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
1Jesse Altenburg23.261Sep 19May 17, 1917/7H8PIT-0.15-9158LRJan 2, 1893Ashley, MI, USUniversity of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)Jesse Howard
2Fred Bailey21.003Aug 19Apr 27, 1918/H7BSN-0.55-11150LLAug 16, 1895Mount Hope, WV, USWashington and Lee University (Lexington, VA)Frederick Middleton
3Bill Batsch24.114Sep 9Sep 9, 1916/HPIT0.05-10168RRMay 18, 1892Mingo Junction, OH, USBethany College (Bethany, WV)William McKinley
4Al Bergman26.337Aug 29Sep 12, 1916/H4CLE0.05-7155RRSep 27, 1889Peru, IN, USUniversity of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)Alfred Henry
5Carson Bigbee21.146Aug 24Aug 7, 192647/5PIT11.65-9157LRMar 31, 1895Lebanon, OR, USUniversity of Oregon (Eugene, OR)Waterloo HS (Waterloo, OR)Carson Lee
6Sam Bohne19.323Sep 9Sep 26, 19266/HSTL7.75-8175RROct 22, 1896San Francisco, CA, USSamuel Arthur
7Jack Bradley22.272Jun 18Jul 31, 1916/2HCLE-0.15-11175RRSep 20, 1893Denver, CO, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians in 1916.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)John Thomas
8Tony Brottem24.353Apr 17Sep 29, 19212H/89STL-0.66-0176RRApr 30, 1891Halstad, MN, USAnton Christian
9Jess Buckles26.120Sep 17Oct 3, 1916/1NYY0.06-2205LLMay 20, 1890Lordsburg, CA, USLoyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)Jesse Robert
10Mike Cantwell22.094Sep 17May 22, 1920/1NYY-1.06-0160LLJun 15, 1894Washington, DC, USSigned as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees in 1916. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Rock Hill College (Ellicott City, MD), Georgetown University (Washington, DC)Michael Joseph
11Paul Carpenter21.349Jul 26Sep 2, 1916/1PIT0.05-11165RRAug 12, 1894Granville, OH, USPaul Calvin
12Ralph Carroll24.182Jun 27Jul 26, 19162PHA-0.46-0170RRDec 28, 1891Worcester, MA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1916.College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA), Tufts University (Medford, MA)Ralph Arthur
13Verne Clemons24.227Apr 22Sep 28, 1924/2HSLB6.55-9190RRSep 8, 1891Clemons, IA, USVerne James
14Molly Craft20.254Aug 8Jul 20, 1919/17WSH-0.36-2165RRNov 28, 1895Portsmouth, VA, USPortsmouth HS (Portsmouth, VA)Maurice Montague
15George Cunningham21.276Apr 14May 2, 19211DET0.45-11185RRJul 13, 1894Sturgeon Lake, MN, USGeorge Harold
16Murphy Currie23.000Aug 31Sep 21, 1916/1STL0.35-11185RRAug 31, 1893Fayetteville, NC, USDavidson College (Davidson, NC)Archibald Murphy
17Hank DeBerry21.258Sep 12Sep 28, 19302/HCLE1.05-11195RRDec 29, 1894Savannah, TN, USUniversity of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)John Herman
18Artie Dede21.084Oct 4Oct 4, 1916/2BRO0.05-9155RRJul 12, 1895Brooklyn, NY, USArthur Richard
19Shorty Des Jardien22.270May 20May 20, 1916/1CLE-0.26-4205RRAug 24, 1893Coffeyville, KS, USUniversity of Chicago (Chicago, IL)Paul Raymond
20Moxie Divis22.201Aug 4Aug 6, 1916/H7PHA-0.15-6Jan 16, 1894Cleveland, OH, USEdward George
21Michael Driscoll23.261Jul 6Jul 6, 1916/1PHA-0.25-11160RROct 19, 1892North Abington, MA, USUniversity of Maine (Orono, ME)Michael Columbus
22Babe Ellison19.308Sep 18Sep 23, 1920/5DET-0.95-11170RRNov 15, 1896Ola, AR, USUniversity of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)Herbert Spencer
23Frank Emmer20.068Apr 25Jul 28, 19266/H745CIN-1.25-8150RRFeb 17, 1896Crestline, OH, USFrank William
