#61 Vic Wertz, Rightfield, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vic Wertz
2/9/1925 31 USA,PA,YORK 6"0 186
Rightfield L 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) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good 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 $ 9,367,200 1956 10 Year(s), 29 Days (1749 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 3 Days (1723 total Days) 10 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 2 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | MIL | L 7-12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/14 | MIL | W 8-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @NYN | W 7-2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
9/16 | @NYN | W 10-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/17 | @NYN | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | CIN | L 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/20 | CIN | L 1-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/21 | CIN | W 11-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #5 | PoG | |
9/22 | @SLN | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @SLN | W 7-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 536 | 180 | 37 | 3 | 25 | 95 | 113 | 80 | 54 | .336 | .418 | .556 | .974 | 1.019 | .220 |
Projected | 154 | 564 | 189 | 39 | 3 | 26 | 100 | 119 | 84 | 57 | .336 | .418 | .556 | .974 | 1.019 | .220 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 139 | 625 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 298 | 65 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 127.7 | 9.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 198 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .322 | .449 | .772 |
vs. RHP | 338 | 125 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 87 | 66 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .370 | .468 | .618 | 1.086 |
Close/Late | 52 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .327 | .410 | .538 | .948 |
Scoring Position | 119 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .379 | .496 | .874 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 261 | 104 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 66 | 44 | 21 | .398 | .482 | .636 | 1.118 |
Road | 74 | 275 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 36 | 33 | .276 | .352 | .480 | .832 |
March/April | 24 | 86 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 7 | .349 | .436 | .500 | .936 |
May | 25 | 88 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 4 | .375 | .491 | .591 | 1.082 |
June | 25 | 93 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 8 | .290 | .356 | .538 | .893 |
July | 25 | 101 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 14 | .297 | .312 | .436 | .748 |
August | 27 | 98 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | .357 | .458 | .612 | 1.070 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 70 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 9 | .357 | .447 | .700 | 1.147 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 151 | 500 | 121 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 86 | 65 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 2 | .242 | .322 | .410 | .732 | DET |
1948 | 151 | 500 | 143 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 76 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .373 | .484 | .857 | DET |
1949 | 151 | 500 | 143 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 76 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .373 | .484 | .857 | DET |
1950 | 147 | 529 | 155 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 117 | 98 | 88 | 2 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .390 | .520 | .909 | DET,AL |
1951 | 146 | 514 | 121 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .351 | .407 | .758 | DET |
1952 | 146 | 515 | 148 | 31 | 3 | 30 | 118 | 88 | 82 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 3 | .287 | .385 | .534 | .919 | PHI,NL |
1953 | 149 | 516 | 156 | 17 | 2 | 38 | 114 | 95 | 79 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 1 | .302 | .392 | .564 | .956 | PHI |
1954 | 146 | 524 | 177 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 109 | 109 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .338 | .431 | .618 | 1.050 | PHI,NL |
1955 | 149 | 542 | 182 | 43 | 2 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .421 | .594 | 1.015 | PHI,NL |
1956 | 146 | 536 | 180 | 37 | 3 | 25 | 95 | 113 | 80 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .418 | .556 | .974 | PHI |
Total | 1482 | 5176 | 1526 | 274 | 35 | 271 | 1057 | 924 | 789 | 16 | 53 | 592 | 6 | 12 | .295 | .386 | .518 | .905 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1952 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .563 | .833 | 1.396 |
1953 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .308 | .478 | .786 |
1954 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .258 | .516 | .774 |
1955 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .261 | .056 | .316 |
Total | 21 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .323 | .452 | .775 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 5.14 | | | | |
Rightfield | 139 | 139 | 259 | 10 | 7 | 281 | 12 | .957 | 1211.2 | 2.09 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/15/1952 to a 5-year deal worth $9,367,200 per year... All Star Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1952, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1954, hitting .402 with 7 HR, 20 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/15/1954... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1954, hitting .391 with 8 HR, 23 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1954... Drove in 7 runs against Milwaukee on 4/19/1955... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1955, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 4 RBI... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1955, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 9/8/1956...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .338 - 3rd 1955 - .336 - 6th
| OBP 1954 - .431 - 4th 1955 - .421 - 5th
| SLG 1950 - .520 - 10th 1952 - .534 - 8th 1953 - .564 - 4th 1954 - .618 - 3rd 1955 - .594 - 9th
| OPS 1950 - .909 - 10th 1952 - .919 - 9th 1953 - .956 - 4th 1954 - 1.050 - 2nd 1955 - 1.015 - 9th
| Hits 1954 - 177 - 6th 1955 - 182 - 5th
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Doubles 1950 - 29 - 10th 1952 - 31 - 9th 1955 - 43 - 1st
| Triples 1950 - 5 - 10th 1954 - 8 - 3rd
| Homeruns 1952 - 30 - 9th 1953 - 38 - 4th 1954 - 34 - 8th
| RBI 1950 - 117 - 7th 1952 - 118 - 3rd 1953 - 114 - 6th 1955 - 122 - 5th
| Runs 1954 - 109 - 10th
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BB 1951 - 93 - 10th
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