Early Life
Pennock was born on February 10, 1894 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. His father, Theodore Pennock, and mother Mary Louise Pennock (née Sharp) were of Scot-Irish and Quaker descent. Herb was the youngest of four children.
Pennock attended a Friends' School and Cedarcroft Boarding School, where he played for the baseball team. After struggling as a first baseman, with a weak offensive output and throwing arm that resulted in curved throws, his Cedarcroft coach converted Pennock into a pitcher.
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