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Vic Wertz

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Full name Victor Woodrow Wertz
Born February 9, 1925, York, Pennsylvania
Died July 7, 1983, Detroit, Michigan
Buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan
First Game: April 15, 1947; Final Game: September 19, 1963
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 186
Ejections: 1955 (1), 1957 (1), 1961 (1). Total: 3
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Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1947 DET A Daily Splits 102 333 60 96 22 4 6 44 47 5 66 0 2 0 4 11 2 0 .288 .376 .432 0.4 1947 DET A 1948 DET A Daily Splits 119 391 49 97 19 9 7 67 48 6 70 3 6 0 7 5 0 0 .248 .335 .396 -1.1 1948 DET A 1949 DET A Daily Splits 155 608 96 185 26 6 20 133 80 4 61 0 7 0 12 19 2 3 .304 .385 .465 1.1 1949 DET A 1950 DET A Daily Splits 149 559 99 172 37 4 27 123 91 8 55 4 3 0 8 13 0 1 .308 .408 .533 1.4 1950 DET A 1951 DET A Daily Splits 138 501 86 143 24 4 27 94 78 3 61 1 1 0 8 13 0 3 .285 .383 .511 2.1 1951 DET A 1952 DET A Daily Splits 85 285 46 70 15 3 17 51 46 4 44 1 0 0 2 6 1 0 .246 .352 .498 1.3 1952 DET A 1952 STL A Daily Splits 37 130 22 45 5 0 6 19 23 2 20 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .346 .444 .523 0.8 1952 STL A 1952 TOT A 122 415 68 115 20 3 23 70 69 6 64 1 1 0 2 8 1 0 .277 .381 .506 2.1 1952 TOT A 1953 STL A Daily Splits 128 440 61 118 18 6 19 70 72 4 44 4 2 0 4 13 1 4 .268 .376 .466 1.4 1953 STL A 1954 BAL A Daily Splits 29 94 5 19 1 0 1 13 11 2 17 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .202 .283 .245 -0.6 1954 BAL A 1954 CLE A Daily Splits 94 295 33 81 14 2 14 48 34 3 40 0 1 5 0 4 4 0 2 .275 .344 .478 0.6 1954 CLE A 1954 TOT A 123 389 38 100 15 2 15 61 45 5 57 0 1 6 0 6 5 0 2 .257 .330 .422 0.0 1954 TOT A 1955 CLE A Daily Splits 74 257 30 65 11 2 14 55 32 3 33 1 0 5 0 2 6 1 1 .253 .332 .475 -0.1 1955 CLE A 1956 CLE A Daily Splits 136 481 65 127 22 0 32 106 75 10 87 5 0 7 0 3 8 0 0 .264 .364 .509 1.2 1956 CLE A 1957 CLE A Daily Splits 144 515 84 145 21 0 28 105 78 6 88 2 0 11 0 4 9 2 3 .282 .371 .485 1.9 1957 CLE A 1958 CLE A Daily Splits 25 43 5 12 1 0 3 12 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .279 .354 .512 0.2 1958 CLE A 1959 BOS A Daily Splits 94 247 38 68 13 0 7 49 22 5 32 2 0 2 0 7 5 0 0 .275 .337 .413 0.0 1959 BOS A 1960 BOS A Daily Splits 131 443 45 125 22 0 19 103 37 4 54 1 1 5 0 5 13 0 2 .282 .335 .460 0.2 1960 BOS A 1961 BOS A Daily Splits 99 317 33 83 16 2 11 60 38 3 43 2 0 6 0 4 11 0 0 .262 .339 .429 0.1 1961 BOS A 1961 DET A Daily Splits 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 -0.1 1961 DET A 1961 TOT A 107 323 33 84 16 2 11 61 38 3 44 2 0 6 0 4 11 0 0 .260 .336 .424 0.0 1961 TOT A 1962 DET A Daily Splits 74 105 7 34 2 0 5 18 5 0 13 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 .324 .357 .486 0.2 1962 DET A 1963 DET A Daily Splits 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1963 DET A 1963 MIN A Daily Splits 35 44 3 6 0 0 3 7 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .136 .240 .341 -0.2 1963 MIN A 1963 TOT A 41 49 3 6 0 0 3 7 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .122 .218 .306 -0.3 1963 TOT A Total (17 Years) Splits 1862 6099 867 1692 289 42 266 1178 828 74 842 27 24 43 0 81 143 9 19 .277 .364 .469 10.7 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1954 CLE A Daily Splits 4 16 2 8 2 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .938 1954 CLE A

