Herb Bremer
Full Name: Herbert Frederick Bremer
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: Oct 26, 1913 in Chicago, IL
Major League Debut: Sep 16, 1937
Died: Nov 28, 1979 in Columbus, GA


CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS

BATTING
YR
1937
1938
1939		 TM
StL
StL
StL		 LG
NL
NL
NL		 POS
C
C
C		 G
11
50
9		 AB
33
151
9		 R
2
14
0		 H
7
33
1		 2B
1
5
0		 3B
0
1
0		 HR
0
2
0		 RBI
3
14
1		 TB
8
46
1		 BB
2
9
0		 IBB
0
0
0
Totals G
70		 AB
193		 R
16		 H
41		 2B
6		 3B
1		 HR
2		 RBI
18		 TB
55		 BB
11		 IBB
0


BATTING BASERUNNING PERCENTAGES
YR
1937
1938
1939		 TM
StL
StL
StL		 LG
NL
NL
NL		 K
4
36
2		 HBP
0
0
0		 SH
1
3
0		 SF
0
0
0		 GDP
1
1
0		 OM
28
122
8		 SB
0
1
0		 CS
0
0
0		 SB%
-.---
1.000
-.---		 AVG
.212
.219
.111		 SECA
.091
.152
.000		 TA
.370
.471
.125		 AB/K
8.3
4.2
4.5
Totals K
42		 HBP
0		 SH
4		 SF
0		 GDP
2		 OM
158		 SB
1		 CS
0		 SB%
1.000		 AVG
.212		 SECA
.135		 TA
.435		 AB/K
4.6


CAREER STATISTICS - FIELDING

FIELDING
YR
1937
1938
1939		 TM
StL
StL
StL		 LG
NL
NL
NL		 POS
C
C
C		 G
10
50
8		 CH
47
221
13		 PO
40
186
13		 A
6
30
0		 E
1
5
0		 DP
2
2
0		 PB
0
5
0		 FLD%
.979
.977
1.000
Totals G
68		 CH
281		 PO
239		 A
36		 E
6		 DP
4		 PB
5		 FLD%
.979


CAREER TOTAL RATINGS

TOTAL RATINGS
YR
1937
1938
1939		 TM
StL
StL
StL		 LG
NL
NL
NL		 AVG
.212
.219
.111		 OBP
.257
.262
.111		 SLG
.242
.305
.111		 PRO
.500
.567
.222		 ISO
.030
.086
.000		 BR
-3
-9
-2		 BR/A
-3
-10
-2		 CHI
130
94
352		 RC
2
13
0		 RC27
2.0
2.8
.4		 FR
0
3
1		 TPR
-.3
-.5
-.1
Totals AVG
.212		 OBP
.255		 SLG
.285		 PRO
.540		 ISO
.073		 BR
-14		 BR/A
-15		 CHI
192		 RC
15		 RC27
2.6		 FR
4		 TPR
-0.9


TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY
YEARS
1937-1939		 TM
StL		 LG
NL		 TEAM NAME
St. Louis Cardinals		 LEAGUE NAME
National League

Herb Bremer's baseball career started when he was a kid in Chicago, IL. It was here he learned how to play stickball in the streets and fell in love with the game of baseball. During high school, Herb was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and reported to one of the many farms of the Cardinals, the Danville Club, on April 12, 1932. He spent seasons with the Springfield Cardinals in Springfield, Missouri and with the Hutchinson Larks in Hutchinson, Kansas. He then only played a little time with Houston of the Texas League before transferring to the Columbus Red Birds in Columbus, Georgia. It was in Columbus that Bremer made a name for himself. He hit a momentous home run in the 9th inning to win the South Atlantic League pennant in the 1936 season. He returned to the Red Birds for the 1937 season, but on September 15 of that year, Branch Rickey called him up to play for the St. Louis Cardinals.

He played in 10 games at the end of the 1937 season and spent the entire season with the Cardinals in 1938. He only played in 8 games in 1939 before being sent back to the minors. He was sent to Columbus of the American Association for 61 games before he was called back up to the Cardinals. In 1940, he played for the New Orleans Pelicans and was trying to work out kinks in his batting. He was having trouble on certain pitches that they were hopeful of correcting. Bremer spent all of the 1940 season with the Pelicans and half of the 41 season before he was sold to Little Rock. At the end of the 1942 season, the Boston Red Sox bought Herb's contract from Little Rock.

He trained with the Bosox in 1943 but the day before the opener he was called up for his physical and was drafted. Boston let Herb stay at home before his final call from Uncle Sam came in August. Bremer spent 31 months in the Army and upon his return, he decided to give up baseball to work as an engineer for the Central of Georgia Railroad in Columbus. It was his decision to devote his time to start a family with his wife Mildred.


Photos and biographical information provided by Shane Weeks, grandson of Herb Bremer