#50 Buck Herzog, Second Base, 33 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
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| Buck Herzog
7/9/1885
33
USA,MD,BALTIMORE
5"11
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Second Base
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2.5 Stars
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$ 3,505,000
1920
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 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 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Talent | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
2B : 2 (Range), .927 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 1 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/30 | @BOS | L 1-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/2 | WAS | W 2-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/3 | WAS | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/4 | @SLA | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 10/5 | NYA | L 4-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/7 | CHA | W 8-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/8 | @CLE | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 10/9 | PHA | W 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/11 | @SLA | W 8-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 10/12 | BOS | L 5-17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 148 | 569 | 161 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 82 | 56 | 29 | .283 | .357 | .355 | .712 | .679 | .072 |
| Projected | 147 | 566 | 160 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 81 | 56 | 29 | .283 | .357 | .355 | .712 | .679 | .072 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 145 | 661 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 202 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 54.2 | 89.0 | 5.1 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 273 | 82 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .300 | .369 | .385 | .753 |
| vs. RHP | 296 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 45 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 4 | .267 | .340 | .328 | .668 |
| Close/Late | 66 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .318 | .364 | .364 | .727 |
| Scoring Position | 104 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | .327 | .336 | .413 | .749 |
| Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 73 | 276 | 86 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 38 | 29 | 15 | .312 | .377 | .380 | .757 |
| Road | 75 | 293 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 44 | 27 | 14 | .256 | .318 | .331 | .649 |
| March/April | 18 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .212 | .287 | .258 | .545 |
| May | 24 | 96 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | .260 | .321 | .302 | .624 |
| June | 26 | 98 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | .327 | .369 | .367 | .737 |
| July | 20 | 74 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | .378 | .477 | .581 | 1.058 |
| August | 25 | 98 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 7 | .235 | .298 | .347 | .645 |
| Sept/Oct | 35 | 137 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 8 | .285 | .340 | .314 | .654 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1909 | 109 | 391 | 110 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 12 | .281 | .344 | .350 | .694 | PHA |
| 1910 | 146 | 530 | 153 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 75 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 14 | .289 | .354 | .375 | .730 | PHA |
| 1911 | 153 | 602 | 163 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 75 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 19 | .271 | .327 | .347 | .674 | PHA |
| 1912 | 152 | 613 | 199 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 57 | 95 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 30 | 23 | .325 | .372 | .432 | .804 | PHA,AL |
| 1913 | 152 | 581 | 191 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 78 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 17 | .329 | .401 | .437 | .838 | PHA,AL |
| 1914 | 157 | 595 | 166 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 88 | 70 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 17 | .279 | .363 | .412 | .774 | PHA,AL |
| 1915 | 154 | 564 | 163 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 75 | 66 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 24 | 23 | .289 | .371 | .383 | .754 | PHA,AL |
| 1916 | 151 | 581 | 172 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 93 | 69 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 17 | .296 | .343 | .420 | .763 | PHA,AL |
| 1917 | 153 | 531 | 133 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 21 | 10 | .250 | .317 | .360 | .677 | PHA |
| 1918 | 148 | 569 | 161 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 82 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 32 | 27 | .283 | .357 | .355 | .712 | DET |
| Total | 1475 | 5557 | 1611 | 292 | 83 | 31 | 624 | 714 | 554 | 30 | 27 | 425 | 230 | 179 | .290 | .356 | .389 | .745 | |
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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 |
| 1908, AAA | 138 | 474 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 16 | 11 | .281 | .368 | .363 | .731 |
| 1909, AAA | 7 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .409 | .481 | .545 | 1.027 |
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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 |
| 1913 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Total | 5 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 144 | 143 | 356 | 549 | 126 | 949 | 44 | .954 | 1267.2 | 6.74 | | | | |
| Third Base | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .800 | 17.0 | 2.65 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 74th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1908...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/9/1909, off Harry Coveleski (CLE)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/1/1910, off Frosty Thomas (CHA)...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1910...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 7/12/1911...
1/31/1912: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,528,571 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1912 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 7/11/1912...
1/31/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1913 Allstar game...
1/31/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration...
6/3/1914: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $8,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 1914 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1915 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1916, hitting .545 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Was selected to the 1916 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/14/1918 to a 3-year deal worth $3,505,000 per year...
Injured on 4/16/1918 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (A) on 7/20/1918...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1918, hitting .378 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1910 - .289 - 8th
1912 - .325 - 3rd
1913 - .329 - 3rd
1916 - .296 - 8th
| OBP
1910 - .354 - 6th
1912 - .372 - 3rd
1913 - .401 - 2nd
1914 - .363 - 6th
1915 - .371 - 8th
| SLG
1912 - .432 - 4th
1913 - .437 - 6th
1914 - .412 - 7th
1916 - .420 - 8th
| OPS
1910 - .730 - 10th
1912 - .804 - 4th
1913 - .838 - 4th
1914 - .774 - 5th
1916 - .763 - 7th
| Hits
1912 - 199 - 3rd
1913 - 191 - 2nd
1914 - 166 - 10th
1916 - 172 - 8th
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Doubles
1914 - 46 - 3rd
| Triples
1912 - 17 - 1st
1915 - 10 - 9th
1917 - 9 - 5th
| Homeruns
1917 - 7 - 10th
| RBI
1914 - 88 - 3rd
1915 - 75 - 8th
1916 - 93 - 2nd
| Runs
1912 - 95 - 2nd
1913 - 78 - 10th
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BB
1913 - 72 - 7th
1914 - 75 - 1st
1915 - 72 - 6th
1917 - 52 - 8th
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