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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 20	DET		CHW	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 21	DET		CHW	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 22	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 23	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 26 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 26 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	0	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
8	8	Apr 27	DET		SLB	L,3-4	CG	0	12.0	5	1	0	6	1
9	9	Apr 28	DET		SLB	L,6-9	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 29	DET		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
11	11	Apr 30	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	May 3	DET		BOS	T,14-14	CG	63	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	May 4	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
15	15	May 5	DET		PHA	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 6	DET		PHA	L,4-5	CG	0	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 7	DET		PHA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	18	May 8	DET		NYY	L,0-12	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 9	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
20	20	May 10	DET		NYY	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 11	DET		WSH	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
22	22	May 12	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 13	DET	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 14	DET	@	SLB	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 15 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 15 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,4-12	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 17	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 18	DET	@	WSH	L,3-6	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	29	May 19	DET	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 20	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 21	DET	@	PHA	L,7-15	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	32	May 22	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	33	May 23	DET	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 24	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	50	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 25	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 27	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
37	37	May 28	DET		SLB	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	May 29	DET		SLB	W,6-4	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	39	May 30 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	40	May 30 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	42	Jun 2	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 3	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	44	Jun 4	DET		BOS	W,10-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	45	Jun 5 (1)	DET		BOS	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	46	Jun 5 (2)	DET		BOS	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 6	DET		BOS	L,9-10	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	49	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	50	Jun 9	DET		NYY	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	51	Jun 11	DET		WSH	L,8-9	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	52	Jun 12 (1)	DET		WSH	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	53	Jun 12 (2)	DET		WSH	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	54	Jun 14	DET	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 15	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 16	DET	@	PHA	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	57	Jun 19 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 19 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	59	Jun 20	DET	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	60	Jun 21	DET	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	61	Jun 22	DET	@	BOS	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	62	Jun 23	DET	@	NYY	L,0-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	63	Jun 24	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
64	64	Jun 25	DET	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	65	Jun 26 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	66	Jun 26 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	67	Jun 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
68	68	Jun 29 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	69	Jun 29 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	45	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
70	70	Jun 30	DET	@	CLE	W,12-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	DET		CHW	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	72	Jul 2	DET		CHW	W,7-6	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	73	Jul 3	DET		CHW	L,4-8	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CLE	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 5	DET		CLE	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	77	Jul 6	DET	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	57	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	78	Jul 7	DET	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
79	79	Jul 8	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 10 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	81	Jul 10 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
82	82	Jul 14	DET		BOS	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	83	Jul 15	DET		BOS	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	84	Jul 16	DET		BOS	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
85	85	Jul 17 (1)	DET		PHA	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	86	Jul 17 (2)	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	1	0	1	2	0
87	87	Jul 18	DET		PHA	L,8-13	CG	0	10.0	3	1	0	4	1
88	88	Jul 19	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	89	Jul 20	DET		WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
90	90	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	91	Jul 22	DET		NYY	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	92	Jul 23	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	93	Jul 24	DET		NYY	L,3-6	CG	47	11.0	1	1	0	2	0
94	94	Jul 26	DET	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
95	95	Jul 27 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	96	Jul 27 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	97	Jul 28	DET	@	WSH	W,13-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	98	Jul 29	DET	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	99	Jul 30	DET	@	PHA	W,11-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	100	Jul 31 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	101	Jul 31 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 2	DET	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	103	Aug 3	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	104	Aug 4	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
105	105	Aug 5	DET	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	106	Aug 6	DET	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	107	Aug 7	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	108	Aug 9	DET		CHW	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	109	Aug 10	DET		CHW	L,3-6	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	110	Aug 12	DET		SLB	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	111	Aug 13	DET		SLB	W,12-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 14 (1)	DET		SLB	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	113	Aug 14 (2)	DET		SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	114	Aug 15	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	2	1	0	3	1
115	115	Aug 16	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	116	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	117	Aug 18	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	118	Aug 19 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	119	Aug 19 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	0	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	120	Aug 20	DET	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
121	121	Aug 21 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
122	122	Aug 21 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
123	123	Aug 23	DET		NYY	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	124	Aug 24	DET		NYY	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	125	Aug 25	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	126	Aug 26	DET		WSH	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
127	127	Aug 27	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	128	Aug 28	DET		PHA	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	129	Aug 29	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
130	130	Aug 30	DET		BOS	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	131	Aug 31	DET		BOS	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	132	Sep 1	DET		BOS	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	133	Sep 2	DET		CHW	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	134	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	135	Sep 4	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	136	Sep 5 (1)	DET		SLB	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	137	Sep 5 (2)	DET		SLB	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	138	Sep 8 (1)	DET		CLE	W,10-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	139	Sep 8 (2)	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	140	Sep 10	DET	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	141	Sep 11	DET	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	142	Sep 13	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
143	143	Sep 14	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
144	144	Sep 16	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
145	145	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
146	146	Sep 18 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	147	Sep 18 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
148	148	Sep 20	DET	@	PHA	L,6-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	149	Sep 21	DET	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
150	150	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
151	151	Sep 24	DET	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
152	152	Sep 25	DET	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
153	153	Sep 30	DET		CLE	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
154	154	Oct 1	DET		CLE	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
155	155	Oct 2	DET		CLE	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
							155gm		1376.0	274	15	6	295	5