Steve Hertz (third baseman)
| Steve Hertz | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: February 26, 1945 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1964, for the Houston Colt .45s | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 7, 1964, for the Houston Colt .45s | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Games played | 5 |
| At bats | 4 |
| Teams | |
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Stephen Allan Hertz (born February 26, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player. He was also manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning in the Israel Baseball League.[1] He attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and is Jewish.[2][3]
Major League Baseball
[edit]Hertz made his major league debut in 1964 with the Houston Colt .45s and played in five games.
Israel Baseball League
[edit]In 2007, Hertz was manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning in the lone season of the Israel Baseball League.[4] The Lightning finished the regular season in second place with a 26-14 (.650) record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the playoff semifinals.
High school and college coach
[edit]Hertz coached baseball teams at Miami Coral Park High School, Miami Southridge High School, and Miami Dade-Wolfson Community College.[5]
Halls of fame
[edit]In 1985, Hertz was inducted into the Miami High School Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Florida Community College Activities Association Hall of Fame.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Holtzman, Blomberg, Shamsky set to manage in Israel Baseball League". Associated Press. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Steve Hertz Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 19. January–February 2020.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz (2001). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball. ISBN 9781561719730. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "NewsPressRelease". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
Further reading
[edit]Ruttman, Larry (2013). "Steve Hertz: Major League Infielder, Legendary College Coach". American Jews and America's Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball. Lincoln, Nebraska and London, England: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 305–312. ISBN 978-0-8032-6475-5. This chapter in Ruttman's history, based on a June 24, 2007 interview with Hertz conducted for the book, discusses Hertz's American, Jewish, baseball, and life experiences from youth to the present.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Cube stats
- Fangraphs stats
- Baseball Almanac bio
- Miami Dade bio
- Jewish Major Leaguers baseball card
- "Miami Dade College Coaches to be inducted into the Florida Community College Activities Association Hall of Fame", 10/10/06
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Miami
- Baseball players from Butler County, Ohio
- Cocoa Astros players
- Dubuque Packers players
- Durham Bulls players
- High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms players
- Houston Astros players
- Israel Baseball League managers
- Jewish American baseball managers
- Jewish American baseball players
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Miami Dade Sharks baseball coaches
- Pompano Beach Mets players
- Salisbury Astros players
- Sports coaches from Miami
- Tidewater Tides players
- Miami Senior High School alumni
- 21st-century American Jews