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Herman Long

Shortstop
Born: April 13, 1866 Chicago, Illinois
Died: September 17, 1909 (aged 43) Denver, Colorado
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
Hits	2127
Runs batted in	1055
Teams
Kansas City Cowboys (1889) Boston Beaneaters (1890-1902) New York Highlanders (1903) Detroit Tigers (1903) Philadelphia Phillies (1904)
Career highlights and awards
National Leauge pennant: 1891-1893, 1897-1898 National League home run champion: 1900 4 seasons with a .300+ batting average 2 seasons with 100+ RBI 7 seasons with 100+ runs scored

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.

1 Records held
2 Notes
3 See also
4 External links

Records held

As of June 2009^[update], Long holds the Major League record for most errors in a career, with 1096 errors made over his seventeen year career.^[1] Only two other players have made more than 1000 errors in their careers: Bill Dahlen and Deacon White. This includes a record 1070 errors committed while playing shortstop.

Notes

^ Historical Player Stats | MLB.com: Stats at mlb.mlb.com

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

v • d • e Boston Beaneaters 1891 National League Champions

Steve Brodie \| Charlie Bennett \| John Clarkson \| Charlie Ganzel \| Charlie Getzien \| Herman Long \| Bobby Lowe \| Billy Nash \| Kid Nichols \| Joe Quinn \| Harry Staley \| Harry Stovey \| Tommy Tucker Manager Frank Selee

v • d • e Boston Beaneaters 1892 National League Champions

Charlie Bennett \| John Clarkson \| Hugh Duffy \| Charlie Ganzel \| King Kelly \| Herman Long \| Bobby Lowe \| Tommy McCarthy \| Billy Nash \| Kid Nichols \| Joe Quinn \| Harry Staley \| Jack Stivetts \| Harry Stovey \| Tommy Tucker Manager Frank Selee

v • d • e Boston Beaneaters 1893 National League Champions

Charlie Bennett \| Cliff Carroll \| Hugh Duffy \| Charlie Ganzel \| Hank Gastright \| Herman Long \| Bobby Lowe \| Tommy McCarthy \| Bill Merritt \| Billy Nash \| Kid Nichols \| Harry Staley \| Jack Stivetts \| Tommy Tucker Manager Frank Selee

v • d • e Boston Beaneaters 1897 National League Champions

Bob Allen \| Marty Bergen \| Jimmy Collins \| Hugh Duffy \| Charlie Ganzel \| Billy Hamilton \| Fred Klobedanz \| Ted Lewis \| Herman Long \| Bobby Lowe \| Kid Nichols \| Chick Stahl \| Jack Stivetts \| Jim Sullivan \| Fred Tenney \| George Yeager Manager Frank Selee

v • d • e Boston Beaneaters 1898 National League Champions

Marty Bergen \| Jimmy Collins \| Hugh Duffy \| Billy Hamilton \| Fred Klobedanz \| Ted Lewis \| Herman Long \| Bobby Lowe \| Kid Nichols \| General Stafford \| Chick Stahl \| Jack Stivetts \| Fred Tenney \| Vic Willis \| George Yeager Manager Frank Selee

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Herman Long

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Records held

Notes

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External links