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.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	DET	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
2	2	Apr 20	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 21	DET		CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 22	DET		CHW	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 23	DET		CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	6	Apr 25	DET	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 26	DET	@	SLB	W,8-6	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 28	DET		CLE	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
9	9	Apr 30 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 30 (2)	DET	@	CHW	T,7-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 4	DET	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
12	12	May 5	DET	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	13	May 6	DET	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	14	May 7	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
15	15	May 8	DET	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
16	16	May 9	DET	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	17	May 11 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
18	18	May 11 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	19	May 13	DET		SLB	W,1-0	CG	44	11.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
20	20	May 14	DET		SLB	L,3-7	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
21	21	May 16	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
22	22	May 17	DET		BOS	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
23	23	May 18	DET		BOS	L,12-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
24	24	May 19	DET		PHA	W,14-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
25	25	May 20	DET		PHA	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	26	May 21	DET		WSH	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
27	27	May 22	DET		WSH	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	28	May 23	DET		WSH	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	29	May 25	DET		NYY	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
30	30	May 26	DET	@	SLB	W,11-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	31	May 27	DET	@	SLB	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	32	May 28 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	May 28 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	34	May 30 (1)	DET		CLE	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	35	May 30 (2)	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 2 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	37	Jun 2 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,16-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
38	38	Jun 3	DET	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	39	Jun 4	DET	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	40	Jun 5	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	41	Jun 6	DET	@	WSH	W,11-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	42	Jun 7	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	43	Jun 8	DET	@	NYY	L,4-11	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	44	Jun 9	DET	@	NYY	W,13-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	45	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,18-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	46	Jun 11 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	47	Jun 11 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	59	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	48	Jun 13	DET		PHA	W,6-5	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	49	Jun 14	DET		PHA	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
50	50	Jun 15	DET		PHA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	51	Jun 16	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	52	Jun 17	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	53	Jun 18	DET		BOS	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	54	Jun 20	DET		WSH	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	55	Jun 21	DET		WSH	L,4-12	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 22	DET		WSH	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
57	57	Jun 23	DET		NYY	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	58	Jun 24	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	59	Jun 25 (1)	DET		NYY	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	60	Jun 25 (2)	DET		NYY	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
61	61	Jun 26	DET		CHW	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	62	Jun 27	DET		CHW	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	63	Jun 28	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	64	Jun 29	DET		CHW	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	65	Jun 30	DET	@	CLE	L,3-11	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 1	DET	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	67	Jul 2 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	68	Jul 2 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
69	69	Jul 3	DET	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	70	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	71	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,10-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	72	Jul 5	DET		SLB	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	73	Jul 7	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	74	Jul 8	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	75	Jul 9 (1)	DET		CLE	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	76	Jul 9 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	77	Jul 13	DET	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	78	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	79	Jul 16 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	80	Jul 16 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	RF
81	81	Jul 17 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
82	82	Jul 17 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
83	83	Jul 18	DET	@	BOS	L,9-12	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	84	Jul 19	DET	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	89 (4)	Jul 25	DET		BOS	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	90	Jul 26	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	91	Jul 27	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	92	Jul 28	DET		PHA	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	93	Jul 29	DET		PHA	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
90	94	Jul 30	DET		PHA	W,12-10	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	95	Aug 1	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
92	96	Aug 2	DET		NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
93	97	Aug 3	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	98	Aug 4	DET		WSH	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	99	Aug 5	DET		WSH	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	100	Aug 6	DET		WSH	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	101	Aug 8	DET	@	CHW	L,6-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
98	102	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
99	103	Aug 10 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	104	Aug 10 (2)	DET	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG	25	6.2	2	0	0	2	0
101	105	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	106	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	107	Aug 14	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
104	108	Aug 15	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	109	Aug 16	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	110	Aug 17	DET		CHW	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	111	Aug 19	DET		SLB	W,6-0	CG	27	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	112	Aug 20 (1)	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	113	Aug 20 (2)	DET		SLB	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	114	Aug 21	DET		SLB	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	115	Aug 22	DET	@	NYY	L,6-13	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	116	Aug 23	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	117	Aug 24	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	118	Aug 25	DET	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	119	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	120	Aug 27 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	121	Aug 27 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
118	122	Aug 28	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
119	123	Aug 29	DET	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	124	Aug 30 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	43	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	125	Aug 30 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	126	Aug 31	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	127	Sep 2	DET		CHW	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	128	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	129	Sep 4 (1)	DET		SLB	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
126	130	Sep 4 (2)	DET		SLB	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
127	131	Sep 5	DET		SLB	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
128	132	Sep 6	DET		CLE	W,5-3	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
129	133	Sep 7	DET		CLE	T,13-13	CG	50	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
130	134	Sep 8	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	135	Sep 9	DET	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	136	Sep 10 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	44	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	137	Sep 10 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	138	Sep 12	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	139	Sep 13	DET		WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
136	140	Sep 14	DET		NYY	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
137	141	Sep 15	DET		NYY	W,9-7	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	142	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
139	143	Sep 17	DET		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	144	Sep 18	DET		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
141	147 (2)	Sep 21	DET		PHA	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
142	148	Sep 22	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
143	149	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
144	150	Sep 24	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
145	151	Sep 26 (1)	DET		SLB	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							145gm		1293.0	283	5	10	298	3