Born:(1928-06-14)June 14, 1928 East Helena, Montana, U.S.
Died: December 12, 2014(2014-12-12) (aged 86) Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1956, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
July 26, 1959, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.262
Home runs
4
Runs batted in
82
Teams
Washington Senators (1956–1959)
Boston Red Sox (1959)
Herbert Eugene Plews (June 14, 1928 – December 12, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He played four years in the majors, from 1956 to 1959 with the Washington Senators and in 1959 for the Boston Red Sox. In the minor leagues he played for Kansas City, Binghamton, Norfolk, and Denver before reaching the majors in 1956, and Toronto, Birmingham, Hawaii, Tacoma, and Arkansas after his major league career ended. During his playing career he served in the military from 1951 to 1952, during the Korean War. Plews batted left-handed and threw right-handed; he was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg).
Born in East Helena, Montana, Plews would be (at the time of his death) the only player from the Helena area to reach the major leagues. After four years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he signed with the New York Yankees in 1950. Plews's time in the minor leagues was interrupted by his military service, but he had made it to the Denver Bears (the top affiliate of the Yankees' system) by 1955. After the season, though, he was sent to the Senators in a multi-player trade. Plews debuted with Washington in 1956 and started at second base for them over much of the next three years. Mostly a part-time player in 1959, he was traded to the Red Sox in July, appearing in just 13 more games before being sent to the minors. He played six more years of professional baseball before retiring at the end of 1965. After his baseball career, Plews worked in cement plants, first in Montana and then in the Denver area. He died in 2014.
After his baseball career, Plews worked in cement plants, first in Montana and then in the Denver area. He died in 2014. Plews was born in East Helena,...
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by the Senators to the New York Yankees for Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, HerbPlews, Dick Tettelbach, and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed...
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Yankees' Don Larsen in Game 5. February 8, 1956: Lou Berberet, Bob Wiesler, HerbPlews, Dick Tettelbach, and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees...
and Consolo to the Senators for relief pitcher Dick Hyde and infielder HerbPlews. The Twins later traded Consolo to the Milwaukee Braves on June 1, 1961...
Washington gets pitcher Bob Wiesler, catcher Lou Berberet, infielder HerbPlews and outfielders Dick Tettelbach and Whitey Herzog (as a "PTBNL"). A one-time...
he was traded to the Senators along with Lou Berberet, Whitey Herzog, HerbPlews and Dick Tettelbach, in exchange for Bobby Kline and Mickey McDermott...
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While in Washington, Snyder provided infield support for Pete Runnels, HerbPlews and Eddie Yost, playing mainly at shortstop. His most productive season...
pitcher Bill Wight. In quick succession he retired the first two batters, HerbPlews and Ed Fitz Gerald. He then began to struggle, walking the next two batters...
Neeman, Norm Siebern, Lee Thomas, Jim Robertson, Jay Ward, Bob Keegan, HerbPlews, Lou Skizas, Bob Wiesler, Al Pilarcik, Bud Zipfel, Paul Hinrichs, Zach...
of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. December 12 – HerbPlews, 86, utility infielder for the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox...
Puerto Rico also featured 2B Bob Aspromonte, OF Bob Smith, and pitchers HerbPlews and Pete Wojey, among others. Venezuela, guided by Clay Bryant, included...
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Alex Konikowski June 10 – Ken Lehman June 12 – Jack Cusick June 14 – HerbPlews June 17 – Willard Nixon June 20 – Bob Mahoney June 20 – Art Schult June...
directed by Katherine Hare, conducted by Leigh Thompson and produced by Racky Plews for MadCow Theatre Company. In Spring 2000, The City of London Sinfonia...
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