William Troy Herriage (December 20, 1930 – January 21, 2012) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Athletics during the season. Nicknamed "Dutch," he was listed at (1.85 m), 170 lb. (77 kg). Herriage was born in

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. He grew up in California, attending Oakdale High School in the San Joaquin Valley. Herriage played in the

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and Boston Red Sox

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systems in 1951–52 before joining military service during Korean War. Following discharge in 1954, he played two years in the minors and was selected in the 1955 Rule 5 draft by the Kansas City Athletics. Herriage formed part of a

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Kansas City pitching rotation that included

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, Lou Kretlow and

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. The Athletics squad finished last in the then eight team American League, with a 52–102 mark, 45 games out of first place. Herriage posted a 1–13 record and a 6.64 earned run average in 31 games (16 starts), allowing 83 runs (76 earned) on 135 hits, while striking out 59 and walking 64 batters in 103 innings of work. In his one MLB victory, on May 22, 1956, he threw a

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and defeated the Washington Senators, 6–1, allowing only three

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. After 1956, Herriage returned to the minor leagues for two more years. He went 55–55 with a 3.61 ERA for seven teams in parts of 11 minor league seasons spanning 1951–1958. Following baseball, Herriage enjoyed a long career as a design engineer and later developed a second career as a bed and breakfast owner. He was a longtime resident of Atlanta, where he died at the age of 81.Baseball Almanac – Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2012
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herriage, Troy 1930 births 2012 deaths Albany Senators players American military personnel of the Korean War Baseball players from Atlanta Baseball players from Oklahoma Kansas City Athletics players Klamath Falls Gems players Little Rock Travelers players Magic Valley Cowboys players Major League Baseball pitchers Montgomery Rebels players People from Oakdale, California Sacramento Solons players San Jose Red Sox players