A native of Dayton, Ohio, Scherman signed with the Minnesota Twins in 1963, but was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 1964. After five years in the Tigers\' farm system, Sherman made his major league debut in 1969 and spent five years with the club from 1969 to 1973. His best season was 1971 when he set a Detroit Tigers record with 69 pitching appearances (second most in the American League during the 1971 season) and compiled an 11-6 record with a 2.71 ERA, 20 saves, and 40 games finished. \n', '

Sherman was traded to the Houston Astros in December 1973 and compiled a 2-6 record and 4.29 ERA for the Astros during the 1974 and 1975 seasons. He was sold to the Montreal Expos in June 1975 and compiled a 6-5\trecord and 4.02 ERA for Montreal in 1975 and 1976. Scherman concluded his career pitching in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system in 1977 and in Japan during the 1978 season.\n', '

Scherman was born in 1944 at Dayton, Ohio. As a child, from approximately age six to age nine, Scherman was crippled and had a metal brace on his left leg. After walking on crutches for three years, from approximately age 6 to age 9, he couldn\'t run, but his arms were really strong -- "the strongest kid in the school." He entered Little League three months after having the brace removed in December 1953 and found that he had an advantage because he could throw so hard. He recalled in a 2018 interview that "a bad thing turned into a good thing." \n', '

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