NL Player of the Week - Billy Herman

NL Player of the Week

William Jennings Bryan "Billy" Herman

A mainstay with the Cubs from 1931 through 1941, Herman played a few more years, mainly with Brooklyn, before retiring in 1947. Herman was inconsistent, with some more mediocre years mixed in, but he was in his prime from 1935 through 1937. With the Cubs, Herman was a second baseman, but shifted around the infield later in his career.

Herman was a 12 time All Star. Despite his less than steller lifetime OPS+ of 112, Herman had other interesting features at a time when less was expected of infielders at the plate (Cal Ripken is widely credited with the notion that one could be an excellent middle infielder AND yield a strong bat).

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975.

September 29th, 1934 - NL News

Cards Now Up by 2 with Only 4 Games Remaining

Cards Win Tense 10 Inning 1-0 Game Over Reds

Dean and Frey pitch the entire game, yielding only 11 hits between them

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 9/29/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 SLN 96 55 J.Medwick SLN .378 M.Ott NYN 44 M.Ott NYN 141 1934 NYN 94 57 B.Terry NYN .372 R.Collins SLN 37 R.Collins SLN 134 1934 CHN 85 63 D.Bartell PHN .356 W.Berger BON 30 G.Suhr PIN 128 1934 PIN 84 63 R.Collins SLN .352 G.Hartnet CHN 20 W.Berger BON 121 1934 BON 63 85 E.Allen PHN .349 C.Hafey CIN 19 J.Medwick SLN 109 1934 BRN 62 88 1934 PHN 59 87 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 52 97 C.Hubbell NYN 24 J.Haines SLN 10 D.Dean SLN 2.23 F.Fitzsim NYN 24 B.Smith BON 9 C.Hubbell NYN 2.24 L.Warneke CHN 22 L.Chagnon PIN 9 R.Parmele NYN 2.37 D.Dean SLN 22 W.Hoyt PIN 7 W.Hoyt PIN 2.45 T.Carleto SLN 20 H.Bell NYN 6 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.49 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS E.Lombard CIN 12 P.Martin SLN 24 V.Mungo BRN 164 B.Terry NYN 12 D.Bartell PHN 16 D.Dean SLN 156 J.Rothroc SLN 12 K.Cuyler CHN 15 L.Warneke CHN 146 J.Moore NYN 9 F.Frisch SLN 14 P.Dean SLN 140 B.Whitehe SLN 9 OTHERS TIED W 13 B.Lee CHN 119 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CIN 0 at SLN 1 BON-Betts(9-13, 3.93) at PHN-Davis(12-15, 3.88) BRN-Mungo(11-21, 3.83) at NYN-Parmele(9-8, 2.37) CIN-Freitas(6-14, 4.71) at SLN-Carleto(20-6, 3.15) PIN-Lucas(9-9, 4.48) at CHN-Weaver(9-9, 3.38) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS G.Suhr PIN .385 39 15 19 4 3 C.Hubbell NYN 20 10 0 0 1 0 300 W.Berger BON .333 39 13 8 5 4 D.Dean SLN 27 12 2 4 13 0 210 J.Moore NYN .333 36 12 8 2 4 T.Carleton SLN 25 24 4 0 9 0 100 B.Terry NYN .467 30 14 6 3 2 F.Fitzsimmons NYN 18 16 2 1 4 0 200 C.Klein CHN .318 22 7 5 5 1 R.Parmelee NYN 18 14 3 4 10 1 200 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS T.Thompson BON .094 32 3 1 1 0 C.Root CHN 6 11 6 3 2 2 110 L.Mallon BON .143 35 5 0 1 0 B.Cantwell BON 16 20 13 5 8 3 020 T.Stainback CHN .226 31 7 0 0 0 B.Richmond CIN 7 9 6 2 5 0 010 L.Waner PIN .185 27 5 1 1 0 S.Johnson CIN 6 8 4 3 1 0 010 J.Stripp BRN .212 33 7 1 1 0 C.Moore PHN 5 6 3 3 2 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 St. Louis SLN 96 55 .636 ---- 2 95 58 .621 1934 New York NYN 94 57 .623 2.0 93 60 .608 1934 Chicago CHN 85 63 .574 9.5 86 65 .570 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 84 63 .571 10.0 74 76 .493 1934 Boston BON 63 85 .426 31.5 78 73 .517 1934 Brooklyn BRN 62 88 .413 33.5 71 81 .467 1934 Philadelphia PHN 59 87 .404 34.5 56 93 .376 1934 Cincinnati CIN 52 97 .349 43.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 63 85 .426 38-37 25-48 8-19 56-66 6- 9 23-28 4-6 Lost 2 BRN 62 88 .413 37-39 25-49 14-20 48-68 9- 7 20-32 7-3 Won 1 CHN 85 63 .574 47-27 38-36 28-13 57-50 10- 9 30-20 6-4 Won 2 CIN 52 97 .349 31-46 21-51 6-18 46-79 5- 9 23-23 1-9 Lost 6 NYN 94 57 .623 51-22 43-35 22-11 72-46 9- 7 29-26 10-0 Won 10 PHN 59 87 .404 33-35 26-52 14-17 45-70 7- 7 20-24 1-9 Won 1 PIN 84 63 .571 52-25 32-38 20-16 64-47 7- 4 28-21 6-4 Lost 3 SLN 96 55 .636 54-21 42-34 19-14 77-42 10-11 23-22 7-3 Won 7 TOTAL 595 595 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 10-16 12-13 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 4-24 15-12 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 15-14 14- 9 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 12-17 7-18 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 15-14 17- 8 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 13-12 5-19 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 20-10 13-11 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 24- 6 17-10 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 12 7 14 11 8 8 3 BRN 10 - 4 11 7 14 9 7 CHN 15 16 - 15 12 12 4 11 CIN 8 11 7 - 3 12 8 3 NYN 11 13 9 19 - 15 13 14 PHN 11 8 10 7 7 - 8 8 PIN 12 13 15 14 9 12 - 9 SLN 18 15 11 17 8 14 13 - RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 125 73 110 78 95 79 76 BRN 115 - 63 93 77 122 116 95 CHN 96 122 - 115 81 122 79 97 CIN 84 90 69 - 51 101 91 65 NYN 90 94 82 136 - 101 107 94 PHN 91 104 98 121 63 - 115 106 PIN 95 108 122 114 89 118 - 82 SLN 145 145 107 133 92 135 117 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 9/29/1934

