P John Herzog #24
Los Angeles Stars FABL
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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P JOHN HERZOG #24 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
45 0 9-4 3 4.03 58.0 63 2 31 34 1.62 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/1974 @ KC Loss, 6-9 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
09/30/1974 @ KC Win, 5-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/25/1974 CHC Loss, 3-6 0.2 3 3 3 1 1
09/20/1974 SFS Win, 6-2 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
09/19/1974 SFS Loss, 4-5 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
09/13/1974 DAL Win, 17-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
09/09/1974 @ CHC Loss, 5-6 1.0 4 1 1 2 0 Loss
09/07/1974 @ DAL Win, 8-4 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Win
09/03/1974 SEA Loss, 1-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1974 NYI Loss, 7-8 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/04/1935
Born in:Kingsport, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,460
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 144 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:13 Years, 140 Days
Pro Service:21 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 7th Pick in Round 11
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 45 0 9 4 3 4.03 58.0 63 27 26 2 31 34 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 1 75.0 45 32 14.74 9.78 5.28 4.81 3.14 1.62 83 0.7 .319        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 46 11 3 0 1 4 7 5 0 0 0 .239 .340 .370 .709      
vs. RHB 181 52 11 3 1 23 24 29 0 2 1 .287 .374 .398 .772      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 2 0 10.12 2.2 6 3 3 0 1 1  
May 6 0 0 1 0 9.00 9.0 15 9 9 0 5 7  
June 10 0 3 0 2 3.60 15.0 13 6 6 1 4 8  
July 9 0 2 0 0 2.08 13.0 13 4 3 1 10 7  
August 8 0 3 0 0 0.96 9.1 4 1 1 0 5 5  
September 8 0 1 1 1 5.14 7.0 12 4 4 0 4 6  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0  
Spring Training 8 0 0 1 1 7.71 7.0 14 6 6 0 6 4  
Last Year 31 31 9 14 0 4.69 192.0 235 113 100 21 74 99  
2 Years Ago 9 4 0 2 3 1.35 33.1 22 5 5 1 7 23  
Career 431 137 70 92 40 4.06 1284.1 1309 673 579 133 500 849  
Home 26 0 6 1 2 4.88 31.1 36 18 17 1 14 20  
Road 19 0 3 3 1 3.04 26.2 27 9 9 1 17 14  
Grass 45 0 9 4 3 4.03 58.0 63 27 26 2 31 34  
Day 6 0 0 0 0 2.89 9.1 8 3 3 1 4 9  
Night 39 0 9 4 3 4.25 48.2 55 24 23 1 27 25  
As Reliever / Substitution 45 0 9 4 3 4.03 58.0 63 27 26 2 31 34  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1960 New York - FABL 24 5 1 0 1 0 11.88 8.1 16 12 11 1 6 7 0 0 2.64 .441 4.59 0.0 36
1961 New York - FABL 25 9 4 0 2 0 5.94 33.1 46 31 22 6 17 20 0 0 1.89 .348 5.38 -0.1 71
1962 New York - FABL 26 13 1 1 1 0 4.97 29.0 29 16 16 5 9 17 0 0 1.31 .267 4.99 0.0 92
1963 New York - FABL 27 27 18 9 4 1 3.29 134.0 114 53 49 19 34 82 1 1 1.10 .242 4.46 1.1 127
1964 New York - FABL 28 8 8 3 5 0 5.59 46.2 58 32 29 10 16 22 0 0 1.59 .300 5.71 -0.7 63
1965 New York - FABL 29 32 32 10 13 0 3.56 222.1 210 108 88 19 81 187 1 0 1.31 .298 3.28 4.0 102
1966 New York - FABL 30 33 33 9 16 0 3.99 214.1 212 116 95 19 89 162 1 1 1.40 .303 3.73 2.6 91
1967 New York - FABL 31 52 5 6 5 4 4.46 80.2 77 42 40 12 35 63 0 0 1.39 .278 4.38 -0.9 72
1969 Houston - FABL 33 29 0 1 3 5 4.05 40.0 38 18 18 3 18 20 0 0 1.40 .273 4.09 0.0 96
1969 Chicago - FABL 33 17 0 1 2 0 5.25 24.0 25 21 14 2 15 16 0 0 1.67 .291 4.44 -0.2 71
1969 Total - FABL 33 46 0 2 5 5 4.50 64.0 63 39 32 5 33 36 0 0 1.50 .280 4.22 -0.1 85
1970 Chicago - FABL 34 52 0 3 10 3 5.32 67.2 82 45 40 8 28 43 0 0 1.63 .326 4.83 -0.3 79
1971 Chicago - FABL 35 69 0 9 10 21 2.32 100.2 82 34 26 5 40 54 0 0 1.21 .246 3.38 0.6 157
1972 Chicago - FABL 36 9 4 0 2 3 1.35 33.1 22 5 5 1 7 23 0 0 0.87 .231 2.44 0.9 262
1973 Minneapolis - FABL 37 31 31 9 14 0 4.69 192.0 235 113 100 21 74 99 2 0 1.61 .328 4.60 1.2 86
1974 Los Angeles - FABL 38 45 0 9 4 3 4.03 58.0 63 27 26 2 31 34 0 0 1.62 .319 3.14 0.7 93
Total FABL 431 137 70 92 40 4.06 1284.1 1309 673 579 133 500 849 5 2 1.41 .295 4.04 9.2 94
