| Position | Third baseman |
|---|---|
| Bats | Right |
| Throws | Right |
| Birth date | February 26, 1945 |
| Birth place | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death date | December 4, 2025 (aged 80) |
| Death place | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Debutleague | MLB |
| Debutdate | April 21 |
| Debutyear | 1964 |
| Debutteam | Houston Colt .45s |
| Finalleague | MLB |
| Finaldate | June 7 |
| Finalyear | 1964 |
| Finalteam | Houston Colt .45s |
| Statleague | MLB |
| Stat1label | Batting average |
| Stat1value | .000 |
| Stat2label | Games played |
| Stat2value | 5 |
| Stat3label | At bats |
| Stat3value | 4 |
| Teams |
Stephen Allan Hertz (February 26, 1945 – December 4, 2025) was an American Major League Baseball player. He was also manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning in the Israel Baseball League.[1] He attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and was Jewish.[2][3]
Major League Baseball
Hertz made his major league debut in 1964 with the Houston Colt .45s and played in five games.
Israel Baseball League
In 2007, Hertz was manager of the Tel Aviv Lightning in the lone season of the Israel Baseball League.[4] The Lightning finished the regular season in second place with a 26–14 (.650) record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the playoff semifinals.
High school and college coach
Hertz coached baseball teams at Miami Coral Park High School, Miami Southridge High School, and Miami Dade-Wolfson Community College.[5]
Death
Hertz died in Miami, Florida, on December 4, 2025, at the age of 80.[6]
Awards and honors
In 1985, Hertz was inducted into the Miami High School Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Florida Community College Activities Association Hall of Fame.[7]
References
- ^ "Holtzman, Blomberg, Shamsky set to manage in Israel Baseball League". Associated Press. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Steve Hertz Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 19. January–February 2020.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz (2001). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719730. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Steve Hertz". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "NewsPressRelease". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
Further reading
Ruttman, Larry (2013). "Steve Hertz: Major League Infielder, Legendary College Coach". American Jews and America's Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball. Lincoln, Nebraska and London, England: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 305–312. ISBN 978-0-8032-6475-5. This chapter in Ruttman's history, based on a June 24, 2007, interview with Hertz conducted for the book, discusses Hertz's American, Jewish, baseball, and life experiences from youth to the present.
