Hermas Walter McFarland (March 11, 1870 – September 21, 1935) was an American

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player. He played all or part of five seasons in

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for the

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(1896), Cincinnati Reds (1898),

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(1901–02) and

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(1902–03), primarily as an

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. Born in

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

, McFarland was a member of the White Sox team that won the 1901

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pennant. In 5 seasons he played in 352 games and had 1,278 at bats, 204 runs, 340 hits, 61 doubles, 28 triples, 13 home runs, 167 RBI, 64 stolen bases, 175 walks, .266 batting average, .362 on-base percentage, .388 slugging percentage, 496 total bases and 26 sacrifice hits. He died in Richmond, Virginia at the age of 65.

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