Herman Long (baseball)
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| Herman Long | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: April 13, 1866 Chicago, Illinois |
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| Died: September 17, 1909 (aged 43) Denver, Colorado |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1889 for the Kansas City Cowboys | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 13, 1904 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 91 |
| Runs batted in | 1055 |
| Stolen bases | 537 |
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Herman C. Long (April 13, 1866–September 17, 1909) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Cowboys (1889), Boston Beaneaters (1890–1902), New York Highlanders (1903), Detroit Tigers (1903), and Philadelphia Phillies (1904).
Long was born in Chicago, Illinois. He later managed in the minor leagues. He died of tuberculosis at age 43 in Denver, Colorado.
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[edit] Records held
As of June 2009[update], Long holds the Major League record for most errors in a career, with 1,096 errors made over his seventeen year career.[1] Only three other players have made more than 1,000 errors in their careers: Bill Dahlen, Deacon White, and Germany Smith. This includes a record 1,070 errors committed while playing shortstop.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Historical Player Stats | MLB.com: Stats at mlb.mlb.com
[edit] See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Bio at BaseballLibrary.com
| Preceded by Buck Freeman |
National League Home Run Champion 1900 |
Succeeded by Sam Crawford |
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