Herm Wehmeier

Full Name: Herman Ralph Wehmeier	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/185	First Game: September 7, 1945
Birthdate: February 18, 1927	Final Game: July 23, 1958
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio	MLB Experience: 13 years
Died: May 21, 1973
Deathplace: Dallas, Texas
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on February 18, 1927 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Herm Wehmeier (Herman Ralph Wehmeier) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 13 year career. Wehmeier broke into the bigs on September 7, 1945 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 5.86 ERA in 147.1 innings pitched in 1948, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Herm Wehmeier's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1956, when he posted a 3.73 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 76 batters. However, others believe that it was 1957, when he posted a 4.31 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 91 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1945	CIN	N	2	2	0	1	12.60	0	7	7	0	0	0	5	10	0	4	0	0	0
1947	CIN	N	1	0	0	0	.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948	CIN	N	33	24	11	8	5.86	56	105	96	6	0	0	147.1	179	21	75	0	5	2
1949	CIN	N	33	29	11	12	4.68	80	119	111	11	1	0	213.1	202	20	117	0	7	7
1950	CIN	N	41	32	10	18	5.67	121	157	145	12	0	4	230	255	27	135	0	11	4
1951	CIN	N	39	22	7	10	3.70	93	82	76	10	2	2	184.2	167	15	89	0	3	4
1952	CIN	N	33	26	9	11	5.15	83	115	109	6	1	0	190.1	197	23	103	0	3	7
1953	CIN	N	28	10	1	6	7.16	32	71	65	2	0	0	81.2	100	20	47	0	3	0
1954	PHI	N	25	17	10	8	3.85	49	61	59	10	2	0	138	117	10	51	10	5	1
1954	CIN	N	12	3	0	3	6.68	13	29	25	0	0	2	33.2	36	6	21	3	1	1
1954	TOT	N	37	20	10	11	4.40	62	90	84	10	2	2	171.2	153	16	72	13	6	2
1955	PHI	N	31	29	10	12	4.41	85	101	95	10	1	0	193.2	176	21	67	7	4	2
1956	STL	N	34	19	12	9	3.69	68	80	70	7	2	1	170.2	150	16	71	8	2	1
1956	PHI	N	3	3	0	2	4.05	8	9	9	0	0	0	20	18	2	11	0	0	0
1956	TOT	N	37	22	12	11	3.73	76	89	79	7	2	1	190.2	168	18	82	8	2	1
1957	STL	N	36	18	10	7	4.31	91	91	79	5	0	0	165	165	25	54	7	4	2
1958	STL	N	3	3	0	1	13.50	4	9	9	0	0	0	6	13	2	2	0	0	0
1958	DET	A	7	3	1	0	2.38	11	8	6	0	0	0	22.2	21	2	5	0	0	0
1958	Total		10	6	1	1	4.71	15	17	15	0	0	0	28.2	34	4	7	0	0	0
Total	NL		354	237	91	108	4.83	783	1036	955	79	9	9	1780.1	1785	208	847	35	48	31
Total	AL		7	3	1	0	2.38	11	8	6	0	0	0	22.2	21	2	5	0	0	0
Total			361	240	92	108	4.80	794	1044	961	79	9	9	1803	1806	210	852	35	48	31

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1945	CIN	N	P	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1947	CIN	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1948	CIN	N	P	33	0	0	4	29	3	1	0	0	0	0	.917
1949	CIN	N	P	33	0	0	3	31	2	3	0	0	0	0	.944
1950	CIN	N	P	41	0	0	9	27	5	1	0	0	0	0	.878
1951	CIN	N	P	39	0	0	14	23	4	3	0	0	0	0	.902
1952	CIN	N	P	33	0	0	8	18	3	2	0	0	0	0	.897
1953	CIN	N	P	28	0	0	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	PHI	N	P	25	17	138	5	25	2	2	0	1	1	2	.938
1954	CIN	N	P	12	3	33.2	2	12	1	0	1	0	3	0	.933
1954	TOT	N	P	37	20	171.2	7	37	3	2	1	1	4	2	.936
1955	PHI	N	P	31	0	0	6	29	3	2	0	0	0	0	.921
1956	STL	N	P	34	0	0	15	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	.951
1956	PHI	N	P	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1956	TOT	N	P	37	0	0	16	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	.952
1957	STL	N	P	36	18	165	18	24	1	0	0	12	2	1	.977
1958	STL	N	P	3	3	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
1958	DET	A	P	7	3	22.2	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	1.000
1958	Total		P	10	6	28.2	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	1.000
Total			P	361	44	365.1	87	259	26	16	1	18	6	4	.930

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1945	CIN	N	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1947	CIN	N	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948	CIN	N	36	55	4	5	0	2	.091	.107	.109	1	0	1	13	0	3	1
1949	CIN	N	36	78	9	20	0	4	.256	.275	.269	1	0	1	17	1	5	0
1950	CIN	N	54	92	8	14	0	3	.152	.161	.185	3	0	1	19	0	1	3
1951	CIN	N	46	59	8	17	0	6	.288	.300	.322	2	0	1	8	0	2	2
1952	CIN	N	41	64	10	12	1	5	.188	.235	.250	1	0	4	16	0	2	0
1953	CIN	N	29	20	1	4	0	0	.200	.238	.200	0	0	1	6	0	0	1
1954	PHI	N	25	50	2	6	0	2	.120	.154	.160	0	1	2	21	0	5	1
1954	CIN	N	13	9	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
1954	TOT	N	38	59	2	6	0	2	.102	.131	.136	0	1	2	24	0	6	1
1955	PHI	N	34	72	10	20	0	7	.278	.299	.319	1	1	2	26	1	3	1
1956	STL	N	42	58	6	13	2	8	.224	.250	.379	3	0	2	17	0	1	0
1956	PHI	N	3	8	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
1956	TOT	N	45	66	6	13	2	8	.197	.221	.333	3	0	2	20	0	1	0
1957	STL	N	40	59	9	12	0	3	.203	.200	.237	0	1	0	14	0	0	0
1958	STL	N	3	2	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	DET	A	7	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	0	0	1	2	0	0	1
1958	Total		10	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.250	1	0	1	2	0	0	1
Total	NL		406	627	67	124	3	40	.198	.218	.242	13	3	15	164	2	23	9
Total	AL		7	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	0	0	1	2	0	0	1
Total			413	633	67	124	3	40	.196	.217	.240	13	3	16	166	2	23	10

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1945).
Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies (June 12, 1954).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Murry Dickson to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Harvey Haddix, Ben Flowers and Stu Miller (May 11, 1956).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers (May 9, 1958).
Released by Detroit Tigers (May 12, 1959).

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