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)
View Whitey Herzog's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

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+

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

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 18	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	6 (3)	Apr 22 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-7	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
4	8 (1)	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	30 (21)	May 20 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	32 (1)	May 23	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	64	16.1	5	1	0	6	0	CF
7	33	May 25	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	GS	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
8	34	May 26	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-1	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
9	35	May 27 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-9	GS	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
10	36	May 27 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,11-10	CG	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	37	May 28	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	38	May 29	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
13	39	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	40	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-12	CG	48	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
15	41	May 31	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	42	Jun 1	WSH		CLE	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	43	Jun 2	WSH		CLE	L,0-15	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	44	Jun 3 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,4-8	CG	53	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	45	Jun 3 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,7-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	46	Jun 4	WSH		CLE	L,0-7	CG	39	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
21	47	Jun 5	WSH		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
22	48	Jun 6	WSH		CHW	W,12-7	CG	45	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
23	49	Jun 7	WSH		CHW	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	51 (1)	Jun 9	WSH		DET	L,3-5	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	52	Jun 10 (1)	WSH		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	53	Jun 10 (2)	WSH		DET	W,12-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	54	Jun 11 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	56 (1)	Jun 12	WSH		KCA	L,3-9	GS	69	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF 1B
29	57	Jun 13	WSH		KCA	L,4-13	CG	52	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	60 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-20	CG	51	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	61	Jun 17 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	63 (1)	Jun 19	WSH	@	KCA	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
33	64	Jun 20	WSH	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	65	Jun 21	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-15	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	66	Jun 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	67	Jun 23	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	45	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	CF
37	68	Jun 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	69	Jun 25	WSH	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
39	70	Jun 26	WSH	@	DET	T,2-2	CG	21	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	71	Jun 27	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	72	Jun 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
42	73	Jun 30	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	74	Jul 1 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	75	Jul 1 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	76	Jul 2	WSH		BOS	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
46	77	Jul 3	WSH		BOS	W,6-5	GS	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
47	78	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		BAL	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
48	79	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,4-7	CG	31	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	80	Jul 6	WSH		NYY	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	84 (3)	Jul 13	WSH		DET	W,12-11	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
51	85	Jul 14	WSH		DET	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	86	Jul 15 (1)	WSH		KCA	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	87	Jul 15 (2)	WSH		KCA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	88	Jul 18 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	89	Jul 18 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
56	90	Jul 19	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	91	Jul 21	WSH		CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	92	Jul 22	WSH		CHW	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	93	Jul 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-11	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	94	Jul 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	95	Jul 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	24	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	96	Jul 27	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	97	Jul 28	WSH	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
64	99 (1)	Jul 29 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,4-1	GS	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	100	Jul 31	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	101	Aug 1	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	41	10.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
67	102	Aug 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	103	Aug 3	WSH	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	47	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
69	104	Aug 4	WSH	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	105	Aug 5	WSH	@	KCA	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	106	Aug 8	WSH		NYY	L,2-12	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	107	Aug 9	WSH		NYY	L,7-15	CG	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	108	Aug 10	WSH		BOS	L,2-3	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF 1B
74	109	Aug 11	WSH		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	110	Aug 12	WSH		BOS	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	111	Aug 14	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
77	112	Aug 15	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	43	11.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	113	Aug 17	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
79	119 (5)	Aug 23	WSH		KCA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	120	Aug 24	WSH		KCA	L,4-8	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	121	Aug 25	WSH		KCA	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	122	Aug 26	WSH		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	123	Aug 27	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	124	Aug 28 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	126 (1)	Aug 29	WSH		CHW	L,7-9	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	128 (1)	Sep 1	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	129	Sep 2	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	130	Sep 3 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,5-7	GF	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
89	131	Sep 3 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,0-16	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	132	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	L,6-7	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	133	Sep 5	WSH		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
92	134	Sep 6	WSH		BAL	W,7-5	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	135	Sep 7	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	136	Sep 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-16	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	138 (1)	Sep 11	WSH	@	DET	L,0-12	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	139	Sep 12	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
97	140	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
98	141	Sep 14	WSH	@	KCA	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	144 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	146 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	147	Sep 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	35	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
102	149 (1)	Sep 22	WSH	@	BAL	L,6-8	GS	35	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
103	150	Sep 23	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
104	151	Sep 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-10	GS	34	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	152	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	154 (1)	Sep 30 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
							111gm		882.2	276	10	7	293	3