Whitey Herzog, innovative manager, Cardinals champion and creator of 'Whiteyball,' dies at 92
St. Louis Post-Dispatch staff report
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Hall of Famer Rick Hummel says he learned a lot from Whitey Herzog when he was manager in the 1980's. Watch as Hummel recaps covering Herzog over the years.
One of the most innovative managers in Major League Baseball history who brought a charismatic, entertaining brand of baseball to St. Louis that was so popular that it was named "Whiteyball" after him, Whitey Herzog died overnight Tuesday, an official with the Cardinals confirmed.
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St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol greets 1982 World Series Championship manager Whitey Herzog during a pregame ceremony to honor that team before the Cardinals play the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 at Busch Stadium.
August 26, 1981: Whitey Herzog pulls Cardinals shortstop Garry Templeton off the field after Templeton twice makes obscene gestures to fans who are booing him on Ladies' Day. Herzog and Templeton had to be separated. Templeton later goes to a treatment center.
Cardinals great Red Schoendienst, left, shakes hands with manager Mike Matheny as former manager Whitey Herzog, second from right, and Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III watch during a ceremony honoring Schoendienst before a 2015 game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Schoendienst, a Hall of Famer, died Wednesday at age 95.
BASEBALL GREATS: Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog, with Hall of Fame Cubs Ferguson Jenkinson on his right, signs autographs Saturday at the Decatur Civic Center on Aug. 5, 2000.
Former St. Louis Cardinals manager and Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog signs a baseball for a fan Monday, July 22, 2019, prior to the Prospect League Home Run Derby at the Corn Crib in Normal.
PHOTOS: Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog
2009: Manager Whitey Herzog was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame.
Cardinals great Red Schoendienst, left, shakes hands with manager Mike Matheny as former manager Whitey Herzog, second from right, and Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III watch during a ceremony honoring Schoendienst before a 2015 game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Schoendienst, a Hall of Famer, died Wednesday at age 95.
JEFF ROBERSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BASEBALL GREATS: Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog, with Hall of Fame Cubs Ferguson Jenkinson on his right, signs autographs Saturday at the Decatur Civic Center on Aug. 5, 2000.
KELLY J. HUFF, HERALD & REVIEW
Former St. Louis Cardinals manager and Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog signs a baseball for a fan Monday, July 22, 2019, prior to the Prospect League Home Run Derby at the Corn Crib in Normal.
August 26, 1981: Whitey Herzog pulls Cardinals shortstop Garry Templeton off the field after Templeton twice makes obscene gestures to fans who are booing him on Ladies' Day. Herzog and Templeton had to be separated. Templeton later goes to a treatment center.
St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol greets 1982 World Series Championship manager Whitey Herzog during a pregame ceremony to honor that team before the Cardinals play the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 at Busch Stadium.
