Larry Herndon Stats & Facts

Larry Herndon Stats & Facts

ByTom

  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Larry Herndon Position: OutfielderBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)Born: November 3, 1953 (Age: 67-364d) in Sunflower, MSDraft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Douglass HS (Memphis, TN).High School: Douglass HS (Memphis, TN)School: Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)Debut: September 4, 1974 (13,559th in major league history)vs. MON 0 AB,…

Reggie Jackson hits a home run over the right field roof, Sparky Anderson is thrown out

Reggie Jackson hits a home run over the right field roof, Sparky Anderson is thrown out

ByThis Day in Baseball

May 12, 1984, Tiger Stadium – Detroit, Reggie Jackson hits a home run over the right field roof, Sparky Anderson is thrown out of the game in the 9th inning after the umpire calls a double play when Larry Herndon slides out of the basepath to take out the Angels’ shortstop. The Tigers lost for…

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J.R. Richard tosses three wild pitches in the seventh inning, wasting his own three-hitter in the process

ByTom

1978 – J.R. Richard tosses three wild pitches in the seventh inning, wasting his own three-hitter in the process. His last errant one allows Larry Herndon to trot home with the only run in a 1-0 defeat by Bob Knepper and San Francisco. The wild pitches tie a record Richard had already tied once that season.