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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	KCA		CLE	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	KCA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 14	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 15	KCA	@	CHW	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
5	5	Apr 16	KCA	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 17	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 18	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-13	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	8	Apr 19	KCA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 21	KCA		CHW	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	11 (1)	Apr 24	KCA		DET	W,10-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	12	Apr 25	KCA		DET	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	13	Apr 26	KCA		DET	W,4-3	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	14	Apr 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	15	Apr 29	KCA		WSH	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
15	16	Apr 30	KCA		BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	17	May 1	KCA		BAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	18	May 2	KCA		BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	19	May 3	KCA		BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	20	May 4	KCA		BOS	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	21	May 5	KCA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	22	May 6	KCA		NYY	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	23	May 8	KCA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	24	May 9	KCA	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	26 (1)	May 14	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	27	May 15	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	28	May 16	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	29	May 17 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	30	May 17 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	31	May 20	KCA	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
30	32	May 21	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	33	May 22	KCA		CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	34	May 23	KCA		CHW	W,16-0	GS	25	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	35	May 24	KCA		CHW	W,8-6	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	36	May 25	KCA		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
35	37	May 26	KCA		DET	L,5-9	GS	31	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	49 (11)	Jun 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	60	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	52 (2)	Jun 12	KCA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	53	Jun 13	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	54	Jun 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	55	Jun 15	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	56	Jun 17	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
42	57	Jun 18	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	58	Jun 19 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	60 (1)	Jun 20	KCA	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	61	Jun 21	KCA	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
46	62	Jun 22	KCA		NYY	L,6-11	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
47	63	Jun 23	KCA		NYY	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	64	Jun 24	KCA		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	65	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	66	Jun 26	KCA		WSH	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	69 (2)	Jun 29	KCA	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	70	Jun 30	KCA	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	71	Jul 1	KCA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	72	Jul 2	KCA		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	73	Jul 3	KCA		CLE	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	74	Jul 4 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	75	Jul 4 (2)	KCA		CHW	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
58	76	Jul 5	KCA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
59	77	Jul 9 (1)	KCA		DET	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	78	Jul 9 (2)	KCA		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	79	Jul 10	KCA		DET	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	80	Jul 11	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	82 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,7-9	GS	32	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	83	Jul 14 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	84	Jul 14 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
66	85	Jul 16	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	86	Jul 17	KCA	@	WSH	W,7-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	87	Jul 18	KCA	@	WSH	W,10-3	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	88	Jul 19 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	89	Jul 19 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	90	Jul 21	KCA		BAL	W,8-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
72	91	Jul 22	KCA		BAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	92	Jul 23	KCA		BAL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	93	Jul 24	KCA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	94	Jul 25	KCA		BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	95	Jul 26	KCA		BOS	W,5-4	GS	6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	107 (11)	Aug 7	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	114 (6)	Aug 13	KCA		CLE	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	115	Aug 14	KCA		CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	116	Aug 15	KCA		CHW	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	117	Aug 16	KCA		CHW	W,7-2	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	118	Aug 18	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
83	119	Aug 19	KCA		BOS	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	120	Aug 20	KCA		BOS	L,10-11	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	121	Aug 21	KCA		NYY	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	122	Aug 22	KCA		NYY	W,8-7	CG	45	10.0	7	1	0	8	1	LF
87	123	Aug 23 (1)	KCA		WSH	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	124	Aug 23 (2)	KCA		WSH	W,5-2	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	125	Aug 25	KCA		BAL	W,6-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	126	Aug 26	KCA		BAL	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	127	Aug 28	KCA		DET	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	128	Aug 29	KCA		DET	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	129	Aug 30	KCA		DET	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	130	Sep 2	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
95	131	Sep 4	KCA	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	132	Sep 5	KCA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	133	Sep 6	KCA	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	134	Sep 7 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
99	135	Sep 7 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,7-13	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	136	Sep 8	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	2	0	1	3	0	LF
101	137	Sep 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	138	Sep 10	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-12	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	139	Sep 11	KCA	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	140	Sep 12	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	141	Sep 13 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	W,9-5	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	142	Sep 13 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	143	Sep 14	KCA	@	BAL	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	144	Sep 15 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	145	Sep 15 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
110	146	Sep 18	KCA		CLE	L,2-11	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	147	Sep 19	KCA		CLE	L,7-13	CG	51	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
112	148	Sep 20	KCA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
113	149	Sep 22	KCA	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	150	Sep 23	KCA	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	151	Sep 25 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
116	152	Sep 25 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	47	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	153	Sep 26	KCA	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	154	Sep 27	KCA	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
							118gm		1009.2	232	8	5	245	2