Herman C. Long (April 13, 1866 – September 16, 1909) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Kansas City Cowboys, Boston Beaneaters, New York Highlanders, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Phillies.

Little else is known about Long's life up until he began playing minor league baseball in 1887 for a team in Arkansas City, Kansas.

[1] Long played for the Kansas City Cowboys (1889), Boston Beaneaters (1890–1902), New York Highlanders (1903), Detroit Tigers (1903), and Philadelphia Phillies (1904).

[3][a] Tim Murnane, a former player-turned-baseball writer, wrote in 1894, "Long is the most brilliant ball player on the field at the present time.

You can speak of your [Hughie] Jennings, and write of your [Jack] Glasscocks all you want, but this man Long at his best had them beat by a city block.

Despite the errors, Long fielded slightly better than the league average for a shortstop during his career,[8] and he was considered an excellent fielder by his contemporaries.

In a typical game played in the 1800s, each team committed about ten errors (for a one-game combined total of about 20).