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Vic Wertz
MLB · 1947–1963 · L/R
Player Info
Bats
L
Throws
R
Height
6'0"
Weight
186 lbs
Born
1925-02-09
Birthplace
York, USA
Years Active
1947–1963
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
1,862
H
1,692
HR
266
RBI
1,178
SB
9
AVG
.277
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | DET | 102 | 333 | 96 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 47 | 66 | .288 |
| 1948 | DET | 119 | 391 | 97 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 48 | 70 | .248 |
| 1949 | DET | 155 | 608 | 185 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 133 | 2 | 80 | 61 | .304 |
| 1950 | DET | 149 | 559 | 172 | 37 | 4 | 27 | 123 | 0 | 91 | 55 | .308 |
| 1951 | DET | 138 | 501 | 143 | 24 | 4 | 27 | 94 | 0 | 78 | 61 | .285 |
| 1952 | DET | 85 | 285 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 46 | 44 | .246 |
| 1952 | SLA | 37 | 130 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 20 | .346 |
| 1953 | SLA | 128 | 440 | 118 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 70 | 1 | 72 | 44 | .268 |
| 1954 | BAL | 29 | 94 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 17 | .202 |
| 1954 | CLE | 94 | 295 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 34 | 40 | .275 |
| 1955 | CLE | 74 | 257 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 32 | 33 | .253 |
| 1956 | CLE | 136 | 481 | 127 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 106 | 0 | 75 | 87 | .264 |
| 1957 | CLE | 144 | 515 | 145 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 105 | 2 | 78 | 88 | .282 |
| 1958 | CLE | 25 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .279 |
| 1959 | BOS | 94 | 247 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 22 | 32 | .275 |
| 1960 | BOS | 131 | 443 | 125 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 103 | 0 | 37 | 54 | .282 |
| 1961 | BOS | 99 | 317 | 83 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 38 | 43 | .262 |
| 1961 | DET | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| 1962 | DET | 74 | 105 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .324 |
| 1963 | DET | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1963 | MIN | 35 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .136 |
Awards
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1949)
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1950)
Vic Wertz Trading Cards
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