24Bill Evans23.185Aug 13Jun 1, 19191PIT-0.76-0175RRFeb 10, 1893Reidsville, NC, USElon University (Elon, NC), North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)William James
25Bunny Fabrique28.286Oct 4Jun 20, 1917/6BRO-0.45-8150BRDec 23, 1887Clinton, MI, USAlbert LaVerne
26Jack Farmer23.360Jul 8Aug 4, 19184/7H965PIT0.06-0180RRJul 14, 1892Granville, TN, USCumberland University (Lebanon, TN)Floyd Haskell
27Joe Fautsch29.056Apr 24Apr 24, 1916/HCHW0.05-10162RRFeb 28, 1887Minneapolis, MN, USJoseph Roamon
28Bill Fincher21.333Apr 23Sep 30, 19161SLB0.06-1180RRMay 26, 1894Atlanta, GA, USArkansas Tech University (Russellville, AR), Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)William Allen
29Wilbur Fisher21.331Jun 13Jun 13, 1916/HPIT0.06-0174LRJul 18, 1894Green Bottom, WV, USMarshall University (Huntington, WV)Wilbur McCullough
30Gary Fortune21.360Oct 5Aug 2, 1920/1PHI-1.85-11176BROct 11, 1894High Point, NC, USWeaver College (Weaverville, NC)Asheville HS (Asheville, NC)Garrett Reese
31Bob Gandy23.041Oct 5Oct 5, 1916/8PHI-0.16-3180LRAug 25, 1893Jacksonville, FL, USRobert Brinkley
32Patsy Gharrity24.064May 16Jul 31, 193032HWSH8.15-10170RRMar 13, 1892Parnell, IA, USEdward Patrick
33Billy Gleason22.019Sep 25Jun 8, 1921/4PIT-0.45-6157RRSep 6, 1894Chicago, IL, USWilliam Patrick
34Marv Goodwin25.235Sep 7Oct 4, 1925/1WSH-0.25-11168RRJan 16, 1891Gordonsville, VA, USSigned by the Washington Nationals as an amateur free agent in 1916.Gordonsville HS (Gordonsville, VA)Marvin Mardo
35Al Gould23.173Jul 11Aug 18, 19171CLE1.85-6160RRJan 20, 1893Muscatine, IA, USAlbert Frank
36Burleigh Grimes23.023Sep 10Sep 20, 1934/1PIT52.95-10175RRAug 18, 1893Emerald, WI, USBurleigh Arland
37Charlie Grimm17.337Jul 30Sep 23, 1936/H798PHA12.45-11173LLAug 28, 1898St. Louis, MO, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1916.Charles John
38Roy Grover24.240Sep 13Jul 5, 19194PHA-1.35-8150RRJan 17, 1892Snohomish, WA, USSnohomish HS (Snohomish, WA)Roy Arthur
39Lou Guisto21.238Sep 10Jun 25, 1923/3CLE-2.05-11193RRJan 16, 1895Napa, CA, USSaint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)Napa HS (Napa, CA)Louis Joseph
40Red Gunkel22.064Jun 18Jun 18, 1916/1CLE-0.25-8158BRApr 15, 1894Sheffield, IL, USUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)Woodward William
41Newt Halliday20.062Aug 19Aug 19, 1916/3PIT0.06-1175RRJun 18, 1896Chicago, IL, USNewton Schurz
42George Harper23.296Apr 15Sep 28, 1929H/987DET18.65-8167LRJun 24, 1892Arlington, KY, USFordyce HS (Fordyce, AR)George Washington
43Ziggy Hasbrook22.290Sep 6Sep 27, 1917/3HCHW0.06-1180RRNov 21, 1893Grundy Center, IA, USRobert Lyndon
44George Hesselbacher21.163Jun 29Jul 19, 1916/1PHA-1.46-2175RRJan 18, 1895Philadelphia, PA, USPennsylvania State University (State College, PA)George Edward
45Herb Hunter20.126Apr 29Oct 1, 1921H/53NYG-0.46-0165LRDec 25, 1895Boston, MA, USHerbert Harrison
46Bill Johnson23.340Sep 22Jul 30, 1917/8PHA-0.85-11170LROct 18, 1892Chicago, IL, USWilliam Lawrence
47Jing Johnson21.262Jun 27May 25, 19281PHA6.15-9172RROct 9, 1894Parker Ford, PA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1916.Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA)Ursinus HS (Ursinus, PA)Russell Conwell
48Carroll Jones22.278Sep 23Aug 30, 1918/1DET0.16-1174RRDec 20, 1893Oskaloosa, MO, USCarroll Elmer
