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.
"Hy Vandenberg may have been a person whose feet seemed to be planted firmly in midair, but he was definitely a well-grounded athlete when he was pitching and the game was on the line." - By Armand Peterson, Tom Tomashek in Town Ball: The Glory Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball (Univ Of Minnesota Press, 09/29/2006, 'Minnesota's Minor-League Attractions', Page 245)
Hy Vandenberg![]() Hy Vandenberg Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#106) |
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Hy VandenbergHy Vandenberg Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1935 | 29 | 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 | 31 | Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | 32 | 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 | 33 | 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 | 34 | 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 | 38 | 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 | 39 | Cubs | 30 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.49 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 95.1 | 396 | 91 | 37 | 44 | 4 | 33 | - | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 | 0 | ||
Hy VandenbergHy Vandenberg Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1935 | 29 | Red Sox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | 31 | Giants | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1938 | 32 | Giants | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1939 | 33 | Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1940 | 34 | Giants | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| 1944 | 38 | Cubs | 35 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | .237 | .256 | .237 |
| 1945 | 39 | Cubs | 30 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .125 | .152 | .188 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 90 | 89 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .169 | .196 | .191 | ||
Hy VandenbergHy Vandenberg Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 VandenbergHy Vandenberg Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1935 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 3.38 | 6.75 |
| 1937 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.33 | 2.25 | 6.75 |
| 1938 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
| 1939 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 4.26 | 8.53 |
| 1940 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.06 | 4.73 | 4.45 |
| 1944 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 1.06 | 3.85 | 3.63 |
| 1945 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 1.06 | 3.30 | 3.12 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 0.94 | 3.70 | 3.95 |
Hy VandenbergHy Vandenberg Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1935 Boston Red Sox | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1937 New York Giants | 27 | 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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