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Rk Name Age Debut Last Game Pos Tm WAR Ht Wt B T Birthdate Birthplace Draft/Signing Schools High School Given Name
1Walter Alston24.301Sep 27Sep 27, 1936/3STL0.06-2195RRDec 1, 1911Venice, OH, USSigned as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1935. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH)Darrtown HS (Darrtown, OH)Walter Emmons
2Pat Ankenman23.115Apr 16Jun 2, 1944/6STL-0.15-4125RRDec 23, 1912Houston, TX, USUniversity of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)Frederick Norman
3Fred Archer26.182Sep 5Sep 9, 1937/1PHA0.16-0193LLMar 7, 1910Johnson City, TN, USFrederick Marvin
4Morrie Arnovich25.303Sep 14Apr 21, 19467PHI7.05-10168RRNov 16, 1910Superior, WI, USUniversity of Wisconsin-Superior (Superior, WI)Superior HS (Superior, WI)Morris
5Bill Atwood24.203Apr 15Sep 29, 19402HPHI-1.45-11190RRSep 25, 1911Rome, GA, USHardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX)William Franklin
6Walt Bashore26.282Jul 14Aug 7, 1936/8H5PHI-0.36-0170RROct 6, 1909Harrisburg, PA, USWalter Franklin
7Russ Bauers22.102Aug 20May 6, 1950/1PIT7.56-3195LRMay 10, 1914Townsend, WI, USSigned by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1935.Russell Lee
8Joe Becker27.320May 10Sep 14, 19372/HCLE-0.46-1180RRJun 25, 1908St. Louis, MO, USMcBride HS (St. Louis, MO)Joseph Edward
9Roman Bertrand27.047Apr 15Apr 15, 1936/1PHI0.06-0180RLFeb 28, 1909Cobden, MN, USSt. Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona, MN)Roman Mathias
10Joe Bokina26.012Apr 16May 9, 1936/1WSH-0.26-0184RRApr 4, 1910Northampton, MA, USJoseph
11 BronsonPS
12Red Bullock24.220May 19Sep 6, 19361PHA-1.46-1192LLOct 12, 1911Biloxi, MS, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1936.Pearl River Community College (Poplarville, MS), University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), Millsaps College (Jackson, MS)Malton Joseph
13Ralph Burgin28/953PS-0.65-9179RRSep 3, 1907Morgantown, NC, USRalph Dolphus
14Elmer Burkart19.226Sep 14May 5, 1939/1PHI0.36-2190RRFeb 1, 1917Philadelphia, PA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1936.Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)Olney HS (Philadelphia, PA)Elmer Robert
15Max Butcher25.212Apr 20Sep 11, 19451/HBRO17.36-2220RRSep 21, 1910Holden, WV, USAlbert Maxwell
16Ken Chase22.200Apr 23Oct 1, 1943/1WSH5.86-2210LLOct 6, 1913Oneonta, NY, USKendall Fay
17Thad Christopher237/8NE-0.15-11176LRDec 24, 1912Tampa, FL, USThadist
18Gene Corbett22.330Sep 19Jun 6, 1938/3PHI-1.36-1190BROct 25, 1913Winona, MN, USEugene Louis
19Bill Cox22.349Jun 6Jul 31, 1940/1STL-0.96-1185RRJun 23, 1913Ashmore, IL, USWilliam Donald
20Hubert Crawford/6NE0.0RRHubert
21Dick Culler21.248Sep 19May 25, 1949/46PHA3.35-9155RRJan 15, 1915High Point, NC, USHigh Point University (High Point, NC)High Point School (High Point, NC)Richard Broadus
22Peaches Davis31.041Jul 11Aug 17, 19391CIN3.06-3190LRMay 31, 1905Glen Rose, TX, USDurant HS (Durant, OK)Roy Thomas
23Chubby Dean20.234Apr 14Sep 5, 19433HPHA0.25-11181LLAug 24, 1915Mount Airy, NC, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1936. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Duke University (Durham, NC)Oak Ridge Military Academy (Oak Ridge, NC)Alfred Lovill
24Emerson Dickman21.228Jun 27Jun 26, 1941/1BOS-0.36-2175RRNov 12, 1914Buffalo, NY, USWashington and Lee University (Lexington, VA)Nichols School (Buffalo, NY)George Emerson
