Herman Dehlman

Herman J. Dehlman (1852 – March 13, 1885), nicknamed "Dutch", was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played a total of six seasons at the top level of professional baseball, four in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (National Association), and two in the National League, a "Major League".

Career He began his professional career with the Chelsea, New York baseball club, before making his debut with the Brooklyn Atlantics of the National Association on May 2, 1872. While playing in all 37 of the team's games that season, 36 of them as the starting first baseman, he batted .220 and scored 30 runs.

In 1873, Dehlman established career highs in several offensive categories, such as runs scored (50), batting average (.235), and on-base percentage (.265). He, additionally, led all first basemen in games played with 54, and led the league in a couple of defensive categories such as putouts and double plays. Records indicate the on-field managers for that season as Mase Graffen and George McManus. In 64 games that season, he batted a career low .184, but did lead the league in putouts for the third time in his career. He finished his 307-game career with a .215 batting average, scored 226 runs, and had 85 RBIs. He was survived by his wife and his six-year-old son, and is interred at City Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.