Herm Starrette

Herm Starrette
Pitcher
Born:(1936-11-20)November 20, 1936 Statesville, North Carolina,U.S.
Died:June 2, 2017(2017-06-02)(aged 80) Statesville, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted:Right Threw:Right
MLB debut
July 1, 1963, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
May 10, 1965, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–1
Earned run average	2.54
Strikeouts	21
Teams
As player Baltimore Orioles(1963–1965) As coach Atlanta Braves(1974–1976) San Francisco Giants(1977–1978) Philadelphia Phillies(1979–1981) San Francisco Giants(1983–1984) Milwaukee Brewers(1985–1986) Chicago Cubs(1987) Baltimore Orioles(1988) Boston Red Sox(1995–1997)
Career highlights and awards
World Serieschampion (1980)

Herman Paul Starrette(November 20, 1936 – June 2, 2017) was an Americanrelief pitcher;pitching and bullpen coach;andfarm systemofficial inMajor League Baseball.Starrette was a native and lifelong resident ofStatesville, North Carolina.He attendedLenoir Rhyne Collegein nearbyHickory.During his playing days, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall, and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).

Starrette played his nine-year (1958–1966) pitching career in theBaltimore Oriolesorganization, and spent parts of three seasons (1963–1965) at the Major League level. Appearing in 27 MLBgames,he pitched in 46inningsand split two decisions with anearned run averageof 2.54. He allowed 43hitsand 16bases on balls,struck out21 and earned onesave.

His coaching career began with the Orioles'Triple-Afarm club, theRochester Red Wings,in 1967, and the following season he succeededGeorge Bambergeras Baltimore's roving minor league pitching instructor. The Orioles' system of the time was celebrated for developing young pitching, and after six seasons in that job, Starrette became a Major League pitching coach for the1974 Atlanta Braves.He would spend the next 28 years as a pitching coach, bullpen coach, minor league instructor, coordinator of instruction, and farm system director with the Braves, Orioles,San Francisco Giants,Philadelphia Phillies,Milwaukee Brewers,Chicago Cubs,Montreal ExposandBoston Red Sox.He was the pitching coach of the1980 world championPhillies.

Starrette was a trusted associate ofDan Duquette,working with him in Milwaukee, Montreal and Boston as a farm system official and minor and Major League coach. After Duquette's ouster asgeneral managerin Boston in February2002,Starrette retired from baseball.

Starrette died June 2, 2017.

References

• Boston Red Sox 2001 media guide.
• Marcin, Joe, and Byers, Dick, eds.,The Baseball Register, 1977 edition.St. Louis:The Sporting News.

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromMLB,orESPN,orBaseball Reference,orFangraphs,orBaseball Reference (Minors),orRetrosheet
• Herm Starretteat Baseball Almanac