25Johnny Dickshot26.083Apr 16Sep 25, 1945/H9PIT2.36-0195RRJan 24, 1910Waukegan, IL, USWaukegan HS (Waukegan, IL)John Oscar
26Joe DiMaggio21.160May 3Sep 30, 1951*789NYY79.16-2193RRNov 25, 1914Martinez, CA, USGalileo HS (San Francisco, CA)Joseph Paul
27 Dotson/2HG0.1
28Red Evans29.164Apr 24Aug 27, 19391/HCHW-1.45-11168RRNov 12, 1906Chicago, IL, USTilden Tech HS (Chicago, IL)Russell Edison
29Bob Feller17.259Jul 19Sep 30, 19561CLE63.46-0185RRNov 3, 1918Van Meter, IA, USSigned by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1936.Van Meter HS (Van Meter, IA)Robert William Andrew
30Stu Flythe24.178May 31Sep 6, 19361PHA-1.66-2175RRDec 5, 1911Conway, NC, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1936.North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)Stuart McGuire
31Gene Ford23.360Jun 17Aug 27, 1938/1BSN-0.46-2195RRJun 23, 1912Fort Dodge, IA, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Boston Bees in 1936.University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)Eugene Matthew
32William Ford20.349Sep 27Sep 27, 1936/1BSN0.06-2200RROct 14, 1915Buena Vista, PA, USPennsylvania State University (State College, PA)William Brown
33Fabian Gaffke23.035Sep 9Aug 12, 19429/7BOS-1.55-10185RRAug 5, 1913Milwaukee, WI, USFabian Sebastian
34Silvio García2254/67NYC4.06-0195RROct 11, 1913Limonar, CUSilvio
35Art Garibaldi28.304Jun 20Sep 27, 193654/HSTL-0.35-8165RRAug 21, 1907San Francisco, CA, USArthur Edward
36Sid Gautreaux23.347Apr 15May 20, 1937H2BRO0.15-8190BRMay 4, 1912Schriever, LA, USSidney Allen
37Ben Geraghty23.273Apr 17Sep 14, 19446/4H5BRO-1.45-11175RRJul 19, 1912Jersey City, NJ, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936.Villanova University (Villanova, PA)St. Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, NJ)Benjamin Raymond
38Tony Giuliani23.146Apr 18Oct 3, 19432HSLB-3.75-11175RRNov 24, 1912St. Paul, MN, USThe Catholic University of America (Washington, DC), University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)St. Thomas Military HS (St. Paul, MN)Angelo John
39Jim Gleeson24.051Apr 25May 5, 19429/H7CLE4.46-1191BRMar 5, 1912Kansas City, MO, USRockhurst University (Kansas City, MO)James Joseph
40Randy Gumpert18.142Jun 13Sep 23, 19521PHA6.46-3185RRJan 23, 1918Monocacy, PA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1936.Birdsboro HS (Birdsboro, PA)Randall Pennington
41Don Gutteridge24.080Sep 7May 9, 19485STL1.65-10165RRJun 19, 1912Pittsburg, KS, USPittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS)Pittsburg HS (Pittsburg, KS)Donald Joseph
42Lee Handley22.277Apr 15Sep 28, 19474/5HCIN6.35-7160RRJul 13, 1913Clarion, IA, USSigned by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1935.Bradley University (Peoria, IL)Lee Elmer
43Herb Harris23.088Jul 21Aug 2, 1936/1PHI-0.16-1175LLApr 24, 1913Chicago, IL, USNorthwestern University (Evanston, IL)Herbert Benjamin
44Buddy Hassett24.222Apr 14Sep 27, 1942*3BRO9.75-11180LLSep 5, 1911New York, NY, USSigned by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1933.Manhattan College (New York, NY)John Aloysius
45 HaynesPS
46Jeff Heath21.165Sep 13Sep 8, 19497/8CLE37.75-11200LRApr 1, 1915Fort William, ON, CAUniversity of Washington (Seattle, WA)Garfield HS (Seattle, WA)John Geoffrey
47Curtis Henderson24/6HG-0.45-11180RRNov 12, 1911Shreveport, LA, USCurtis
