Hermas Walter McFarland (March 11, 1870 – September 21, 1935) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Louisville Colonels (1896), Cincinnati Reds (1898), Chicago White Sox (1901–02) and Baltimore Orioles/New York Highlanders (1902–03), primarily as an outfielder. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, McFarland was a member of the White Sox team that won the 1901 American League pennant. In 5 seasons he played in 352 games and had 1,278 at bats, 204 runs, 340 hits, 61 doubles, 28 triples, 13 home runs, 167 RBI, 64 stolen bases, 175 walks, .266 batting average, .362 on-base percentage, .388 slugging percentage, 496 total bases and 26 sacrifice hits. He died in Richmond, Virginia at the age of 65. Sources Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball center fielders Louisville Colonels players Cincinnati Reds players Chicago White Sox players Baltimore Orioles (1901–02) players New York Highlanders players Lincoln Rustlers players Des Moines Prohibitionist players Des Moines Prohibitionists players St. Joseph Saints players Des Moines Indians players Quincy Bluebirds players Indianapolis Indians players Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league) players Chicago White Stockings (minor league) players Providence Clamdiggers (baseball) players York Penn Parks players Wilmington Peaches players Portsmouth Truckers players Petersburg Goobers players Baseball players from Des Moines, Iowa 19th-century baseball players 1870 births 1935 deaths Richmond Rebels players