Editing Herb Washington (section)

{{short description|American sprinter, baseball player and businessman (born 1951)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name        = Herb Washington
| image       =Herb Washington 1974.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption     =Washington in 1974
| position    = [[Pinch runner]]
| bats        = Right
| throws      = Right
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1951|11|16}}
| birth_place = [[Belzoni, Mississippi]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate   = April 4
| debutyear   = 1974
| debutteam   = Oakland Athletics
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate   = May 4
| finalyear   = 1975
| finalteam   = Oakland Athletics
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label  = [[Games played]]
| stat1value  = 105
| stat2label  = [[At bat]]s
| stat2value  = 0
| stat3label  = [[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
| stat3value  = 33
| stat4label  = [[Stolen base]]s
| stat4value  = 31
| teams       =
* [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|1974}}–{{mlby|1975}})
| highlights  =
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1974}})
}}

'''Herbert Lee Washington''' (born November 16, 1951) is an American world-class [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] who parlayed his speed into a brief [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) stint in 1974 and 1975 with the [[Oakland Athletics]].

He was replaced in 1975 when the Athletics acquired a baserunning specialist who was also a position player. Washington returned to professional track, then became the owner/operator of numerous [[McDonald's]] restaurants and a minor league professional hockey franchise. He has held a number of executive posts on varied boards and organizations.