Richard Louis Sharon was a professional Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 player.

Sharon graduated Kennedy Middle School and Sequoia High School

Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California)

Sequoia High School is a high school in downtown Redwood City, California, United States. Established in 1895, it is the oldest high school in the San Francisco Bay Area between San Francisco and San Jose. It was founded as a preparatory school for Stanford University...

 in Redwood City, California

Redwood City, California

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Baseball career

Sharon was a first round, 9th pick draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1968.

He first broke into the major leagues at age 23 with the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 on May 13, 1973. In 1974 he earned a peak salary of $19,000 with the Tigers. In 1975 he joined the San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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, playing his last professional game on September 28, 1975.