48Jim Henry25.302Apr 23May 27, 19391/HBOS1.46-2175RRJun 26, 1910Danville, VA, USGeorge Washington HS (Danville, VA)James Francis
49Johnny Hudson23.356Jun 20Sep 23, 1945/64HBRO-0.15-10160RRJun 30, 1912Bryan, TX, USJohn Wilson
50Sig Jakucki27.010Aug 30Aug 29, 1945/1SLB4.16-2198RRAug 20, 1909Camden, NJ, USSigmund
51George Jeffcoat22.118Apr 20Jun 20, 19431BRO0.45-11175RRDec 24, 1913New Brookfield, SC, USUniversity of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)George Edward
52Al Johnson/1WEG-0.7Al
53Eddie Joost20.098Sep 11Sep 25, 1955/64HCIN31.56-0175RRJun 5, 1916San Francisco, CA, USMission HS (San Francisco, CA)Edwin David
54Paul Kardow20.286Jul 1Jul 4, 1936/1CLE0.06-6210RRSep 19, 1915Humble, TX, USHarlandale HS (San Antonio, TX)Paul Otto
55Harry Kimberlin27.120Jul 11Jul 23, 19391SLB0.36-3175RRMar 13, 1909Sullivan, MO, USHarry Lydle
56Johnny Lanning25.224Apr 17May 12, 19471BSN8.76-1185RRSep 6, 1910Asheville, NC, USNorth Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)John Young
57Swede Larsen22.215Jun 17Sep 27, 1936/4HBSN0.05-11170RRNov 15, 1913Jersey City, NJ, USSigned by the Boston Bees as an amateur free agent in 1936.Villanova University (Villanova, PA), Colgate University (Hamilton, NY)Erling Adell
58Jim Lewis/1PC0.56-0160LJames Loyd
59Gene Lillard22.178May 8May 20, 1940H/65CHC-1.55-10178RRNov 12, 1913Santa Barbara, CA, USSanta Barbara HS (Santa Barbara, CA)Robert Eugene
60Hal Luby23.089Sep 10Sep 29, 1944/4PHA0.75-10185RRJun 13, 1913Blackfoot, ID, USCreighton University (Omaha, NE)Hugh Max
61Emil Mailho27.120Apr 14Jun 4, 1936H/7PHA-0.25-10165LLDec 16, 1908Berkeley, CA, USUniversity of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)Emil Pierre
62Joe Martin24.268Apr 21Apr 19, 1938/5HNYG-0.15-11181RRJul 28, 1911Seymour, MO, USVentura College (Ventura, CA), University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)William Joseph
63Stu Martin23.147Apr 14Sep 6, 19434/H6STL7.16-0155LRNov 19, 1912Rich Square, NC, USGuilford College (Greensboro, NC)Stuart McGuire
64Eddie Mayo26.037May 22Oct 3, 19485/HNYG5.35-11178LRApr 15, 1910Holyoke, MA, USEdward Joseph
65Jim McCloskey25.331Apr 21May 12, 1936/1BSN-0.45-9180LLMay 26, 1910Danville, PA, USSt. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, NY)James Ellwood
66George McQuinn25.321Apr 14Oct 2, 19483CIN21.65-11165LLMay 29, 1910Arlington, VA, USWashington-Liberty HS (Arlington, VA)George Hartley
67Eddie Miller19.288Sep 9Sep 24, 1950/64CIN22.25-9180RRNov 26, 1916Pittsburgh, PA, USEdward Robert
68Al Milnar22.126Apr 30Jun 10, 1946/1CLE5.76-2195LLDec 26, 1913Cleveland, OH, USSigned by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1933. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Albert Joseph
69Johnny Mize23.100Apr 16Sep 26, 19533H/9STL70.66-2215LRJan 7, 1913Demorest, GA, USSigned by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1930.Piedmont College (Demorest, GA)John Robert
70Dee Moore22.159Sep 12Sep 29, 1946/H12CIN0.15-11190RRApr 6, 1914Hedley, TX, USRiis HS (Los Angeles, CA)D C
71Red Moore193NE1.55-11190LLNov 18, 1916Atlanta, GA, USBooker T. Washington HS (Atlanta, GA)James Robert
72Whitey Moore24.109Sep 27Sep 7, 1942/1CIN1.26-1195RRJun 10, 1912Tuscarawas, OH, USLloyd Albert
73Jake Mooty24.149Sep 9Sep 29, 1944/1CIN1.55-10170RRApr 13, 1912Bennett, TX, USTexas A&M University (College Station, TX)Northside HS (Fort Worth, TX)Jake T.
