#70 Billy Herman, Second Base, 32 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Thursday, 10/26/1941 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Herman
7/7/1909 32 USA,IN,NEW ALBANY 5"11 180
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,160,000 1941 $ 4,660,000 (3 year(s)) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 9 10 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 8 (Range), .937 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/30 | @PHI | W 3-1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/1 | @PIT | W 12-9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/2 | PHI | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/7 | BRO | L 0-14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/8 | BRO | W 9-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
10/10 | @BRO | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/11 | @BRO | L 10-11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/12 | @BRO | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/14 | BRO | W 4-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/15 | BRO | L 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 139 | 586 | 180 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 86 | 132 | 47 | 49 | .307 | .360 | .519 | .879 | .929 | .212 |
Projected | 139 | 586 | 180 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 86 | 132 | 47 | 49 | .307 | .360 | .519 | .879 | .929 | .212 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 135 | 642 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 304 | 74 | 40 | 4 | 90.9 | 110.5 | 6.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 137 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .299 | .361 | .511 | .872 |
vs. RHP | 449 | 139 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 99 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .310 | .358 | .521 | .879 |
Close/Late | 44 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .318 | .354 | .591 | .945 |
Scoring Position | 154 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .329 | .474 | .804 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 304 | 89 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 61 | 26 | 27 | .293 | .348 | .500 | .848 |
Road | 67 | 282 | 91 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 71 | 21 | 22 | .323 | .369 | .539 | .908 |
March/April | 24 | 110 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 12 | .273 | .296 | .382 | .677 |
May | 26 | 104 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 11 | .327 | .398 | .538 | .937 |
June | 21 | 89 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | .315 | .354 | .640 | .995 |
July | 23 | 95 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 8 | .295 | .330 | .505 | .835 |
August | 21 | 87 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .287 | .344 | .483 | .827 |
Sept/Oct | 24 | 101 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 8 | .347 | .421 | .584 | 1.005 |
Postseason | 7 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .121 | .156 | .277 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1933 | 133 | 560 | 153 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 89 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 5 | .273 | .340 | .405 | .746 | CIN |
1934 | 162 | 695 | 185 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 110 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 41 | 3 | .266 | .312 | .376 | .687 | CIN |
1935 | 157 | 589 | 155 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 70 | 95 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 5 | .263 | .317 | .402 | .720 | CIN |
1936 | 159 | 615 | 173 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 107 | 86 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 35 | 3 | .281 | .331 | .433 | .763 | CIN |
1937 | 151 | 574 | 152 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 98 | 97 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 6 | .265 | .333 | .422 | .755 | CIN |
1938 | 147 | 620 | 192 | 50 | 5 | 22 | 82 | 135 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 4 | .310 | .350 | .513 | .863 | CIN |
1939 | 153 | 640 | 226 | 63 | 10 | 25 | 110 | 142 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 43 | 6 | .353 | .391 | .600 | .991 | CIN,NL |
1940 | 155 | 660 | 208 | 56 | 7 | 29 | 112 | 134 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 39 | 3 | .315 | .348 | .553 | .901 | CIN,NL |
1941 | 139 | 586 | 180 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 86 | 132 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 40 | 4 | .307 | .360 | .519 | .879 | CIN |
Total | 1356 | 5539 | 1624 | 440 | 51 | 146 | 786 | 1020 | 414 | 14 | 26 | 274 | 318 | 39 | .293 | .342 | .470 | .813 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1931, AAA | 60 | 219 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 1 | .324 | .402 | .489 | .890 |
1932, AAA | 133 | 482 | 170 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 91 | 87 | 38 | 27 | 9 | .353 | .449 | .510 | .959 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1938 | 12 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .347 | .396 | .551 | .947 |
1939 | 11 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .277 | .320 | .489 | .809 |
1940 | 11 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .391 | .462 | .630 | 1.092 |
1941 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .121 | .156 | .277 |
Total | 41 | 174 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .299 | .348 | .483 | .830 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 138 | 135 | 215 | 381 | 66 | 621 | 25 | .960 | 1183.1 | 4.72 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1931... Injured on 6/12/1931 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season... Had first career hit on 4/1/1933, off Ed Wells (BSN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1933, off Satchel Paige (CHC)... Injured on 5/5/1933 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1933... Had 30-game hitting streak snapped on 5/6/1934... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,378,571 through salary arbitration... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1936... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,378,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,378,571 through salary arbitration... 6/12/1938: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $3,160,000 per year, for 3 years. Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1938... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Chicago (N) on 6/7/1939... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1939, hitting .519 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... 5/17/1941: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $4,660,000 per year, for 3 years. Injured on 8/24/1941 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1939 - .353 - 3rd
| SLG 1939 - .600 - 8th
| OPS 1939 - .991 - 8th
| Hits 1938 - 192 - 5th 1939 - 226 - 1st 1940 - 208 - 2nd
| Doubles 1933 - 45 - 6th 1934 - 51 - 7th 1936 - 49 - 6th 1938 - 50 - 2nd 1939 - 63 - 1st 1940 - 56 - 1st
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Triples 1939 - 10 - 4th 1940 - 7 - 10th
| Runs 1938 - 135 - 6th 1939 - 142 - 4th 1940 - 134 - 5th
| SB 1934 - 41 - 9th 1938 - 40 - 9th 1939 - 43 - 5th 1940 - 39 - 9th
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