Talk:Greg Herman

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Greg Herman's first (Herman's first game begins @20:08 and third & final episodes of High Rollers (his second is not on YouTube). Also, since he was addressed as "Greg" on the show, would it be proper to move his page to Greg Herman, or leave it where it is since Baseball Reference lists him as "Gregory?" I'm unsure of the protocol in this case. (D.C. Lundberg (talk) 01:29, 23 September 2024 (UTC))

I would do Greg as the main page as that's what he goes by. A bunch of the older register pages are under more formal names rather than what the player went by - ex. William instead of Bill. - Mischa (talk) 09:40, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

It's very common for B-Ref to list minor leaguers under their formal name and not their playing name; that practice was copied from the old Sporting News Registers, which are the primary sources for minor league stats. As Mischa says, our policy is to list someone under the most common name he used as a player, which is often a diminutive form of the formal name. Philippe (talk) 14:11, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the insight, gentlemen. (D.C. Lundberg (talk) 05:11, 24 September 2024 (UTC))

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