Willard Hershberger
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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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by New York Yankees to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Eddie Miller and $40000 (December 3, 1937).
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