sentence: herman ralph wehmeier ( february 18 , 1927 -- may 21 , 1973 ) was an american professional baseball player , a right-handed pitcher for the cincinnati reds ( 1945 and 1947 -- 54 ) , philadelphia phillies ( 1954 -- 56 ) , st. louis cardinals ( 1956 -- 58 ) and detroit tigers ( 1958 ) .