 

CINCINNATI AT ST. LOUIS Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 Win:Dean(22-10) Loss:Frey(5-18) Dizzy Dean was on top of his game, blanking Cincinnati on just 4 hits as the blistering-hot St. Louis Cardinals defeated the struggling Cincinnati Reds in 10 innings by a score of 1 to 0 at Sportsman's Park. The score was knotted at zero after nine innings. St. Louis won the game in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Ernie Orsatti slapped a one-base hit. Leo Durocher stepped up next and he delivered a single, and an error was also committed, giving St. Louis the win much to the delight of the home town crowd. St. Louis rapped out 7 hits for the afternoon. It was the 8th shutout of the year for Dean(22-10). Benny Frey(5-18) was hit with the loss. He was pinned with the loss despite not allowing an earned run in his 9 and 1/3 innings of work.

1934 Cincinnati Reds At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 9/28/1934 Reds AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG A.Kampouris 2B 3 0 0 0 .136 P.Martin 3B 4 0 0 0 .295 G.Slade SS 4 0 0 0 .325 J.Rothrock RF 4 0 2 0 .310 M.Koenig 3B 4 0 0 0 .259 F.Frisch 2B 4 0 2 0 .313 J.Bottomley 1B 4 0 0 0 .243 J.Medwick LF 4 0 0 0 .378 H.Pool LF 4 0 1 0 .360 R.Collins 1B 3 0 0 0 .352 E.Lombardi C 4 0 2 0 .324 B.Delancey C 4 0 0 0 .293 A-T.Piet PR 0 0 0 0 .251 E.Orsatti CF 4 1 1 0 .293 B-C.Manion C 0 0 0 0 .150 L.Durocher SS 4 0 2 0 .262 W.Schulmerich RF 4 0 0 0 .264 D.Dean P 3 0 0 0 .215 A.Comorosky CF 4 0 1 0 .288 B.Frey P 3 0 0 0 .150 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 0 4 0 Totals 34 1 7 0 A-Pinch Ran For Lombardi In 10th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Piet In 10th Inning Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 Reds (52-97) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Frey LOSS(5-18) 9 1/3 7 1 0 1 2 0 131 5.79 Totals 9 1/3 7 1 0 1 2 0 Cardinals (96-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Dean WIN(22-10) 10 4 0 0 1 5 0 121 2.23 Totals 10 4 0 0 1 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,290 DATE- Friday, September 28th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:06 LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 5 Cardinals: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 2 Cardinals: 1 ERRORS- M.Koenig, H.Pool, F.Frisch DOUBLES- F.Frisch(28th) WALKS- A.Kampouris, R.Collins STRIKE OUTS- A.Kampouris-2, G.Slade, W.Schulmerich, A.Comorosky, E.Orsatti, D.Dean GIDP- M.Koenig, J.Medwick, D.Dean