Mike Herrera (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba
About Mike Herrera (baseball)
- 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 played for the Cuban Stars (West) of the Negro National League in 1920 and 1921, and for the Cuban Stars (East) of the Eastern Colored League in 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 major league 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 also played for many seasons in the Cuban Winter League. Herrera was enshrined in the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
- He died in his homeland of Havana, Cuba at age 80.
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