Buck Herzog Notable

b. July 9, 1885 · New York Giants 1908–1909, 1911–1913, 1916–1917, Boston Doves 1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Cincinnati Reds 1914–1916, Boston Braves 1918–1919, Chicago Cubs 1919–1920

Buck Herzog played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the New York Giants in 1908 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1920.

He stole 320 bases and scored 705 runs, with 1,370 hits and a .259 average. He finished with 20 home runs, 191 doubles and 75 triples.

He played 490 games at second base, with 1,429 assists and 116 errors. He turned 203 double plays. He also played 473 games at third base and 459 games at shortstop.

He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on July 9, 1885, and died on September 4, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1916, 1917

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1908	NYG	64	160	38	48	6	2	0	11	36	14	16	.300
1909	NYG	42	130	16	24	2	0	0	8	13	10	10	.185
1910	BSN	106	380	51	95	20	3	3	32	30	34	13	.250
1911	BSN/NYG	148	541	90	157	33	9	6	67	47	40	48	.290
1912	NYG	140	482	72	127	20	9	2	47	57	34	37	.263
1913	NYG	96	290	46	83	15	3	3	31	22	12	23	.286
1914	CIN	138	498	54	140	14	8	1	40	42	27	46	.281
1915	CIN	155	579	61	153	14	10	1	42	34	21	35	.264
1916	CIN/NYG	156	561	70	148	24	6	1	49	43	36	34	.264
1917	NYG	114	417	69	98	10	8	2	31	31	36	12	.235
1918	BSN	118	473	57	108	12	6	0	26	29	28	10	.228
1919	BSN/CHC	125	468	42	130	12	9	1	42	23	18	28	.278
1920	CHC	91	305	39	59	9	2	0	19	20	21	8	.193
Career	—	1493	5284	705	1370	191	75	20	445	427	331	320	.259

On this day & linked events

1885

Born July 9, 1885

Baltimore, MD, USA

1953

Died September 4, 1953

1908

Major-league debut: Buck Herzog

Buck Herzog made a major-league debut on April 17, 1908.

1920

Final major-league game: Buck Herzog

Buck Herzog played a final major-league game on September 9, 1920.

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