Tom Herr was born on Wednesday, April 4, 1956, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Herr was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 13, 1979, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tom Herr baseball stats page.
"'My nature,' Herr once said, 'has always been that of a team concept.' That's what enabled him to go from being signed as a non-drafted free agent in 1974, right out of high school in Lancaster, to playing 13 seasons in the big leagues, including seven in which he was considered the Cardinals' best second baseman. They won the NL pennant in three of those seasons, had the best record in their division a fourth season. But Herr wasn't merely good enough to play regularly. He was the club's quiet heart and soul, a gritty competitor who in many ways epitomized the overachieving clubs that won with Whitey Herzog as manager." - Author Mike Eisenbath in The Cardinals Encyclopedia (Temple University Press, 05/14/1999, Page 205)
Tom HerrTom Herr Autograph on a 1990 Fleer Baseball Card (#560) |
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Tom HerrTom Herr Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Tom HerrTom Herr Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1979 | 23 | Cardinals | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
1980 | 24 | Cardinals | 76 | 222 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .248 | .299 | .347 |
1981 | 25 | Cardinals | 103 | 411 | 50 | 110 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .268 | .329 | .345 |
1982 | 26 | Cardinals | 135 | 493 | 83 | 131 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .266 | .341 | .320 |
1983 | 27 | Cardinals | 89 | 313 | 43 | 101 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .323 | .403 | .412 |
1984 | 28 | Cardinals | 145 | 558 | 67 | 154 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .276 | .335 | .346 |
1985 | 29 | Cardinals | 159 | 596 | 97 | 180 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 110 | 80 | 5 | 55 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | .302 | .379 | .416 |
1986 | 30 | Cardinals | 152 | 559 | 48 | 141 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 73 | 10 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .252 | .342 | .331 |
1987 | 31 | Cardinals | 141 | 510 | 73 | 134 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 68 | 3 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | .263 | .346 | .331 |
1988 | 32 | Cardinals | 15 | 50 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .393 | .320 |
1988 | 32 | Twins | 86 | 304 | 42 | 80 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .263 | .349 | .326 |
1989 | 33 | Phillies | 151 | 561 | 65 | 161 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 54 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .287 | .352 | .364 |
1990 | 34 | Phillies | 119 | 447 | 39 | 118 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 36 | 4 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .264 | .320 | .351 |
1990 | 34 | Mets | 27 | 100 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .342 | .330 |
1991 | 35 | Mets | 70 | 155 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .328 | .258 |
1991 | 35 | Giants | 32 | 60 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .384 | .300 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,514 | 5,349 | 676 | 1,450 | 254 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 574 | 627 | 47 | 584 | 60 | 53 | 22 | 100 | .271 | .347 | .350 |
Tom HerrTom Herr Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1979 Cardinals | 2B | 6 | 3 | 87 | 23 | 3.8 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.14 |
1980 Cardinals | 2B | 58 | 42 | 1,164 | 247 | 4.3 | 243 | 107 | 136 | 4 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.64 |
1980 Cardinals | SS | 14 | 12 | 330 | 68 | 4.9 | 65 | 17 | 48 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 5.32 |
1981 Cardinals | 2B | 103 | 103 | 294 | 590 | 5.7 | 585 | 211 | 374 | 5 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 53.72 |
1982 Cardinals | 2B | 128 | 126 | 3,264 | 699 | 5.5 | 690 | 263 | 427 | 9 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 5.71 |
1983 Cardinals | 2B | 86 | 83 | 2,079 | 429 | 5.0 | 423 | 178 | 245 | 6 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.49 |
1984 Cardinals | 2B | 144 | 144 | 3,738 | 786 | 5.5 | 780 | 328 | 452 | 6 | 106 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 5.63 |
1985 Cardinals | 2B | 158 | 158 | 42 | 797 | 5.0 | 785 | 337 | 448 | 12 | 120 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 504.64 |
1986 Cardinals | 2B | 152 | 150 | 3,993 | 775 | 5.1 | 766 | 352 | 414 | 9 | 121 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 5.18 |
1987 Cardinals | 2B | 137 | 137 | 3,504 | 663 | 4.8 | 656 | 306 | 350 | 7 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.05 |
1988 Cardinals | 2B | 15 | 15 | 390 | 64 | 4.3 | 63 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 4.36 |
1988 Twins | 2B | 73 | 73 | 1,875 | 339 | 4.6 | 335 | 140 | 195 | 4 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 4.82 |
