Richard Merriwell Errickson (March 5, 1912 – November 28, 1999), nicknamed "Lief", was a professional baseball player who played

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in the Major Leagues in 1938–42 playing for the

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and

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. A native of

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, Errickson attended

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. He died in Vineland in 1999, aged 87.

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