John Herrnstein
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Herrnstein in December 1958 seated between Fritz Crisler and Bennie Oosterbaan after undergoing knee surgery
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| Outfielder/First baseman | |||
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Born: March 31, 1938 Hampton, Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 15, 1962, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 7, 1966, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .220 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 34 | ||
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John Ellett Herrnstein (born March 31, 1938) is a former American baseball and football player. He played Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1966 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves. He also played college baseball and football at the University of Michigan from 1956 to 1959. He was the captain of the 1958 Michigan Wolverines football team and the third generation of the Herrnstein family to play for a Michigan Wolverines football team. His father William Herrnstein, Jr., played for the Wolverines from 1923 to 1925, and his grandfather William Herrnstein, Sr., played for the team in the 1898 and 1900 seasons. His great uncle Albert E. Herrnstein played for Fielding H. Yost's famed "Point-a-Minute" teams in 1901 and 1902.
Herrnstein attended the University of Michigan where he was a star athlete in both baseball and football. In football, he played fullback on offense and linebacker on defense from 1956 to 1958. As a sophomore, he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown in his third game against Army and scored three touchdowns in his fourth game against Northwestern. He was the starting fullback on the 1956 Michigan Wolverines football team that finished with a 7–2 record and a #7 ranking in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls. He rushed for 475 net yards on 123 carries, scored seven touchdowns and tied with Terry Barr as Michigan's leading scorer in 1956.
In a preview of the 1957 season, The Sporting News called Herrnstein "Michigan's Big Gun" and a "pounding fullback." During the 1957 football season, an injury to his left foot slowed Herrnstein. He had played 442 minutes as a sophomore, but was limited to 179 minutes in 1957. In December 1957, he was elected by his teammates as the captain of the 1958 Michigan Wolverines football team.
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