Pancho Herrera
Juan Francisco (Villavicencio) Herrera
Born: June 16, 1934
Santiago de las Vegas, La Habana CU
Deceased: April 28, 2005
Miami, FL US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
Career: 1955-1974
Major League Statistics
Pancho (Villavicencio) Herrera compiled a career batting average of .295 with 274 home runs and 847 RBI in his 1650-game career with the Syracuse Chiefs, Schenectady Blue Jays, Miami Marlins, Buffalo Bisons, Columbus Jets, Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Reynosa Broncs, Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros, Saltillo Saraperos, Key West Conchs and Tampico Alijadores. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign.
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Columbus Jets |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs |
 Miami Marlins |
 Saltillo Saraperos |
 Tampico Alijadores |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | A | MXSE | Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 14.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 18 | 50 | 46 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .304 | .347 | .478 | .825 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | A | EL | Schenectady Blue Jays | 109 | 377 | 377 | 116 | 20 | 6 | 19 | .308 | .308 | .544 | .851 | 205 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Schenectady Blue Jays | 131 | 476 | 476 | 136 | 24 | 0 | 14 | .286 | .286 | .424 | .710 | 202 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 154 | 646 | 566 | 77 | 173 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 93 | 14 | 61 | 77 | .306 | .377 | .461 | .838 | 261 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 121 | 497 | 436 | 72 | 123 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 11 | 48 | 71 | .282 | .356 | .472 | .829 | 206 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 151 | 656 | 569 | 104 | 187 | 42 | 3 | 37 | 128 | 8 | 73 | 108 | .329 | .410 | .608 | 1.018 | 346 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 143 | 594 | 509 | 93 | 150 | 25 | 0 | 32 | 108 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 113 | .295 | .380 | .532 | .913 | 271 | 5 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 140 | 494 | 422 | 52 | 98 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 99 | .232 | .331 | .422 | .753 | 178 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 138 | 521 | 454 | 69 | 140 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 68 | .308 | .391 | .509 | .900 | 231 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 143 | 597 | 508 | 71 | 146 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 94 | .287 | .380 | .457 | .837 | 232 | 8 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | (+) Columbus Jets | 129 | 483 | 423 | 45 | 109 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 77 | .258 | .338 | .407 | .744 | 172 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | (+) Syracuse Chiefs | 129 | 483 | 423 | 45 | 109 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 77 | .258 | .338 | .407 | .744 | 172 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | MEX | Reynosa Broncs | 69 | 187 | 149 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 25 | .262 | .392 | .456 | .849 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1967 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 22 | 70 | 59 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .220 | .314 | .288 | .602 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 31 | 92 | 80 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | .338 | .424 | .612 | 1.036 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | MXSE | Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros | 114 | 499 | 380 | 87 | 125 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 69 | .329 | .483 | .684 | 1.167 | 260 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 39 | 151 | 128 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | .297 | .377 | .422 | .799 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | 32 | 105 | 86 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | .291 | .419 | .465 | .884 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | 89 | 274 | 218 | 39 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 43 | .284 | .431 | .518 | .949 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | MEX | Tampico Alijadores | 6 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1650 | 6306 | 5478 | 745 | 1617 | 247 | 37 | 274 | 847 | 57 | 15 | 693 | 845 | .295 | .378 | .504 | .882 | 2760 | 0 | 66 | 20 | 49 | 18 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 13 | 104 | 11 | 1 | 9 | .991 | 8.846 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 1B | 153 | 1462 | 109 | 11 | 164 | .993 | 1.268 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 1B | 121 | 1135 | 68 | 5 | 108 | .996 | 9.942 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 23 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 4 | .889 | 2.087 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 139 | 1136 | 97 | 13 | 121 | .990 | 8.871 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 141 | 1232 | 115 | 16 | 119 | .988 | 9.553 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 1B | 129 | 1018 | 86 | 12 | 108 | .989 | 8.558 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 1B | 119 | 1025 | 99 | 8 | 93 | .993 | 9.445 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 1B | 143 | 1202 | 109 | 10 | 113 | .992 | 9.168 |
| 1967 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 2B | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.750 |
| 1967 | AAA | MEX | Reynosa Broncs | 1B | 32 | 187 | 12 | 3 | 19 | .985 | 6.219 |
| 1967 | AAA | MEX | Reynosa Broncs | 2B | 20 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 6 | .970 | 3.200 |
| 1967 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 1B | 13 | 128 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 1.923 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 1B | 25 | 170 | 12 | 2 | 21 | .989 | 7.280 |
| 1969 | A | MXSE | Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros | 2B | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.400 |
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 1B | 39 | 309 | 18 | 3 | 19 | .991 | 8.385 |
| 1969 | A | MXSE | Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros | 1B | 107 | 995 | 54 | 13 | 63 | .988 | 9.804 |
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | A | MXSE | Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1970 | AAA | MEX | Saltillo Saraperos | 1B | 28 | 247 | 15 | 4 | 25 | .985 | 9.357 |
| 1972 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | 1B | 75 | 506 | 36 | 5 | 38 | .991 | 7.227 |
| 1972 | A | FLOR | Key West Conchs | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 1333 | 10922 | 936 | 116 | 1038 | .990 | 8.896 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | PHI | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Schenectady Blue Jays | PHI | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Schenectady Blue Jays | PHI | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | PHI | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | PHI | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1967 | AA | Texas League | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | CHN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Mexican League | Reynosa Broncs | |||
| 1968 | A | Florida State League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1968 | A | Mexican Southeast League | Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros | |||
| 1969 | A | Florida State League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1969 | A | Mexican Southeast League | Ciudad del Carmen Camaroneros | |||
| 1970 | AAA | Mexican League | Saltillo Saraperos | |||
| 1972 | A | Florida State League | Key West Conchs | |||
| 1974 | AAA | Mexican League | Tampico Alijadores |
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