Bob Cerv

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: May 5, 1925 in Weston, NE us

Died: April 6, 2017 in Blair, NE

Buried: St. John Nepomucene Cemetery, Weston, NE

High School: Weston HS (Weston, NE)

School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)

Debut: August 1, 1951 (Age 26-088d, 10,829th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 29, 1962 (Age 37-085d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Robert Henry Cerv

Pronunciation: \SERVE\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.3

2261

624

105

.276

320

RBI

374

OBP

.340

SLG

.481

OPS

.821

OPS+

122

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-30 / in Starts: 14-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 112 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	84 (42-33-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 112 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	72 (37-23-11)

Most Driven In
Self	5
E Robinson	2
B Skowron	1
W Miranda	1
I Noren	1
A Carey	1
H Bauer	1
Y Berra	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
M Mantle	3
Y Berra	2
J Collins	2
A Carey	0
J Coleman	0

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	57	1	Apr 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.20	0.084	5.90	0.13%	0.60	PH
2	58	2	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.93	-0.198	4.44	-0.27%	-1.48	LF
3	59	3	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,3-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.01	-0.041	2.60	-0.06%	-0.46	LF
4	60	4	Apr 18	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	6	1.22	-0.060	3.35	-0.10%	-0.45	LF
5	61	10 (5)	Apr 25 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG(8)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	6	2.08	-0.080	6.06	-0.14%	-0.44	LF
6	62	11	Apr 27	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.118	.000	.118	9	6.49	-0.162	17.86	-0.27%	-0.41	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	63	14 (2)	May 1	NYY		CLE	L,2-10	4-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.150	.235	.385	5	.46	-0.030	1.04	-0.04%	0.45	LF
8	64	15	May 2 (1)	NYY		DET	W,12-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.143	.222	.365	7	1.21	-0.033	2.69	-0.05%	-0.30	LF
9	65	16	May 2 (2)	NYY		DET	L,0-4	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.130	.200	.330	7	.75	-0.037	1.79	-0.05%	-0.36	LF
10	66	22 (5)	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.130	.200	.330	4						PR
11	67	29 (6)	May 16 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.167	.381	.548	2	.05	0.007	.20	0.02%	1.63	PH
12	68	31 (1)	May 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.200	.409	.609	9	.95	0.044	4.28	0.12%	0.26	PH
13	69	34 (2)	May 23	NYY		BOS	L,9-10	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.192	.391	.584	9	1.79	-0.018	6.68	-0.04%	-0.18	PH
14	70	38 (3)	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.185	.375	.560	9	.53	-0.013	1.86	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
15	71	43 (4)	May 31 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	3-4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.115	.172	.346	.519	9	.66	0.032	2.10	0.06%	-0.04	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	72	52 (8)	Jun 8	NYY		DET	L,0-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.167	.333	.500	9	.26	-0.006	.84	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
17	73	54 (1)	Jun 10	NYY		DET	W,9-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.167	.333	.500	7						LF
18	74	55	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.167	.333	.500	6						PR
19	75	58 (2)	Jun 13 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,0-8	3-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.194	.357	.551	9	.17	0.007	.91	0.02%	0.25	PH
20	76	62 (3)	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.188	.345	.532	1	.13	-0.003	.60	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
21	77	65 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-7	8-GF(8)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.182	.333	.515	8	.75	-0.020	3.94	-0.06%	-0.43	PH
22	78	70 (4)	Jun 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.182	.333	.515	8						PR
23	79	71	Jun 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.176	.323	.499	9	1.86	-0.051	12.35	-0.20%	-0.35	PH
24	80	73 (1)	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.200	.344	.544	8	.19	0.008	.79	0.02%	0.39	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	81	75 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	11-GF(11)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.222	.364	.586	9	2.21	0.075	8.97	0.18%	0.37	PH
26	82	76	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,4-7	5-GF	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.231	.389	.620	9	1.69	-0.074	7.75	-0.20%	0.10	PH LF
