Biographical Information

Biographical Information
Rk Name Age Debut Last Game Pos Tm WAR Ht Wt B T Birthdate Birthplace Draft/Signing Schools High School Given Name
1George Adams24.140Jun 14Jun 21, 1879/3OSYR-0.15-6175RRJan 25, 1855Worcester, MA, USGeorge Henry
2Jack Allen23.211May 1Jul 17, 1879/5OSYR-0.9160RROct 2, 1855Woodstock, IL, USCase Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH), University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)Cyrus Alban
3Dan Brouthers21.046Jun 23Oct 4, 19043/1TRO78.76-2207LRMay 8, 1858Sylvan Lake, NY, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Troy Trojans in 1879.Dennis Joseph
4Mike Burke25May 1Jul 19, 18796/5OCIN-0.36-0190RRNY, USMichael E.
5Hick Carpenter23.258May 1Jul 31, 189235O/4SYR4.65-11186RLAug 16, 1855Grafton, MA, USWarren William
6Ed Caskin27.122May 1Sep 24, 188662/4TRO4.25-9165RRDec 30, 1851Danvers, MA, USEdward James
7Aaron Clapp22.000May 1Aug 9, 18793OTRO0.25-8175RIthaca, NY, USAaron Bronson
8Ed Cogswell25.136Jul 11May 30, 18823BSN2.85-8150RRFeb 25, 1854GBEdward
9Frank Decker22.119Jun 25Aug 24, 1882/23OSYR-0.2RRFeb 26, 1857St. Louis, MO, USFrank
10Tom Dolan24.263Sep 30Oct 14, 1888/2CHC-0.85-11185RRJan 10, 1855New York, NY, USThomas J.
11Jake Evans22.221May 1May 19, 1885*OTRO3.75-8154RSep 22, 1856Baltimore, MD, USUriah L. P.
12Jack Farrell21.300May 1Jun 11, 1889*4SYR18.75-9165RRJul 5, 1857Newark, NJ, USJohn A.
13Curry Foley23.119May 13Sep 5, 18831O/3BSN1.55-10160LJan 14, 1856Milltown, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, IECharles Joseph
14Gid Gardner20.109Aug 23May 29, 1888/1TRO-0.6165RRMay 6, 1859Boston, MA, USFranklin Washington
15Barney Gilligan23.160Jun 12Apr 27, 18882O/6CLV7.25-6130RRJan 3, 1856Cambridge, MA, USAndrew Bernard
16Jack Glasscock21.283May 1Jul 13, 1895*45CLV61.65-8160RRJul 22, 1857Wheeling, WV, USJohn Wesley
17George Gore24.363May 1Aug 18, 1892*O/3CHC39.95-11195LRMay 3, 1854Saccarappa, ME, USGeorge F.
18Emil Gross21.162Aug 13Jul 14, 18842PRO8.06-0190RRMar 4, 1858Chicago, IL, USEmil Michael
19Fred Gunkle21.203May 17May 17, 1879/2OCLV-0.2Oct 26, 1857Reading, PA, USReading HS (Reading, PA)Frederick William
20Al HallMay 1May 13, 1880*OTRO0.5Worcester, MA, USArchibald W.
21Bill Hawes25.165May 1Oct 15, 1884O/2BSN-0.95-10155RRNov 17, 1853Nashua, NH, USWilliam Hildreth
22Thorny Hawkes26.198May 1Aug 2, 1884*4TRO0.65-8135RROct 15, 1852Danvers, MA, USThorndike Proctor
23Sonny Hoffman26May 10Jul 19, 1879/2OCLV-0.2Cleveland, OH, USWilliam A.
24Joe Hornung21.323May 1Oct 3, 1890*O/3BUF7.95-8164RRJun 12, 1857Carthage, NY, USMichael Joseph
25Pete Hotaling22.136May 1Sep 15, 1888*O/245CIN7.95-8166LRDec 16, 1856Mohawk, NY, USPeter James
26Sadie Houck23.000May 1Sep 23, 1887O6BSN8.75-7151RRFeb 29, 1856Washington, DC, USSargent Perry
27John Kelly20.096Jun 7Oct 19, 1884/32CLV-3.06-0185RRMar 3, 1859Paterson, NJ, USJohn Francis
28Kick Kelly22.182May 1Aug 7, 1879/23SYR-0.86-0185Oct 31, 1856New York, NY, USJohn O.
