Billy Herman

William Jennings Bryan "Billy" Herman (* July 7, 1909 in New Albany, Indiana, † September 5, 1992 in West Palm Beach, Florida) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball.

Biography

Billy Herman made ​​his debut with the Chicago Cubs in the National League on 29 August 1931. From the season 1932 he was a regular player in the Cubs on the position of the second baseman. He was an outstanding fielder, who set records in the 1930s and 1940s in many defense statistics of the Major League.

Overall, he won three championships with the Cubs in the National League. 1932 and 1938 failed the team from Chicago each in four games to the New York Yankees in the World Series. In 1935, she had to admit defeat to the Detroit Tigers in six games.

1941 transferred him the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers. This year Herman celebrated his fourth title in the NL. In the World Series, there was a local derby against the Yankees, who could have the upper hand in four games.

From 1934 to 1943 Billy Herman participated regularly at the MLB All- Star Game. In the seasons 1944 and 1945 he had to give up the stakes because of the participation in the Second World War. In 1946 he returned to the Dodgers, but was passed on to the Boston Braves during the season. His career ended Herman on August 1, 1947 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For the Pirates, he was both players and managers in this season.

After his playing career he remained the baseball. He was then manager at several clubs in minor league baseball and coach in the Dodgers, Red Sox, Braves, California Angels and San Diego Padres. When the Boston Red Sox he had from 1964 to 1966 held the office of the manager.

In 1975 he was elected by the Veterans Committee in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Billy Herman died in 1992 at the age of 83 years.

His positions as a player

His positions as Manager

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