Earl Hersh

Earl Hersh
Left fielder
Born: May 21, 1932 (1932-05-21) (age 79) Ebbvale, Maryland
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 4, 1956 for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1956 for the Milwaukee Braves
Career statistics
At bats	13
RBI	0
Batting average	.231
Teams
Milwaukee Braves 1956

Earl Walter Hersh (born June 21, 1932) is an American former professional baseball player. He played seven games in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Braves during the 1956 season. He was originally signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent prior to the 1953 season. He also played in the Puerto Rico Baseball League.^[1]

In 1958, he won the American Association RBI title while playing for the Wichita Braves.^[2] On May 28, 1959 he was traded to the Detroit Tigers as part of a four player deal, but was returned to the Braves system when another player involved in the trade refused to report to his new team.^[3]

He was born in Ebbvale, Maryland.

References

^ Cook, Bob (1957), "What the Five had in Common", Baseball Digest 16 (4): 19
^ Gordon, Dick (1959), "The Hottest Guy in Cold Storage", Baseball Digest 18 (1): 34
^ "Earl Hersh Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hershea01.shtml#TRANS. Retrieved 2009-02-23.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Hersh, Earl
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	May 21, 1932
Place of birth	Ebbvale, Maryland
Date of death
Place of death