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Billy Herman

Full name William Jennings Bryan Herman
Born July 7, 1909, New Albany, Indiana
Died September 5, 1992, West Palm Beach, Florida
Buried at Riverside Memorial Park, Tequesta, Florida (Heritage Hall Mausoleum- Wall G- Level 2- Unit B)
First Game: August 29, 1931; Final Game: August 1, 1947
Managed First Game: April 15, 1947; Managed Final Game: September 7, 1966
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 180
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1975
Named second baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1943)
Ejections as player: 1937 (1)
Ejections as coach: 1953 (1)
Ejections as manager: 1947 (3), 1966 (1). Total: 4
SABR Biography
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Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1931 CHI N    Daily Splits   25    98   14   32   7   0   0   16   13   0    6   0   4   0   3   5    2   1  .327  .405  .398   0.8 1931 CHI N
1932 CHI N    Daily Splits  154   656  102  206  42   7   1   51   40   0   33   5  22   0  26  15   14  18  .314  .358  .404   2.8 1932 CHI N
1933 CHI N    Daily Splits  153   619   82  173  35   2   0   44   45   0   34   4  13   0  19  21    5   7  .279  .332  .342   3.7 1933 CHI N
1934 CHI N    Daily Splits  113   456   79  138  21   6   3   42   34   0   31   3   8   0   9   8    6   6  .303  .355  .395   2.2 1934 CHI N
1935 CHI N    Daily Splits  154   666  113  227  57   6   7   83   42   1   29   3  24   0  19  17    6   5  .341  .383  .476   5.2 1935 CHI N
1936 CHI N    Daily Splits  153   632  101  211  57   7   5   93   59   0   30   1  17   0  17  16    5   3  .334  .392  .470   5.2 1936 CHI N
1937 CHI N    Daily Splits  138   564  106  189  35  11   8   65   56   1   22   1  11   0  19   7    2   2  .335  .396  .479   4.9 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N    Daily Splits  152   624   86  173  34   7   1   56   59   4   31   2  11   0  12  24    3   1  .277  .342  .359   2.3 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N    Daily Splits  156   623  111  191  34  18   7   70   66   1   31   5  19   0  18  24    9   6  .307  .378  .453   2.3 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N    Daily Splits  135   558   77  163  24   4   5   57   47   3   30   0  11   0  10  16    1   7  .292  .347  .376   3.2 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N    Daily Splits   11    36    4    7   0   1   0    0    9   0    5   0   0   0   0   0    0   2  .194  .356  .250  -0.4 1941 CHI N
1941 BRO N    Daily Splits  133   536   77  156  30   4   3   41   58   2   38   1   9   0   6  13    1   1  .291  .361  .379  -1.3 1941 BRO N
1941 TOT N                  144   572   81  163  30   5   3   41   67   2   43   1   9   0   6  13    1   3  .285  .361  .371  -1.7 1941 TOT N
1942 BRO N    Daily Splits  155   571   76  146  34   2   2   65   72   5   52   0   4   0  17   9    6   4  .256  .339  .333  -0.3 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N    Daily Splits  153   585   76  193  41   2   2  100   66  11   26   0  12   0  19  19    4   8  .330  .398  .417   2.6 1943 BRO N
1946 BRO N    Daily Splits   47   184   24   53   8   4   0   28   26   2   10   0   1   0   5   6    2   0  .288  .376  .375   0.4 1946 BRO N
1946 BOS N    Daily Splits   75   252   32   77  23   1   3   22   43   4   13   1   5   0   6   8    1   1  .306  .409  .440   0.6 1946 BOS N
1946 TOT N                  122   436   56  130  31   5   3   50   69   6   23   1   6   0  11  14    3   1  .298  .395  .413   1.0 1946 TOT N
1947 PIT N    Daily Splits   15    47    3   10   4   0   0    6    2   0    7   0   0   0   0   3    0   0  .213  .245  .298  -1.1 1947 PIT N
Total    (15 Years) Splits 1922  7707 1163 2345 486  82  47  839  737  34  428  26 171   0 205 211   67  72  .304  .367  .407  33.1 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  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
1932 CHI N    Daily Splits    4    18    5    4   1   0   0    1    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .263  .278 1932 CHI N
1935 CHI N    Daily Splits    6    24    3    8   2   1   1    6    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .333  .625 1935 CHI N
1938 CHI N    Daily Splits    4    16    1    3   0   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .235  .188 1938 CHI N
1941 BRO N    Daily Splits    4     8    0    1   0   0   0    0    2   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .300  .125 1941 BRO N
Total    ( 4 Years) Splits   18    66    9   16   3   1   1    7    4   0    9   0   1   0   0   1   1    0   0  .242  .286  .364 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
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
1934 NL       Daily Splits    1     2    0    1   1   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500 1.000 1934 NL   
1935 NL       Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1935 NL   
1936 NL       Daily Splits    1     3    1    2   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667  .750  .667 1936 NL   
1937 NL       Daily Splits    1     5    1    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .400  .400 1937 NL   
1938 NL       Daily Splits    1     4    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250 1938 NL   
1939 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1939 NL   
1940 NL       Daily Splits    1     3    1    3   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1940 NL   
1941 NL       Daily Splits    1     3    0    2   1   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .667  .667 1.000 1941 NL   
1942 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1942 NL   
1943 NL       Daily Splits    1     5    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .400  .400 1943 NL   
Total    (10 Years) Splits   10    30    3   13   2   0   0    0    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   3   0    0   0  .433  .452  .500 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
1931 CHI N Daily Splits  2B   25   25   24   219.1    76   79   10   17   0  .939
1932 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  154  154  152  1387.2   401  527   38  102   0  .961
1933 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  153  153  152  1351.1   466  512   45  114   0  .956
