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Vic Wertz Vic Wertz

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 Vic Wertz Collectibles! Vic Wertz Memorabilia! Vic Wertz Cards! Vic Wertz Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

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Batting RecordBatting 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 TeamTeam
1947 DET A               102   333   60   96  22   4   6   44   47       66   0   2              11    2   0  .288  .376  .432   0.5 1947 DET A
1948 DET A               119   391   49   97  19   9   7   67   48       70   3   6               5    0   0  .248  .335  .396  -1.0 1948 DET A
1949 DET A               155   608   96  185  26   6  20  133   80       61   0   7              19    2   3  .304  .385  .465   1.3 1949 DET A
1950 DET A               149   559   99  172  37   4  27  123   91       55   4   3              13    0   1  .308  .408  .533   1.4 1950 DET A
1951 DET A               138   501   86  143  24   4  27   94   78       61   1   1              13    0   3  .285  .383  .511   2.2 1951 DET A
1952 DET A                85   285   46   70  15   3  17   51   46       44   1   0               6    1   0  .246  .352  .498   1.3 1952 DET A
1952 STL A                37   130   22   45   5   0   6   19   23       20   0   1               2    0   0  .346  .444  .523   0.9 1952 STL A
1952 TOT A               122   415   68  115  20   3  23   70   69       64   1   1               8    1   0  .277  .381  .506   2.2 1952 TOT A
1953 STL A               128   440   61  118  18   6  19   70   72       44   4   2              13    1   4  .268  .376  .466   1.4 1953 STL A
1954 BAL A                29    94    5   19   1   0   1   13   11       17   0   0   1           1    0   0  .202  .283  .245  -0.5 1954 BAL A
1954 CLE A                94   295   33   81  14   2  14   48   34       40   0   1   5           4    0   2  .275  .344  .478   0.5 1954 CLE A
1954 TOT A               123   389   38  100  15   2  15   61   45       57   0   1   6           5    0   2  .257  .330  .422   0.0 1954 TOT A
1955 CLE A                74   257   30   65  11   2  14   55   32   3   33   1   0   5           6    1   1  .253  .332  .475  -0.2 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A               136   481   65  127  22   0  32  106   75  10   87   5   0   7           8    0   0  .264  .364  .509   1.2 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A               144   515   84  145  21   0  28  105   78   6   88   2   0  11           9    2   3  .282  .371  .485   1.8 1957 CLE A
1958 CLE A                25    43    5   12   1   0   3   12    5   0    7   0   0   0           2    0   0  .279  .354  .512   0.2 1958 CLE A
1959 BOS A                94   247   38   68  13   0   7   49   22   5   32   2   0   2           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   0.1 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  -0.2 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            Splits 1862  6099  867 1692 289  42 266 1178  828  33i 842  27  24  43i  0i 14i143    9  19  .277  .364  .469  10.8 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 TeamTeam

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World Series Batting RecordWorld 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 RecordAll-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            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 RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1947 DET A        OF   83                     160    6    6    0      .965    38    2   43 
1948 DET A        OF   98                     196   11   10    3      .954    64    1   36 
1949 DET A        OF  155                     302   14    6    4      .981     0    0  155 
1950 DET A        OF  145                     286    5   10    3      .967     0    0  145 
1951 DET A        OF  131                     254    7    3    1      .989     0    0  131 
1952 DET A        OF   79                     134    8    2    3      .986     0    0   79 
1952 STL A        OF   36                      64    0    3    0      .955     0    0   36 
1952 TOT A        RF                                                     -
1952 TOT A        OF  115                     198    8    5    3      .976     0    0  115 
1953 STL A        OF  121                     243   15    7    4      .974     0    1  120 
1954 BAL A        OF   27                      47    5    2    1      .963     0    0   27 
1954 CLE A        1B   83                     557   52    7   57      .989
1954 CLE A        OF    5                      10    0    0    0     1.000     2    0    3 
1954 TOT A        RF                                                     -
1954 TOT A        OF   32                      57    5    2    1      .969     2    0   30 
1955 CLE A        1B   63                     449   33    8   49      .984
1955 CLE A        OF    9                      13    1    0    1     1.000     1    0    8 
1956 CLE A        1B  133                     971   77    9   99      .991
1957 CLE A        1B  139                    1025   83   14  122      .988
1958 CLE A        1B    8                      44    5    1    5      .980
1959 BOS A        1B   64                     440   38    4   44      .992
1960 BOS A Daily  1B  117  110   63   899.1   841   78   12   89   0  .987
1961 BOS A Daily  1B   86   82   43   656.1   664   67    7   65   0  .991
1962 DET A Daily  1B   16   14    5   112      75    9    1    5   0  .988
1963 MIN A Daily  1B    6    5    2    45      32    5    0    2   0 1.000
Total             OF  889                    1709   72   49   20      .973   105    4  783 
Total             1B  715  211i 113i 1712.2i 5098  447   63  537   0i .989
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

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

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-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  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  OF    1    1    0     6       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1951 AL           RF    1    1    0     6       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1957 AL    Daily  1B    1    1    0     3       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             OF    2    1    0     9       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    2 
Total             RF    2    1    0     9       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             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

TransactionsTransactions

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 (June 18, 1963).

Signed by Minnesota Twins (June 18, 1963).

Released by Minnesota Twins (October 15, 1963).

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