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1953 Hattiesburg - R 17 14 0 2 1 0 5.11 24.2 27 15 14 5 18 21 0 0 1.82 .314 5.50 -0.3 85
1954 Hattiesburg - R 18 12 12 3 4 0 5.12 65.0 84 39 37 8 39 50 1 1 1.89 .362 4.54 0.7 85
1955 Hattiesburg - R 19 13 13 3 3 0 3.69 95.0 79 40 39 9 61 65 1 0 1.47 .255 4.43 1.0 114
1955 Arlington - A 19 4 4 2 2 0 3.90 30.0 29 14 13 5 14 18 2 0 1.43 .261 5.46 -0.1 105
1956 Burlington - R 20 6 6 2 3 0 3.61 47.1 40 20 19 2 31 33 2 0 1.50 .275 3.97 0.9 120
1956 Hattiesburg - R 20 5 5 1 3 0 6.53 30.1 36 22 22 3 17 17 1 0 1.75 .337 4.41 0.3 64
1956 Total - R 20 11 11 3 6 0 4.75 77.2 76 42 41 5 48 50 3 0 1.60 .301 4.14 1.2 89
1956 Charleston - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 7.36 7.1 11 6 6 1 2 9 0 0 1.77 .455 2.96 0.2 55
1956 Arlington - A 20 4 4 1 2 0 4.83 31.2 36 21 17 5 16 20 1 0 1.64 .295 5.22 -0.0 83
1956 Total - A 20 5 5 1 3 0 5.31 39.0 47 27 23 6 18 29 1 0 1.67 .323 4.80 0.2 76
1957 Burlington - R 21 4 1 1 0 0 0.79 11.1 10 1 1 1 3 9 1 1 1.15 .290 3.16 0.3 608
1957 Charleston - A 21 10 10 4 6 0 3.83 80.0 98 46 34 5 38 71 6 0 1.70 .363 3.13 2.0 105
1958 Charleston - A 22 3 3 2 1 0 5.00 27.0 36 15 15 5 12 25 3 0 1.78 .383 4.92 0.2 89
1958 Camden - A 22 15 15 8 3 0 3.31 127.2 97 48 47 8 64 93 10 1 1.26 .243 3.28 1.9 98
1958 Erie - AA 22 12 12 5 3 0 1.87 77.0 56 17 16 2 24 54 1 0 1.04 .251 2.49 2.1 184
1959 Erie - AA 23 19 19 7 5 0 2.23 125.0 93 33 31 9 36 94 0 0 1.03 .239 2.77 3.0 158
1959 Indianapolis - AAA 23 10 10 5 2 0 2.78 64.2 52 22 20 7 17 27 0 0 1.07 .218 4.84 0.2 138
1960 Toledo - AAA 24 23 19 5 3 0 2.87 103.1 86 34 33 9 32 76 0 0 1.14 .263 3.88 1.6 142
1961 Toledo - AAA 25 18 18 2 9 0 3.93 94.0 82 44 41 11 28 59 0 0 1.17 .255 4.68 0.6 104
1962 Toledo - AAA 26 20 19 5 7 0 3.53 104.2 101 55 41 9 34 54 0 0 1.29 .265 4.43 1.0 116
1964 Toledo - AAA 28 21 10 4 2 2 3.66 71.1 70 31 29 10 26 50 0 0 1.35 .274 4.76 0.2 112
1972 Omaha - AAA 36 3 3 1 2 0 4.32 16.2 20 8 8 1 6 8 0 0 1.56 .339 3.77 0.1 79
Total EA 31 31 12 8 0 2.09 202.0 149 50 47 11 60 148 1 0 1.03 .244 2.67 167.0
Total MAL 15 15 8 3 0 3.31 127.2 97 48 47 8 64 93 10 1 1.26 .243 3.28 98.1
Total SEL 22 22 9 12 0 4.35 176.0 210 102 85 21 82 143 12 0 1.66 .340 4.17 94.4
Total GSL 44 30 9 11 0 4.69 215.0 226 116 112 25 135 153 3 1 1.68 .308 4.58 90.9
Total UMVA 10 7 3 3 0 3.07 58.2 50 21 20 3 34 42 3 1 1.43 .278 3.81 142.1
Total CL 95 79 22 25 2 3.40 454.2 411 194 172 47 143 274 0 0 1.22 .260 4.44 118.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Hattiesburg - R P 14 0 1 2 1 4 1 .750 24.2 1.09 -0.2 .610
1954 Hattiesburg - R P 12 12 3 6 0 10 1 .900 65.0 1.25 -0.3 .787
1955 Arlington - A P 4 4 3 1 1 5 1 .800 30.0 1.20 +0.1 .000
1955 Hattiesburg - R P 13 13 7 9 0 16 0 1.000 95.0 1.52 +2.4 1.474
1956 Charleston - A P 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.6 .000
1956 Arlington - A P 4 4 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 31.2 1.42 +1.8 3.768
1956 Hattiesburg - R P 5 5 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 30.1 1.19 +0.3 .941
1956 Burlington - R P 6 6 2 4 0 7 1 .857 47.1 1.14 +0.9 1.581
1957 Charleston - A P 10 10 2 8 0 13 3 .769 80.0 1.12 -1.0 .637
1957 Burlington - R P 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 +0.6 .000
1958 Erie - AA P 12 12 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 77.0 1.05 -0.6 .994
1958 Camden - A P 15 15 5 14 0 19 0 1.000 127.2 1.34 +2.2 1.059
1958 Charleston - A P 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 27.0 0.33 -0.4 .995
1959 Indianapolis - AAA P 10 10 6 4 1 11 1 .909 64.2 1.39 +0.6 1.250
1959 Erie - AA P 19 19 4 10 1 14 0 1.000 125.0 1.01 +1.5 1.093
1960 New York - MLB P 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.3 .000
1960 Toledo - AAA P 23 19 5 16 0 22 1 .955 103.1 1.83 +1.1 .938
1961 New York - MLB P 9 4 0 8 1 9 1 .889 33.1 2.16 +0.4 .817
1961 Toledo - AAA P 18 18 2 13 0 18 3 .833 94.0 1.44 +0.7 .933
1962 New York - MLB P 13 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 29.0 1.24 +0.4 .972
1962 Toledo - AAA P 20 19 3 11 1 14 0 1.000 104.2 1.20 +2.0 1.000
1963 New York - MLB P 27 18 7 14 0 21 0 1.000 134.0 1.41 +1.8 1.207
