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
1Marty Bergen24.175Apr 17Oct 13, 18992/3BSN0.95-10170ROct 25, 1871North Brookfield, MA, USMartin
2Cy Bowen25.071Apr 28Apr 28, 1896/1NYG-0.26-0175RRFeb 17, 1871Kingston, IN, USSutherland McCoy
3Eddie Boyle21.345Apr 17Sep 16, 1896/2LOU-0.36-3200RRMay 8, 1874Cincinnati, OH, USEdward Joseph
4Buttons Briggs20.290Apr 23Sep 25, 19051CHC5.66-1180RRJul 8, 1875Poughkeepsie, NY, USHerbert Theodore
5Sal Campfield28.086May 15Jul 1, 1896/1NYG0.56-0185RRFeb 19, 1868Meadville, PA, USWilliam Holton
6Pete Cassidy23.010Apr 18Jun 22, 189936LOU-0.85-10165RRApr 8, 1873Wilmington, DE, USPeter Francis
7Lou Criger24.231Sep 21Jun 3, 1912/2CLV16.15-10165RRFeb 3, 1872Elkhart, IN, USLouis
8Wiley Davis20.261Apr 18Apr 21, 1896/1CIN0.05-10165RRAug 1, 1875Seymour, TN, USWiley Anderson
9Charlie Dexter19.307Apr 17Sep 27, 19032OLOU3.35-7155RRJun 15, 1876Evansville, IN, USSewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee, TN)Charles Dana
10Joe Dolan23.169Aug 11Sep 28, 19016LOU-1.65-10155RFeb 24, 1873Baltimore, MD, USJoseph
11Klondike Douglass23.349Apr 23Apr 16, 1904O/26STL3.06-0200LRMay 10, 1872Boston, PA, USWilliam Bingham
12Ben Ellis25Jul 16Aug 22, 1896/56PHI-0.35-10166Lockport, NY, USAlfred Benjamin
13Charlie Emig21.152Sep 4Sep 4, 1896/1LOU-0.46-2RLApr 5, 1875Cincinnati, OH, USCharles Henry
14Frank Eustace22.161Apr 16Jun 21, 18966/4LOU-1.05-9160Nov 7, 1873New York, NY, USFrank John
15George Flynn24.329Apr 17May 23, 1896OCHC-0.15-9150May 24, 1871Chicago, IL, USGeorge Albert
16Reddy Foster31.000Jun 3Jun 3, 1896NYG0.05-7175Richmond, VA, USOscar E.
17Chick Fraser22.237Apr 19May 3, 19091/OLOU14.45-10188RRAug 26, 1873Chicago, IL, USCharles Carrolton
18Frank Freund21.028Aug 2Aug 3, 1896/2LOU0.05-10180RJul 5, 1875Jeffersonville, IN, USLawrence Joseph
19William Gallagher22.197Aug 19Sep 1, 18966PHI0.5Feb 4, 1874Boston, MA, USWilliam Howard
20Ned Garvin22.194Jul 13Sep 16, 1904/1PHI14.66-3160RRJan 1, 1874Navasota, TX, USVirgil Lee
21Dale Gear24.195Aug 15Sep 26, 1901/13CLV0.95-11165RRFeb 2, 1872Lone Elm, KS, USUniversity of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)Dale Dudley
22Phil Geier19.288Aug 17Oct 8, 1904O/42PHI0.05-7145LRNov 3, 1876Washington, DC, USPhilip Louis
23Charlie Gettig25.000Aug 5Oct 14, 1899/1NYG-2.25-10172RBaltimore, MD, USCharles Henry
24Jot Goar26.078Apr 18May 1, 1898/1PIT-1.25-9160RRJan 31, 1870New Lisbon, IN, USJoshua Mercer
25Art Herman25.049Jun 29May 20, 18971LOU0.3May 11, 1871Louisville, KY, USArthur
26Bill Hill21.260Apr 18Sep 13, 18991LOU7.06-1201BLAug 2, 1874Chattanooga, TN, USWilliam Cicero
27Elmer Horton30.020Sep 24Apr 18, 1898/1PIT-0.85-9157RRSep 4, 1866Hamilton, OH, USEllis Elmer
28Billy Hulen26.051May 2May 12, 18996O/4PHI0.25-8148LLMar 12, 1870Dixon, CA, USWilliam Franklin
29Abbie Johnson25.226Sep 1Aug 12, 18974LOU-1.05-9165Jan 19, 1871Portland, ON, CAEbenezer Tremayne
30Fielder Jones24.249Apr 18Sep 1, 1915*OBRO43.45-11180LRAug 13, 1871Shinglehouse, PA, USFielder Allison
31Charlie Jordan24.301Jul 31Aug 10, 1896/1PHI0.0Oct 4, 1871Philadelphia, PA, USCharles T.
