Barry Lersch Baseball player

Barry Lee Lersch (September 7, 1944 – October 4, 2009) was an American Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1969-1974. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1969–1973 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974.One of Barry's great moments was a victory in the annual Midnight Sun Game in 1964. Barry defeated the host Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks by a score of 10 to 5. 2,500 people were on hand to witness Barry's win. By finishing at 2:34 am local time, this game is in the record books for one of the latest finishing games in amateur baseball history.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 07, 1944
Birth place
Denver
Date of deathOctober 04, 2009
Place of death
Aurora Colorado

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Baseball player

Career startApril 08, 1969
Career endSeptember 21, 1974
batting sideSwitch
former teams
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Pitcher
teams
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

Barry Lersch on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://seamheads.com/baseballgauge/player.php?ID=117707
  2. http://www.purapelota.com/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=lersbar001
  3. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plersb101.htm