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Originally Posted by SPORTSMEM817

Herrnstein decided that baseball was his future and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on Dec. 4, 1958. His MLB debut came in 1963 and, later that season, he provided what most believe to be his most memorable moment as a professional baseball player.

In the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants, Herrnstein was called upon to pinch hit and hit his first career home run off World Series hero Don Larsen. That homer broke a 4-4 tie and gave the Phillies a 5-4 victory, one of the team's 87 that year.

Herrnstein played in the MLB for five years and made stops in Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Chicago. He amassed 99 career hits, had eight home runs and drove in 34 runs.

After his baseball career, Herrnstein returned to Chillicothe where he worked in finance until his retirement in 2011. But of all his prior accomplishments, he wouldn't tell a soul about any unless they asked. The first photo is a custom I made years ago and the others were from forums posted on other threads on this site.




http://www.chillicothegazette.com/st...-79/734010001/

Love the custom Braves card.