Herb Plews

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=darkblue
bgcolor2=maroon
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
birthdate=birth date and age|1928|6|14
name=Herb Plews
position=Second base
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=April 18
debutyear=by|1956
debutteam=Washington Senators
finaldate=July 26
finalyear=by|1959
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.262
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=266
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=82
teams=
*Washington Senators (1956-1959)
*Boston Red Sox (1959)
highlights=
*On June 21, by|1958, Herb went 4-for-4, driving in three runs to help lift his Senators to an 11-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians
*Hit .372 for Birmingham (AA) in by|1961

Herbert Eugene Plews played baseball for Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1959. In the Minor League Baseball farm system he played for Kansas City, Binghamton, Norfolk, and Denver before hitting the majors in 1956. After 1959, Herb finished his career playing in the MLB farm system for Toronto, Birmingham, Hawaii, Tacoma, and Arkansas, retiring in 1965. During his playng career he served in the military from 1951 to 1952.

In 1954 he led the Southern Association in Triples and the following year at Denver he drew the attention of the Senators who in turn got him a trade with New York. [by|1957 Topps #169]

Herb attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He currently lives in a retirement community in Boulder, Colorado.

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