Whitey Herzog Stats

Whitey Herzog was born on Monday, November 9, 1931, in New Athens, Illinois. Herzog was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1956, with the Washington Senators. 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 Whitey Herzog baseball stats page.

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Whitey Herzog Autograph on a 1989 Topps Baseball Card (#654)

Whitey Herzog Autograph on a 1989 Topps Baseball Card (#654)

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Birth Name:   Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog
Nickname:   The White Rat or Whitey
Born On:   11-09-1931  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New Athens, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   New Athens High School (New Athens, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   182
First Game:   04-17-1956 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Whitey Herzog Pitching Stats

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Whitey Herzog Hitting Stats

1956 25 Senators 117 421 49 103 13 7 4 0 35 35 0 74 8 1 0 5 .245 .302 .337
1957 26 Senators 36 78 7 13 3 0 0 0 4 13 0 12 0 0 2 0 .167 .301 .205
1958 27 Senators 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000
1958 27 Athletics 88 96 11 23 1 2 0 0 9 16 1 21 0 1 0 0 .240 .345 .292
1959 28 Athletics 38 123 25 36 7 1 1 0 9 34 0 23 1 0 0 2 .293 .446 .390
1960 29 Athletics 83 252 43 67 10 2 8 0 38 40 2 32 1 2 0 6 .266 .364 .417
1961 30 Orioles 113 323 39 94 11 6 5 0 35 50 1 41 2 1 1 6 .291 .387 .409
1962 31 Orioles 99 263 34 70 13 1 7 0 35 41 1 36 3 2 3 6 .266 .369 .403
1963 32 Tigers 52 53 5 8 2 1 0 0 7 11 3 17 0 1 1 0 .151 .303 .226
8 Years 634 1,614 213 414 60 20 25 0 172 241 8 261 15 8 7 25 .257 .354 .365

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Whitey Herzog Fielding Stats

1956 Senators 1B 5 3 93 37 7.4 35 34 1 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .946 10.16
1956 Senators CF 82 79 2,052 213 2.6 208 200 8 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.74
1956 Senators LF 17 13 387 37 2.2 37 36 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.58
1956 Senators RF 7 4 114 6 0.9 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42
1957 Senators CF 26 20 507 53 2.0 52 52 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.77
1957 Senators LF 2 0 9 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1958 Athletics CF 7 3 90 8 1.1 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.40
1958 Senators CF 5 2 36 4 0.8 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1958 Athletics LF 29 3 207 24 0.8 23 23 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 3.00
1958 Senators RF 2 0 9 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1958 Athletics RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1958 Athletics 1B 22 9 333 119 5.4 117 111 6 2 9 n/a n/a n/a .983 9.49
1959 Athletics 1B 1 1 27 10 10.0 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.00
1959 Athletics CF 12 11 237 34 2.8 32 32 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 3.65
1959 Athletics LF 2 1 51 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.59
1959 Athletics RF 20 20 522 43 2.2 42 40 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.17
1960 Athletics 1B 2 1 27 13 6.5 11 9 2 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .846 11.00
1960 Athletics LF 23 22 621 54 2.3 54 53 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.35
1960 Athletics RF 48 43 1,116 80 1.7 78 75 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.89
1961 Orioles LF 27 20 570 33 1.2 33 33 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.56
1961 Orioles RF 73 66 1,647 110 1.5 110 108 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1962 Orioles CF 1 1 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1962 Orioles LF 13 7 210 13 1.0 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67
1962 Orioles RF 59 56 1,464 126 2.1 123 118 5 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.27
1963 Tigers 1B 7 3 126 42 6.0 41 40 1 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 8.79
1963 Tigers CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1963 Tigers LF 1 1 27 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1963 Tigers RF 2 1 27 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
RF Totals 212 190 4,902 367 1.7 361 349 12 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.99
CF Totals 134 116 2,943 312 2.3 304 296 8 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.79
LF Totals 114 67 2,082 168 1.5 167 165 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .994 2.17
1B Totals 37 17 606 221 6.0 214 204 10 7 16 n/a n/a n/a .968 9.53
8 Years 497 390 10,533 1,068 2.1 1,046 1,014 32 22 18 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.68

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Whitey Herzog Miscellaneous Stats

1956 Senators 8 5 .615 12 1 n/a 105.3 5.7 12.0 - - -
1957 Senators 1 2 .333 12 0 n/a 0.0 6.5 19.5 - - -
1958 Senators 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1958 Athletics 0 3 .000 36 8 n/a 0.0 4.6 10.7 - - -
1959 Athletics 1 0 1.000 4 1 n/a 123.0 5.3 13.7 - - -
1960 Athletics 0 1 .000 14 0 n/a 31.5 7.9 6.6 - - -
1961 Orioles 1 4 .200 23 0 n/a 64.6 7.9 9.2 - - -
1962 Orioles 2 3 .400 31 0 n/a 37.6 7.3 7.5 - - -
1963 Tigers 0 0 .000 40 2 n/a 0.0 3.1 7.6 - - -
8 Years 13 18 .419 173 12 n/a 64.6 6.2 9.4 - - -

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Whitey Herzog Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1956 Washington Senators 30 Undetermined - -
1957 Washington Senators 30 Undetermined - -
1958 Washington Senators 30 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 22 Undetermined - -
1959 Kansas City Athletics 22 Undetermined - -
1960 Kansas City Athletics 6 Undetermined - -
1961 Baltimore Orioles 6, 27 Undetermined - -
1962 Baltimore Orioles 6 Undetermined - -
1963 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined - -

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