Willard Hershberger

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Full Name: Willard McKee Hershberger	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/167	First Game: April 19, 1938
Birthdate: May 28, 1910	Final Game: August 2, 1940
Birthplace: Lemoncove, California	MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: August 3, 1940
Deathplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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7 See Also
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Willard Hershberger (Willard McKee Hershberger) was born on May 28, 1910 in Lemoncove, California. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1938 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1939, his rookie year, he hit .345 with 0 home runs and 32 RBI. Hershberger played for the Cincinnati Reds for his entire 3 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1938	CIN	N	49	105	12	29	0	12	.276	.315	.324	3	1	5	6	1	1	1	0	1
1939	CIN	N	63	174	23	60	0	32	.345	.384	.420	9	2	9	4	2	10	1	0	6
1940	CIN	N	48	123	6	38	0	26	.309	.351	.374	4	2	6	6	2	2	0	0	5
Total			160	402	41	127	0	70	.316	.356	.381	16	5	20	16	5	13	2	0	12

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1938	CIN	N	C	39	0	0	108	13	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	.960
1938	CIN	N	2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1939	CIN	N	C	60	0	0	204	21	3	2	0	3	0	0	0	.987
1940	CIN	N	C	37	0	0	121	11	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.985
Total			2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			C	136	0	0	433	45	10	4	0	6	0	0	0	.980

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Traded by New York Yankees to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Eddie Miller and $40000 (December 3, 1937).

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