Steve Hertz | |||
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Third baseman | |||
Born: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio |
February 26, 1945 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 21, 1964, for the Houston Colt .45s | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
June 7, 1964, for the Houston Colt .45s | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .000 | ||
Games played | 5 | ||
At bats | 4 | ||
Teams | |||
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Stephen Allan Hertz (born February 26, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player. He is now manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning in the Israel Baseball League.
Hertz in 2007 was the Manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning of the Israel Baseball League.[1] The Lightning finished the inaugural 2007 season in second place with a 26-14 (.650) record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the semifinals of the 2007 championship.
In 1985, he was inducted into the Miami High School Hall of Fame.
In 2006 Hertz was inducted into the Florida Community College Activities Association Hall of Fame.
Ruttman, Larry (2013). "Steve Hertz: Major League Infielder, Legendary College Coach". American Jews and America's Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball. Lincoln, Nebraska and London, England: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 305–312. ISBN . This chapter in Ruttman's history, based on a June 24, 2007 interview with Hertz conducted for the book, discusses Hertz's American, Jewish, baseball, and life experiences from youth to the present.