Red Munger. In a game against the New York Giants on June 16 he relieved Eddie Yuhas in the ninth inning with two men on base. He walked Whitey Lockman before he was removed for Willard Schmidt. Schmidt gave up a grand slam to Bobby Thomson, who hit his first pitch over the left field roof just inside the foul line at the Polo Grounds, to win the game for the Giants. Boston Red Sox (1952–1954) Werle was claimed by the Boston Red Sox off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals on October 2, 1952. In a May 1953 game versus the New York Yankees, he relieved Mickey McDermott with only one out in the first inning. He yielded a third-inning home run to Mickey Mantle and three runs over 5 innings of work. Werle gave an up a long homer to Dave Philley in a relief outing against the Cleveland Indians in April 1954. He gave up five hits in 4 innings and three earned runs. Gus Zernial tagged Werle for a home run in the ninth inning of a game with the Philadelphia Athletics in June. The Cincinnati Reds obtained Werle from the Louisville Colonels of the American Association on October 14, 1954. Manager Birdie Tebbetts named Werle as one of three pitchers to be used in the first game of spring training 1955. The Reds played an exhibition against the Chicago White Sox. After the Reds cut him, Tebbetts refuted a statement by Werle, saying that the pitcher was given every chance to make the club. Manager and scout Werle was named interim manager of the Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League in August 1961. He managed the Phoenix Giants (Phoenix Firebirds) in 1966 until he served as a temporary replacement for Larry Jansen as pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants. Werle was placed on the San Francisco Giants roster at the age of 46 in September 1967. He managed Phoenix that season and was just 19 days short of becoming eligible for the major league pension plan, so the Giants put him on the active list as an extra coach. Werle served as a scout for the Baltimore Orioles in 1980. Death On November 27, 2010, Werle died due to complications of Alzheimer's in San Mateo, California. He is interred at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, California. References External links or Venezuelan Professional