32Harry Keener27.314Jun 27Sep 22, 18961PHI-0.55-10185RAug 18, 1868Easton, PA, USJoshua Harry
33Bill Keister24.277May 20Aug 25, 1903/45BLN11.05-5168LRAug 17, 1871Baltimore, MD, USWilliam Hoffman
34Fred Klobedanz25.068Aug 20Sep 5, 19021BSN6.25-11190LLJun 13, 1871Waterbury, CT, USFrederick Augustus
35Joe Kostal20.043Jul 14Jul 17, 1896/1LOU-0.25-6130RRJun 1, 1876Chicago, IL, USJoseph William
36Nap Lajoie21.342Aug 12Aug 26, 19163PHI106.96-1195RRSep 5, 1874Woonsocket, RI, USNapoleon
37Dan Leahy26.025Sep 2Sep 2, 1896/6PHI0.15-9155Aug 8, 1870Nashville, TN, USDaniel C.
38Ted Lewis23.194Jul 6Sep 26, 1901/1BSN18.55-10158RRDec 25, 1872Machynlleth, Powys, GBHarvard University (Cambridge, MA), Marietta College (Marietta, OH), Williams College (Williamstown, MA)Edward Morgan
39Abel Lizotte26.157Sep 17Sep 26, 1896/3PIT-0.45-8174Apr 13, 1870Lewiston, ME, USAbel
40Sport McAllister22.015Aug 7Sep 29, 1903/O21CLV-3.85-11180BRJul 23, 1874Austin, MS, USLewis William
41Algie McBride26.355May 12Sep 16, 1901/OCHC4.75-9152LLMay 23, 1869Washington, DC, USAlgernon Griggs
42Herm McFarland26.041Apr 21Sep 29, 1903O/2LOU5.75-6150LRMar 11, 1870Des Moines, IA, USHermas Walter
43Dan McGann25.024Aug 8Oct 7, 19084BSN34.06-0190BRJul 15, 1871Shelbyville, KY, USDennis Lawrence
44Sam Mertes23.329Jun 30Sep 15, 1906O/46PHI23.55-10185RRAug 6, 1872San Francisco, CA, USSamuel Blair
45Bert Myers22.017Apr 25Apr 27, 1900*5/6STL-0.45-9181RRApr 8, 1874Frederick, MD, USJames Albert
46Tom Niland26.005Apr 19Jun 6, 1896O/6STL-0.55-11160RRApr 14, 1870Brookfield, MA, USThomas James
47Jerry Nops21.076Sep 7Sep 23, 1901/1PHI10.45-8168LLJun 23, 1875Toledo, OH, USJeremiah Henry
48Effie Norton22.357Aug 8Jun 5, 1897/1WHS0.75-10170RRAug 17, 1873Conneaut, OH, USThe Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)Elisha Strong
49Dick Padden25.302Jul 15May 4, 19054PIT9.05-10165RRSep 17, 1870Wheeling, WV, USRichard Joseph
50Harley Payne28.100Apr 18Jun 8, 18991/OBRO4.36-0160BLJan 9, 1868Windsor, OH, USHarley Fenwick
51Ollie Pickering26.122Aug 9Oct 8, 1908OLOU8.55-11170LRApr 9, 1870Olney, IL, USOliver Daniel
52Bill Reidy22.286Jul 21Jul 1, 1904/1NYG2.65-10175RROct 9, 1873Cleveland, OH, USWilliam Joseph
53Josh Reilly27.359May 2May 28, 1896/46CHC-0.45-8160RRMay 9, 1868San Francisco, CA, USWilliam Henry
54Jim Rogers24.008Apr 17Jun 15, 18975/4OWHS-1.15-7180Apr 9, 1872Hartford, CT, USJames F.
55Cy Seymour23.135Apr 22Jul 17, 19131/ONYG40.56-0200LLDec 9, 1872Albany, NY, USJames Bentley
56Harvey Smith25.026Aug 19Sep 26, 18965WHS0.55-8160LRJul 24, 1871Union Deposit, PA, USUniversity of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)Harvey Fetterhoff
57Sammy Strang19.207Jul 10Jun 4, 19086LOU18.25-8160BRDec 16, 1876Chattanooga, TN, USUniversity of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)Samuel Nicklin
58George Wheeler27.050Sep 18May 30, 1899/1PHI1.45-9180BRJul 30, 1869Methuen, MA, USGeorge Louis
59John Wood23.361May 9May 9, 1896/1STL0.05-7142RMay 14, 1872Harrisburg, PA, USJohn B.
60Zeke Wrigley22.226Aug 31Oct 14, 1899/46WHS-0.85-8150Jan 18, 1874Philadelphia, PA, USGeorge Watson
61George Yeager23.113Sep 25Aug 5, 1902/3BSN0.05-10190RRJun 4, 1873Cincinnati, OH, USGeorge J.
62Dave Zearfoss28.107Apr 17Jul 8, 19052NYG-0.45-9174RJan 1, 1868Schenectady, NY, USSigned by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1896.Washington College (Chestertown, MD)David William Tilden

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