74 Morgan/9PS0.0
75Eddie Morgan21.147Apr 14Jul 23, 1937/H9STL-0.25-10160LLNov 19, 1914Brady Lake, OH, USSigned by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1933.Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH)Edwin Willis
76Amby Murray23.031Jul 5Aug 10, 1936/1BSN0.25-7150LLJun 4, 1913Fall River, MA, USSigned by the Boston Bees as an amateur free agent in 1936.Brown University (Providence, RI)Ambrose Joseph
77Pete Naktenis22.001Jun 13May 14, 1939/1PHA-0.56-1185LLJun 12, 1914Aberdeen, WA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1936.Duke University (Durham, NC)Hartford Public HS (Hartford, CT)Peter Ernest
78Bill Nicholson21.185Jun 13Sep 19, 1953H/9PHA41.96-0205LRDec 11, 1914Chestertown, MD, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1936.Washington College (Chestertown, MD)Chestertown HS (Chestertown, MD)William Beck
79Leo Norris27.333Apr 14Oct 3, 1937*64PHI-0.75-11165RRMay 17, 1908Bay St. Louis, MS, USLeo John
80Jim Oglesby30.248Apr 14Apr 17, 1936/3PHA-0.16-0190LLAug 10, 1905Schofield, MO, USJames Dorn
81Bruce Ogrodowski24.057Apr 14Oct 3, 19372/HSTL-1.95-11175RRFeb 17, 1912Hoytville, PA, USAmbrose Francis
82Ted Olson23.299Jun 21Sep 13, 1938/1BOS-0.46-2185RRAug 27, 1912Quincy, MA, USDartmouth College (Hanover, NH)Thayer Academy (Braintree, MA)Theodore Otto
83Salty Parker24.036Aug 13Sep 16, 1936/63HDET0.16-0173RRJul 8, 1912East St. Louis, IL, USGranite City HS (Granite City, IL)Francis James
84Rusty Peters21.122Apr 14Sep 28, 194765/H74PHA-0.85-11170RRDec 14, 1914Roanoke, VA, USWashington and Lee University (Lexington, VA)Russell Dixon
85Bill Phebus27.035Sep 6May 16, 1938/1WSH0.85-9170RRAug 2, 1909Cherryvale, KS, USRaymond William
86Andy Pilney23.145Jun 12Jun 26, 1936/HBSN0.05-11174RRJan 19, 1913Frontenac, KS, USSigned by the Boston Bees as an amateur free agent in 1936.University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)Carter Henry Harrison Technical HS (Chicago, IL)Anton James
87Cotton Pippen25.148Aug 28May 21, 1940/1STL-1.56-2180RRApr 2, 1911Cisco, TX, USUniversity of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX), Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)Henry Harold
88Jennings Poindexter25.351Sep 15Jun 7, 1939/1BOS-0.35-10165LLSep 30, 1910Pauls Valley, OK, USSigned by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1935. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Chester Jennings
89Nels Potter24.246Apr 25Sep 18, 1949/1STL24.95-11180LRAug 23, 1911Mount Morris, IL, USSigned by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1932.Mount Morris College (Mount Morris, IL), Manchester University (North Manchester, IN)Mount Morris HS (Mount Morris, IL)Nelson Thomas
90Eddie Powell25/2NYC-0.75-11180RRJul 12, 1910Livingston, AL, USEdward D.
