Mike Herrera (baseball)
| Mike Herrera | |
|---|---|
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| Third baseman / Second baseman / Right fielder | |
| Born: December 19, 1892[1][2] Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: February 3, 1978 (aged 85) Havana, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| 1920, for the Cuban Stars West | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| 1928, for the Cuban Stars East | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .271 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 85 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Ramón "Mike" Herrera [er-ray'-ra] (December 19, 1892[1][2] – February 3, 1978) was a Cuban third baseman, second baseman and right fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Negro leagues. Listed at 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall and 147 pounds (67 kg), Herrera batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Havana, Cuba.
Long before Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby, Herrera was one of the first men to play in both the major leagues (1925–1926) and the Negro leagues (1915–1928). He played for the Cuban Stars (West) of the Negro National League in 1920 and 1921, and for the Cuban Stars (East) of the Eastern Colored League in 1928. He joined the Boston Red Sox in September 1925, appearing in 10 games while hitting a .385 batting average, but he hit only .257 in 74 games in 1926.
In a two-season major league career, Herrera was a .275 hitter (76-for-276) with 22 runs and 27 RBI in 84 appearances, including 14 doubles, one triple, and one stolen base. He did not hit a home run.
Herrera also played for many seasons in the Cuban Winter League.
He was enshrined in the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963. He died in his home city of Havana at age 85.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mike Herrera" at Retrosheet
- ^ a b "Mike Herrera" at Baseball Reference
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
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