Mike Hershberger
[edit] Biography
Mike Hershberger (Norman Michael Hershberger) was born on October 9, 1939 in Massillon, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1961 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .262 with 4 home runs and 46 RBI. Hershberger played for the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Mike Hershberger's best season was 1966, when he knocked in 57 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 15
| 55
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .309
| .333
| .364
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 148
| 427
| 54
| 112
| 4
| 46
| .262
| .324
| .333
| 14
| 2
| 37
| 36
| 3
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 20
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 135
| 476
| 64
| 133
| 3
| 45
| .279
| .338
| .361
| 26
| 2
| 39
| 39
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 8
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 141
| 452
| 55
| 104
| 2
| 31
| .230
| .308
| .290
| 15
| 3
| 48
| 47
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 10
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 150
| 494
| 43
| 114
| 5
| 48
| .231
| .289
| .312
| 15
| 5
| 37
| 42
| 5
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 19
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| 146
| 538
| 55
| 136
| 2
| 57
| .253
| .313
| .340
| 27
| 7
| 47
| 37
| 3
| 4
| 13
| 3
| 14
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| 142
| 480
| 55
| 122
| 1
| 49
| .254
| .314
| .317
| 25
| 1
| 38
| 40
| 7
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 13
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| 99
| 246
| 23
| 67
| 5
| 32
| .272
| .327
| .386
| 9
| 2
| 21
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 4
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 51
| 129
| 11
| 26
| 1
| 10
| .202
| .259
| .240
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 49
| 98
| 7
| 23
| 1
| 6
| .235
| .306
| .316
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 74
| 177
| 22
| 46
| 2
| 15
| .260
| .377
| .345
| 9
| 0
| 30
| 23
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 1150
| 3572
| 398
| 900
| 26
| 344
| .252
| .316
| .328
| 150
| 22
| 319
| 311
| 31
| 33
| 74
| 19
| 100
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 13
| 13
| 116.2
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 9
| 9
| 80.2
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 27
| 23
| 208.2
| 66
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 135
| 106
| 1006.1
| 236
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 116
| 82
| 789.2
| 168
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 76
| 41
| 454.2
| 95
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 72
| 66
| 550.2
| 139
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 119
| 107
| 1008.1
| 230
| 13
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 134
| 107
| 1038.2
| 231
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 89
| 53
| 541.2
| 91
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 64
| 54
| 497
| 139
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| OF
| 144
| 131
| 1177
| 238
| 14
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| LF
| 5
| 2
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| RF
| 134
| 123
| 1096
| 215
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| CF
| 9
| 6
| 59
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| LF
| 12
| 11
| 101.1
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| OF
| 143
| 139
| 1251
| 285
| 14
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| KC
| A
| RF
| 129
| 126
| 1129.2
| 258
| 14
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| RF
| 122
| 115
| 1010.2
| 193
| 15
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| LF
| 9
| 7
| 66.2
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| KC
| A
| OF
| 130
| 122
| 1077.1
| 206
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 71
| 37
| 400
| 76
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 27
| 21
| 176.1
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 90
| 61
| 606.1
| 128
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1968
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 13
| 12
| 95
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 35
| 32
| 269
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 8
| 7
| 52
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 16
| 13
| 122
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 36
| 21
| 203.2
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 36
| 21
| 203.2
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 59
| 43
| 412.1
| 96
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 58
| 41
| 397.1
| 97
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1038
| 882
| 8166.2
| 1763
| 84
| 38
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 255
| 211
| 1895.1
| 507
| 18
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 747
| 599
| 5539.1
| 1114
| 62
| 20
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 116
| 72
| 732
| 144
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1959).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jim Landis to Kansas City Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Kansas City Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to Cleveland Indians; Cleveland Indians sent Tommy John, Tommie Agee and John Romano to Chicago White Sox; Chicago White Sox sent Cam Carreon to Cleveland Indians (January 20, 1965); and Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot to Kansas City Athletics (February 10, 1965).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Phil Roof, Lew Krausse and Ken Sanders to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Don Mincher and Ron Clark (January 15, 1970).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (November 10, 1970).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 1, 1971).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (January 18, 1972).
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