Vic Wertz

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 186lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: February 9, 1925 in York, PA us

Died: July 7, 1983 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: Reading HS (Reading, PA)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 22-065d, 10,283rd in major league history)
vs. SLB 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 19, 1963 (Age 38-222d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Victor Woodrow Wertz

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.0

6099

1692

266

.277

867

RBI

1178

OBP

.364

SLG

.469

OPS

.833

OPS+

122

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-29 / in Starts: 2-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	44 (21-16-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
Self	3
E Battey	1
J Hall	1
J Goryl	1
B Allen	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	1822	5 (4)	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.22	-0.048	5.62	-0.07%	-0.45	PH
2	1823	8 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.021	2.47	-0.04%	-0.22	PH
3	1824	10 (1)	Apr 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	13-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.73	-0.042	4.19	-0.06%	-0.15	PH
4	1825	12 (1)	Apr 22	DET	@	KCA	L,5-6	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	4.51	-0.189	11.36	-0.29%	-0.57	PH
5	1826	14 (1)	Apr 24	DET		LAA	W,4-3	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PH
6	1827	15	Apr 25	DET		LAA	L,5-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	-0.027	2.37	-0.04%	-0.15	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
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Minnesota Twins
7	1828	63	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	L,4-12	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.29	-0.007	.78	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
8	1829	66 (2)	Jun 21 (2)	MIN		BAL	L,2-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.003	.26	0.00%	-0.22	PH
9	1830	67	Jun 22	MIN		BAL	W,3-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	7	.51	-0.002	1.09	0.00%	-0.34	1B
10	1831	68	Jun 23	MIN		BAL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	7	1.39	-0.159	2.95	-0.20%	-0.94	1B
11	1832	71 (2)	Jun 26	MIN		DET	W,6-1	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9	2.72	0.004	5.79	0.01%	0.17	PH
12	1833	72	Jun 27	MIN		DET	W,10-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	2	.46	-0.008	1.08	-0.01%	-0.57	1B
13	1834	74 (1)	Jun 28 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,10-3	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.227	.263	.490	6	.84	0.090	2.50	0.16%	0.15	1B
14	1835	75	Jun 30	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-2	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.217	.250	.467	9	.35	-0.015	1.24	-0.03%	-0.57	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
15	1836	77 (1)	Jul 3	MIN	@	DET	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.429	.679	9	.26	0.019	1.01	0.04%	1.63	PH
16	1837	78	Jul 4 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.120	.214	.360	.574	6	1.36	-0.105	4.87	-0.23%	-0.65	1B
17	1838	80 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.207	.346	.553	9	1.19	-0.030	3.99	-0.06%	-0.29	PH
18	1839	81	Jul 5 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.333	.533	9	1.28	-0.031	3.86	-0.06%	-0.21	PH
19	1840	82	Jul 6	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.194	.321	.515	9	5.39	-0.133	19.36	-0.29%	-0.40	PH
20	1841	83	Jul 7	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.188	.310	.498	9	3.60	-0.098	11.41	-0.19%	-0.30	PH
21	1842	84	Jul 10	MIN		BOS	L,4-7	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.212	.333	.545	9	2.54	-0.064	7.02	-0.11%	-0.42	PH
22	1843	85	Jul 11	MIN		BOS	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.206	.323	.528	9	1.08	-0.026	2.58	-0.04%	-0.15	PH
23	1844	86	Jul 12	MIN		BOS	L,2-3	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.294	.505	5	1.04	-0.066	1.93	-0.07%	-0.53	1B
24	1845	91 (4)	Jul 17	MIN		NYY	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.205	.286	.491	9	.18	-0.005	.59	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
25	1846	93 (1)	Jul 19	MIN		WSA	L,5-6	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.225	.286	.511	9	1.73	0.054	3.49	0.07%	0.25	PH
26	1847	96 (2)	Jul 23	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.220	.278	.497	8	2.25	-0.055	3.89	-0.06%	-0.21	PH
27	1848	99 (2)	Jul 25	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.238	.278	.516	9	2.71	0.061	4.41	0.06%	0.20	PH
28	1849	100	Jul 26	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.238	.278	.516	9						PH
29	1850	104 (3)	Jul 29	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.233	.270	.503	9	.89	-0.022	.74	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
30	1851	105	Jul 30	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-3	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.250	.289	.539	9	3.86	0.227	3.27	0.12%	1.52	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
31	1852	109 (3)	Aug 4	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.244	.282	.526	9	.50	-0.014	.61	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
32	1853	111 (1)	Aug 7	MIN	@	LAA	W,9-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.239	.275	.514	9	1.34	-0.033	1.80	-0.03%	-0.20	PH
33	1854	114 (2)	Aug 10	MIN		BOS	W,5-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.234	.268	.502	9	1.70	-0.038	1.96	-0.03%	-0.45	PH
34	1855	116 (1)	Aug 12	MIN		BOS	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.229	.262	.491	8	3.33	-0.046	3.72	-0.03%	-0.18	PH
35	1856	118 (1)	Aug 14	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.224	.256	.480	9	1.32	-0.033	.90	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
36	1857	125 (6)	Aug 23 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-14	4-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.240	.341	.581	9	.32	0.079	.13	0.02%	1.89	PH
37	1858	126	Aug 23 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.333	.569	9	.23	-0.006	.07	0.00%	-0.14	PH
38	1859	130 (3)	Aug 26 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.231	.326	.557	9	1.03	-0.026	.33	-0.01%	-0.41	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
39	1860	142 (11)	Sep 7	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-2	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.226	.319	.546	6	2.96	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-0.48	PH
40	1861	144 (1)	Sep 8 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.313	.535	9	2.24	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
41	1862	155 (10)	Sep 19	MIN		DET	L,6-8	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.218	.306	.524	1	1.32	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
							12-29		55	49	3	6	0	0	3	7	6	2	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.122	.218	.306	.524		1.43	-1.034	2.99	-1.51%	-4.61

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