1964 New York - MLB P 8 8 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 46.2 0.96 -0.4 .764
1964 Toledo - AAA P 21 10 7 7 0 14 0 1.000 71.1 1.77 +1.7 1.000
1965 New York - MLB P 32 32 9 21 2 32 2 .938 222.1 1.21 -0.6 .992
1966 New York - MLB P 33 33 7 17 2 25 1 .960 214.1 1.01 -0.9 1.243
1967 New York - MLB P 52 5 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 80.2 1.12 -0.4 1.212
1969 Houston - MLB P 28 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 40.0 1.35 +0.7 1.249
1969 Chicago - MLB P 17 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 24.0 1.88 -0.3 .999
1970 Chicago - MLB P 51 0 5 5 0 12 2 .833 67.2 1.33 +0.7 .828
1971 Chicago - MLB P 69 0 1 9 0 12 2 .833 100.2 0.89 +0.4 .994
1972 Chicago - MLB P 9 4 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 33.1 1.35 +0.3 .989
1972 Omaha - AAA P 3 3 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 16.2 1.62 +0.3 .996
1973 Minneapolis - MLB P 31 31 8 26 1 34 0 1.000 192.0 1.59 -0.2 .918
1974 Los Angeles - MLB P 45 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 58.0 1.40 +0.2 .836
TOTAL P 645 321 115 248 13 384 21 .945 2518.1 1.30 +16.6 1.020
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Rutherford College; Rutherford College, NC) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 11, Pick 7, 167th overall pick).
08/12/1954 Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days.
08/25/1954 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Pensacola Pelicans with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/12/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
07/29/1956 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with 2B Pete Moore, in exchange for SP Chuck Murphy.
07/25/1957 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Rock Island Steamboats with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls!
03/11/1958 Successfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
05/19/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/01/1958 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/22/1959 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the New York Gothams, along with LF Martin Perry and 3B Mel Everett, in exchange for SP Jimmy Block and $57,000.
12/10/1959 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the New York Gothams.
05/04/1961 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
08/10/1963 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Suns with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
07/20/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/28/1967 Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days.
04/02/1968 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 10-11 months.
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the New York Gothams by the Houston Comets. (Round 16, Pick 1, 61st overall pick).
02/12/1969 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Houston Comets development complex.
03/24/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Houston Comets development complex.
03/29/1969 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/30/1969 Was traded by the Houston Comets to the Chicago Cougars in exchange for LF Les Reid and 3B Frank Vargas.
07/11/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
04/16/1972 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 3-4 months.
04/30/1973 Released by the Chicago Cougars.
05/04/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $85,000 with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
10/15/1973 Was traded by the Minneapolis Millers to the Los Angeles Stars in exchange for SP John Green.
04/30/1974 Released by the Los Angeles Stars.
05/14/1974 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1971 69 6
Year L Rank
1965 13 10
1966 16 4
1973 14 9
Year SV Rank
1971 21 4
Year HLD Rank
1967 7 4
Year BB Rank
1965 81 4
1966 89 3
Year K Rank
1965 187 7
Year WP Rank
1966 9 8
Year K/9 Rank
1965 7.57 3
1966 6.80 6
Year RA Rank
1971 69 5
Year GF Rank
1971 55 2
Year QS Rank
1966 23 9
Year SHO Rank
1966 1 9
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