Herbert Worth (1847–1914) was an

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player at the dawn of the professional era. He played primarily for the amateur Star club of Brooklyn. On July 29, 1872, he played one game in the

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of the

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, in the

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, the first professional league now in its second season. He was 1 for 4 with a double, one run scored and one run batted in. He also umpired a National Association game on July 2, 1872.

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Major League Baseball outfielders Brooklyn Stars players Brooklyn Atlantics players 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball umpires 1847 births 1914 deaths Baseball players from New York (state) Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery {{US-baseball-outfielder-1840s-stub