Don Wert
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[edit] Biography
Don Wert (Donald Ralph Wert) was born on July 29, 1938 in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 11, 1963 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1963, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 7 home runs and 25 RBI. Wert played for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Don Wert's best season was 1965, when he knocked in 54 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | DET | A | 78 | 251 | 31 | 65 | 7 | 25 | .259 | .326 | .382 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1964 | DET | A | 148 | 525 | 63 | 135 | 9 | 55 | .257 | .325 | .362 | 18 | 5 | 50 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 1965 | DET | A | 162 | 609 | 81 | 159 | 12 | 54 | .261 | .341 | .363 | 22 | 2 | 73 | 71 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 1966 | DET | A | 150 | 559 | 56 | 150 | 11 | 70 | .268 | .342 | .370 | 20 | 2 | 64 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 1967 | DET | A | 142 | 534 | 60 | 137 | 6 | 40 | .257 | .320 | .341 | 23 | 2 | 44 | 59 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 1968 | DET | A | 150 | 536 | 44 | 107 | 12 | 37 | .200 | .258 | .299 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 79 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 1969 | DET | A | 132 | 423 | 46 | 95 | 14 | 50 | .225 | .303 | .355 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 1970 | DET | A | 128 | 363 | 34 | 79 | 6 | 33 | .218 | .307 | .303 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 1971 | WAS | A | 20 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .050 | .156 | .075 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1110 | 3840 | 417 | 929 | 77 | 366 | .242 | .314 | .343 | 129 | 15 | 389 | 529 | 31 | 56 | 22 | 37 | 109 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | DET | A | SS | 8 | 6 | 65.1 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1963 | DET | A | 3B | 47 | 45 | 390 | 33 | 99 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1963 | DET | A | 2B | 21 | 15 | 146.2 | 36 | 54 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .968 |
| 1964 | DET | A | 3B | 141 | 138 | 1227 | 126 | 283 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1964 | DET | A | SS | 5 | 4 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
| 1965 | DET | A | 3B | 161 | 161 | 1427.2 | 163 | 331 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1965 | DET | A | SS | 3 | 1 | 15.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | DET | A | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | DET | A | 3B | 150 | 148 | 1326.1 | 128 | 253 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1967 | DET | A | 3B | 140 | 135 | 1193.1 | 112 | 280 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1967 | DET | A | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | DET | A | 3B | 150 | 147 | 1340.2 | 142 | 284 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1968 | DET | A | SS | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | DET | A | 3B | 129 | 122 | 1092.2 | 114 | 259 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1970 | DET | A | 3B | 117 | 100 | 915.2 | 94 | 191 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .953 |
| 1970 | DET | A | 2B | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | WAS | A | SS | 7 | 5 | 47 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | WAS | A | 2B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | WAS | A | 3B | 7 | 2 | 26.2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .818 |
| Total | 3B | 1042 | 998 | 8940 | 914 | 1987 | 97 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .968 | ||
| Total | SS | 26 | 16 | 173.2 | 32 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 | ||
| Total | 2B | 25 | 15 | 169.2 | 40 | 57 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1958).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Denny McLain, Norm McRae and Elliott Maddox to Washington Senators in exchange for Ed Brinkman, Aurelio Rodriguez, Joe Coleman and Jim Hannan (October 9, 1970).
- Released by Washington Senators (June 24, 1971).
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