# Herm Starrette

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American baseball player (1936-2017)

Baseball player

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 Stats at Baseball Reference 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 Series champion (1980)

**Herman Paul Starrette** (November 20, 1936 – June 2, 2017) was an American [relief pitcher](/source/Relief_pitcher); [pitching and bullpen coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)); and [farm system](/source/Farm_system) official in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball). Starrette was a native and lifelong resident of [Statesville, North Carolina](/source/Statesville%2C_North_Carolina). He attended [Lenoir Rhyne College](/source/Lenoir_Rhyne_College) in nearby [Hickory](/source/Hickory%2C_North_Carolina). 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 the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) organization, and spent parts of three seasons (1963–1965) at the Major League level. Appearing in 27 MLB [games](/source/Games_pitched), he pitched in 46 [innings](/source/Inning_(baseball)) and split two decisions with an [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) of 2.54. He allowed 43 [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) and 16 [bases on balls](/source/Bases_on_balls), [struck out](/source/Strikeout) 21 and earned one [save](/source/Save_(baseball)).

His coaching career began with the Orioles' [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) farm club, the [Rochester Red Wings](/source/Rochester_Red_Wings), in 1967, and the following season he succeeded [George Bamberger](/source/George_Bamberger) as 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 the [1974 Atlanta Braves](/source/1974_Atlanta_Braves_season). 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](/source/San_Francisco_Giants), [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies), [Milwaukee Brewers](/source/Milwaukee_Brewers), [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs), [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) and [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox). He was the pitching coach of the [1980 world champion](/source/1980_World_Series) Phillies.

Starrette was a trusted associate of [Dan Duquette](/source/Dan_Duquette), working with him in Milwaukee, Montreal and Boston as a farm system official and minor and Major League coach. After Duquette's ouster as [general manager](/source/General_manager_(baseball)) in Boston in February [2002](/source/2002_in_baseball), Starrette retired from baseball.

Starrette died June 2, 2017.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Herman "Herm" Paul Starrette Obituary June 2, 2017"](https://www.nicholsonfunerals.com/obituaries/herman-herm-paul-starrette). *Nicholson Funeral Home*. Retrieved February 9, 2025.

- Boston Red Sox 2001 media guide.

- Marcin, Joe, and Byers, Dick, eds., *The Baseball Register, 1977 edition.* St. Louis: [The Sporting News](/source/The_Sporting_News).

## External links

- Career statistics from [MLB](https://www.mlb.com/player/122694) · [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/18014) · [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/starrhe01.shtml) · [Fangraphs](https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1012434) · [Baseball Reference (Minors)](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=starre001her) · [Retrosheet](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pstarh101.htm) · [Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=starrhe01)

Sporting positions Preceded by Lew Burdette Atlanta Braves pitching coach 1974–1976 Succeeded by Johnny Sain Preceded by Buck Rodgers Don McMahon San Francisco Giants pitching coach 1977–1978 1983–1984 Succeeded by Larry Shepard Bob Miller Preceded by Ray Rippelmeyer Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach 1979–1981 Succeeded by Claude Osteen Preceded by Pat Dobson Milwaukee Brewers pitching coach 1985–1986 Succeeded by Chuck Hartenstein Preceded by Billy Connors Chicago Cubs pitching coach 1987 Succeeded by Dick Pole Preceded by Mark Wiley Baltimore Orioles pitching coach 1988 Succeeded by Al Jackson Preceded by John Wathan Dave Carlucci Boston Red Sox bullpen coach 1995 1996–1997 Succeeded by Dave Carlucci Dick Pole

v t e Philadelphia Phillies 1980 World Series champions 6 Keith Moreland 8 Bob Boone 9 Manny Trillo (NLCS MVP) 10 Larry Bowa 14 Pete Rose 15 Ramón Avilés 18 John Vukovich 19 Greg Luzinski 20 Mike Schmidt (NL MVP & World Series MVP) 21 Bake McBride 23 Greg Gross 25 Del Unser 27 Lonnie Smith 29 George Vukovich 31 Garry Maddox 32 Steve Carlton (NL CYA) 33 Kevin Saucier 38 Larry Christenson 40 Warren Brusstar 41 Bob Walk 42 Ron Reed 44 Dick Ruthven 45 Tug McGraw 48 Dickie Noles 50 Marty Bystrom Manager 46 Dallas Green Coaches 2 Billy DeMars 3 Lee Elia 4 Herm Starrette 5 Mike Ryan 7 Bobby Wine 12 Rubén Amaro Sr. Regular season National League Championship Series

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