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Herman
Layne		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 170
 
Born: February 13, 1901 in New Haven, WV
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1924    1925   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1927 26 SLN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 3 3 3 8 7 7
1928 27 SLN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 2 2 2 8 7 8
1929 28 SLN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 2 2 2 8 7 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 2 2 2 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 3 3 3 8 7 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1927 26 SLN NL 128 325 51 98 15 9 2 44 32 12 20 20 .302 .338 .422 .760 42.9 6.0
1928 27 SLN NL 131 400 60 116 13 16 3 42 44 13 23 21 .290 .326 .425 .751 53.3 8.1
1929 28 SLN NL 142 524 78 162 23 26 7 90 52 13 26 23 .309 .339 .492 .832 83.9 13.7
3 Years Sim 401 1249 189 376 51 51 12 176 128 38 69 64 .301 .335 .452 .787 180.1 27.9
162 Game Average 504 76 151 20 20 4 71 51 15 27 25 .301 .335 .452 .787 72.8  
Career Highs 142 524 78 162 23 26 7 90 52 13 26 23 .309 .339 .492 .832 83.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   904 132 272 39 40 9 126 99 24 52 45 .301 .336 .462 .798 141.8
vs LH   345 57 104 12 11 3 50 29 14 17 19 .301 .332 .426 .759 46.8
Home 190 566 91 166 25 25 6 90 57 17 36 32 .293 .330 .458 .788 86.3
Away 211 683 98 210 26 26 6 86 71 21 33 32 .307 .339 .448 .787 102.3
RISP   346 0 117 15 17 5 150 0 0 23 20 .338 .366 .523 .890 61.5
Pinch Hitting   111 15 31 2 7 2 28 6 4 5 1 .279 .298 .477 .775 15.4
Close/Late   187 42 56 10 10 2 34 0 0 17 10 .299 .349 .492 .841 30.7
Mar/Apr 46 114 15 38 2 4 1 14 6 6 4 7 .333 .356 .447 .803 15.8
May 79 239 39 69 14 10 2 36 21 5 14 10 .289 .323 .456 .779 35.5
June 68 214 19 53 9 7 2 24 19 6 7 8 .248 .270 .383 .653 22.6
July 66 208 39 64 8 11 4 33 19 4 14 13 .308 .353 .510 .862 36.5
August 71 230 38 72 10 8 2 32 26 7 16 12 .313 .353 .452 .806 37.1
Sep/Oct 71 244 39 80 8 11 1 37 37 10 14 14 .328 .359 .463 .822 41.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1927 26 SLN NL CF 46 24 246.7 78 4 4 2 .953 2.99   1.1
    LF 45 18 222.7 47 0 2 0 .959 1.90    
    SS 20 18 169.3 34 56 9 13 .909 4.78   0.5
1928 27 SLN NL CF 88 66 635.3 193 3 5 2 .975 2.78   2.0
    LF 26 7 105.0 26 2 0 2 1.000 2.40    
    RF 7 7 59.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.29    
1929 28 SLN NL CF 121 115 1014.0 308 2 17 2 .948 2.75   3.0
    LF 17 2 48.0 6 0 1 0 .857 1.13    
  CF 255 205 1896.0 579 9 26 6 .958 2.79   6.2
  LF 88 27 375.7 79 2 3 2 .964 1.94    
  SS 20 18 169.3 34 56 9 13 .909 4.78   0.5
  RF 7 7 59.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.29    
Career Totals   370 257 2500.0 707 67 38 21 .953 2.79   6.6
Career Highs   138 117 1062.0 314 60 18 15 .980 3.09    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1929-9-.492
 Total Bases
1929-10-258
 Triples
1928-3-16
1929-2-26
 Stolen Bases
1927-8-32
1928-5-44
1929-3-52
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1914
Had first career hit on 8/3/1914, off Rube Vickers (CIN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/25/1915, off Ed Walsh (BRO)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/28/1915, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 9/15/1917
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1917
2/10/1918: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration
2/14/1919: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration
2/18/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration
Had 25-game hitting streak snapped on 9/7/1920
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (N) on 9/9/1920
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1920
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/17/1921 to a 2-year deal worth $4,200,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/15/1923 to a 2-year deal worth $800,000 per year
2/28/1924: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington
Won World Series with Washington in 1924
6/1/1925: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington
Won World Series with Washington in 1925
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1927
Had first career hit on 4/14/1927, off Harry Courtney (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1927, off Willie Foster (PHI)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (N) on 9/23/1927
 
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