Rick Herrscher

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Rick Herrscher
Richard Franklin Herrscher
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	187
Born:	1936-11-3 at St. Louis, MO (US)

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Rick Herrscher was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Contract signing 1.6 Relatives 2 Source

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1959.
• Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
• Shows he is married.
• Shows his hobbies are reading and sports.

Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Cleveland High School in Saint Louis in 1954.
• Lettered in baseball, basketball and track in high school.
• Graduated from Southern Methodist University with a A.B. Degree.
• Played varsity baseball and basketball at Southern Methodist University.
• Helped the basketball team to three Southwest Conference championships and the N.C.A.A. playoffs twice.

Achievements

• Named the 1958 Texas League's All-Star shortstop.

Outside of baseball

• Served six months in the U. S. Army under the reserve training plan.

Contract signing

• Signed to his first contract by Earle Halstead of the Milwaukee Braves.

Relatives

• Has an older brother, Roger Herrscher, who is an infielder with Lewiston of the Northwest League.

Source

• 1959 Texas League Sketches.