49Ted Jourdan21.013Sep 18Oct 3, 1920/HCHW-0.76-0175LLSep 5, 1895New Orleans, LA, USTheodore Charles
50Duke Kelleher22.323Aug 18Aug 18, 1916/2NYG0.05-7180RSep 30, 1893New York, NY, USPrinceton University (Princeton, NJ)Albert Aloysius
51Ray Kennedy21.112Sep 8Sep 8, 1916/HSLB0.05-9165RRMay 19, 1895Pittsburgh, PA, USRaymond Lincoln
52Lee King23.269Sep 20Oct 1, 1922/97HPIT-2.05-8160RRDec 26, 1892Hundred, WV, USEdward Lee
53Lee King22.088Jun 24Apr 28, 191976/5H489PHA-1.45-10150RRMar 28, 1894Waltham, MA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1916.University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)Edward Lee
54Otis Lambeth26.064Jul 16Apr 24, 19181/HCLE-0.26-0175RRMay 13, 1890Berlin, KS, USOtis Samuel
55Red Lanning21.038Jun 20Aug 5, 1916/71H9PHA-1.25-9165LLMay 13, 1895Harvard, IL, USWesleyan University (Middletown, CT)Lester Alfred
56Otis Lawry22.240Jun 28Sep 29, 19174H/78PHA-1.35-8133LRNov 1, 1893Fairfield, ME, USUniversity of Maine (Orono, ME)Otis Carroll
57Axel Lindstrom21.038Oct 3Oct 3, 1916/1PHA0.05-10180RRAug 26, 1895Gustavsberg, SEOlof Axel
58Joe Lotz25.195Jul 15Sep 25, 19161STL0.15-8175RRJan 2, 1891Remsen, IA, USCreighton University (Omaha, NE)Joseph Peter
59Byrd Lynn27.034Apr 16Oct 1, 1920H2CHW0.55-11165RRMar 13, 1889Unionville, IL, USByrd
60Gene Madden25.320Apr 20Apr 20, 1916/HPIT0.05-10155LRJun 5, 1890Elm Grove, WV, USCathedral HS (Wheeling, WV)Eugene
61Lee McElwee22.041Jul 3Sep 28, 19165H9/436PHA-0.15-10160RRMay 23, 1894La Mesa, CA, USBowdoin College (Brunswick, ME)Leland Stanford
62Hack Miller22.265Sep 22May 21, 1925/8H9BRO5.85-9195RRJan 1, 1894New York, NY, USLaurence H.
63Ralph Mitterling26.079Jul 7Jul 21, 19168/7HPHA-0.65-10165RRApr 19, 1890Freeburg, PA, USUrsinus College (Collegeville, PA), Springfield College (Springfield, MA)Ralph
64Greasy Neale24.159Apr 12Jun 13, 1924*78/H9CIN6.06-0170LRNov 5, 1891Parkersburg, WV, USWest Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)Alfred Earle
65Ray O'Brien21.240Jun 27Jul 12, 1916/79HPIT-0.45-9175LLOct 31, 1894St. Louis, MO, USRaymond Joseph
66Johnny O'Connor24.290Sep 16Sep 16, 1916/2CHC0.05-9RRDec 1, 1891Cahirsiveen, Kerry, IEUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)John Charles
67Rube Parnham22.232Sep 20Sep 24, 1917/1PHA-0.26-3185RRFeb 1, 1894Heidelberg, PA, USJames Arthur
68Ken Penner20.140Sep 11Sep 4, 1929/1CLE-0.35-11170LRApr 24, 1896Booneville, IN, USKenneth William
69Val Picinich19.321Jul 25Aug 28, 19332/HPHA2.45-9165RRSep 8, 1896New York, NY, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1916.Valentine John
70Art Rico21.008Jul 31Sep 3, 1917/2BSN0.05-9185RRJul 23, 1895Roxbury, MA, USSigned by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1916.Arthur Ramon
71José Rodríguez22.225Oct 5Sep 2, 1918/HNYG-0.75-8150RRFeb 23, 1894La Habana, La Habana, CUJosé
72Harland Rowe20.064Jun 23Sep 27, 1916/5H9PHA-0.36-1170LRApr 20, 1896Springvale, ME, USUniversity of Maine (Orono, ME)Harland Stimson
73Walter Schmidt29.024Apr 13Sep 7, 19252H/9PIT5.65-9159RRMar 20, 1887London, AR, USWalter Joseph
74Jack Scott24.141Sep 6Sep 22, 1929/H1PIT16.96-2199LRApr 18, 1892Ridgeway, NC, USJohn William
75Marty Shay20.144Sep 16Sep 2, 1924/6CHC-0.25-7148RRApr 25, 1896Boston, MA, USSigned by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1916.Arthur Joseph
