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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	KCA	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
2	2	Apr 16	KCA	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 17	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	1	1	0	2	1	LF
4	4	Apr 18	KCA		CHW	L,7-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 20	KCA		CHW	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 21	KCA		CLE	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 22	KCA		CLE	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 23	KCA		DET	L,2-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 24	KCA		DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 25	KCA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	46	11.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 26	KCA	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	12	Apr 30	KCA	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	44	8.1	7	1	0	8	1	LF
14	14	May 2	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	May 4 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	May 4 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	T,2-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	17	May 9	KCA	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	May 10	KCA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
19	19	May 11	KCA	@	DET	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	20	May 12	KCA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	21	May 13	KCA		CHW	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	22	May 14	KCA		CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 15	KCA		CHW	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
24	24	May 16	KCA		DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 17	KCA		DET	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	29 (3)	May 22	KCA		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	30	May 23	KCA		BOS	L,1-9	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	31	May 24	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
29	32	May 25	KCA		BAL	W,4-0	GS	25	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
30	33	May 26	KCA		BAL	W,5-4	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	34	May 27	KCA		NYY	W,7-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	35	May 28	KCA		NYY	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	36	May 30 (1)	KCA		CLE	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
34	37	May 30 (2)	KCA		CLE	W,7-6	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	38	May 31	KCA		CLE	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	39	Jun 1	KCA		CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	40	Jun 3 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
38	41	Jun 3 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	L,9-10	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	42	Jun 4	KCA	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	43	Jun 5	KCA	@	WSH	W,2-0	GS	46	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	44	Jun 6 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	45	Jun 6 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	46	Jun 7	KCA	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	47	Jun 8 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-4	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	48	Jun 8 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	49	Jun 11 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-10	GS	37	7.0	2	0	2	4	0	LF
47	50	Jun 11 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	51	Jun 12 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
49	52	Jun 12 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	53	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	53	Jun 13	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	54	Jun 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	55	Jun 15 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	W,17-6	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	56	Jun 15 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,9-4	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	57	Jun 17	KCA		BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	58	Jun 18	KCA		BAL	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	59	Jun 19	KCA		BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	60	Jun 20	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
58	61	Jun 21	KCA		BOS	W,8-5	GS	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	62	Jun 22	KCA		BOS	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	63	Jun 23	KCA		WSH	W,7-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	64	Jun 24	KCA		WSH	T,2-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	65	Jun 25	KCA		WSH	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
63	66	Jun 26	KCA		WSH	W,8-6	CG	49	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	67	Jun 27	KCA		NYY	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	68	Jun 28	KCA		NYY	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	69	Jun 29	KCA		NYY	W,12-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
67	70	Jun 30	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	71	Jul 1	KCA	@	DET	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
69	77 (5)	Jul 6	KCA	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	78	Jul 10 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	79	Jul 10 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	80	Jul 13 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	81	Jul 13 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	LF
74	82	Jul 14	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-0	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	83	Jul 15	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
76	84	Jul 16	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	85	Jul 17	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
78	86	Jul 18	KCA	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	87	Jul 19	KCA	@	NYY	W,6-4	GS	47	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
80	90 (2)	Jul 22	KCA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	91	Jul 23	KCA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	92	Jul 25	KCA		BAL	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	93	Jul 26	KCA		BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	94	Jul 27	KCA		BAL	W,11-6	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	95	Jul 28	KCA		NYY	L,7-14	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	96	Jul 29	KCA		NYY	W,7-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	97	Jul 30	KCA		NYY	W,2-0	CG	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	98	Jul 31	KCA		NYY	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	99	Aug 1	KCA		WSH	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	100	Aug 2	KCA		WSH	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	101	Aug 3 (1)	KCA		WSH	W,12-0	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	102	Aug 3 (2)	KCA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	63	15.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
93	103	Aug 5	KCA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	104	Aug 6	KCA		CHW	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
95	105	Aug 8	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
96	106	Aug 9	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	107	Aug 10 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-11	GS	28	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	108	Aug 10 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	28	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
99	109	Aug 11	KCA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	112 (2)	Aug 13 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	114 (1)	Aug 15	KCA		DET	W,12-5	GS	34	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	120 (5)	Aug 20	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	121	Aug 21	KCA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	122	Aug 22	KCA	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	123	Aug 23	KCA	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	124	Aug 24 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-14	GS	39	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	125	Aug 24 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	41	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	126	Aug 26	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	127	Aug 27	KCA	@	NYY	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	128	Aug 29	KCA		CLE	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
111	129	Aug 30	KCA		CLE	L,6-8	CG	60	14.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
112	130	Aug 31	KCA		CLE	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	133 (2)	Sep 2	KCA		DET	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	134	Sep 3	KCA	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
115	135	Sep 4	KCA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
116	136	Sep 5	KCA	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
117	137	Sep 6	KCA	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	138	Sep 7	KCA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	139	Sep 9	KCA		BAL	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
120	140	Sep 10	KCA		BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
121	141	Sep 11	KCA		BAL	W,7-1	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
122	142	Sep 12	KCA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
123	143	Sep 13	KCA		WSH	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	144	Sep 14 (1)	KCA		NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
125	145	Sep 14 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,7-12	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	146	Sep 17 (1)	KCA		BOS	W,6-3	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	147	Sep 17 (2)	KCA		BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
128	148	Sep 18	KCA		BOS	W,4-1	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	149	Sep 19	KCA		CHW	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	150	Sep 20	KCA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
131	151	Sep 21	KCA		CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	152	Sep 23	KCA		CLE	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
133	153	Sep 24	KCA		CLE	W,7-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	154	Sep 26	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	155	Sep 27	KCA	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	156	Sep 28	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-11	GS	25	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							136gm		1151.0	298	13	5	316	3