Whitey Herzog

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 182lb (180cm, 82kg)

Born: November 9, 1931 in New Athens, IL us

Died: April 15, 2024 in St. Louis, MO

High School: New Athens HS (New Athens, IL)

Debut: April 17, 1956 (Age 24-160d, 11,319th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1963 (Age 31-323d)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2010. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

1614

414

.257

213

RBI

172

OBP

.354

SLG

.365

OPS

.719

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-22 / in Starts: 10-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 93 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	53 (28-11-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 93 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (30-18-9)

Most Driven In
L Berberet	1
L Luttrell	1
R Sievers	1
J Lemon	1
H Plews	0
E Yost	0
E FitzGerald	0

Most Driven In By
E Yost	3
H Plews	1
J Snyder	1
J Lemon	1
P Runnels	0

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	118	1	Apr 15	WSH		BAL	L,6-7	CG(11)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	1.86	-0.316	4.70	-0.48%	-1.57	CF
2	119	2	Apr 16	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						CF
3	120	3	Apr 18	WSH		BAL	W,6-4	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.222	.000	.222	1	1.56	0.097	3.23	0.12%	0.89	CF
4	121	4	Apr 20	WSH		BAL	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.308	.100	.408	1	1.31	0.204	3.00	0.28%	1.18	CF
5	122	5	Apr 21 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,9-11	GS-10	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.389	.286	.675	1	1.24	0.400	2.93	0.57%	2.02	CF
6	123	6	Apr 21 susp	WSH		BAL	W,3-2	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.333	.235	.569	1	.84	-0.050	1.83	-0.07%	-0.62	CF
7	124	7	Apr 22	WSH		NYY	L,6-15	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.364	.235	.599	8	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	0.60	PH
8	125	8	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.308	.190	.498	1	1.72	-0.174	3.93	-0.24%	-0.98	CF
9	126	9	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.208	.542	8	1.57	-0.029	3.90	-0.04%	-0.21	CF
10	127	10	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	L,7-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.324	.214	.538	8	1.03	0.045	2.26	0.06%	0.22	CF
11	128	11	Apr 26	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188	.316	.219	.535	1	.85	-0.021	1.62	-0.02%	-0.11	CF
12	129	12	Apr 27	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.212	.520	9	.25	-0.007	.42	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
13	130	13	Apr 28 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.325	.212	.537	8	1.21	0.029	2.01	0.03%	0.12	PH CF
14	131	14	Apr 28 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.349	.206	.555	7	1.36	-0.027	2.41	-0.03%	-0.09	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	132	17 (2)	May 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.341	.200	.541	9	.71	-0.017	.94	-0.01%	-0.28	PH
16	133	20 (2)	May 5	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.194	.528	9	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.15	PH
17	134	23 (2)	May 8	WSH	@	DET	L,3-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.327	.179	.506	7	.86	-0.085	.46	-0.03%	-0.70	CF
18	135	24	May 9	WSH	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.163	.333	.186	.519	7	.74	0.054	.31	0.01%	0.39	CF
19	136	25	May 12 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-10	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.174	.333	.217	.551	7	.15	-0.009	.10	0.00%	0.24	CF
20	137	26	May 12 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.323	.200	.523	7	.95	-0.072	.47	-0.02%	-0.80	CF
21	138	27	May 13	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.318	.189	.507	7	.66	-0.025	.39	-0.01%	-0.40	CF
22	139	28	May 15	WSH		CHW	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.314	.179	.493	7	1.00	-0.054	.70	-0.02%	-0.61	CF
23	140	31 (2)	May 18	WSH		CLE	L,1-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.310	.175	.485	9	.52	-0.023	.15	0.00%	-0.74	PH
24	141	32	May 19	WSH		DET	L,1-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.306	.172	.478	9	.26	-0.007	.06	0.00%	-0.22	PH
25	142	33	May 20	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.148	.316	.197	.513	2	1.10	-0.039	.21	0.00%	-0.07	CF
26	143	34	May 21	WSH		KCA	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.325	.215	.540	2	.59	-0.008	.11	0.00%	0.28	CF
27	144	36 (1)	May 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.174	.321	.217	.539	2	.89	-0.017	.20	0.00%	-0.43	CF
28	145	38 (1)	May 26 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-7	GS-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.326	.214	.540	2	.85	-0.027	.11	0.00%	0.03	CF
29	146	44 (5)	May 31	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.333	.225	.559	3	2.22	0.047	.33	0.00%	0.20	CF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	147	45	Jun 1	WSH		BOS	L,1-11	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.330	.222	.552	9	.15	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.21	PH
31	148	46	Jun 2	WSH		BOS	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.326	.219	.545	9	.59	-0.015	.08	0.00%	-0.09	PH CF
32	149	47	Jun 4	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.326	.219	.545	9						LF
33	150	48	Jun 5	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.322	.216	.538	7	2.66	-0.113	.38	-0.01%	-0.44	PH CF
34	151	51 (2)	Jun 8	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.319	.213	.532	7	2.90	-0.068	.29	0.00%	-0.28	PH CF
35	152	52	Jun 9 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.315	.211	.526	9	.32	-0.008	.02	0.00%	-0.10	PH
36	153	53	Jun 9 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.312	.208	.520	6	.26	-0.007	.02	0.00%	-0.22	LF
							14-22		93	77	6	13	3	0	0	4	14	0	12	2	0	0	2	0	2	2	.169	.312	.208	.520		1.06	-0.347	1.52	0.06%	-3.35

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