William J Herman was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1975 along with Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, Judy Johnson and Ralph Kiner. Herman was a 2B\3B with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the Chicago Cubs (1931-1941), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941-1943, 1946), Boston Braves (1946) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1947). Herman missed the 1944-1945 seasons serving in the United States Navy during World War II. For his MLB career he hit .304/.367/.407 with 47 HR, 839 RBI, 1163 R, 67 SB in 1922 games.
I believe his best three seasons were 1936 when he hit .334/.392/.470 with 5 HR, 93 RBI, 101 R, 5 SB in 153 games, 1935 when he hit .341/.383/.476 with 7 HR, 83 RBI, 113 R, 6 SB in 154 games and 1939 when he hit .307/.378/.453 with 7 HR, 70 RBI, 111 R, 9 SB in 156 games.
Herman led the American League in doubles in 1935 (57). He led the AL in triples in 1939 (18).
He was an All Star 10 times (1934-1943).
Herman also served as manager for the Pirates (1947) with a 61-92 record and Boston Red Sox (1964-1966) with a 128-182 record.
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