finalyear debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date hofmethod hofdate finaldate hofvote image statlabel debutteam name throws birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1963 1956 .257 25 172 detroit tigers 9 november 1931 veteran 's committee 2010 september 28 87.5 % whitey herzog ca 1989.jpg batting average home runs runs batted in washington senators whitey herzog left new athens , illinois april 17 left outfielder / manager whitey herzog

whitey herzog

dorrel norman elvert `` whitey '' herzog -lrb- ; born november 9 , 1931 in new athens , illinois -rrb- is a former major league baseball manager .
born in new athens , illinois , he made his debut as a player in 1956 with the washington senators .
after his playing career ended in 1963 , herzog went on to perform a variety of roles in major league baseball , including scout , manager , general manager and farm system director .
most noted for his success as a manager , he led the kansas city royals to three consecutive playoff appearances from 1976 to 1978 .
hired by gussie busch in 1980 to helm the st. louis cardinals , the cardinals won the 1982 world series and made two other world series appearances in 1985 and 1987 under herzog 's direction .
he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame on july 25 , 2010 , and was inducted into the st. louis cardinals hall of fame museum on august 16 , 2014 .
