Russ Heman
| Russ Heman | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 10, 1933 Olive, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 20, 1961, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 18, 1961, for the Los Angeles Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.70 | ||
| Innings | 20 | ||
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Russell Frederick Heman (born February 10, 1933 in Olive, California) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 200 lb (91 kg) right-hander was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1952 season. He went 34-34 with a 4.07 earned run average in four seasons in their farm system when he was dealt to the Baltimore Orioles on January 31, 1958. The White Sox had sent Larry Doby, Jack Harshman and Jim Marshall to the Orioles for Billy Goodman, Tito Francona and Ray Moore on December 3, 1957. When it was discovered by the Orioles that Harshman was suffering from a slipped disc, Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick ordered the Chisox to send either $20,000 or an acceptable player to the Orioles. Heman was sent to Baltimore to complete this deal.
Heman went 9-12 with a 3.20 ERA for Baltimore's triple A affiliate, the Vancouver Mounties in 1958. After the season, he was dealt to the Cleveland Indians for Bobby Ávila. This trade also ran into some complications when Avila retired from baseball just after the deal. Eventually, the deal was worked out, and Heman went 6-12 with a 4.26 ERA for the Pacific Coast League's San Diego Padres in 1959. One of those six wins was a no-hitter against the Mounties.
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