Herman Long
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Herman C. Long (Germany or Flying Dutchman)
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Weight 160 lb.
- Debut April 17, 1889
- Final Game July 13, 1904
- Born April 13, 1866 in Chicago, IL USA
- Died September 17, 1909 in Denver, CO USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Herman Long was one of the big stars of the 19th Century, playing the whole decade with the Boston Beaneaters, one of the best teams of that era (they won the pennant five times in the 1890's). Long was a shortstop with good range who stole lots of bases. The similarity scores method shows Pee Wee Reese as the most similar player as of 2008. However, unlike Ozzie, Herman led the league in home runs once (with 12 in 1900), and was among the league leaders several other times.
Long made his debut in the American Association with the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys. He was the same age as teammate Billy Hamilton, who was also playing his first full season in the majors. The Cowboys did not field a team in 1890, and both Long and Hamilton came to the National League. Hamilton would eventually in 1896 join Long on the Beaneaters.
Long died of tuberculosis (then generally referred to as "consumption") at the age of 43.
A victim of his era, Herman Long holds the major league record with 1096 career fielding errors. He is one of three players to make more than 1000 errors in his career.
[edit] Records Held
- Errors, shortstop, career, 1070
[edit] Notable Achievements
- NL Runs Scored Leader (1893)
- NL Home Runs Leader (1900)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 2 (1896 & 1899)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 7 (1889 & 1891-1896)
- 50 Stolen Bases Seasons: 3 (1889 & 1891 & 1892)
