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- Birth nameVictor Woodrow Wertz
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Vic Wertz was born on February 9, 1925 in York, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on July 7, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- Named to 4 American League All Star Teams (1949, 1951-1952 and 1957).
- Finished 10th in voting for 1950 American League MVP for having .308 Batting Average (172 for 559), 99 Runs, 37 Doubles, 4 Triples, 27 Home Runs, 123 RBI, 91 Walks, .408 On-base percentage, .533 Slugging Percentage, 298 Total Bases and 3 Sacrifice Hits in 149 Games.
- Finished 10th in voting for 1949 American League MVP for having .304 Batting Average (185 for 608), 96 Runs, 26 Doubles, 6 Triples, 20 Home Runs, 133 RBI, 2 Stolen Bases, 80 Walks, .385 On-base percentage, .465 Slugging Percentage, 283 Total Bases and 7 Sacrifice Hits in 155 Games.
- Member of 1954 American League Champion Cleveland Indians team.
- Outfielder/First Baseman for the Detroit Tigers (1947-1952 and 1961-1963), St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (1952-1954), Cleveland Indians (1954-1958), Boston Red Sox (1959-1961) and Minnesota Twins (1963).
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