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Robert Henry Cerv (born 5 May 1926 in Weston, Nebraska ) was an American Baseball player. Prior to his professional career he was a standout baseball and basketball player at the University Of Nebraska . He signed with the New York Yankees in 1950 , and was a little used reserve outfielder on the powerful Yankee teams of the early 1950s . Following the 1956 season, he was sold to the Kansas City Athletics , where he became a regular. His best season was 1958 , when he hit over .300, hit 38 homers, had over 100 RBIs, was elected to the American League All-Star team beating out Ted Williams for the starting spot, and finished 4th in the MVP voting that year. He did all of this while playing injured part of the season. Cerv also participated in the Home Run Derby. He followed up in 1959 with 20 homers and 87 RBIs. Some say had Cerv not played back-up to such greats as Mickey Mantle he would have done so much more on the field. Cerv still holds Kansas City's major league record for home runs with 38.
In his career he had 105 Home Run s, including 12 pinch hit homers. He also had a .276 Batting Average in his career with 624 Hits in 2261 at bats. Following his big league career he coached College Baseball at Southeastern Missouri State College and John F. Kennedy College in Wahoo, Nebraska where he also coached the men's basketball team. SEE ALSO |
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