Herm Doscher Baseball player

John Henry "Herm" Doscher, Sr. (December 20, 1852 – March 20, 1934) was an American third baseman and umpire in the early years of professional baseball, playing for five different teams in the National Association and National League from 1872 though 1882. He also served as a regular umpire in both early major leagues, the NL (1880–81) and American Association (1887–88, 1890). His son Jack was a major league pitcher for several years, mainly for the Brooklyn Superbas. Jack Doscher was the first son of a major leaguer to also play in the majors.

Personal facts

Herm Doscher
Birth dateDecember 20, 1852
Birth place
New York City
Date of deathMarch 20, 1934
Place of death
Buffalo New York

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 05, 1872
Career endAugust 04, 1882
batting sideRight
former teams
Cleveland Blues (NL)
Brooklyn Atlantics
position
Third baseman
Umpire (baseball)
teams
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Blues (NL)
Washington Nationals (NA)
Brooklyn Atlantics
Troy Trojans (MLB team)
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Herm Doscher on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/D/Pdosch101.htm