Richard Joseph "The Gravedigger" Hebner (born November 26, 1947 in Norwood, Massachusetts) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 18-year career from 1968 to 1985. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs, all of the National League, and the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was a starter for the Pittsburgh team that won the 1971 World Series. Hebner compiled a life...
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Richard Joseph "The Gravedigger" Hebner (born November 26, 1947 in Norwood, Massachusetts) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 18-year career from 1968 to 1985. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs, all of the National League, and the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was a starter for the Pittsburgh team that won the 1971 World Series. Hebner compiled a lifetime batting average of .276 with 203 home runs and 890 runs batted in in 1908 career games.
Hebner was famous for working as a gravedigger at a cemetery run by his father and brother Dennis who packs nukes all day during the off-season. He also has a minor league managing career which includes serving during the 2006 season as hitting coach for the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He is now manager of the Frederick Keys, the Advanced-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.
During his years at Norwood HS,...
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