 Charles L. Herzog
New York N.L.
 1912: World Series BA
of .400 (12/30)
Graduate of U.of Maryland
BUCK HERZOG
Herzog, Charles Lincoln
b: 7/9/1885, Baltimore, Md. d: 9/4/53, Baltimore, Md.
BR/TR, 5'11", 160 lbs. Deb: 4/17/08 M
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YEAR TM/L G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
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1908 NY-N 64 160 38 48 6 2 0 11 36 .300
1909 NY-N 42 130 16 24 2 0 0 8 13 .185
1910 Bos-N 106 380 51 95 20 3 3 32 30 34 .250
1911 Bos-N 79 294 53 91 19 5 5 41 33 21 .310
*NY-N 69 247 37 66 14 4 1 26 14 19 .267
Yr 148 541 90 157 33 9 6 67 47 40 .290
1912 *NY-N 140 482 72 127 20 9 2 47 57 34 .263
1913 *NY-N 96 290 46 83 15 3 3 31 22 12 .286
1914 Cin-N 138 498 54 140 14 8 1 40 42 27 .281
1915 Cin-N 155 579 61 153 14 10 1 42 34 21 .264
1916 Cin-N 79 281 30 75 14 2 1 24 21 12 .267
NY-N 77 280 40 73 10 4 0 25 22 24 .261
Yr 156 561 70 148 24 6 1 49 43 36 .264
1917 *NY-N 114 417 69 98 10 8 2 31 31 36 .235
1918 Bos-N 118 473 57 108 12 6 0 26 29 28 .228
1919 Bos-N 73 275 27 77 8 5 1 25 13 11 .280
Chi-N 52 193 15 53 4 4 0 17 10 7 .275
Yr 125 468 42 130 12 9 1 42 23 18 .278
1920 Chi-N 91 305 39 59 9 2 0 19 20 21 .193
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Total 13 1493 5284 705 1370 191 75 20 445 427 ?307 .259
Buck was the team captain on four championship NY Giant teams. His manager, John J. McGraw,
did not like him, personally (too stubborn and argumentative with McGraw). In fact McGraw traded him away three
times , only to reaquire Buck because he was just too valuable a player. McGraw held him in such high regard
as a leader that in the second trade (1916) to get Buck back from Cincinnati, McGraw traded away Christy
Mathewson, a young Edd Roush, and Bill McKechnie (.... all future Hall of Famers) and a payment of $40,000.
As soon as McGraw placed Buck at 2nd base after that monumental trade, the Giants went on a 20 game winning streak,
the longest in major league history. His famous fight in 1917 with Ty Cobb is testimony to his style of play as
he never backed down from any player. No player ever got more from his abilities than Buck. He lacked size and
batting skills but made up for it with his 'never say die' attitude. He died of TB in a Baltimore hospital after
being found living penniless and in rags in a fleabag hotel.
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