outfielder surplus to address its lack of infielder depth. Boston Red Sox Heise played an important bench role for the 1975 American League Championship Series winning Red Sox. In the first two weeks of July, while Rico Petrocelli was sidelined by an eye injury, Heise batted .344 with seven runs and seven RBIs. He played all eighteen innings of a July 6 doubleheader with the Cleveland Indians. In the first game, he drove in three of the five Bosox's runs to carry his team to a 5-3 victory. In the second game, he went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in his team's 11-10 loss. For the season, he batted .214 with 21 RBI. Though he was on the Red Sox post season roster, he did not appear in any post season games. Though Heise was healthy throughout the season, he saw incredibly limited action. Heise appeared in only 32 games, and logged just 61 plate appearances. On December 6, 1976, Heise was purchased by the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City Royals Heise saw limited playing time in Kansas City in (54 games played). He was released by the Royals in January 1978, and subsequently chose to retire from active play, at the age of 30. Career statistics References External links Bob Heise at The Ultimate Mets Database Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third basemen New York Mets players San Francisco Giants players Milwaukee Brewers players St. Louis Cardinals players California Angels players Boston Red Sox players Kansas City Royals players Greenville Mets players Durham Bulls players Jacksonville Suns players Tidewater Tides players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Baseball players from Texas 1947 births Living people Florida Instructional League Mets players