Tom Herr
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Thomas Mitchell Herr (born April 4, 1956) is an American former professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets, from 1979 to 1991. Although he never won a Gold Glove Award, Herr retired with the highest all-time career fielding percentage for National League second basemen (.989), a figure that was matched and surpassed a few years later when Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg retired.[1][2]
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Tom Herr | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: (1956-04-04) April 4, 1956 (age 68) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 13, 1979, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 4, 1991, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .271 |
Home runs | 28 |
Runs batted in | 574 |
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