Rick Herrscher

Richard Franklin Herrscher (born November 3, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the 1962 New York Mets.

Rick Herrscher
Utility player
Born: (1936-11-03) November 3, 1936
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 1, 1962, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1962, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.220
Home runs1
Runs batted in6
Teams

Herrscher attended Cleveland High School in St. Louis and Southern Methodist University. He was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958. He was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets in May 1962 as the player to be named later for an earlier trade, which sent Frank Thomas to the Mets.

Herrscher made his major league debut with the Mets on August 1, 1962. His final major league appearance was September 26, 1962.

He also played professional basketball for the Long Beach Chiefs/Hawaii Chiefs in 19611963.[1]

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