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Friday, January 27, 2023

Ray Herbert, Detroit sandlot ace and 1962 AL All-Star, dies

Ray Herbert, a 1962 All-Star Game winning pitcher who threw batting practice for his hometown Detroit Tigers for decades after retiring, died peacefully in Plymouth, Michigan, five days after his 93rd birthday.

Herbert started his big league career with Detroit in 1950 and pitched for four teams over 14 seasons. He was a 20-game winner for the White Sox in 1962, then led the American League with seven shutouts in 1963 with Chicago.

Herbert was a part of a generation of Detroiters who flocked to the diamonds of the city’s historic Northwestern Field, a sandlot that turned out players such as Willie Horton, Bill Freehan and Frank Tanana. It was famed Tigers scout “Wish” Egan who spotted Herbert and his older brother, Donald, on the field so loaded with talent that sponsors, reporters and scouts alike were in attendance.

RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: January 27, 2023 at 12:17 PM | 1 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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   1. BDC Posted: January 27, 2023 at 12:43 PM (#6114776)
RIP. A teammate of the late Gary Peters in a pretty good starting rotation for the 1963-64 White Sox. Juan Pizarro and Joe Horlen from that staff also died not long ago … just the march of time I guess.

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