- Mike Herrera (baseball)
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Mike Herrera Second baseman Born: December 19, 1897
Havana, CubaDied: February 3, 1978 (aged 80)
Havana, CubaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 22, 1925 for the Boston Red Sox Last MLB appearance September 22, 1926 for the Boston Red Sox Career statistics Batting average .275 Home runs 0 Runs batted in 27 Teams - Boston Red Sox (1925-26)
Ramón "Mike" Herrera [er-ray'-ra] (December 19, 1897 - February 3, 1978) was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Boston Red Sox in part of two seasons. Listed at 5' 6", 147 lb., 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 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 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 was enshrined in the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963. He died in his homeland of Havana, Cuba at age 80.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Boston Red Sox chronology
- Cuban All-Stars
- Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
- Cuban Baseball timeline
- New York Cubans
- Out of the Shadows
Categories:- Boston Red Sox players
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Negro league baseball players
- Major League Baseball players from Cuba
- 1897 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Havana
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