Hy Vandenberg Stats

Hy Vandenberg was born on Saturday, March 17, 1906, in Abilene, Kansas. Vandenberg was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 8, 1935, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hy Vandenberg baseball stats page.

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Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#106)

Hy Vandenberg Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#106)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Harold Harris Vandenberg
Nickname:   Hy
Born On:   03-17-1906
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Abilene, Kansas
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-31-1994
Place of Death Data Died In:   Bloomington, Minnesota
Cemetery:   Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   06-08-1935 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-29-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable
Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1935 Red Sox 3 0 2 0 0 .000 20.25 0 0 0 5.1 34 15 12 12 1 4 - 2 0 0 0 -
1937 Giants 1 1 0 0 1 .000 7.88 1 0 0 8.0 39 10 7 7 0 6 - 2 0 0 0 -
1938 Giants 6 1 4 0 1 .000 7.50 0 0 0 18.0 89 28 15 16 2 12 - 7 0 0 0 -
1939 Giants 2 1 1 0 0 .000 5.68 0 0 0 6.1 35 10 4 5 0 6 - 3 0 0 0 -
1940 Giants 13 3 8 1 1 .500 3.90 1 0 1 32.1 139 27 14 15 2 16 - 17 1 1 0 -
1944 Cubs 35 9 16 7 4 .636 3.63 2 0 2 126.1 545 123 51 67 8 51 - 54 2 1 0 -
1945 Cubs 30 7 12 7 3 .700 3.49 3 1 2 95.1 396 91 37 44 4 33 - 35 1 4 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 90 22 43 15 10 .600 4.32 7 1 5 291.2 1,277 304 140 166 17 128 - 120 4 6 0 -
Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1935 Red Sox 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1.000 1.000 1.000
1937 Giants 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1938 Giants 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1939 Giants 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1940 Giants 13 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 .125 .222 .125
1944 Cubs 35 38 3 9 0 0 0 0 5 1 - 2 3 - 0 1 .237 .256 .237
1945 Cubs 30 32 4 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 4 1 - 0 1 .125 .152 .188
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 90 89 7 15 0 1 0 0 8 3 - 11 5 - 0 4 .169 .196 .191
Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1935 Red Sox P 3 0 16 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69 -
1937 Giants P 1 1 24 5 5.0 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.63 -
1938 Giants P 6 1 54 10 1.7 10 2 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.00 -
1939 Giants P 2 1 19 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.84 -
1940 Giants P 13 3 97 4 0.3 4 0 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.11 -
1944 Cubs P 35 9 379 29 0.8 28 4 24 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.99 -
1945 Cubs P 30 7 286 27 0.9 25 7 18 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .926 2.36 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 90 22 875 78 0.9 75 14 61 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.31 --
7 Years 90 22 875 78 0.9 75 14 61 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.31 --
Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1935 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 3.38 6.75
1937 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.33 2.25 6.75
1938 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.58 3.50 6.00
1939 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 4.26 8.53
1940 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 8.0 1.06 4.73 4.45
1944 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 19.0 7.6 1.06 3.85 3.63
1945 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.0 16.0 1.06 3.30 3.12
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.1 11.1 0.94 3.70 3.95
Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1935 Boston Red Sox 23 Undetermined - -
1937 New York Giants - Undetermined - -
1938 New York Giants 18 Undetermined - -
1939 New York Giants 27 Undetermined - -
1940 New York Giants 22 Undetermined - -
1944 Chicago Cubs 35 Undetermined - -
1945 Chicago Cubs 35 Undetermined n/a Stats


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