Steve Hertz (third baseman)

Steve Hertz
Third baseman
Born: (1945-02-26) February 26, 1945
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1964, for the Houston Colt .45s
Last MLB appearance
June 7, 1964, for the Houston Colt .45s
MLB statistics
Batting average .000
Games played 5
At bats 4
Teams

Stephen Allan Hertz (born February 26, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player. He is now manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning in the Israel Baseball League.[1]

Managing in the Israel Baseball League

Hertz in 2007 was the Manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning of the Israel Baseball League. The Lightning finished the inaugural 2007 season in second place with a 26-14 (.650) record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the semifinals of the 2007 championship.

Halls of Fame

In 1985, he was inducted into the Miami High School Hall of Fame.

In 2006 Hertz was inducted into the Florida Community College Activities Association Hall of Fame.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Holtzman, Blomberg, Shamsky set to manage in Israel Baseball League". Associated Press. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ↑

Further reading

Ruttman, Larry (2013). "Steve Hertz: Major League Infielder, Legendary College Coach". American Jews and America's Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball. Lincoln, Nebraska and London, England: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 305–312. ISBN 978-0-8032-6475-5.  This chapter in Ruttman's history, based on a June 24, 2007 interview with Hertz conducted for the book, discusses Hertz's American, Jewish, baseball, and life experiences from youth to the present.

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