Keith Hernandez

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: October 20, 1953 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Capuchino HS (San Bruno, CA).

High School: Capuchino HS (San Bruno, CA)

Debut: August 30, 1974 (Age 20-314d, 13,536th in major league history)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 24, 1990 (Age 36-277d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Keith Hernandez

Nicknames: Mex

Twitter: @keithhernandez

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MVP
5x All-Star
2x World Series
11x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.3

7370

2182

162

.296

1124

RBI

1071

OBP

.384

SLG

.436

OPS

.821

OPS+

128

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
2	2	Apr 8	STL	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
3	3	Apr 9	STL	@	PHI	L,3-12	CG	42	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
4	4	Apr 10	STL		PIT	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
5	5	Apr 12	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
6	6	Apr 13	STL		PIT	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
7	7	Apr 14	STL		PHI	L,3-4	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
8	8	Apr 15	STL		PHI	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
9	9	Apr 16	STL		PHI	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
10	10	Apr 17	STL		NYM	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
11	11	Apr 18	STL		NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
12	12	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
13	13	Apr 22	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	45	8.2	8	1	0	9	1	1B
14	14	Apr 23 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-14	CG	42	8.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
15	15	Apr 23 susp	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
16	16	Apr 24	STL	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
17	17	Apr 25	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
18	18	Apr 26	STL	@	MON	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
19	19	Apr 28	STL		LAD	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
20	20	Apr 29	STL		LAD	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
21	21	Apr 30	STL		LAD	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	STL		SFG	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	11	4	0	15	0	1B
23	23	May 2	STL		SFG	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
24	24	May 3	STL		SFG	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
25	25	May 5	STL		SDP	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
26	26	May 6	STL		SDP	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
27	27	May 7	STL		SDP	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
28	28	May 9	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
29	29	May 10	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
30	30	May 11	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
31	31	May 12	STL	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
32	32	May 13	STL	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
33	33	May 14 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	47	11.2	15	1	0	16	0	1B
34	34	May 14 (2)	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	47	9.2	9	2	0	11	1	1B
35	35	May 15	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	54	13.2	17	1	0	18	1	1B
36	36	May 16	STL	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
37	37	May 17	STL	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
38	38	May 19	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
39	39	May 20	STL	@	CHC	L,2-10	CG	39	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
40	40	May 21	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
41	41	May 23	STL		MON	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
42	42	May 24	STL		MON	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
43	43	May 25	STL		MON	L,2-11	GS	39	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
44	45 (1)	May 27	STL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	41	11.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
45	46	May 28	STL		CHC	L,0-2	CG	24	5.1	8	2	0	10	0	1B
46	47	May 29 (1)	STL	@	NYM	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
47	48	May 29 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	38	10.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
48	49	May 30	STL	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
49	50	May 31	STL	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	51	Jun 2	STL	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	15	1	0	16	1	1B
51	53 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	STL	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
52	54	Jun 4	STL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
53	55	Jun 5	STL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
54	56	Jun 6	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
55	57	Jun 7	STL		ATL	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
56	58	Jun 8	STL		ATL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
57	59	Jun 9	STL		HOU	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
58	60	Jun 10	STL		HOU	L,5-12	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
59	61	Jun 11	STL		HOU	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
60	62	Jun 12	STL	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
61	63	Jun 13	STL	@	ATL	L,1-12	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
62	64	Jun 14	STL	@	ATL	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
63	65	Jun 16	STL	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
64	66	Jun 17	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	8	1	0	9	1	1B
65	67	Jun 18	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
66	68	Jun 20	STL	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
67	69	Jun 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	26	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
68	70	Jun 23	STL		MON	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
69	71	Jun 24	STL		MON	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
70	72	Jun 25	STL		MON	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
71	73	Jun 26	STL	@	PIT	L,8-11	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
72	74	Jun 27 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
73	75	Jun 27 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
74	76	Jun 28	STL	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	43	11.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
