Vic Wertz | Major Leaguer 1947-1963

Full Name: Victor Woodrow Wertz
Born: February 9,1925 in York, Pennsylvania
Death: July 7,1983
Height: 6-0 Weight: 186 Bats: Left Throws: Right
High School: Reading (Reading,PA)
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Transactions: [Jan 1,1942] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers. [Aug 14,1952] - Traded by Tigers with Don Lenhardt, Marlin Stuart and Dick Littlefield to Browns for Bud Black, Dave Madison, Ned Garver and Jim Delsing. [Jun 1,1954] - Traded by Orioles to Indians for Bob Chakales. [Dec 2,1958] - Traded by Indians with Gary Geiger to Red Sox for Jim Piersall. [Sep 8,1961] - Claimed on waivers by Tigers from Red Sox. [Jun 18,1963] - Signed as Free Agent by Twins. [Jun 18,1963] - Released by Tigers. [Oct 15,1963] - Released by Twins.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1947	Detroit	AL	22	Det	MLB	of		102	333	60	96	22	4	6	44	2	0	47	66	0		2		11	.288	*.380	.432	*812	--
1948	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	of		119	391	49	97	19	9	7	67	0	0	48	70	3		6		5	.248	*.335	.396	*731	--
1949	Detroit	AL	24	Det	MLB	of		155	608	96	185	26	6	20	133	2	3	80	61	0		7		19	.304	*.388	.465	*853	--
1950	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	of		149	559	99	172	37	4	27	123	0	1	91	55	4		3		13	.308	*.407	.533	*940	--
1951	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	of		138	501	86	143	24	4	27	94	0	3	78	61	1		1		13	.285	*.385	.511	*896	--
1952	St. Louis	AL	27	Stb	MLB			37	130	22	45	5	0	6	19	0	0	23	20	0		1		2	.346	*.447	.523	*970	--
	Detroit	AL	27	Det	MLB	of		85	285	46	70	15	3	17	51	1	0	46	44	1		0		6	.246	*.354	.498	*852	--
1953	St. Louis	AL	28	Stb	MLB			128	440	61	118	18	6	19	70	1	4	72	44	4		2		13	.268	*.375	.466	*841	--
1954	Cleveland	AL	29	Cle	MLB	1b		94	295	33	81	14	2	14	48	0	2	34	40	0		1	5	4	.275	.344	.478	822	--
	Baltimore	AL	29	Bal	MLB	of		29	94	5	19	1	0	1	13	0	0	11	17	0		0	1	1	.202	.283	.245	528	--
1955	Cleveland	AL	30	Cle	MLB	1b		74	257	30	65	11	2	14	55	1	1	32	33	1	3	0	5	6	.253	.332	.475	807	--
1956	Cleveland	AL	31	Cle	MLB	1b		136	481	65	127	22	0	32	106	0	0	75	87	5	10	0	7	8	.264	.364	.509	873	--
1957	Cleveland	AL	32	Cle	MLB	1b	4,3	144	515	84	145	21	0	28	105	2	3	78	88	2	6	0	11	9	.282	.371	.485	856	42%
1958	Cleveland	AL	33	Cle	MLB	1b	8,9	25	43	5	12	1	0	3	12	0	0	5	7	0	0	0	0	2	.279	.354	.512	866	62%
1959	Boston	AL	34	Bos	MLB	1b	4	94	247	38	68	13	0	7	49	0	0	22	32	2	5	0	2	5	.275	.337	.413	750	48%
1960	Boston	AL	35	Bos	MLB	1b	4	131	443	45	125	22	0	19	103	0	2	37	54	1	4	1	5	13	.282	.335	.460	795	48%
1961	Boston	AL	36	Bos	MLB	1b	4	99	317	33	83	16	2	11	60	0	0	38	43	2	3	0	6	11	.262	.339	.429	768	42%
	Detroit	AL	36	Det	MLB		9	8	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	334	50%
1962	Detroit	AL	37	Det	MLB	1b	9,5	74	105	7	34	2	0	5	18	0	0	5	13	1	0	0	1	1	.324	.357	.486	843	51%
1963	Minnesota	AL	38	Min	MLB	1b	9	35	44	3	6	0	0	3	7	0	0	6	5	0	2	0	0	1	.136	.240	.341	581	52%
	Detroit	AL	38	Det	MLB		9	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	37%

Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)								1862	6099	867	1692	289	42	266	1178	9	19	828	842	27		24		143	.277		.469	---	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1954	Cleveland	AL	29	Cle	Ws	4	16	2	8	2	1	1	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.938	1494	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						4	16	2	8	2	1	1	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.938	1494	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1947	Detroit	AL	22	Det	MLB	OF	83			160	6	6	172	0	-	-	-	.965	--

1948	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	OF	98			196	11	10	217	3	-	-	-	.954	--

1949	Detroit	AL	24	Det	MLB	OF	155			302	14	6	322	4	-	-	-	.981	--

1950	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	OF	145			286	5	10	301	3	-	-	-	.967	--

1951	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	OF	131			254	7	3	264	1	-	-	-	.989	--

1952	Detroit	AL	27	Det	MLB	OF	79			134	8	2	144	3	-	-	-	.986	--
1952	St. Louis	AL	27	Stb	MLB	OF	36			64	0	3	67	0	-	-	-	.955	--

1953	St. Louis	AL	28	Stb	MLB	OF	121			243	15	7	265	4	-	-	-	.974	--

1954	Baltimore	AL	29	Bal	MLB	OF	27			47	5	2	54	1	-	-	-	.963	--
1954	Cleveland	AL	29	Cle	MLB	1B	83			557	52	7	616	57	-	-	-	.989	--
1954	Cleveland	AL	29	Cle	MLB	OF	5			10	0	0	10	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1955	Cleveland	AL	30	Cle	MLB	1B	63			449	33	8	490	49	-	-	-	.984	--
1955	Cleveland	AL	30	Cle	MLB	OF	9			13	1	0	14	1	-	-	-	1.000	--

1956	Cleveland	AL	31	Cle	MLB	1B	133			971	77	9	1057	99	-	-	-	.991	--

1957	Cleveland	AL	32	Cle	MLB	1B	139			1025	83	14	1122	122	-	-	-	.988	--

1958	Cleveland	AL	33	Cle	MLB	1B	8			44	5	1	50	5	-	-	-	.980	--

1959	Boston	AL	34	Bos	MLB	1B	64			440	38	4	482	44	-	-	-	.992	--

1960	Boston	AL	35	Bos	MLB	1B	117			841	78	12	931	89	-	-	-	.987	--

1961	Boston	AL	36	Bos	MLB	1B	86			664	67	7	738	65	-	-	-	.991	--

1962	Detroit	AL	37	Det	MLB	1B	16			75	9	1	85	5	-	-	-	.988	--

1963	Minnesota	AL	38	Min	MLB	1B	6			32	5	0	37	2	-	-	-	1.000	--

Awards

[1949] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1950] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10) [1951] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1952] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1956] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #9) [1957] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #6) [1960] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14) [1970] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.67%) [1971] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.56%) [1972] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 1.01%) [1973] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.53%) [1974] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.55%) [1975] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (5 votes - 1.38%) [1976] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (5 votes - 1.29%) [1977] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 1.04%) [1978] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 1.06%)

Trivia and Player Notes

Notes: Played in 4 All-Star games during his career (1949, 1951-1952, 1957)

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