Ed Sherling

Edward Creech Sherling (July 18, 1897 – November 16, 1965) was a Major League Baseball pinch hitter and pinch runner who played in 1924 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted left and threw right-handed. He attended college at Auburn University playing for the baseball and the football teams.

Ed Sherling
Pinch hitter/Pinch runner
Born: (1897-07-18)July 18, 1897 Coalburg, Alabama
Died: November 16, 1965(1965-11-16) (aged 68) Enterprise, Alabama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 13, 1924, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1924, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Games	4
At bats	2
Hit	1
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Auburn Tigers (1920–1923) Philadelphia Athletics (1924)

Ed Sherling

Auburn Tigers
Position	Fullback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College	Auburn (1919–1922)
Career highlights and awards
SIAA championship (1919) All-Southern (1920, 1921, 1922)

In December 1921 a fire broke out at the Stabler Hospital in Greenville, Alabama. Sherling happened to be passing by, and saved several people by carrying them to safety. Three corpses were pulled from the ruins after the blaze.^[1]

Auburn University

Sherling was a fullback on Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers football team. He was elected All-Southern three times; and was selected to coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team.^[2]

1920

Sherling was a prominent member of the team in 1920, one of Auburn's greatest teams.^[3] Sherling also played on the 1921 team. He won the Porter Cup both years.^[4]

1922

The 1922 team upset defending Southern champions Centre and is also considered highly; considered best by Sherling himself.^[5] Walter Camp gave Sherling honorable mention on his All-America team.^[6]