1988 Twins | SS | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1989 Phillies | 2B | 144 | 142 | 3,639 | 703 | 4.9 | 696 | 281 | 415 | 7 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 5.16 |
1990 Phillies | 2B | 114 | 109 | 2,838 | 535 | 4.7 | 530 | 240 | 290 | 5 | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 5.04 |
1990 Mets | 2B | 26 | 26 | 669 | 96 | 3.7 | 94 | 35 | 59 | 2 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.79 |
1991 Mets | 2B | 57 | 40 | 1,134 | 221 | 3.9 | 221 | 100 | 121 | 0 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.26 |
1991 Mets | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1991 Giants | 2B | 15 | 10 | 294 | 41 | 2.7 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.77 |
1991 Giants | 3B | 3 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.09 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 1,416 | 1,361 | 29,004 | 7,008 | 4.9 | 6,931 | 2,932 | 3,999 | 77 | 991 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 6.45 | |
SS Totals | 16 | 12 | 342 | 68 | 4.3 | 65 | 17 | 48 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 5.13 | |
3B Totals | 3 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.09 | |
CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 1,436 | 1,374 | 29,382 | 7,081 | 4.9 | 7,001 | 2,951 | 4,050 | 80 | 1,001 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 6.43 |
Tom HerrTom Herr Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1979 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 10 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1980 Cardinals | 9 | 2 | .818 | 9 | 9 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.6 | 14.8 | - | - | - |
1981 Cardinals | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.7 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1982 Cardinals | 25 | 12 | .676 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.8 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
1983 Cardinals | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 156.5 | 11.6 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1984 Cardinals | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 139.5 | 10.0 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
1985 Cardinals | 31 | 3 | .912 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 74.5 | 10.8 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1986 Cardinals | 22 | 8 | .733 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 279.5 | 7.5 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1987 Cardinals | 19 | 4 | .826 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 255.0 | 8.2 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1988 Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 50.0 | 12.5 | 16.7 | - | - | - |
1988 Twins | 10 | 3 | .769 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 304.0 | 6.5 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
1989 Phillies | 10 | 7 | .588 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 280.5 | 8.9 | 15.2 | - | - | - |
1990 Phillies | 7 | 1 | .875 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 111.8 | 9.5 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1990 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 100.0 | 9.1 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1991 Mets | 7 | 2 | .778 | 17 | 0 | n/a | 155.0 | 7.4 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
1991 Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 188 | 64 | .746 | 90 | 19 | 3 | 191.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
Tom HerrTom Herr Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1979 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1981 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
1982 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $45,000.00 | - | Stats |
1983 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $165,000.00 | - | - |
1984 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $165,000.00 | - | - |
1985 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $560,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1986 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
1987 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $925,000.00 | - | Stats |
1988 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $875,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Minnesota Twins | 33, 18 | $875,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | $825,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | $825,000.00 | - | - |
1990 New York Mets | 28 | " " | - | - |
1991 New York Mets | 28 | $1,400,000.00 | - | - |
1991 San Francisco Giants | 28 | " " | - | - |
Tom Herr Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Tom Herr, on April 18, 1987, hit his first and only career grand slam and did so on seat cushion giveaway night? It was the bottom of the tenth inning, two men were out, the bases were loaded, Jesse Orosco was on the mound, and after Herr hit the walk-off grand slam the fans littered the field with their seat cushions. Jack Buck calmly said, "Looks like we are having seat cushion night again tomorrow night."
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