91Jack Radtke23.109Aug 1Sep 26, 1936H4/56BRO-0.35-7160BRApr 14, 1913Denver, CO, USJack William
92Jimmy Ripple26.189Apr 20Sep 12, 19438H/9NYG6.35-10170LROct 14, 1909Export, PA, USJames Albert
93Les Rock24.023Sep 11Sep 23, 1936/3HCHW-0.16-2184LRAug 19, 1912Springfield, MN, USLester Henry
94Larry Rosenthal26.030Jun 20Jun 22, 19458/HCHW4.76-0190LLMay 21, 1910St. Paul, MN, USSt. Agnes HS (St. Paul, MN)Lawrence John
95Buck Ross21.094May 7Sep 10, 19451PHA1.16-2170RRFeb 3, 1915Norwood, NC, USLee Ravon
96Alex Sabo26.169Aug 1Aug 1, 1937/2HWSH0.06-0192RRFeb 14, 1910New Brunswick, NJ, USFordham University (New York, NY)Alexander
97Lou Scoffic22.332Apr 16May 9, 1936/9HSTL0.05-10182RRMay 20, 1913Herrin, IL, USLouis
98Jim Sheehan23.115Sep 26Sep 26, 1936/2NYG-0.16-2196RRJun 3, 1913New Haven, CT, USFordham University (New York, NY), University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)James Thomas
99Chuck Sheerin27.004Apr 21Sep 27, 193645/H6PHI0.15-11198RRApr 17, 1909Brooklyn, NY, USFordham University (New York, NY)Charles Joseph
100Pete Sivess22.264Jun 13Oct 2, 19381PHI0.46-3195RRSep 23, 1913South River, NJ, USSigned by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1936.Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)South River HS (South River, NJ)Peter
101 Smith/1PS-0.2
102Eddie Smith22.281Sep 20Sep 20, 1947/1PHA17.45-10174BLDec 14, 1913Mansfield, NJ, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1935.Columbus HS (Columbus, NJ)Edgar
103Theolic Smith231PC2.45-11170BRMay 19, 1913Wabbesika, AR, USVashon HS (St. Louis, MO)Theolic
104Fred Spearman19/5NE-0.15-11182RJan 18, 1917Arkadelphia, AR, USFrederick Douglas
105Henry Spearman26*5HG7.26-0179RRNov 16, 1909Arkadelphia, AR, USHenry Allen
106Stan Sperry22.160Jul 28Sep 29, 19384HPHI-1.05-10164LRFeb 19, 1914Evansville, WI, USEvansville HS (Evansville, WI)Stanley Kenneth
107Frank Stewart/1WEG0.1Frank
108Leon Stewart21/1NE-0.1LNorfolk, VA, USLeon
109Ernie Sulik25.283Apr 15Sep 27, 1936*87H/9PHI0.45-10178LLJul 7, 1910San Francisco, CA, USUniversity of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)Ernest Richard
110Steve Sundra26.021Apr 17May 28, 1946/1NYY5.66-2190RRMar 27, 1910Luxor, PA, USSteven Richard
111Birdie Tebbetts23.311Sep 16Sep 14, 19522DET3.85-11170RRNov 10, 1912Burlington, VT, USSigned by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1934.University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH), Providence College (Providence, RI)Nashua HS (Nashua, NH)George Robert
112Jack Tising32.198Apr 24May 30, 19361PIT0.36-2180LROct 9, 1903High Point, MO, USUniversity of Denver (Denver, CO)Johnnie Joseph
113Jake Wade24.021Apr 22Sep 13, 19461DET0.56-2175LLApr 1, 1912Morehead City, NC, USNorth Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)Jacob Fields
114Edsall Walker25/1HG9.05-11215BLSep 15, 1910Catskill, NY, USEdsall Elliott
115Johnny Washington20*3/95748PC4.76-2185LRJan 9, 1916Montgomery, AL, USJohn G.
116Ken Weafer23.113May 29May 29, 1936/1BSN-0.16-0183RRFeb 6, 1913Woburn, MA, USSigned by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1935. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Duke University (Durham, NC)Woburn Memorial HS (Woburn, MA)Kenneth Albert
117Roy Weatherly21.123Jun 27Oct 1, 19509/78CLE9.05-6170LRFeb 25, 1915Warren, TX, USSigned by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1934.Cyril Roy
118Bill Weir25.121Jun 25Oct 1, 19391/HBSN0.95-8170LLFeb 25, 1911Portland, ME, USSigned by the Boston Bees as an amateur free agent in 1936.University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)Holderness HS (Plymouth, NH)William Franklin
119Kemp Wicker30.001Aug 14Jul 31, 1941/1NYY0.05-11182RLAug 13, 1906Kernersville, NC, USNorth Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)Kemp Caswell
120Dan Wilson20/4795PC2.46-1155BRSep 15, 1915Yazoo City, MS, USDaniel Richman
121Eddie Wilson26.288Jun 21Oct 2, 19379/H8BRO0.95-11165LLSep 7, 1909Hamden, CT, USCollege of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)Edward Francis
122Lefty Wilson19/1WEG2.05-11165LDec 16, 1916Limestone County, TX, USWoodrow W.
123 Young/1WEG0.1
124Babe Young21.087Sep 26Oct 2, 1948/HNYG11.26-2185LLJul 1, 1915Astoria, NY, USFordham University (New York, NY)George Washington HS (New York, NY)Norman Robert
125Bill Zuber23.174Sep 16Sep 23, 1947/1CLE1.16-2195RRMar 26, 1913Middle Amana, IA, USWilliam Henry

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