Whitey Herzog passes

[Slegnaac]

Whitey Herzog, former Angels Third base coach, and St. Louis HOF manager has passed at the age of 92.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/sport/whitey-herzog-cardinals-dies/index.html

He was the 3B coach in 1974 and interim manager when Bobby Winkles was fired.

[Tank]

he was a really good baseball man. glad we had him in anaheim for at least a little while. buddy of mine is a cards fan and can't stop talking about what a great mind for baseball he had.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

The White Rat!!!

I remember some of those 80's trades between Whitey and Trader Jack McKeon of the Padres... 

He tried in the 90's and we got Hubbie Brooks & Gone Days... just didn't work out.

[daygloman]

RIP.

[T.G.]

5 minutes ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

I remember some of those 80's trades between Whitey and Trader Jack McKeon of the Padres... 

Like the trade involving Garry Templeton and Ozzie Smith!

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

48 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Like the trade involving Garry Templeton and Ozzie Smith!

There were others as well. Whitey got Sixto Lezcano from Milwaukee in the winter of 1980 then dealt Lezcano, Templeton and a ptbnl to San Diego for Smith, Steve Mura and a ptbnl in the Winter of 1981.

The Milwaukee trade was big as they got Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons and Pete Vuckovich who beat us in the playoffs in 1982... 

[Jeremiah]

He was the Angels GM for a couple of seasons, as I recall.

[AngelStew43]

Probably the second biggest mistake this franchise has made was to let Herzog get away.  The number one mistake was trying to replace Nolan Ryan with two 8-7 pitchers. 

[Billy_Ball]

5 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

The White Rat!!!

I remember some of those 80's trades between Whitey and Trader Jack McKeon of the Padres... 

He tried in the 90's and we got Hubbie Brooks & Gone Days... just didn't work out.

I remember that.  He wanted to get Bobby Bonilla and Danny Tartabull, but they signed elsewhere so he ended up signing Brooks and trading for Hayes.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

1 hour ago, AngelStew43 said:

Probably the second biggest mistake this franchise has made was to let Herzog get away.  The number one mistake was trying to replace Nolan Ryan with two 8-7 pitchers. 

This is the biggest mistake by a mile. 

[HaloBronco]

Yep, great baseball strategist. Loved his 80's Cardinal teams, emphasizing speed and defense.

Fun brand of baseball to watch.   

[Duren, Duren]

A real savvy baseball mind. Led some Cardinal teams further than many expected. Also one of the first baseball cards I found in a Topps pack when I was a kid. I recall he had a crewcut and a big wad of chewing tobacco bulging from his cheek. I actually have his autograph on a piece of paper, also signed by Roger Maris, who was a close lifelong friend. I think they both played for the old Kansas City A's early in their careers. The Maris auto is part of a display I have along with the entire 1961 Yankees team. My favorite team as a small kid, but who I despised since Steinbrenner. 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

His stint as a GM was short and perplexing.  It’s like someone gave him a job to finish out a couple of years.  
 

I don’t recall him building much during that time.