Troy Herriage

William Troy Herriage
(Dutch)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 170 lb.
• High School Oakdale High School
• Debut April 25, 1956
• Final Game September 26, 1956
• Born December 20, 1930 in Tipton, OK USA
• Died January 21, 2012 in Atlanta, GA USA

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Biographical Information

Twenty-year-old Troy Herriage spent his first year in professional baseball with both the class D Klamath Falls Gems of the Far West League where the right-hander built a fine 11-4 record with a 4.20 ERA, and the San Jose Red Sox of the Class C California League, going 1-1 there, giving him a combined record of 12-5 with the two teams for the 1951 season. Troy had a tougher time in 1952, pitching for two class C teams and going 10-13 with a 4.15 ERA before spending the 1953 season in the United States military during the Korean War.

Herriage was back in his baseball uniform in time for the 1954 year, suiting up with the San Jose Red Sox again, and threw a 10-10 record at the league with a 2.33 ERA. 1955 saw Troy win 15 games for the Montgomery Rebels of the South Atlantic League, including a no-hitter, shutting down the Charlotte Hornets 4-0 on August 17th. Troy lost only 7 times and had a 2.41 ERA while pitching 187 innings. Troy's name would have appeared more often in the leaders column that season, but a future major leaguer named Charlie Rabe led everything but the band.

Troy's 1955 performance caused the Kansas City Athletics to draft him from the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League in the 1955 Rule V draft. The following year was not a very good one and would be Troy's only season in the majors. The 25-year-old right-hander was on the mound in 31 games for the Athletics in 1956 and struggled to a 1-13 record with a 6.64 ERA in 31 appearances. The Athletics were no better, going 52-102, finishing 45 games in arrears. There were not many highlights for either Troy or the Kansas City team that season.

The Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association were Troy's home in 1957 and he went 4-13 with a 5.22 ERA as the Travelers finished seventh in the league. He wound up with the Albany Senators of the Eastern League in 1958, another dead last team, and Troy won 4 and lost 7 with a 3.11 ERA. At age 27 and with six minor league seasons under his belt, the young man decided to try another way of life. He did finish up his minors career with a 55-55 record and a 3.60 ERA in 179 outings.

Troy left baseball and worked as a design engineer in the aerospace industry for several years. After that, he and his wife were innkeepers at the Knowles Hill House Bed and Breakfast in Sonora, California. He later retired to Georgia, where he died in 2012

See also" Baseball Players of the 1950s