Ron Piché
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Ronald Jacques Piché (Monsieur Baseball)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut May 30, 1960
- Final Game September 26, 1966
- Born May 22, 1935 in Verdun, QC CAN
- Died February 3, 2011 in Montreal, QC CAN
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Ron Piché spent one season as a Montreal Expos coach in 1976. He worked for many years for the Expos as a minor league pitching instructor and in community relations.
For three years with the Milwaukee Braves (1961-1963), Piché teamed with Claude Raymond, a fellow Québécois, as members of the Braves' bullpen.
Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988, he lost lost a lengthy battle with complications from cancer in early 2011.
