#58 Whitey Herzog, Rightfield, 24 yrs, New York (N) Giants Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Whitey Herzog
11/9/1931 24 USA,IL, 5"11 182
Rightfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 136 Days (136 total Days) 136 Day(s) 0 Year(s), 136 Days (136 total Days) 0 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 5 6 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 8 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 7
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/6 | PIT | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/8 | @MIL | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/13 | @PIT | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/16 | PHI | L 5-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/18 | SLN | L 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | SLN | L 7-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | SLN | L 4-15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/22 | @CHN | L 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | @CHN | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @CHN | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 64 | 91 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 11 | .297 | .347 | .538 | .885 | .909 | .242 |
Projected | 67 | 96 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 12 | .297 | .347 | .538 | .885 | .909 | .242 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 16 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 16.5 | 6.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .346 | .417 | .763 |
vs. RHP | 67 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .347 | .582 | .929 |
Close/Late | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
Scoring Position | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
Pinch Hitting | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .219 | .625 | .844 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 31 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | .256 | .319 | .488 | .808 |
Road | 33 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .373 | .583 | .956 |
May | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .304 | .360 | .435 | .795 |
June | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .818 | 1.357 |
July | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .467 | .857 | 1.324 |
August | 21 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .185 | .346 | .531 |
Sept/Oct | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .294 | .333 | .529 | .863 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1956 | 64 | 91 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .297 | .347 | .538 | .885 | NYN |
Total | 64 | 91 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .297 | .347 | .538 | .885 | |
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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 |
1956, AAA | 35 | 125 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 1 | .320 | .456 | .496 | .952 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 22 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1.000 | 144.0 | 2.69 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/10/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $2,790,000 per year... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/12/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year... Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1956... Had first career hit on 5/15/1956, off Ray Moore (MIL)... Hit first career homerun on 6/9/1956, off Dick Hall (SLN)...
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