Robert Lowell Heise (born May 12, 1947) is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams, from 1967 to 1977. Early years Heise was a "military brat" born in San Antonio, Texas, but he spent most of his youth in California. As a junior at Vacaville High School in Vacaville, California, he was part of the Bulldogs team that won the Golden Empire League championship. Heise’s American Legion Post 165 team, coached by his father, William, won the league championship in . In February 1965, Heise signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Mets. New York Mets Heise was a Western Carolinas League All-Star with the Greenville Mets in . The 20 year old earned a September callup in , and he immediately assumed starting second base duties. In his major league debut, he collected his first hit, a single off Atlanta Braves pitcher Jay Ritchie, and was promptly erased trying to steal second. Facing the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 19, his fifth inning double scored two runs to tie the game. He then scored the winning run on Tommy Davis' single. Heise batted .323 his first September in the major leagues. He spent in the minors with the AAA Jacksonville Suns. He split his time pretty evenly between second base and shortstop in Jacksonville. When he received his callup to the majors that September, he played mostly shortstop. Heise was part of a proposed trade package along with Ed Kranepool and Amos Otis when the Mets attempted to acquire the Braves' Joe Torre who went to the St. Louis Cardinals for Orlando Cepeda instead. He spent playing shortstop for the triple A Tidewater Tides. He joined the Mets again that September, going 3-for-10 in four games, but was not part of the "Miracle Mets" post season roster. Heise was sent along with Jim Gosger from the Mets to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Sadecki and Dave Marshall on December 12, 1969. San Francisco Giants Heise enjoyed his first full season in the majors in . He spent most of the season backing up Hal Lanier at short until an injury to fellow ex-Met Ron Hunt made him the starting second baseman for the month of September. Considering his limited playing time, Heise put up respectable numbers. His 22 runs batted in (RBI) was a career high,