#78 Billy Herman, Second Base, 31 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#78 Billy Herman, Second Base, 31 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Billy Herman

7/7/1909
31
USA,IN,NEW ALBANY
5"11
185

Second Base
R
R

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Great Leader
2 / 6 (Fair)
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,473,200
1941
7 Year(s), 47 Days (1251 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 27 Days (1575 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	68	71	16	37	89
Versus LHP	76	74	16	38	90
Versus RHP	65	70	16	36	89
Talent	7	7	3	5	8

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2
1
2
3
1
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Fielding Ratings
2B : 3 (Range), .939 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/18	@CLE	W 12-3	5	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	#2
9/19	@CLE	W 10-2	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	#6
9/20	PHA	W 3-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#2
9/21	PHA	L 3-21	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/24	@NYA	W 10-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6
9/26	WS1	L 1-6	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#5
9/27	@SLA	L 4-7	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6
9/29	CHA	L 1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/30	KCA	W 6-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#5
10/1	@CLE	L 4-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6

Batting Stats 1940

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	128	479	125	25	5	6	60	60	29	27	.261	.300	.372	.672	.559	.111
Projected	128	479	125	25	5	6	60	60	29	27	.261	.300	.372	.672	.559	.111

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	120	515	0	1	0	15	2	5	178	36	0	1	.0	51.9	3.7

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	134	38	8	1	2	12	16	10	8	1	0	0	.284	.331	.403	.734
vs. RHP	345	87	17	4	4	48	44	19	19	4	2	0	.252	.288	.359	.647
Close/Late	51	15	3	0	1	10	7	3	3	0	1	0	.294	.327	.412	.739
Scoring Position	113	31	6	2	1	51	0	8	10	5	0	0	.274	.310	.389	.699
Pinch Hitting	7	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	.429	.375	.429	.804

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	67	252	70	10	2	4	27	29	18	6	.278	.324	.381	.704
Road	61	227	55	15	3	2	33	31	11	21	.242	.272	.361	.633
March/April	18	62	17	2	1	0	3	5	2	5	.274	.292	.339	.631
May	14	51	16	1	1	0	10	4	3	0	.314	.339	.373	.712
June	22	87	22	9	0	0	9	11	8	6	.253	.313	.356	.669
July	24	91	12	4	0	0	6	9	6	6	.132	.186	.176	.361
August	26	97	33	6	3	2	14	14	8	4	.340	.387	.526	.913
Sept/Oct	24	91	25	3	0	4	18	17	2	6	.275	.284	.440	.724

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1932	6	7	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	PHA
1933	39	133	30	5	1	0	11	14	4	1	2	14	0	1	.226	.250	.278	.528	PHA
1934	46	142	34	7	1	0	19	14	12	0	4	8	0	0	.239	.291	.303	.594	PHA
1935	114	467	138	28	8	5	55	67	35	0	3	16	0	0	.296	.343	.422	.764	PHA WS1
1936	129	533	139	30	4	7	58	83	49	0	2	24	1	2	.261	.322	.371	.693	WS1
1937	152	550	133	29	3	8	58	71	62	1	5	29	0	0	.242	.317	.349	.666	WS1
1938	119	413	127	37	6	3	53	66	53	1	1	21	3	0	.308	.387	.448	.835	WS1
1939	134	498	147	35	6	2	65	68	52	1	3	33	0	0	.295	.361	.402	.763	WS1
1940	128	479	125	25	5	6	60	60	29	0	5	27	0	1	.261	.300	.372	.672	PIT DET
Total	867	3222	874	196	34	31	379	445	296	4	25	172	4	4	.271	.331	.382	.713

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1931, AAA	138	537	151	21	5	13	58	86	45	37	3	5	.281	.333	.412	.745
1932, AAA	135	519	128	22	3	7	43	45	45	35	3	2	.247	.306	.341	.647
1933, AAA	85	340	111	27	2	13	57	39	34	26	4	2	.326	.388	.532	.920
1934, AAA	46	194	67	11	1	5	24	30	19	13	2	1	.345	.404	.490	.893
1935, AAA	39	147	52	8	1	2	21	18	19	2	1	1	.354	.428	.463	.890
1940, AAA	10	40	14	3	0	1	4	11	5	0	0	0	.350	.422	.500	.922

Career Postseason Batting Stats

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

Fielding Stats 1940

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Second Base

128

120

239

460

114

734

.952

1052.1

6.28

Player History

Traded from Chicago (N) to Oakland on 7/30/1931 (Going to CHN: SS Red Smith. Going to PHA: 2B Billy Herman)...
Injured on 7/29/1932 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit on 9/14/1932, off Paul Schreiber (KCA)...
Traded from Oakland to Washington on 5/13/1935 (Going to WS1: 2B Billy Herman. Going to PHA: 3B Bobby Estalella)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/10/1935, off Bill Lee (DET)...
Injured on 4/18/1936 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Injured on 8/29/1936 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
1/26/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration...
8/1/1937: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $1,930,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injured on 6/20/1938 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/7/1940 to a 2-year deal worth $5,473,200 per year...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Detroit on 4/11/1940 (Going to DET: 2B Billy Herman. Going to PIT: CF Pat Mullin, 2B Jesse Landrum, C Dixie Parsons)...
Injured on 5/2/1940 with a Sore Knee, out for one week...

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