Willard Hershberger

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 167lb (178cm, 75kg)

Born: May 28, 1910 in Lemoncove, CA us

Died: August 3, 1940 in Boston, MA

Buried: Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, CA

High School: Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: April 19, 1938 (Age 27-326d, 8,444th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 2, 1940 (Age 30-066d)
vs. BSN 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Willard McKee Hershberger

Nicknames: Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

402

127

.316

RBI

OBP

.356

SLG

.381

OPS

.737

OPS+

100

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-22 / in Starts: 17-10
Longest Hitting Streak	11 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	41 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 133 PAs	26
Actual Runners on Base	114 (55-38-21)
Avg. MLBer w/ 133 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	87 (44-28-14)

Most Driven In
I Goodman	8
F McCormick	5
L Frey	5
B Werber	3
H Craft	2
V DiMaggio	1
L Gamble	1
M McCormick	1

Most Driven In By
M Arnovich	2
J Rizzo	1
P Derringer	1
E Joost	1
M McCormick	0

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	113	2 (1)	Apr 18	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						C
2	114	4 (1)	Apr 25	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	115	11 (6)	May 4	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	7.14	0.491	21.55	0.89%	1.28	PH
4	116	15 (3)	May 8	CIN		BSN	L,4-10	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	5	.23	0.005	.86	0.01%	0.92	PR C
5	117	19 (3)	May 12 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,13-4	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.600	.714	.600	1.314	5	.32	0.102	1.31	0.25%	2.27	C
6	118	20	May 13	CIN		STL	T,8-8	13-13	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.833	1.583	8	1.79	0.096	7.53	0.24%	0.22	PH
7	119	21	May 14	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.714	.778	.857	1.635	9	2.90	0.115	15.42	0.37%	0.39	PH
8	120	22	May 15	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.636	.692	.909	1.601	5	.71	0.114	3.75	0.36%	1.66	C
9	121	23	May 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG(11)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.579	.688	1.266	5	1.50	-0.152	6.53	-0.40%	-0.84	C
10	122	24	May 18	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.450	.522	.600	1.122	5	1.27	-0.027	5.64	-0.07%	-0.32	C
11	123	29 (4)	May 25 (2)	CIN		STL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.458	.519	.583	1.102	5	1.06	0.061	4.57	0.16%	0.71	C
12	124	32 (2)	May 27 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.448	.500	.552	1.052	5	.72	0.128	3.04	0.32%	0.86	C
13	125	36 (3)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG(12)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.474	.514	.988	5	2.04	0.045	10.22	0.14%	0.12	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	126	39 (2)	Jun 2 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.395	.452	.474	.926	5	1.54	-0.162	7.70	-0.49%	-1.24	C
15	127	41 (1)	Jun 4	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.442	.462	.903	9	1.87	-0.051	11.77	-0.19%	-0.36	PH
16	128	43 (1)	Jun 7	CIN		BRO	L,2-4	11-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.455	.462	.916	9	1.17	0.061	7.92	0.25%	0.26	PH
17	129	44	Jun 8	CIN		BRO	W,23-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.455	.462	.916	5						C
18	130	45	Jun 9 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,1-9	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.366	.435	.439	.874	5	.07	-0.003	.45	-0.01%	-0.39	PH C
19	131	47 (1)	Jun 11	CIN		PHI	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.426	.429	.854	8	1.21	-0.033	5.62	-0.09%	-0.32	PH
20	132	49 (1)	Jun 14	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.349	.417	.419	.835	9	1.54	-0.040	9.50	-0.15%	-0.25	PH
21	133	50	Jun 15	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.349	.417	.419	.835	5						C
22	134	52 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.340	.404	.404	.808	5	.61	-0.041	3.64	-0.15%	-0.55	C
23	135	55 (2)	Jun 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.354	.415	.438	.853	5	1.26	0.069	5.78	0.19%	0.21	C
24	136	58 (2)	Jun 23 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,7-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.367	.426	.490	.916	9	2.84	0.411	18.18	1.58%	1.93	PH
25	137	59	Jun 23 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.340	.397	.453	.849	5	.96	-0.027	6.48	-0.11%	-0.54	C
26	138	62 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.352	.407	.463	.870	5	4.01	0.170	20.97	0.53%	1.34	C
27	139	63	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.345	.400	.455	.855	9	3.46	-0.078	17.94	-0.24%	-0.47	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	140	64	Jul 1	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.339	.393	.446	.840	9	3.16	-0.073	15.85	-0.22%	-0.48	PH
29	141	65	Jul 2	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.385	.433	.818	5	2.91	-0.300	13.98	-0.87%	-1.68	C
30	142	67 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.323	.373	.419	.792	5	1.34	-0.072	6.49	-0.21%	-0.83	C
31	143	70 (2)	Jul 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.366	.409	.775	5	.97	-0.017	5.02	-0.05%	-0.59	C
32	144	71	Jul 11	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.373	.414	.788	5	1.34	0.110	11.96	0.59%	1.39	C
33	145	73 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,1-3	GS-9	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.351	.392	.432	.825	5	1.00	0.021	8.75	0.11%	0.04	C
34	146	75 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.338	.386	.416	.801	5	.58	0.002	2.99	0.01%	-0.32	C
35	147	76	Jul 15	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.410	.791	5	.62	-0.019	3.33	-0.06%	-0.80	C
36	148	77	Jul 17	CIN		BSN	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.354	.398	.439	.837	5	1.53	0.237	8.11	0.76%	1.03	C
37	149	78	Jul 19	CIN		BSN	L,7-8	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.354	.404	.439	.844	9	1.35	0.036	7.08	0.11%	0.21	PH
38	150	81 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,4-2	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.402	.435	.837	5	1.61	-0.042	9.87	-0.16%	-0.57	C
39	151	82	Jul 23 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.402	.435	.837	5						C
40	152	83	Jul 23 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	5	5	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.378	.423	.467	.889	5	.64	0.180	5.18	0.87%	2.17	C
41	153	84	Jul 24	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.362	.406	.447	.853	5	.35	-0.038	2.53	-0.17%	-0.98	C
42	154	85	Jul 26	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.354	.396	.434	.831	5	1.21	0.042	4.22	0.09%	0.66	C
43	155	86	Jul 27	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.340	.382	.417	.799	5	1.58	-0.111	4.84	-0.20%	-0.73	C
44	156	88 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.327	.368	.402	.770	5	1.32	-0.128	3.43	-0.20%	-1.14	C
45	157	89	Jul 29	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.315	.356	.387	.743	5	1.35	-0.175	5.22	-0.41%	-1.47	C
46	158	90	Jul 30	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-3	GS-8	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.330	.369	.400	.769	5	1.44	0.166	6.65	0.46%	1.41	C
47	159	91	Jul 31	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.322	.360	.390	.750	5	.55	-0.041	2.08	-0.09%	-0.69	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	160	93 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG(12)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.351	.374	.725	5	1.57	-0.194	6.57	-0.49%	-1.33	C
							25-22		133	123	6	38	4	2	0	26	6	0	6	2	2		0	5	0	0	.309	.351	.374	.725		1.28	0.838	6.36	3.27%	2.18

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