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1949 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1949 AL 1951 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1951 AL 1957 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1957 AL Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1947 DET A Daily Splits OF 83 79 77 712.1 160 6 6 0 0 .965 39 2 42 1947 DET A RF 42 40 40 371.2 80 2 4 0 0 .953 1947 DET A LF 39 37 35 324.2 81 2 2 0 0 .976 1947 DET A CF 2 2 2 16 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1948 DET A Daily Splits OF 98 97 92 862.2 196 11 10 3 0 .954 64 1 36 1948 DET A LF 64 62 59 548.1 138 9 8 3 0 .948 1948 DET A RF 36 34 32 306.1 60 2 2 0 0 .969 1948 DET A CF 1 1 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1949 DET A Daily Splits OF 155 155 150 1384 302 14 6 4 0 .981 0 0 155 1949 DET A RF 155 155 150 1384 302 15 6 5 0 .981 1950 DET A Daily Splits OF 145 145 141 1293 286 5 10 3 0 .967 0 0 145 1950 DET A RF 145 145 141 1293 287 5 10 3 0 .967 1951 DET A Daily Splits OF 131 129 117 1141 254 7 3 1 0 .989 0 0 131 1951 DET A RF 131 129 117 1141 256 8 3 1 0 .989 1952 DET A Daily Splits OF 79 77 61 655 134 8 2 3 0 .986 0 0 79 1952 DET A RF 79 77 61 655 134 8 2 3 0 .986 1952 STL A Daily Splits OF 36 36 32 300.1 64 0 3 0 0 .955 0 0 36 1952 STL A RF 36 36 32 300.1 63 1 3 0 0 .955 1952 TOT A RF 115 113 93 955.1 197 9 5 3 0 .976 1952 TOT A OF 115 113 93 955.1 198 8 5 3 0 .976 0 0 115 1953 STL A Daily Splits OF 119 117 110 1050 243 15 7 4 0 .974 0 0 119 1953 STL A RF 119 117 110 1050 242 15 7 4 0 .973 1954 BAL A Daily Splits OF 27 27 25 227 47 5 2 1 0 .963 0 0 27 1954 BAL A RF 27 27 25 227 46 5 2 1 0 .962 1954 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 83 79 23 595.2 557 52 7 57 1 .989 1954 CLE A OF 5 4 3 36.1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 3 1954 CLE A RF 3 2 2 20.1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1954 CLE A LF 2 2 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1954 TOT A RF 30 29 27 247.1 51 5 2 1 0 .966 1954 TOT A OF 32 31 28 263.1 57 5 2 1 0 .969 2 0 30 1955 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 63 61 30 474 449 33 8 49 1 .984 1955 CLE A OF 9 7 5 62 13 1 0 1 0 1.000 1 0 8 1955 CLE A RF 8 6 5 59 15 1 0 1 0 1.000 1955 CLE A LF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1956 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 133 133 88 1086.2 971 77 9 99 0 .991 1957 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 139 138 89 1162.2 1025 83 14 122 0 .988 1958 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 8 7 3 54.2 44 5 1 5 0 .980 1959 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 64 56 38 456.2 440 38 4 44 0 .992 1960 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 117 110 63 899.1 841 78 12 89 0 .987 1961 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 86 82 43 656.1 664 67 7 65 0 .991 1962 DET A Daily Splits 1B 16 14 5 112 75 9 1 5 0 .988 1963 MIN A Daily Splits 1B 6 5 2 45 32 5 0 2 0 1.000 Total ( 9 Years) Splits OF 887 873 813 7723.2 1709 72 49 20 0 .973 106 3 781 Total ( 9 Years) RF 781 768 715 6807.2 1490 62 39 18 0 .975 Total (10 Years) 1B 715 685 384 5543 5098 447 63 537 2 .989 Total ( 4 Years) LF 106 102 95 892 223 11 10 3 0 .959 Total ( 2 Years) CF 3 3 3 24 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1954 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 4 4 3 35 33 6 1 2 0 .975

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1949 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1949 AL RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1951 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1951 AL RF 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1957 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 Total ( 2 Years) RF 2 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 6-19-1955 BOX CLE A Bill Summers Call at 1B 9-11-1957(1) BOX CLE A Eddie Hurley Call at 1B 6-21-1961 BOX BOS A Al Smith Fair/foul call (Threw bat)

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1942).

Traded by Detroit Tigers with Dick Littlefield, Marlin Stuart and Don Lenhardt to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Jim Delsing, Ned Garver, Dave Madison and Bud Black (August 14, 1952).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bob Chakales (June 1, 1954).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with Gary Geiger to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jim Piersall (December 2, 1958).

Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Boston Red Sox (September 8, 1961).

Released by Detroit Tigers (May 5, 1963).

Signed by Minnesota Twins (June 18, 1963).

Released by Minnesota Twins (October 15, 1963).

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