1934 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  111  111  104   960     278  385   17   64   0  .975
1935 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  154  154  153  1392.1   416  520   35  109   0  .964
1936 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  153  153  153  1373.1   457  492   24  110   0  .975
1937 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  137  137  134  1228     384  468   41   97   0  .954
1938 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  151  151  150  1359     404  517   18  111   0  .981
1939 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  156  155  155  1383.2   377  485   29   95   0  .967
1940 CHI N Daily Splits  2B  135  135  133  1214.2   366  448   22   94   0  .974
1941 CHI N Daily Splits  2B   11   11   10    94.1    33   20    6    5   0  .898
1941 BRO N Daily Splits  2B  133  133  123  1162.2   297  354   20   64   0  .970
1941 TOT N               2B  144  144  133  1257     330  374   26   69   0  .964
1942 BRO N Daily Splits  2B  153  152  142  1334.2   383  402   22   97   0  .973
1942 BRO N               1B    3    2    2    25.1    29    2    1    2   0  .969
1943 BRO N Daily Splits  2B  117  116  111  1019     291  322   18   69   0  .971
1943 BRO N               3B   38   37   35   329.2    54   68    3    2   0  .976
1946 BRO N Daily Splits  3B   32   31   25   269.2    31   55    5    8   0  .945
1946 BRO N               2B   14   13   11   116      42   36    0    5   0 1.000
1946 BOS N Daily Splits  2B   44   43   33   345      95  101    9   22   0  .956
1946 BOS N               1B   22   21   13   173     179    6    1   12   0  .995
1946 BOS N               3B    5    5    5    45       5    9    1    1   0  .933
1946 TOT N               2B   58   56   44   461     137  137    9   27   0  .968
1946 TOT N               3B   37   36   30   314.2    36   64    6    9   0  .943
1947 PIT N Daily Splits  2B   11   11    3    75.1    14   13    0    2   0 1.000
1947 PIT N               1B    2    2    1    12       6    2    0    0   0 1.000
Total (15 Years) Splits  2B 1812 1807 1743 16016.1  4780 5681  354 1177   0  .967
Total ( 2 Years)         3B   75   73   65   644.1    90  132    9   11   0  .961
Total ( 3 Years)         1B   27   25   16   210.1   214   10    2   14   0  .991
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1932 CHI N Daily Splits  2B    4    4    4    34       5   12    1    6   0  .944
1935 CHI N Daily Splits  2B    6    6    6    54.2    15   19    1    4   0  .971
1938 CHI N Daily Splits  2B    4    4    4    34       5   14    2    2   0  .905
1941 BRO N Daily Splits  2B    4    3    2    23       4   13    0    2   0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits  2B   18   17   16   145.2    29   58    4   14   0  .956
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1934 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    0    0     3       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1935 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    1    1     8       1    3    0    0   0 1.000
1936 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    1    1     9       4    4    0    1   0 1.000
1937 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    1    1     8       1    3    0    0   0 1.000
1938 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    1    1     9       3    4    0    0   0 1.000
1940 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    1    0     5       0    3    0    0   0 1.000
1941 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    0    0     4.2     3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1942 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1943 NL    Daily Splits  2B    1    1    1     8       3    3    2    3   0  .750
Total ( 9 Years) Splits  2B    9    6    5    57.2    15   21    2    4   0  .947
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1947 PIT N        155   61   92  .399   738   817          9-25    8  7
1964 BOS A          2    2    0 1.000    21     8  10- 3           8  8
1965 BOS A        162   62  100  .383   669   791                  9
1966 BOS A        146   64   82  .438   611   694          9- 7    9  9
Total ( 4 Years)  465  189  274  .408  2039  2310
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1952 BRO N  Coach                       4-15  10- 7
1953 BRO N  Coach                       4-14  10- 5
1954 BRO N  Coach                       4-13   9-26
1955 BRO N  Coach                       4-13  10- 4
1956 BRO N  Coach                       4-17  10-10
1957 BRO N  Coach                       4-16   9-29
1958 MIL N  Coach                       4-15  10- 9
1959 MIL N  Coach                       4-10   9-29
1960 BOS A  Third base                  4-18  10- 2
1961 BOS A  Third base                  4-11  10- 1
1962 BOS A  Third base                  4-10   9-30
1963 BOS A  Third base                  4- 9   9-28
1964 BOS A  Third base                  4-16  10- 2
1967 CAL A  Coach                       4-11  10- 1
1978 SD  N  Coach                       4- 7  10- 1
1979 SD  N  Coach                       4- 5   9-30
Total (16 Years) 

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5- 5-1937     BOX  CHI N  George Magerkurth   Call at 3B

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5- 7-1947     BOX  PIT N  Artie Gore          Check swing
 6- 5-1947     BOX  PIT N  Butch Henline       Balls and strikes
 7-24-1947(2)  BOX  PIT N  George Barr         Bench jockeying
 7-15-1966     BOX  BOS A  Red Flaherty        Arguing strike 3 was foul ball

As coach:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5- 9-1953(1)  BOX  BRO N  Lon Warneke         Check swing

Transaction Information

Sold by Louisville (American Association) to Chicago Cubs for $50000 (August 4,
1931).

Traded by Chicago Cubs to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Johnny Hudson, Charlie
Gilbert and $65000 (May 6, 1941).

Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Boston Braves in exchange for Stew Hofferth (June 15,
1946).

Traded by Boston Braves with Elmer Singleton, Stan Wentzel and Whitey Wietelmann to
Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bob Elliott and Hank Camelli (September 30,
1946).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 16, 1947).
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