Ronald Jacques Piché was a professional baseball

Baseball

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 player who pitched

Pitcher

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 in the major leagues

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 from 1960–66. He played for the Milwaukee Braves, California Angels and St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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. Ron had one hit in his six-year MLB career, with a career .024 batting average.

Piché was also a volunteer firefighter

Firefighter

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 with the Montreal Auxiliary Firemen. He died of cancer on February 3, 2011, at age 75.

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