Tom Herr Notable

b. April 4, 1956 · St. Louis Cardinals 1979–1988, Minnesota Twins 1988, Philadelphia Phillies 1989–1990, New York Mets 1990–1991, San Francisco Giants 1991

Tom Herr played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1991.

Across 1,514 games he batted .271, with 1,450 hits and 676 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 254 doubles, 627 walks and 188 stolen bases.

He played 1,416 games at second base, with 3,999 assists and 77 errors. He turned 991 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1985.

He was born in Lancaster, PA, USA on April 4, 1956. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1985
Player of the Week	1	1989
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1985

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1979	STL	14	10	4	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	.200
1980	STL	76	222	29	55	12	5	0	15	16	21	9	.248
1981	STL	103	411	50	110	14	9	0	46	39	30	23	.268
1982	STL	135	493	83	131	19	4	0	36	57	56	25	.266
1983	STL	89	313	43	101	14	4	2	31	43	27	6	.323
1984	STL	145	558	67	154	23	2	4	49	49	56	13	.276
1985	STL	159	596	97	180	38	3	8	110	80	55	31	.302
1986	STL	152	559	48	141	30	4	2	61	73	75	22	.252
1987	STL	141	510	73	134	29	0	2	83	68	62	19	.263
1988	MIN/STL	101	354	46	93	16	0	2	24	51	51	13	.263
1989	PHI	151	561	65	161	25	6	2	37	54	63	10	.287
1990	NYM/PHI	146	547	48	143	26	3	5	60	50	58	7	.261
1991	NYM/SFG	102	215	23	45	8	1	1	21	45	28	9	.209
Career	—	1514	5349	676	1450	254	41	28	574	627	584	188	.271

On this day & linked events

1956

Born April 4, 1956

Lancaster, PA, USA

1979

Major-league debut: Tom Herr

Tom Herr made a major-league debut on August 13, 1979.

1991

Final major-league game: Tom Herr

Tom Herr played a final major-league game on October 4, 1991.