Official MLB Game Baseball Autographed by White Herzog with the HOF 2010 Inscription. Each baseball is shipped in an official MLB UV protected display cube and is accompanied by an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity from Stan the Man, Inc.
In 1973 Whitey Herzog managed the Texas Rangers (serving as the first of three managers the Rangers would have that year) and in 1974 with the California Angels, filled in as coach between the firing of Bobby Winkles and the hiring of Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams. Herzog then landed a permanent job with the Kansas City Royals midway through the 1975 season, leading KC to a 41-25 mark in his 66 games that year. A year later, Herzog led the Royals to 90 wins and their first American League West title. As manager of the Kansas City Royals he won three straight American League Western division titles from 1976 to 1978.
In 1980, after serving as Cardinals’ manager for part of the year and general manager for the other part, Herzog held both positions from 1981-1982, acquiring and managing many of the players that would bring the Cardinals three World Series appearances in the decade (1982, 1985 & 1987) and a win in 1982. His induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 is a most deserving tribute to one of the most prolific and successful MLB Managers of the 70’s & 80’s.