Reserve infielder never holding one position...well traveled with 7
teams over 11 seasons...light hitter in the Duane Kupier mode; one home run in
a 1000+ at bats....last name pronounced Hi-see like the kid’s drink......Started
with Mets, most of his work came in travels to San Francisco and Milwaukee, ….Did
short stints with Cards, Red Sox, Angels and Royals…. at his best was 1972 when
he hit in .266 in over 271 at bats…..nearly twenty points better than his
career .247 mark....played 2nd, 3rd, and shortstop....able
to keep a roster spot up to the 1977 season with KC…. after baseball worked in
law enforcement…has battled Cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
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