29Rudy Kemmler19.000Jul 26Aug 11, 1889/2PRO0.75-11206RRChicago, IL, USRudolph
30Doc Kennedy25.263May 1Jul 6, 18832/3CLV4.55-9185RRAug 11, 1853Brooklyn, NY, USMichael Joseph
31Steve Libby25.153May 10May 10, 1879/3BUF0.06-1168Dec 8, 1853Scarborough, ME, USStephen Augustus
32Jimmy Macullar24.109May 5Oct 14, 18866O/45SYR1.65-6155RLJan 16, 1855Boston, MA, USJames F.
33John Magner24Jul 14Jul 14, 1879/OCIN-0.15-7170John T.
34Mike Mansell21.106May 1Oct 15, 1884*OSYR3.45-11175LJan 15, 1858Auburn, NY, USMichael R.
35Tom Mansell24.120May 1Oct 15, 1884OTRO-1.05-8160LRJan 1, 1855Auburn, NY, USThomas Edward
36Harry McCormick23.188May 1Sep 20, 1883*1/OSYR9.25-9155RROct 25, 1855Syracuse, NY, USPatrick Henry
37Bill McGunnigle24.121May 2Aug 17, 1882O1BUF1.05-9155RRJan 1, 1855Boston, MA, USWilliam Henry
38Pat McManus19.216May 22Aug 13, 1879/1TRO-0.4Oct 18, 1859IEManhattan College (New York, NY)Patrick A.
39Jack Neagle21.187Jul 8Oct 4, 1884/O1CIN-6.05-6155RRJan 2, 1858Syracuse, NY, USJohn Henry
40Dan O'Leary22.316Sep 3Aug 6, 1884/OPRO-0.15-10165LOct 22, 1856Detroit, MI, USDaniel
41John O'Rourke29.251May 1Sep 10, 1883*OBSN6.66-0190LLAug 23, 1849Bridgeport, CT, USJohn W.
42Charlie Osterhout23Jun 23Sep 6, 1879/2OSYR-0.2RSyracuse, NY, USCharles H.
43Bill Phillips22.000May 1Oct 14, 1888*32/OCLV12.56-0202RRSaint John, NB, CAWilliam B.
44Blondie Purcell25.046May 1Sep 16, 1890O1/2SYR2.05-9159RRMar 16, 1854Paterson, NJ, USWilliam Aloysius
45Charlie Reilley23May 1Apr 26, 188423/OTRO-2.15-10165RRProvidence, RI, USCharles Augustine
46Hardy Richardson24.010May 1Sep 10, 1892*5/2BUF41.05-9170RRApr 21, 1855Clarksboro, NJ, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Buffalo Bisons in 1879.Abram Harding
47Lee Richmond22.145Sep 27Oct 4, 1886/1BSN11.65-10155LMay 5, 1857Sheffield, OH, USColumbia University (New York, NY), New York University (New York, NY), Brown University (Providence, RI)Oberlin College Prep (Oberlin, OH)J Lee
48Jack Rowe22.272Sep 6Oct 4, 1890/2OBUF28.45-8170LRDec 8, 1856Cold Spring, PA, USJohn Charles
49Harry Salisbury24.105Aug 28Sep 22, 18821/OTRO0.15-8162LMay 15, 1855Providence, RI, USBrown University (Providence, RI)Henry Houston
50John Shoup27.215May 3May 28, 18846/4TRO-0.45-7140LLSep 30, 1851WV, USJohn H.
51John Stedronsky29.106Sep 26Sep 30, 1879/5CHC-0.2Jun 12, 1850CZJohn C.
52Len Stockwell19.265May 17May 19, 1890/OCLV-0.45-11165RRAug 25, 1859Cordova, IL, USLeonard Clark
53George Strief22.197May 1Sep 8, 1885*O4CLV-1.65-7172RROct 16, 1856Cincinnati, OH, USGeorge Andrew
54Denny Sullivan21.060Aug 25Sep 25, 1880/5OPRO0.05-9170RJun 26, 1858Boston, MA, USBoston College (Chestnut Hill, MA), College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)Dennis J.
55Jim Tyng23.119Sep 23Jun 13, 1888/1BSN-0.65-9155RRMay 27, 1856Philadelphia, PA, USHarvard University (Cambridge, MA)James Alexander
56Bill White18.000Jun 21Jun 21, 1879/3PRO0.0Milner, GA, USBrown University (Providence, RI)William Edward

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