Billy Herman

William Jennings Bryan Herman
Oaks' Infielder

Born July 7, 1909 in New Albany, Indiana
Height 5' 11"; Weight 180 pounds
Bats right; Throws right

Billy Herman made his major league debut for the Chicago Cubs on August 29, 1931. As the All Star second baseman for the Cubs and Dodgers from 1931 to 1946, he earned a place in the Hall of Fame. Best known for his outstanding fielding and mastery of the hit and run, he holds a big league lifetime average of .304. After finishing his major league career with the Pirates in 1947, Billy came out of retirement to join the Oaks' lineup in 1950. As a strong utility player, he hit .315 in 71 games for Oakland.


BILLY HERMAN'S MAJOR LEAGUE STATISTICS
BATTING
YR
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1941
1942
1943 1946
1946
1947
TM
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Bro
Bro
Bro
Bro
Bos
Pit
LG
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
POS
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
2B
3B
2B
2B
G
25
154
153
113
154
153
13 8
152
156
135
11
133
155
153
47
75
15
AB
98
656
619
456
666
632
5 64
624
623
558
36
536
571
585
184
252
4 7
R
14
102
82
79
113
101
106
86
111
77
4
77
76
76
24
32
3
H
32
206
173
138
227
211
18 9
173
191
163
7
156
146
193
53
77
10
2B
7
42
35
21
57
57
35
34
34
24
0
30
34
41
8
23
4
3B
0
7
2
6
6
7
11
7
18
4
1
4
2
2
4
1
0
HR
0
1
0
3
7
5
8
1
7
5
0
3
2
2
0
3
0
RBI
16
51
44
42
83
93
65
56
70
57
0
41
65
100
28
22
6
TB
39
265
212
180
317
297
2 70
224
282
210
9
203
190
244
69
111
14
BB
13
40
45
34
42
59
56
59
66
47
9
58
72
66
26
43
2
IBB
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals G
1922
AB
7707
R
1163
H
2345
2B
486
3B
82
HR
47
RBI
839
TB
3136
BB
737
IBB
0

BATTING (CONTINUED) BASERUNNING PERCENTAGES
YR
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1941
1942
1943 1946
1946
1947
TM
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Bro
Bro
Bro
Bro
Bos
Pit
LG
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
K
6
33
34
31
29
30
22
3 1
31
30
5
38
52
26
10
13
7
HBP
0
5
4
3
3
1
1
2
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
SH
4
22
13
8
24
17
11
1 1
19
11
0
9
4
12
1
5
0
SF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
GDP
0
0
21
8
17
16
7
24
24
16
0
13
9
19
6
8
3
SB
2
14
5
6
6
5
2
3
9
1
0
1
6
4
2
1
0
CS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SB%
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
-.---
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
-.---
AVG
.327
.314
.279
.303
.341
.334
.335
.277
.307
.292
.194
.291
.256
.330
.288
.306
.213
OBP
.405
.358
.332
.355
.383
.392
.396
.342
.378
.347
.356
.361
.339
.398
.376
.409
.245
SLG
.398
.404
.342
.395
.476
.470
.479
.359
.453
.376
.250
.379
.333
.417
.375
.440
.298
AB/HR
--.-
656.0
--.-
152.0
95.1
126.4
70.5
624.0
89.0
111.6
--.-
178.7
285.5
292.5
--.-
84.0
--.-
AB/K
16.3
19.9
18.2
14.7
23.0
21.1
25.6
20.1
20.1
18.6
7.2
14.1
11.0
22.5
18.4
19.4
6.7
Totals K
428
HBP
26
SH
171
SF
0
GDP
191
SB
67
CS
0
SB%
1.000
BAVG
.304
OBP
.367
SLG
.407
AB/HR
164.0
AB/K
18.0


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