• Card series: Beginnings: 1880's
• City: Chicago
• Team: Maroons
• League: Western Association

Herman C. Long (1866-1909). A shortstop for 5 teams over 16 seasons, Long was a member of 5 NL pennant-winning teams. Despite a good career, Long is perhaps best known as the record holder for total errors (1,096) & errors by a SS in a career (1,070). Despite these records, Long was statistically a better than average defender & was considered a good shortstop by his peers.

• NL HR Champ: 1900
• .300+ batting average: 4x
• 2 seasons with 100+ RBI; 2 with 100+ Runs