Baseball lost one of its great Managers today with the passing of Whitey Herzog.  He was 92.

Herzog played in the Majors from 1956 to 1963 (Washington, Kansas City, Baltimore and Detroit) but achieved his best success as a Manager, with an overall record of 1,281 and 1,125.

His road to Cooperstown began as a scout and later coach for the Athletics, and he joined the Mets as their Third Base Coach in 1966 and then was their Director of Player Development, where he won a World Series ring in 1969.  Herzog got his first chance to manage a Texas in 1972, however the club was atrocious, and he was fired before the end of the 1973 Season.  He signed with the California Angels as their Third Base Coach, but that was brief as the Kansas City Royals gave him his second chance to run a team.  Kansas City was more successful for Herzog, who won three consecutive Western Division Titles (1976-78).

Herzog then joined on to manage the St. Louis Cardinals through the 80s, and he maximized the speed and elite defence of the team to three National League Pennants (1982, 1985 & 1987) and a World Series Title in 1982.

Herzog was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 and is also a member of the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals Halls of Fame.  His number 24 was also retired by the Cards.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Whitey Herzog.