75	77	Jun 30	STL	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	78	Jul 1	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	31	8.2	11	1	0	12	0	1B
77	79	Jul 2 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
78	80	Jul 2 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
79	81	Jul 3	STL		CHC	L,2-6	CG	46	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
80	82	Jul 4	STL		CHC	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
81	83	Jul 5	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
82	84	Jul 6	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	4	1B
83	85	Jul 7	STL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
84	86	Jul 8	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
85	87	Jul 9	STL		PIT	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
86	88	Jul 13	STL		LAD	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
87	89	Jul 14	STL		LAD	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
88	90	Jul 15	STL		LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
89	91	Jul 16 (1)	STL		SFG	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
90	92	Jul 16 (2)	STL		SFG	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
91	93	Jul 17	STL		SFG	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
92	94	Jul 18	STL		SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
93	95	Jul 19	STL		SDP	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
94	96	Jul 20	STL		SDP	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
95	97	Jul 21	STL	@	LAD	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
96	98	Jul 22	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
97	99	Jul 23	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
98	100	Jul 25	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	13	0	1	14	1	1B
99	101	Jul 26	STL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
100	102	Jul 28	STL	@	SDP	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
101	103	Jul 29	STL	@	SDP	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
102	104	Jul 30	STL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	105	Aug 1	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	7	1	2	10	0	1B
104	106	Aug 2	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
105	107	Aug 3	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
106	108	Aug 4	STL		NYM	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
107	109	Aug 5	STL		NYM	W,5-3	CG	45	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
108	110	Aug 6	STL		NYM	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
109	111	Aug 7	STL		PHI	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
110	112	Aug 8 (1)	STL		PHI	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
111	113	Aug 8 (2)	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
112	114	Aug 9	STL		PHI	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
113	115	Aug 11	STL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	48	12.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
114	116	Aug 12	STL	@	NYM	W,5-1	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
115	117	Aug 13	STL	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
116	118	Aug 14	STL		HOU	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
117	119	Aug 15	STL		HOU	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
118	120	Aug 16	STL		HOU	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
119	121	Aug 17	STL		ATL	W,4-3	GF	12	2.0	2	2	0	4	0	PH 1B
120	122	Aug 18	STL		ATL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
121	124 (1)	Aug 20	STL		ATL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
122	125	Aug 21	STL	@	CIN	W,14-9	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
123	126	Aug 22	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	49	10.2	15	1	0	16	1	1B
124	127	Aug 24	STL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
125	128	Aug 25	STL	@	ATL	W,11-10	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
126	129	Aug 26	STL	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
127	130	Aug 27	STL	@	ATL	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
128	131	Aug 29	STL	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
129	132	Aug 30	STL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
130	133	Aug 31	STL		CIN	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	134	Sep 1	STL		CIN	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
132	135	Sep 2	STL		CIN	L,3-6	CG	50	12.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
133	136	Sep 3	STL		CIN	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
134	137	Sep 4 (1)	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
135	138	Sep 4 (2)	STL		PHI	L,2-10	CG	49	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
136	139	Sep 6	STL		PIT	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
137	140	Sep 7	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
138	141	Sep 8 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
139	142	Sep 8 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	GF	5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	1B
140	143	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
141	144	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	47	10.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
142	145	Sep 11	STL	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
143	146	Sep 12	STL	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
144	147	Sep 13	STL	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
145	148	Sep 14	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
146	149	Sep 15	STL	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	48	12.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
147	150	Sep 16	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
148	151	Sep 17	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	32	6.1	5	1	0	6	0	1B
149	152	Sep 19	STL		NYM	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
150	153	Sep 20	STL		NYM	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
151	154	Sep 21	STL		NYM	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
152	155	Sep 22	STL		CHC	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
153	156	Sep 23	STL		CHC	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
154	157	Sep 24	STL		CHC	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
155	158	Sep 25	STL	@	NYM	W,3-0	GF	10	3.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
156	159	Sep 26	STL	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
157	160	Sep 29	STL		MON	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
158	161	Sep 30	STL		MON	W,6-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
							158gm		1327.2	1436	96	10	1542	124