Vic Wertz

Vic Wertz
Wertz with the St. Louis Browns in 1953
Right fielder / First baseman
Born: (1925-02-09)February 9, 1925 York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: July 7, 1983(1983-07-07) (aged 58) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1947, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1963, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.277
Home runs	266
Runs batted in	1,178
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Detroit Tigers (1947–1952) St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1952–1954) Cleveland Indians (1954–1958) Boston Red Sox (1959–1961) Detroit Tigers (1961–1963) Minnesota Twins (1963)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1949, 1951, 1952, 1957)

Victor Woodrow Wertz (February 9, 1925 – July 7, 1983) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He had a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career from 1947 to 1963. Wertz played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, and Minnesota Twins; all teams within the American League.