Lefty Herring

Silas Clarke "Lefty" Herring (March 4, 1880 – February 11, 1965) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the National League's Washington Senators and American League's Washington Senators. He stood at and weighed 160 lbs.

Biography Herring was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of nine children born to Fred and Elizabeth Herring. He worked as a government clerk towards the end of the 19th century and also played amateur baseball on the side, mostly as a pitcher.

In 1899, Herring was discovered by the Senators. He made his major league debut on May 16, pitching one inning without allowing any runs and getting a hit in his only at bat. The Washington Post reported that Herring was "a hit with the crowd. He possesses speed and control, and with the benefit of coaching should be developed into a clever left-handed pitcher." Herring struggled in 15 major league games that year. He batted just .174 He was married with three children, and the marriage ended in divorce in the 1920s. He died in 1965 in Massapequa, New York.