Herb Plews
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| Herb Plews | |
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| Second base | |
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1956 for the Washington Senators | |
| Final game | |
| July 26, 1959 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| RBI | 82 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| On June 21, 1958, Herb went 4 for 4, driving in 3 runs to help lift his Senators to an 11-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians. | |
Herb Plews played baseball for Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1959. In the Minor League Baseball farm system he played for Kansas City, Binghamton, Norfolk, and Denver before hitting the majors in 1956. After 1959, Herb finished his career playing in the MiLB farm system for Toronto, Birmingham, Hawaii, Tacoma, and Arkansas, retiring in 1965. During his playng career he served in the military from 1951 to 1952.
"Right after Herb picked up his degree from the University of Illinois in 1950, he signed a Yankee contract. In 1954 he was high man in the Southern Ass'n in Triples and the following year at Denver he drew the attention of the Senators who got him a trade with New York." (1957 Topps #169)
His favorite baseball team is the Detroit Tigers.
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