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Hy Vandenberg
Harold Harris Vandenberg

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.

Debut June 8, 1935
Final Game September 29, 1945
Born March 17, 1906 in Abilene, KS
Died July 31, 1994 in Bloomington, MN

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1935 29 BOS AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   2  0    5.3   15   12   12   1    4    2   0   0    34       0 20.25  4.72   23 3.563
 1937 31 NYG NL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    8.0   10    7    7   0    6    2   0   0    39       0  7.88  3.87   49 2.000
 1938 32 NYG NL   0   1   6   1   0   0   4  0   18.0   28   16   15   2   12    7   0   0    89       0  7.50  3.78   50 2.222
 1939 33 NYG NL   0   0   2   1   0   0   1  0    6.3   10    5    4   0    6    3   0   0    35       0  5.68  3.92   69 2.526
 1940 34 NYG NL   1   1  13   3   1   0   8  1   32.3   27   15   14   2   16   17   1   1   139       0  3.90  3.89  100 1.330
 1944 38 CHC NL   7   4  35   9   2   0  16  2  126.3  123   67   51   8   51   54   1   2   545       0  3.63  3.54   97 1.377
 1945 39 CHC NL   7   3  30   7   3   1  12  2   95.3   91   44   37   4   33   35   4   1   396       0  3.49  3.65  104 1.301
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .600  15  10  90  22   7   1  43  5  291.7  304  166  140  17  128  120   6   4  1277       0  4.32  3.67   85 1.481
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   6  54  13   4   0  26  3  177.0  184  100   85  10   77   72   3   2   775   0   0  4.32  3.67   85 1.481
 Career High      7   4  35   9   3   1  16  2  126.3  123   67   51   8   51   54   4   2   545   0   0  3.49  3.65  104 1.301

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1935 29 BOS AL   3    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  404    1   0           0    
 1937 31 NYG NL   1    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   1
 1938 32 NYG NL   6    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1939 33 NYG NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1940 34 NYG NL  13    8    0    1   0  0   0    1   0      1   0  .125  .222  .125   -2    1   1           0   1
 1944 38 CHC NL  35   38    3    9   0  0   0    5   0      1   2  .237  .256  .237   39    9   3           0   1
 1945 39 CHC NL  30   32    4    4   0  1   0    2   0      1   4  .125  .152  .188   -5    6   1           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons       90   89    7   15   0  1   0    8   0  0   3  11  .169  .196  .191    8   17   5   0   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        160   13   27   0  2   0   14   0  0   5  20  .169  .196  .191    8   31   9   0   0   0   7
 Career High     35   38    4    9   0  1   0    5   0  0   1   4                           9   3   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1935 29 BOS AL    1    0    1         117|1.000  .296|1.000  .370|1.000  .428|2.000  .798| 404         0.5   0.0   0%
 1937 31 NYG NL    4    5    0   0.0   102| .000  .281| .000  .343| .000  .399| .000  .742|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1     
 1938 32 NYG NL    4    4    0   0.0   100| .000  .276| .000  .340| .000  .393| .000  .733|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1     
 1939 33 NYG NL    2    2    0   0.0   104| .000  .282| .000  .347| .000  .402| .000  .750|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
 1940 34 NYG NL   10    9    0   0.0    99| .125  .273| .222  .338| .125  .393| .347  .730|  -2  .000  -1.1  -0.1     
 1944 38 CHC NL   42   33    2   1.6    94| .237  .268| .256  .335| .237  .376| .493  .711|  39  .150  -3.2  -0.3     
 1945 39 CHC NL   34   30    1   0.9    95| .125  .271| .152  .340| .188  .374| .340  .714|  -5  .053  -4.8  -0.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons        97   83    4   1.3    96| .169  .271| .196  .338| .191  .380| .387  .718|   8  .100 -11.4  -1.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1935 29 BOS AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 1.13 1.70 2.21 0 5.3 1937 31 NYG NL P 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 5.00 1.20 5.62 2.36 1 8.0 1938 32 NYG NL P 6 2 8 0 1 1.000 .962 1.67 1.13 5.00 2.20 1 18.0 1939 33 NYG NL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.10 2.86 2.14 1 6.3 1940 34 NYG NL P 13 0 4 0 1 1.000 .952 0.31 1.10 1.11 2.23 3 32.3 1944 38 CHC NL P 35 4 24 1 1 .966 .962 0.80 1.09 2.00 2.14 9 126.3 1945 39 CHC NL P 30 7 18 2 1 .926 .962 0.83 1.06 2.36 2.18 7 95.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1935 29 BOS AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 1.13 1.70 2.21 0 5.3 1937 31 NYG NL P 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 5.00 1.20 5.62 2.36 1 8.0 1938 32 NYG NL P 6 2 8 0 1 1.000 .962 1.67 1.13 5.00 2.20 1 18.0 1939 33 NYG NL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.10 2.86 2.14 1 6.3 1940 34 NYG NL P 13 0 4 0 1 1.000 .952 0.31 1.10 1.11 2.23 3 32.3 1944 38 CHC NL P 35 4 24 1 1 .966 .962 0.80 1.09 2.00 2.14 9 126.3 1945 39 CHC NL P 30 7 18 2 1 .926 .962 0.83 1.06 2.36 2.18 7 95.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 90 14 61 3 4 .962 .960 0.83 1.09 2.31 2.17 22 291.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 90 14 61 3 4 .962 .960 0.83 1.09 2.31 2.17 22 292
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    CHC DET     L   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   6     1   0   3   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    CHC DET     L   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games Finished
1944 NL-16-7

HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

July 20, 1937: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Baltimore (International).

January 2, 1941: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Giants.


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