Arthur L. Herring (March 10, 1906 – December 2, 1995) was an American professional

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for the

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(1929–33),

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(1934 and 1944–47),

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(1939) and

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(1947) of

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. Herring led the

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in hit batsmen (8) in 1931. In 11 seasons, Herring had a 34–38 win–loss record, 199 games pitched (56 started), 25 complete games, 3 shutouts, 80 games finished, 13 saves, 697 innings pitched, 754 hits allowed, 401 runs allowed, 335 earned runs allowed, 40 home runs allowed, 284 walks allowed, 243 strikeouts, 20 hit batsmen, 7 wild pitches, 3,097 batters faced and a 4.32 ERA. Herring died in

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, at the age of 89.

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