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Whitey Herzog

Manager

Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog

2409 Games
1281-1125 Record
0.532 Win%
18 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L
Throws L
Born 11/9/1931
New Athens, IL, USA
Died 4/15/2024
St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut 1956-04-17
Final Game 1963-09-28

📊 Career Record

2409 Games Managed
1281 Wins
1125 Losses
0.532 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

18 seasons
Managing Career Arc

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Whitey Herzog — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1973 TEX AL 138 47 91 0.341 6 N
1974 CAL AL 4 2 2 0.500 6 N
1975 KCA AL 66 41 25 0.621 2 N
1976 KCA AL 162 90 72 0.556 1st 🏆 N
1977 KCA AL 162 102 60 0.630 1st 🏆 N
1978 KCA AL 162 92 70 0.568 1st 🏆 N
1979 KCA AL 162 85 77 0.525 2 N
1980 SLN NL 73 38 35 0.521 4 N
1981 SLN NL 103 59 43 0.578 2 N
1982 SLN NL 162 92 70 0.568 1st 🏆 N
1983 SLN NL 162 79 83 0.488 4 N
1984 SLN NL 162 84 78 0.519 3 N
1985 SLN NL 162 101 61 0.623 1st 🏆 N
1986 SLN NL 161 79 82 0.491 3 N
1987 SLN NL 162 95 67 0.586 1st 🏆 N
1988 SLN NL 162 76 86 0.469 5 N
1989 SLN NL 164 86 76 0.531 3 N
1990 SLN NL 80 33 47 0.412 6 N

Whitey Herzog as a manager

The career managing record for Whitey Herzog is 1281-1125 (.532) over 2409 games, from 1973 to 1990. Herzog ran the Texas Rangers (1973), the California Angels (1974), the Kansas City Royals (1975-1979), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1980-1990). Herzog's strongest year in the dugout came in 1977, when the Kansas City Royals went 102-60. The low point came in 1973: 47-91. With the Kansas City Royals (1975-1979), the finishes read 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, and 2nd. The first season in the table, 1973, ended 47-91; the last, 1990, ended 33-47.

First-place seasons under Herzog: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985, and 1987. Herzog's clubs came from the American League and National League. Some stints began mid-season, in 1974, 1975, and 1980. Herzog was born on November 9, 1931, in New Athens, IL, USA. The death date on file is April 15, 2024. As a player, Herzog appears from 1956 to 1963; the player page has that record.

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