Keith Hernandez

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: October 20, 1953 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Capuchino HS (San Bruno, CA).

High School: Capuchino HS (San Bruno, CA)

Debut: August 30, 1974 (Age 20-314d, 13,536th in major league history)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 24, 1990 (Age 36-277d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Keith Hernandez

Nicknames: Mex

Twitter: @keithhernandez

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MVP
5x All-Star
2x World Series
11x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.3

7370

2182

162

.296

1124

RBI

1071

OBP

.384

SLG

.436

OPS

.821

OPS+

128

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	STL		PIT	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
2	2	Apr 9	STL	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
3	3	Apr 12	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
4	4	Apr 13	STL	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
5	5	Apr 14	STL		NYM	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
6	6	Apr 15	STL		NYM	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
7	7	Apr 16	STL		NYM	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
8	8	Apr 21	STL	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
9	9	Apr 22	STL		SDP	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
10	10	Apr 23	STL		SDP	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
11	11	Apr 24	STL		SDP	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	13	4	0	17	3	1B
12	12	Apr 25	STL		LAD	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
13	13	Apr 26	STL		LAD	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
14	14	Apr 27	STL		LAD	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
15	15	Apr 29 susp	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	66	16.0	20	4	0	24	4	1B
16	16	Apr 30	STL		SFG	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	9	2	1	12	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	STL		SFG	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
18	18	May 3	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
19	19	May 4	STL	@	SDP	L,0-10	CG	39	8.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
20	20	May 5	STL	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
21	21	May 6	STL	@	LAD	L,10-16	CG	48	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
22	22	May 7	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
23	23	May 8	STL	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
24	24	May 9	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
25	26 (1)	May 12	STL		MON	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
26	27	May 13	STL		MON	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	15	2	0	17	2	1B
27	28	May 14	STL		MON	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
28	29	May 15	STL		MON	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
29	30	May 17	STL		HOU	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
30	31	May 18	STL		HOU	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
31	32	May 20	STL		ATL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
32	33	May 21	STL		ATL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
33	34	May 22	STL		ATL	L,5-7	CG	49	11.0	17	2	0	19	0	1B
34	35	May 23	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
35	36	May 24	STL	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
36	37	May 25	STL	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
37	38	May 26	STL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
38	39	May 27	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	66	18.0	21	0	0	21	0	1B
39	41 (1)	May 29	STL	@	HOU	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
40	42	May 30	STL		CIN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	1B
41	43	May 31	STL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	44	Jun 1	STL		CIN	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
43	45	Jun 2	STL	@	ATL	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
44	46	Jun 3	STL	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
45	47	Jun 4	STL	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
46	48	Jun 5	STL	@	ATL	W,8-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
47	49	Jun 7	STL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
48	50	Jun 8	STL	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	40	8.2	6	0	0	6	1	1B
49	51	Jun 9	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	45	10.2	12	2	0	14	2	1B
50	52	Jun 10	STL	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
51	53	Jun 11	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
52	54	Jun 12	STL	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
53	55	Jun 13	STL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
54	56	Jun 14	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to New York Mets
55	59	Jun 17	NYM	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
56	60	Jun 18	NYM	@	MON	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
57	61	Jun 19	NYM	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
58	62	Jun 20 (1)	NYM		STL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
59	63	Jun 20 (2)	NYM		STL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	12	3	0	15	0	1B
60	64	Jun 21	NYM		STL	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
61	65	Jun 22 (1)	NYM		STL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
62	66	Jun 22 (2)	NYM		STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
63	67	Jun 23	NYM		STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
64	68	Jun 24	NYM		PHI	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
65	69	Jun 25	NYM		PHI	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
66	70	Jun 26 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
67	71	Jun 26 (2)	NYM		PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
68	72	Jun 28 (1)	NYM	@	STL	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
69	73	Jun 28 (2)	NYM	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
70	74	Jun 29	NYM	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
71	75	Jun 30	NYM	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	76	Jul 1	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
73	77	Jul 2 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	16	0	1	17	1	1B
74	78	Jul 2 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
75	79	Jul 3	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
76	80	Jul 4	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
77	81	Jul 8	NYM		HOU	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
78	82	Jul 9	NYM		HOU	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
79	83	Jul 10	NYM		HOU	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
80	84	Jul 12	NYM		CIN	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
81	85	Jul 13	NYM		CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
82	86	Jul 14	NYM		CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
83	87	Jul 15	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
84	88	Jul 16	NYM	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
85	89	Jul 17	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	4	0	10	1	1B
86	90	Jul 18	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-7	GF	20	3.1	4	0	0	4	2	1B
87	91	Jul 19	NYM	@	ATL	L,7-11	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
88	92	Jul 20	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
89	93	Jul 21	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
90	94	Jul 22	NYM	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
91	95	Jul 23	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
92	97 (1)	Jul 25	NYM		ATL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
93	98	Jul 26	NYM		ATL	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
94	99	Jul 27	NYM		ATL	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
95	100	Jul 28	NYM		PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	10	2	2	14	2	1B
96	101	Jul 29	NYM		PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	7	4	0	11	0	1B
97	102	Jul 30	NYM		PIT	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
98	103	Jul 31 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,7-6	CG	51	12.0	15	1	1	17	0	1B
99	104	Jul 31 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,1-0	CG	46	12.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	105	Aug 2	NYM		MON	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
101	106	Aug 3	NYM		MON	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
102	107	Aug 4	NYM		MON	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	4	1B
103	108	Aug 5	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
104	109	Aug 6	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
105	110	Aug 7	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	47	10.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
106	111	Aug 8	NYM	@	MON	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
107	112	Aug 9	NYM	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
108	113	Aug 10	NYM	@	MON	L,3-5	GS	32	7.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
109	114	Aug 12	NYM		CHC	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
110	115	Aug 13	NYM		CHC	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
111	116	Aug 14	NYM		CHC	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
112	117	Aug 15	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	118	Aug 16	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
114	119	Aug 17	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
115	120	Aug 19	NYM	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
116	121	Aug 20	NYM	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	12	3	0	15	2	1B
117	122	Aug 21	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
118	123	Aug 22	NYM	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
119	124	Aug 23	NYM	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
120	125	Aug 24	NYM	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
121	126	Aug 26	NYM		SFG	L,1-12	CG	46	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
122	127	Aug 27	NYM		SFG	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
123	128	Aug 28	NYM		SFG	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
124	129	Aug 29 (1)	NYM		LAD	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
125	130	Aug 29 (2)	NYM		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
126	131	Aug 30 (1)	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
127	132	Aug 30 (2)	NYM		LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
128	133	Aug 31	NYM		LAD	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	134	Sep 2	NYM		SDP	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	1B
130	135	Sep 3	NYM		SDP	W,4-3	CG	57	15.0	24	2	0	26	1	1B
131	136	Sep 4	NYM		SDP	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
132	137	Sep 5	NYM		PHI	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
133	138	Sep 6	NYM		PHI	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
134	139	Sep 7	NYM		PHI	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
135	140	Sep 9	NYM	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
136	141	Sep 10	NYM	@	MON	L,9-10	CG	42	8.1	5	3	0	8	0	1B
137	142	Sep 11	NYM	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
138	143	Sep 12	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	11	3	0	14	4	1B
139	144	Sep 13	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
140	145	Sep 14	NYM		STL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
141	146	Sep 15	NYM		STL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
142	147	Sep 16	NYM		CHC	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
143	148	Sep 17	NYM		CHC	L,6-7	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
144	152 (3)	Sep 21	NYM	@	STL	L,3-9	GS	11	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
							144gm		1276.2	1418	147	13	1578	147