249  .228  .318  .314  .632         422  23  12   2   4  36
 Per 600 PA           516   71  118  19   5   5   47   1   1   69   96                                 162   9   5   1   2  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLN      218  494   69  130  20   5   6   49   1   0   83   92  .263  .368  .360  .729         178   3   3   1   1  15
   With WAA      217  517   60  107  17   6   4   42   1   1   52   90  .207  .280  .286  .567         148  12   3   1   2  13
   With NYN       87  262   43   57  11   0   4   28   1   1   36   43  .218  .309  .305  .615          80   7   5   0   1   8
   With DEA       46   72   12   13   1   1   0    4   0   0    8   24  .181  .259  .222  .481          16   1   1   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      634 1614  213  414  60  20  25  172  13  18  241  261  .257  .354  .365  .719         589  15   8   8   7  25
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1956 24 WAA AL   8   34   3.0   2   2   0 1.000  11   45   28  .622    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e8    -22   
 1957 25 WAA AL  40    7   1.7  26   6   0  .231   1   12    9  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e7    -66   
 1958 26 MLN NL   9   14   4.7  19   4   0  .211   2   15   12  .800    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6     63   
 1959 27 MLN NL   2   22   5.8  29   6   1  .207   1   11    6  .545    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e15   -60   
 1960 28 MLN NL   7   31   4.4  21   5   1  .238   5   17    5  .294    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e6    -58   
 1961 29 DEA AL   0    4   6.1  21   6   0  .286   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             -38   
 1962 30 NYN NL   6   26   3.1  13   5   1  .385   7   34   26  .765    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e8   -157   
 1963 31 DEA AL  22    1    .9   3   1   0  .333   3    4    1  .250    0    0  .000  1B   4e30     -216   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          143   3.5 134  35   3  .261  30  138   87  .630    0    0  .000                 -63   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1956 24 WAA AL  RF    93   198     5    6    1   .971    88   755.1   2.42
                 1B    23   167     8    5   16   .972    17   151.0  10.43
                 LF    11     5     0    0    0  1.000     0    21.2   2.08
                 CF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1957 25 WAA AL  RF    47    65     5    1    1   .986    29   275.0   2.29
                 CF     7    14     3    0    0  1.000     6    54.0   2.83
                 LF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     1    17.0   0.00
 1958 26 MLN NL  CF    21    38     1    1    0   .975    16   135.0   2.60
                 LF    28    14     0    1    0   .933     0    61.0   2.07
                 RF     4     6     0    0    0  1.000     3    27.2   1.95
 1959 27 MLN NL  CF    22    39     1    1    0   .976    22   200.2   1.79
                 LF     5     8     2    0    0  1.000     5    41.0   2.20
                 RF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    18.0   1.50
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1960 28 MLN NL  RF    39    56     0    1    0   .982    38   312.0   1.62
                 LF    22    34     1    4    0   .897    21   174.2   1.80
                 1B     4    12     0    0    2  1.000     0     8.1  12.96
 1961 29 DEA AL  LF     5     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    11.1   1.59
                 CF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   2.57
 1962 30 NYN NL  RF    48   101     2    6    1   .945    46   399.0   2.32
                 LF    27    46     0    1    0   .979    20   190.0   2.18
 1963 31 DEA AL  1B    15   113     5    3    8   .975    14   108.0   9.83
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   234   429    12   14    3   .969   206  1787.0   2.22
                 LF   102   109     3    6    0   .949    48   516.2   1.95
                 CF    55    95     5    2    0   .980    45   404.2   2.22
                 1B    43   293    13    8   26   .975    31   268.1  10.26
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1961 WS    DEA SFN   W    4   3  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .333  .333  .333  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1956  WAA   48-106  Larry Cupp
 1957  WAA   55-99   Larry Cupp
 1958  MLN   80-74   John Storer
 1959  MLN   91-63   Jeff Tripodi
 1960  MLN   75-79   Jeff Tripodi
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