Johnny Wertz

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Full Name: Henry Levi Wertz	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/180	First Game: April 14, 1926
Birthdate: April 20, 1898	Final Game: May 22, 1929
Birthplace: Pomaria, South Carolina	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: September 24, 1990
Deathplace: Newberry, South Carolina
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Born on April 20, 1898 in Pomaria, South Carolina, Johnny Wertz (Henry Levi Wertz) played for the Boston Braves for his entire 4 year career. Wertz broke into the bigs on April 14, 1926 with the Boston Braves, and put up a 3.28 ERA in 189.1 innings pitched in 1926, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Johnny Wertz's best season was 1926, when he posted a 3.28 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 65 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1926	BOS	N	32	23	11	9	3.28	65	85	69	7	1	0	189.1	212	6	47	0	3	10
1927	BOS	N	42	15	4	10	4.55	39	95	83	4	0	1	164.1	204	5	52	0	6	4
1928	BOS	N	10	2	0	2	1.31	5	22	21	0	0	0	18.1	31	2	8	0	0	0
1929	BOS	N	4	0	0	0	1.50	2	8	7	0	0	1	6	13	1	4	0	0	0
Total			88	40	15	21	4.29	111	210	180	11	1	2	378	460	14	111	0	9	14

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1926	BOS	N	P	32	0	0	14	54	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1927	BOS	N	P	42	0	0	8	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.930
1928	BOS	N	P	10	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1929	BOS	N	P	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	88	0	0	23	92	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.958

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1926	BOS	N	32	64	6	17	1	6	.266	.319	.328	1	0	5	13	0	3	0	0	0
1927	BOS	N	42	43	2	7	0	3	.163	.217	.209	0	1	3	14	0	2	0	0	0
1928	BOS	N	10	3	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929	BOS	N	4	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			88	111	8	26	1	9	.234	.286	.288	1	1	8	27	0	5	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Boston Braves with Luke Urban and Jimmy Cooney to Buffalo (International) in exchange for Bonnie Hollingsworth (June 22, 1928).

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