Whitey Herzog
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Herzog as manager of the Cardinals in 1987
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| Outfielder / Manager | |||
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Born: November 9, 1931 New Athens, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 1956, for the Washington Senators | |||
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| September 28, 1963, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 25 | ||
| Runs batted in | 172 | ||
| Managerial record | 1,281–1,125 | ||
| Winning % | .532 | ||
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As manager |
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 2010 | ||
| Vote | 87.5% | ||
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | ||
As player
As manager
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (/ˈhɜːrzɒɡ/; born November 9, 1931) is a former Major League Baseball manager. Born in New Athens, Illinois, he made his debut as a player in 1956 with the Washington Senators. After his playing career ended in 1963, Herzog went on to perform a variety of roles in Major League Baseball, including scout, manager, general manager and farm system director. Most noted for his success as a manager, he led the Kansas City Royals to three consecutive playoff appearances from 1976 to 1978. Hired by Gussie Busch in 1980 to helm the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cardinals won the 1982 World Series and made two other World Series appearances in 1985 and 1987 under Herzog's direction. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 25, 2010, and was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum on August 16, 2014.
A left-handed batter and thrower, Herzog originally signed with the New York Yankees by scout Lou Maguolo. While he never appeared in a major league game for them, Herzog was profoundly influenced by their manager, Casey Stengel, during several spring training sessions with the Yanks. After being traded by New York as a prospect, he played for the Washington Senators (1956–58), Kansas City Athletics (1958–60), Baltimore Orioles (1961–62) and Detroit Tigers (1963). In eight seasons, Herzog batted .254 with 25 home runs, 172 runs batted in, 213 runs scored, 60 doubles, 20 triples, and 13 stolen bases in 634 games. In reference to his success as a player versus his success as a manager, Herzog once said, "Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." (Herzog has made this statement several times, most recently in an interview with Fox Sports Midwest which has aired several times in August and September 2007 during St. Louis Cardinals rain delays).
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