Walter "Walt" "Reds" William Herrell (February 19, 1889 – January 29, 1949) was an American professional
baseball player who played in one game for the
Washington Senators during the season.
Herrell began his career with the Johnson City Soldiers of the Appalachian League in 1911. He appeared in only one major league game in his career with against the
Chicago White Sox in June of that year. He pitched the last two innings to finish the game and allowed the last four runs of the 18 total scored on five hits. After his major league appearance, he continued to play in the minor leagues. His last professional season was with the
Waynesboro Villagers of the
Blue Ridge League in 1924.
He was born in
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was d ...
,
Maryland and died in
Front Royal, Virginia at the age of 59. He was buried at
Cedar Hill Cemetery in
Suitland, Maryland
Suitland is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,839. Prio ...
.
References
Baseball Reference minor league statistics
1889 births
1949 deaths
Baseball players from Baltimore
Burials in Maryland
Gettysburg Patriots players
Hagerstown Blues players
Hagerstown Champs players
Hagerstown Terriers players
Hanover Raiders players
Johnson City Soldiers players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Martinsburg Mountaineers players
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Waynesboro Red Birds players
Waynesboro Villagers players
{{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub