There he played college baseball, and in 1914 was part of a team that featured three future major leaguers in Sherman, Chick Davies, and Lee King.

[3] Sherman began his professional baseball career in 1915, pitching for the Jersey City Skeeters of the International League, where he posted an 11-11 record over 203.2 innings of work.

Sherman was the star of the game, as he got the start on the mound against Washington's Harry Harper and went the distance, allowing only one walk, and scattering 11 hits in Philadelphia's 4-3 win.

[5] Sherman returned to the International League in 1916, playing for the Baltimore Orioles, where he posted a 19-16 record in 265 innings on the mound, and boasted a .270 batting average.

In his two-game major league career, Sherman posted an impressive 2.40 ERA in 15 innings with one victory on the mound, and a .333 batting average in seven plate appearances.