Richie Hebner

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#EAC117
bgcolor2=#000000
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=white
name=Richie Hebner
position=Third Baseman
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1947|11|26
Norwood, Massachusetts
deathdate=
debutdate=September 23
debutyear=by|1968
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=by|1985
finalteam=Chicago Cubs
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.276
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=203
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=890
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1968-by|1976)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1977-by|1978)
*New York Mets (by|1979)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1980-by|1982)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1982-by|1983)
*Chicago Cubs (by|1984-by|1985)
highlights=
*National League pennant: 1971
*World Series champion: 1971

Richard Joseph Hebner (born November 26, 1947 in Norwood, Massachusetts) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 18-year career from 1968 to 1985. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs, all of the National League, and the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was a starter for the Pittsburgh team that won the 1971 World Series. Hebner compiled a lifetime batting average of .276 with 203 home runs and 890 runs batted in in 1908 career games.

Hebner was famous for working as a gravedigger at a cemetery run by his father during the off-season. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hebner_Richie.stm] He also has a minor league managing career which includes serving during the 2006 season as hitting coach for the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He is now manager of the Frederick Keys, the Advanced-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time

External links

*baseball-reference|id=h/hebneri01
* [http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0293 Ultimate Mets Database]