Rick Herrscher


Richard Franklin Herrscher was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the 1962 New York Mets.
Herrscher attended Cleveland High School in St. Louis and Southern Methodist University. He was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958. He was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets in May 1962 as the player to be named later for an earlier trade, which sent Frank Thomas to the Mets.
Herrscher made his major league debut with the Mets on August 1, 1962. His final major league appearance was September 26, 1962.
He also played professional basketball for the Long Beach Chiefs/Hawaii Chiefs in 1961-1963.