Johnny Werhas
| Johnny Werhas | |||
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: February 7, 1938 Highland Park, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 14, 1964, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1967, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .173 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs scored | 15 | ||
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John Charles Werhas (born February 7, 1938 in Highland Park, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who is now a pastor for The Rock Community Church in Anaheim Hills, California. He retired from this position on August 23, 2015 and moved to Oregon to spend time with his wife of many years.
Werhas was an All-American third baseman for the University of Southern California Trojans baseball team. He also played forward for the Trojans basketball team, earning All-PCC honors and honorable-mention All-American recognition in 1959. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2007.
Werhas was drafted by the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 1960, however, chose to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers instead. He batted .248 with 26 home runs and 127 runs batted in through three seasons in the minors before having a breakthrough 1963 season with the Spokane Indians. He edged out Ken McMullen for the Dodgers' starting third base job out of spring training 1964. After batting just .169 with eight RBIs through the first 33 games of the season, however, he was displaced by Jim Gilliam, who started the season playing second base. Werhas enjoyed a career game shortly after losing his starting job on May 28, going three-for-four with a walk and run scored in a seventeen-inning marathon with the Cincinnati Reds that ended in a 2-2 tie, but was soon returned to Spokane, regardless. He batted .309 with nine home runs and 51 RBIs for Spokane.
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