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Billy Herman

Birthdate:

7/7/1909

Died:

9/5/1992

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

New Albany, IN, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Billy Herman ranks as one of the best hitting second basemen in baseball history. In 15 major league seasons, Herman lined 2345 hits, batted over .300 eight times and scored 100 or more runs in eight different seasons. His best seasons were with the Chicago Cubs from 1931-1941. Batting in the number two spot in the order, 'The Louisville Cornell' in 1935 batted .341, scored 113 runs and led the NL in hits 227 and doubles with 57. He helped the Cubs win pennants in 1932, 1935 and 1938. Herman played in ten straight All-Star games 1934-1943, hitting a NL record .433 with 13 for 30. He was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers in mid-1941 and helped them win their first pennant in over 20 years. On defensive, Billy Herman tied a NL record for most years leading 2nd basemen in putouts (7). He led the league in assists three times and with his aggressive fielding range also led the NL in errors four times. Herman was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1975 and he managed the Red Sox in 1965-1966. Billy Herman career: .304 BA, 2345 hits, 486 D's, 82 T's, 47 HRs, 1163 runs, 839 RBI's and a fine .367 on-base-pct. Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
17 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1931	CHC (NL)	25	98	14	32	7	0	0	16	13	6	2	0	0	0	4	0	.327	.405	SLG
1932	CHC (NL)	154	656	102	206	42	7	1	51	40	33	14	0	0	5	22	0	.314	.358	SLG
1933	CHC (NL)	153	619	82	173	35	2	0	44	45	34	5	0	0	4	13	0	.279	.332	SLG
1934	CHC (NL)	113	456	79	138	21	6	3	42	34	31	6	0	0	3	8	0	.303	.355	SLG
1935	CHC (NL)	154	666	113	227	57	6	7	83	42	29	6	0	0	3	24	0	.341	.383	SLG
1936	CHC (NL)	153	632	101	211	57	7	5	93	59	30	5	0	0	1	17	0	.334	.392	SLG
1937	CHC (NL)	138	564	106	189	35	11	8	65	56	22	2	0	0	1	11	0	.335	.396	SLG
1938	CHC (NL)	152	624	86	173	34	7	1	56	59	31	3	0	0	2	11	0	.277	.342	SLG
1939	CHC (NL)	156	623	111	191	34	18	7	70	66	31	9	0	0	5	19	0	.307	.378	SLG
1940	CHC (NL)	135	558	77	163	24	4	5	57	47	30	1	0	0	0	11	0	.292	.347	SLG
1941	BRO (NL)	133	536	77	156	30	4	3	41	58	38	1	0	0	1	9	0	.291	.361	SLG
1941	CHC (NL)	11	36	4	7	0	1	0	0	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.356	SLG
1942	BRO (NL)	155	571	76	146	34	2	2	65	72	52	6	0	0	0	4	0	.256	.339	SLG
1943	BRO (NL)	153	585	76	193	41	2	2	100	66	26	4	0	0	0	12	0	.330	.398	SLG
1946	BSN (NL)	75	252	32	77	23	1	3	22	43	13	1	0	0	1	5	0	.306	.409	SLG
1946	BRO (NL)	47	184	24	53	8	4	0	28	26	10	2	0	0	0	1	0	.288	.376	SLG
1947	PIT (NL)	15	47	3	10	4	0	0	6	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.245	SLG
17 years		1922	7707	1163	2345	486	82	47	839	737	428	67	0	0	26	171	0	.304	.367	.SLG

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