Vic Wertz
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Vic Wertz was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder best remembered as the batter who hit the long fly ball caught in Willie Mays’s famous 1954 World Series play known as “The Catch.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vic Wertz canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball player
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human ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | 4 ⓘ |
| bats | left ⓘ |
| battedCleanupFor | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .277 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-02-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-07-07 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century baseball ⓘ |
| event | 1954 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wertz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 1963-09-22 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Victor Woodrow Wertz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handedness |
left-handed batter
ⓘ
left-handed thrower ⓘ |
| height | 6 ft 0 in ⓘ |
| homeRuns | 266 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 23 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1947-04-15 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | hitting long fly ball caught by Willie Mays in 1954 World Series play known as "The Catch" ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Dusty Rhodes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie Mays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeammate | Larry Doby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | York, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | outfielder ⓘ |
| primaryPosition | first baseman ⓘ |
| runsBattedIn | 1178 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team |
Baltimore Orioles
NERFINISHED
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Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | left ⓘ |
| weight | 195 lb ⓘ |
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