Ed Herrmann Notable

b. August 27, 1946 · Chicago White Sox 1967, 1969–1974, New York Yankees 1975, California Angels 1976, Houston Astros 1976–1978, Montreal Expos 1978

Ed Herrmann played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1967 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1978.

Across 922 games he batted .240, with 654 hits and 247 runs. He finished with 80 home runs, 92 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He played 817 games behind the plate, with 4,230 putouts and 61 errors. He turned 65 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1974.

He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on August 27, 1946, and died on December 22, 2013. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1974

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1967	CHW	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.667
1969	CHW	102	290	31	67	8	0	8	31	30	35	0	.231
1970	CHW	96	297	42	84	9	0	19	52	31	41	0	.283
1971	CHW	101	294	32	63	6	0	11	35	44	48	2	.214
1972	CHW	116	354	23	88	9	0	10	40	43	37	0	.249
1973	CHW	119	379	42	85	17	1	10	39	31	55	2	.224
1974	CHW	107	367	32	95	13	1	10	39	16	49	1	.259
1975	NYY	80	200	16	51	9	2	6	30	16	23	0	.255
1976	CAL/HOU	108	311	19	62	11	0	5	33	29	48	0	.199
1977	HOU	56	158	7	46	7	0	1	17	15	18	1	.291
1978	HOU/MON	35	76	2	11	2	0	0	3	4	7	0	.145
Career	—	922	2729	247	654	92	4	80	320	260	361	6	.240

On this day & linked events

1946

Born August 27, 1946

San Diego, CA, USA

2013

Died December 22, 2013

1967

Major-league debut: Ed Herrmann

Ed Herrmann made a major-league debut on September 1, 1967.

1978

Final major-league game: Ed Herrmann

Ed Herrmann played a final major-league game on September 15, 1978.

Image: Chicago White Sox, public domain