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Billy Herman
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Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1909-07-07)July 7, 1909 New Albany, Indiana
Died: October 5, 1992(1992-10-05) (aged 83) West Palm Beach, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 29, 1931 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
August 1, 1947 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Batting average	.304
Hits	2,345
Runs batted in	839
Teams
As player Chicago Cubs ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) Brooklyn Dodgers ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year, REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) Boston Braves ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) Pittsburgh Pirates ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) As manager Pittsburgh Pirates ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year) Boston Red Sox ( REDIRECT Template:Baseball year– REDIRECT Template:Baseball year)
Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (1934–1943)
Member of the National 15px 15px 15px Baseball Hall of Fame 15px 15px 15px
Induction	1975
Election Method	Veteran's Committee

William Jennings Bryan "Billy" Herman (July 7, 1909 – September 5, 1992) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s and 1940s. He was known for his stellar defense and consistent batting. He still holds many National League (NL) defensive records for second basemen.

Biography

Early life

Born in New Albany, Indiana, in 1909, Herman attended New Albany High School.

Baseball career

Herman broke into the majors in

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After a sub-standard offensive year in

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Herman missed the

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Herman then managed in the minor leagues and became a Major League coach with the Dodgers (1952–57) and Braves (now based in Milwaukee) (1958–59)—serving on five National League pennant winners in eight seasons. Then he moved to the American League (AL) as the third-base coach of the Boston Red Sox for five years (1960–64), before managing the Red Sox to lackluster records in

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Herman finished his career with a .304 batting average, 1163 runs scored, 47 home runs, 839 RBI, and 428 strikeouts. He won four NL pennants (in

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Later life

Herman moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in 1968. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in

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Personal

Herman's granddaughter is Cheri Daniels, wife of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball doubles records
• List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• List of Major League Baseball player–managers

External links

• Billy Herman at the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Billy Herman managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
• Billy Herman at Find a Grave

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Preceded by Billy Jurges	Boston Red Sox third-base coach 1960–1964	Succeeded by Billy Gardner
Preceded by Salty Parker	California Angels third-base coach 1967	Succeeded by Rocky Bridges