27	83	83 (6)	Jul 9	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.225	.378	.603	8	2.78	-0.068	12.84	-0.19%	-0.21	PH
28	84	84	Jul 10	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-1	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.244	.378	.622	9	.02	0.001	.10	0.00%	0.32	PH
29	85	90 (5)	Jul 18 (2)	NYY		DET	L,6-8	2-3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.262	.421	.683	8	1.21	0.109	6.93	0.37%	1.00	PH
30	86	93 (2)	Jul 21	NYY		CHW	L,3-15	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.256	.410	.666	8	.15	-0.004	1.03	-0.02%	-0.45	PH
31	87	99 (5)	Jul 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.400	.650	9	.48	-0.012	3.08	-0.05%	-0.23	PH
32	88	100	Jul 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.244	.390	.635	8	3.04	-0.085	18.19	-0.30%	-0.35	PH
33	89	102 (1)	Jul 30	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-10	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.239	.381	.620	9	.04	-0.001	.23	0.00%	-0.09	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	90	107 (4)	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.255	.395	.651	9	.33	0.012	3.73	0.08%	0.12	PH
35	91	109 (1)	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.250	.386	.636	8	3.18	-0.071	20.21	-0.27%	-0.46	PH
36	92	111 (1)	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	L,8-10	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.378	.623	8	.90	-0.025	5.42	-0.09%	-0.22	PH
37	93	116 (4)	Aug 13	NYY		BOS	W,8-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.208	.250	.375	.625	2	1.22	-0.101	7.56	-0.38%	-0.71	LF
38	94	120 (3)	Aug 18	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-1	GS-8	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.268	.404	.672	2	.92	-0.026	5.52	-0.09%	0.00	LF
39	95	123 (2)	Aug 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-10	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.268	.404	.672	6						LF
40	96	124	Aug 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-8	7-7	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.281	.434	.715	9	.61	0.038	3.04	0.11%	0.63	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	97	134 (9)	Sep 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-2	5-5	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.293	.463	.756	9	.90	0.060	4.53	0.18%	0.40	PH
42	98	135	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.306	.517	.824	1	1.69	0.118	8.38	0.35%	1.00	LF
43	99	136	Sep 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.308	.500	.808	2	.93	0.011	4.65	0.03%	0.04	LF
44	100	137	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.308	.500	.808	9						PH
45	101	138	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,7-8	5-6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.262	.303	.492	.795	2	2.31	0.125	8.87	0.29%	1.84	PH
46	102	140 (1)	Sep 9	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-1	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.299	.484	.782	8	1.46	-0.036	3.89	-0.06%	-0.21	PH
47	103	145 (4)	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,11-0	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.319	.576	.895	6	.56	0.115	.00	0.00%	2.92	LF
48	104	146	Sep 16	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.329	.571	.900	6	.49	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.27	LF
49	105	147	Sep 17	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.270	.313	.541	.853	6	.52	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-1.64	LF
50	106	148	Sep 18	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.329	.538	.868	6	1.44	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.74	LF
51	107	149	Sep 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.344	.531	.875	6	.97	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.06	LF
52	108	150	Sep 20	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.330	.506	.836	5	1.34	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-0.67	LF
53	109	151	Sep 21	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.264	.337	.494	.831	6	1.33	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.62	LF
54	110	152	Sep 22	NYY		WSH	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.324	.473	.796	6	.88	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-1.14	LF
55	111	154 (1)	Sep 25	NYY		PHA	W,10-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.253	.327	.463	.790	6						LF
56	112	155	Sep 26	NYY		PHA	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.330	.470	.800	7	1.18	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.46	LF
							26-30		112	100	14	26	6	0	5	13	11	0	15	0	0	1	3	3	0	2	.260	.330	.470	.800		1.17	-0.717	3.23	-1.01%	0.02

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