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Edward Martin Herrmann (August 27, 1946 – December 22, 2013) was an American professional baseball player born in San Diego, California. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees, the California Angels, the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos from 1967 to 1978.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ed Herrmann statistics )〕 He batted left and threw right handed.〔 ==Major league career== Herrmann was contracted as an amateur free agent by the Milwaukee Braves in 1964, and was then drafted from the Braves by the Chicago White Sox later that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ed Herrmann Trades and Transactions )〕 While playing for the Evansville White Sox in , he led the Southern League in putouts, assists and in fielding percentage. Herrmann made his major league debut for the White Sox at the age of 20 on September 1, 1967.〔 He returned to the minor leagues in , before rejoining the White Sox in 1969, replacing Duane Josephson as their starting catcher.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1969 Chicago White Sox )〕 Herrmann had his best season offensively in 1970 when he posted a .283 batting average with 19 home runs and 52 runs batted in.〔 In 1972, Herrmann led the American League in intentional walks with 19, and led all American League catchers in baserunners caught stealing and in caught stealing percentage, as the White Sox battled the Oakland Athletics for the American League West Division championship, coming from 8 and a half games behind on July 17 to take first place on August 20 before, finishing the season five and a half games behind the eventual world champion Athletics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1972 Chicago White Sox Schedule )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1972 American League Standings )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1972 American League Batting Leaders )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1972 American League Fielding Leaders )〕 In a game against the Oakland Athletics on June 24, 1973, Herrmann hit a three-run home run, a two-run double and a two-run single, for a total of seven runs batted in, one short of the White Sox team record of eight.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=June 24, 1973 Athletics-White Sox box score )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chicago White Sox Single-Game Records )〕 Herrmann developed a reputation as one of the best knuckleball catchers in the American League from his work with knuckleball pitchers such as Hoyt Wilhelm, Wilbur Wood and Eddie Fisher. Wood won twenty or more games for four consecutive years between 1971 and 1974 with Herrmann as his catcher.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wilbur Wood statistics )〕 Unfortunately for Herrmann, trying to catch the unpredictable knuckleball pitch also contributed to his leading American League catchers four times in passed balls allowed.〔 In , Herrmann was selected to be a member of the American League All-Star team.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1974 All-Star Game )〕 Herrmann had a contract dispute with the White Sox during spring training in , and after ten years with the White Sox organisation, he was traded to the New York Yankees on April 1 of that year.〔 He served as a third-string catcher for the Yankees during the 1975 season, working behind Thurman Munson and Rick Dempsey, before he was purchased in February 1976 by the California Angels. Herrmann played only a half season with the Angels during which he platooned alongside right hand hitting catcher Andy Etchebarren.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1976 California Angels )〕 In June 1976, Herrmann was traded to the Houston Astros where, he replaced Milt May as the Astros' starting catcher.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1976 Houston Astros )〕 Herrmann was the Astros catcher on July 9, when pitcher Larry Dierker threw a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=July 9, 1976 Expos-Astros box score )〕 He worked as back up catcher to Joe Ferguson in 1977, posting a .291 batting average in 56 games.〔 Herrmann was purchased by the Montreal Expos in 1978 where he was a reserve catcher, working behind Gary Carter.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1978 Montreal Expos )〕 He retired at the end of the season.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ed Herrmann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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