Ron Herbel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ron Herbel

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1938

Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jan-2000

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ronald Samuel Herbel (January 16, 1938 – January 20, 2000) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher.
His .029 career batting average is the lowest batting average in Major League history for a player with a minimum of 100 at-bats.Herbel set another record for batting futility, he accumulated the fewest hits of any pitcher or position player in major league history reaching his first 100 at-bats with one.
He got his second hit on June 9, 1966 at the Houston Astrodome, a fifth-inning single RBI single off of Larry Dierker.
He was 1-for-108 (.009) in the majors up to that point and 0-for-12 beginning the 1966 season.
It was his only safety of the season, going 1-for-38 (.026) overall.
After his second hit, he went 4-for-97 (.041) thereafter, completing his major league career in 1971 to finish 6-for-206.