Norm Sherry
Norman Burt Sherry
Born: July 16, 1931
New York, NY US
Deceased: March 8, 2021
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1950-1972
Major League Statistics
Norm Sherry compiled a career batting average of .245 with 44 home runs and 247 RBI in his 906-game career with the Santa Barbara Dodgers, Newport News Dodgers, Fort Worth Cats, Buffalo Bisons, St. Paul Saints, Spokane Indians and Shreveport Captains. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 96 | 326 | 294 | 35 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 28 | 50 | .241 | .314 | .330 | .644 | 97 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 25 | 65 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .108 | .185 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 72 | 214 | 214 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .234 | .271 | .505 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 122 | 382 | 382 | 98 | 13 | 3 | 12 | .257 | .257 | .401 | .657 | 153 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 67 | 200 | 165 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 35 | .261 | .367 | .406 | .773 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 64 | 208 | 181 | 14 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 44 | .215 | .302 | .276 | .579 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 60 | 216 | 193 | 18 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 30 | .244 | .315 | .352 | .667 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 131 | 462 | 417 | 34 | 116 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 30 | 44 | .278 | .338 | .367 | .705 | 153 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 108 | 376 | 332 | 35 | 84 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 42 | .253 | .312 | .367 | .679 | 122 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 100 | 329 | 289 | 34 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 50 | .232 | .301 | .349 | .650 | 101 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1965 | A | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 33 | 95 | 86 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .267 | .326 | .384 | .710 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | A | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 15 | 41 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .147 | .293 | .235 | .528 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 906 | 2935 | 2672 | 209 | 655 | 118 | 11 | 44 | 247 | 11 | 3 | 187 | 315 | .245 | .301 | .347 | .648 | 927 | 15 | 35 | 19 | 22 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | C | 61 | 351 | 38 | 17 | 4 | .958 | 6.377 | 4 | |||
| 1950 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | OF | 22 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .889 | 2.182 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | C | 55 | 221 | 18 | 5 | 6 | .980 | 4.345 | 3 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 56 | 244 | 16 | 7 | 3 | .974 | 4.643 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | C | 57 | 303 | 25 | 4 | 6 | .988 | 5.754 | 5 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | C | 129 | 551 | 75 | 10 | 16 | .984 | 4.853 | 8 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | C | 103 | 433 | 52 | 9 | 8 | .982 | 4.709 | 10 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 89 | 447 | 38 | 7 | 6 | .986 | 5.449 | 6 | |||
| 1965 | A | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | C | 27 | 154 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .976 | 6.037 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | C | 10 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 5.500 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 614 | 2823 | 279 | 70 | 55 | .978 | 5.052 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1951 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1954 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | |||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | LAN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | LAN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1965 | A | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1966 | A | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1967 | A | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1972 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | CAL |
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