Harold Herman Raether (October 10, 1932 – September 26, 2020), nicknamed "Bud", was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He appeared in only two games in MLB, one for the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics, and one for the 1957 Kansas City Athletics three years later, after the franchise moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Raether threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). Raether died on September 26, 2020 at the age of 87.