Bob Cerv
Bob Cerv
Full name: Robert Henry Cerv
Born: May 5, 1926, Weston, Nebraska
First Game: August 1, 1951; Final Game: July 29, 1962
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 200
Bob Cerv
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record 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 Team
1951 NY A 12 28 4 6 1 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .313 .250 -0.3 1951 NY A
1952 NY A 36 87 11 21 3 2 1 8 9 22 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .313 .356 -0.3 1952 NY A
1953 NY A 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 -0.1 1953 NY A
1954 NY A 56 100 14 26 6 0 5 13 11 17 0 0 1 3 0 2 .260 .330 .470 -0.1 1954 NY A
1955 NY A 55 85 17 29 4 2 3 22 7 0 16 3 1 0 1 4 0 .341 .411 .541 0.6 1955 NY A
1956 NY A 54 115 16 35 5 6 3 25 18 0 13 0 1 1 3 0 1 .304 .396 .530 0.7 1956 NY A
1957 KC A 124 345 35 94 14 2 11 44 20 1 57 1 2 3 13 1 1 .272 .312 .420 -0.9 1957 KC A
1958 KC A 141 515 93 157 20 7 38 104 50 10 82 5 0 2 19 3 3 .305 .371 .592 4.6 1958 KC A
1959 KC A 125 463 61 132 22 4 20 87 35 5 87 3 1 11 13 3 2 .285 .332 .479 0.7 1959 KC A
1960 KC A Daily Splits 23 78 14 20 1 1 6 12 10 1 17 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 .256 .337 .526 0.4 1960 KC A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 87 216 32 54 11 1 8 28 30 2 36 3 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 .250 .349 .421 0.4 1960 NY A
1960 TOT A 110 294 46 74 12 2 14 40 40 3 53 3 0 1 0 9 8 0 0 .252 .346 .449 0.8 1960 TOT A
1961 LA A Daily Splits 18 57 3 9 3 0 2 6 1 0 8 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 .158 .169 .316 -0.8 1961 LA A
1961 NY A Daily Splits 57 118 17 32 5 1 6 20 12 0 17 1 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 .271 .344 .483 0.4 1961 NY A
1961 TOT A 75 175 20 41 8 1 8 26 13 0 25 1 1 1 0 3 10 1 0 .234 .289 .429 -0.4 1961 TOT A
1962 NY A Daily Splits 14 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .250 .176 -0.2 1962 NY A
1962 HOU N Daily Splits 19 31 2 7 0 0 2 3 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .226 .273 .419 -0.1 1962 HOU N
1962 Total 33 48 3 9 1 0 2 3 4 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .188 .264 .333 -0.3 1962 Total
Total NL 19 31 2 7 0 0 2 3 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .226 .273 .419 -0.1 Total NL
Total AL 810 2230 318 617 96 26 103 371 210 19i 382 17 6 20i 0i 12i 71 12 10 .277 .341 .482 5.1 Total AL
Total Splits 829 2261 320 624 96 26 105 374 212 19i 392 17 6 20i 0i 12i 73 12 10 .276 .340 .481 5.0 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 Team
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World Series Batting Record 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
1955 NY A Daily Splits 5 16 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .313 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1956 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 4 14 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 1960 NY A
Total Splits 10 31 2 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 .258 .355 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
All-Star Game Batting Record 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
1958 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1958 AL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1951 NY A OF 9 14 0 2 0 .875 0 0 9
1952 NY A OF 27 52 1 0 0 1.000 15 12 0
1954 NY A OF 24 25 1 3 0 .897 24 0 0
1955 NY A OF 20 25 1 0 0 1.000 13 7 1
1956 NY A OF 44 59 4 1 2 .984 29 15 1
1957 KC A OF 89 157 6 6 1 .964 40 35 22
1958 KC A OF 136 311 13 5 3 .985 136 0 0
1959 KC A OF 119 231 8 5 2 .980 119 0 0
1960 KC A Daily OF 21 21 14 175 39 4 1 1 0 .977 21 0 0
1960 KC A LF 21 21 14 175 38 4 1 1 0 .977
1960 NY A Daily OF 51 44 37 401.2 101 6 2 0 0 .982 50 1 1
1960 NY A LF 50 44 37 395.2 98 6 2 0 0 .981
1960 NY A 1B 3 3 2 21 22 2 1 3 0 .960
1960 NY A RF 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 NY A CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 TOT A LF 71 65 51 570.2 136 10 3 1 0 .980
1960 TOT A OF 72 65 51 576.2 140 10 3 1 0 .980 71 1 1
1961 LA A Daily OF 15 14 11 118.1 17 0 1 0 0 .944 15 0 0
1961 LA A LF 15 14 11 118.1 21 0 1 0 0 .955
1961 NY A Daily OF 30 24 20 213 55 2 1 0 0 .983 28 2 0
1961 NY A LF 28 24 20 209 52 1 1 0 0 .981
1961 NY A 1B 3 3 1 23 24 3 0 2 0 1.000
1961 NY A CF 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 TOT A LF 43 38 31 327.1 73 1 2 0 0 .974
1961 TOT A OF 45 38 31 331.1 72 2 2 0 0 .974 43 2 0
1962 NY A Daily OF 3 3 1 22 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3
1962 NY A RF 3 3 1 22 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 HOU N Daily OF 6 5 3 44 4 1 1 0 0 .833 6 0 0
1962 HOU N LF 6 5 3 44 5 2 1 0 0 .875
1962 Total OF 9 8 4 66 8 1 1 0 0 .900 6 0 3
Total OF 594 111i 86i 974 i 1094 47 28 9 0i .976 496 72 37
Total LF 120i 108i 85i 942 i 214i 13i 6i 1i 0i .974
Total 1B 6 6 3 44 46 5 1 5 0 .981
Total RF 4i 3i 1i 27 i 4i 0i 0i 0i 0i1.000
Total CF 3i 0i 0i 5 i 1i 0i 0i 0i 0i1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1955 NY A Daily OF 4 3 2 33 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
1955 NY A CF 4 2 2 32 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 NY A LF 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 NY A Daily OF 3 3 3 27 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0
1960 NY A LF 3 3 3 27 8 0 1 0 0 .889
Total OF 7 6 5 60 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 4 0
Total LF 4 4 3 28 8 0 1 0 0 .889
Total CF 4 2 2 32 10 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
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1958 AL Daily OF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1958 AL LF 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1950).
Sold by New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics (October 15, 1956 ).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Andy Carey (May
19, 1960 ).
Selected by Los Angeles Angels from New York Yankees in the expansion draft
(December 14, 1960 ).
Traded by Los Angeles Angels with Tex Clevenger to New York Yankees in exchange for
Lee Thomas , Ryne Duren and Johnny James (May 8, 1961 ).
Sold by New York Yankees to Houston Colt .45s (June 26, 1962 ).
Released by Houston Colt .45s (July 14, 1962 ).
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