76Urban Shocker25.215Apr 24May 30, 19281NYY59.05-10170RRSep 22, 1890Cleveland, OH, USUrban James
77Ray Shook26.150Apr 16Apr 16, 1916/HCHW0.05-7155RRNov 18, 1889Ferry, OH, USRaymond Curtis
78Ed Sicking19.149Aug 26May 3, 1927/HCHC-1.15-9165RRMar 30, 1897St. Bernard, OH, USEdward Joseph
79Earl Smith25.234Sep 10Aug 6, 1922/H79CHC3.35-11170BRJan 20, 1891Oak Hill, OH, USEarl Leonard
80George Smith24.070Aug 9Sep 21, 1923/1NYG1.06-2163RRMay 31, 1892East Port Chester, CT, USSigned by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1916.Columbia University (New York, NY)George Allen
81Paul Smith28.135Sep 19Oct 1, 19167CIN-0.26-1190LRMay 7, 1888Mount Zion, IL, USMillikin University (Decatur, IL)Paul Stoner
82Frank Smykal26.322Aug 30Sep 10, 1916/65HPIT0.25-7150RROct 13, 1889Chicago, IL, USUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)Frank John
83Heinie Stafford24.339Oct 5Oct 5, 1916/HNYG0.05-7160RRNov 1, 1891Orleans, VT, USTufts University (Medford, MA)Barton Landing HS (Barton Landing, VT)Henry Alexander
84Bob Steele22.019Apr 17Apr 24, 19191STL2.15-10175BLMar 29, 1894Cassburn, ON, CARobert Wesley
85Bill Stellbauer22.023Apr 12Jun 16, 19167HPHA0.05-10175RRMar 20, 1894Bremond, TX, USBaylor University (Waco, TX)William Jennings
86Stuffy Stewart22.216Sep 3Jun 29, 1929/4HSTL-0.75-9160RRJan 31, 1894Jasper, FL, USRhodes College (Memphis, TN)John Franklin
87Zeb Terry24.300Apr 12Oct 1, 19226/HCHW7.75-8129RRJun 17, 1891Denison, TX, USStanford University (Palo Alto, CA)Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA)Zebulon Alexander
88Claude Thomas26.122Sep 14Oct 2, 1916/1WSH-0.16-1180LLMay 15, 1890Stanberry, MO, USClaude Alfred
89Buck Thrasher27.052Sep 27May 17, 1917/9PHA-0.15-11182LRAug 6, 1889Watkinsville, GA, USFrank Edward
90Twink Twining22.040Jul 9Jul 9, 1916/1CIN-0.16-0168RRMay 30, 1894Horsham, PA, USHahnemann University (Philadelphia, PA), Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)Howard Earle
91Cy Warmoth23.211Aug 31Oct 3, 1923/1STL0.25-11158LLFeb 2, 1893Bone Gap, IL, USWallace Walter
92Hooks Warner22.091Aug 21Jun 17, 19215/4HPIT-0.85-10170LRMay 22, 1894Del Rio, TX, USHoke Hayden
93Milt Watson26.198Jul 26Jun 16, 19191STL-1.86-1180RRJan 10, 1890Flovilla, GA, USMilton Robert
94Ollie Welf27.226Aug 30Aug 30, 1916/HCLE0.05-9160RLJan 17, 1889Cleveland, OH, USThe Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)Glenville HS (Cleveland, OH)Oliver Henry
95Walt Whittaker22.025Jul 6Jul 6, 1916/1PHA0.05-9165LRJun 11, 1894Chelsea, MA, USTufts University (Medford, MA)Walter Elton
96Joe Wilhoit30.114Apr 12Sep 28, 1919*9H/8BSN1.36-2175LRDec 20, 1885Hiawatha, KS, USLoyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA), DePaul University (Chicago, IL)Joseph William
97Marsh Williams23.137Jul 7Aug 25, 19161PHA-2.26-0180RRFeb 21, 1893Faison, NC, USPresbyterian College (Clinton, SC), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)Marshall McDiarmid
98Whitey Witt20.197Apr 12Aug 19, 1926*6/HPHA13.15-7150LRSep 28, 1895Orange, MA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1915.Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME)Lawton Walter
99Chuck Wortman24.197Jul 20Aug 29, 19186CHC-2.15-7150RRJan 5, 1892Baltimore, MD, USWilliam Lewis
100Ceylon Wright22.319Jun 30Jul 8, 1916/6CHW-0.65-9150RRAug 16, 1893Minneapolis, MN, USCeylon

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