Herriage was born in Tipton, Oklahoma. He grew up in California, attending Oakdale High School in the San Joaquin Valley.\n', '

Herriage played in the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox minor league systems in 1951–52 before joining military service during Korean War. Following discharge in 1954, he played two years in the minors and was selected in the 1955 Rule 5 draft by the Kansas City Athletics.\n', '

Herriage formed part of a 1956 Kansas City pitching rotation that included Wally Burnette, Art Ditmar, Lou Kretlow and Alex Kellner. The Athletics squad finished last in the then eight team American League, with a 52–102 mark, 45 games out of first place. Herriage posted a 1–13 record and a 6.64 earned run average in 31 games (16 starts), allowing 83 runs (76 earned) on 135 hits, while striking out 59 and walking 64 batters in 103 innings of work. In his one MLB victory, on May 22, 1956, he threw a complete game and defeated the Washington Senators, 6–1, allowing only three singles.\n', '

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