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Batting

Batting
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age Tm
1Hosea Allen41941194700.317302838200501.286.310.357.66723JRC
2Johnny Barrett51942194606.1588210818113034548232232206929265201.251.349.369.718Apr 14, 194226PIT
3Johnny Beazley6194119490-0.3761401209183201300555.150.184.208.392Sep 28, 194124STL
4Hiram Bithorn4194219470-0.1105196177142840011001021.158.207.181.388Apr 15, 194226CHC
5Buddy Blair11942194200.713752348448135268566163030.279.325.397.722Apr 14, 194231PHA
6Lefty Boone5194019440-0.335595436100512.111.143.130.27222TOT
7Hank Borowy101942195120.331664657143992260480028138.173.213.233.446Apr 18, 194226NYY
8Bill Butland4194019470-0.332503902000300716.051.196.051.247May 29, 194024BOS
9Fred Caligiuri21941194200.11834322531010018.156.182.313.494Sep 3, 194123PHA
10Mike Chartak41940194401.925687976596186347219847104112.243.337.388.725Sep 13, 194026TOT
11Russ Christopher7194219481-0.1242349316175083222001795.158.201.222.423Apr 14, 194224PHA
12Ellis Clary41942194502.52237786509717132214612811474.263.376.323.699Jun 7, 194225WSH
13Bill Conroy6193519440-0.81695414524590133533307785.199.322.274.596Sep 21, 193527BOS
14Tony Criscola3194219440-1.01844023673591124128223032.248.307.311.617Apr 15, 194226SLB
15Otto Denning2194219430-0.91293713432376200132312315.222.272.289.561Apr 15, 194229CLE
16George Dickey6193519470-1.722656049436101120454446362.204.294.253.547Sep 21, 193526CHW
17Murry Dickson181939195913.263811431095812533453820012105.231.241.279.520Sep 30, 193925STL
18Bill Donovan21942194300.23832281700010026.250.300.250.550Apr 19, 194225BSN
19Alphonse Dunn3193719430-0.160235202305144122523.252.341.327.66730TOT
20Hank Edwards1119411953010.9735241021912856131164151276923208264.280.343.440.783Sep 10, 194123CLE
21Red Embree8194119490-0.3147256223193740018001043.166.202.184.386Sep 10, 194124CLE
22Harry Feldman6194119460-0.1173239221273840220001150.172.215.217.432Sep 10, 194122NYG
23Stan Ferens2194219460-0.253504517000000213.156.191.156.347Jun 10, 194227SLB
24Nanny Fernandez41942195000.640814891356139336595161452010109142.248.306.334.640Apr 14, 194223BSN
25Les Fleming71939194908.34341572133016836969152919978226152.277.386.417.804Apr 22, 193926CLE
26Dick Fowler10194119520-0.42265024722288101132021569.186.213.218.431Sep 13, 194121PHA
27Moe Franklin21941194200.1611781642543802160097.262.309.348.656Aug 12, 194128DET
28Hank Gornicki4194119460-0.2798882912201500231.146.167.207.374Apr 17, 194131PIT
29Buddy Gremp3194019420-0.81133162911965140331111824.223.271.302.573Sep 13, 194022BSN
30Steve Gromek171941195712.547074363058124920402071146.197.279.217.497Aug 18, 194122CLE
31Orval Grove10194019491-0.82074303732348421190231128.129.201.158.360May 28, 194022CHW
32Bert Haas91937195115.4721267424402636449332222635133204188.264.323.355.678Sep 9, 193728CIN
33Ned Harris41941194601.026293081410721133141681121210277.259.342.393.736Apr 20, 194125DET
34Ed Head51940194600.611915513115322001310725.244.283.260.542Jul 27, 194024BRO
35Jim Hegan171941196054.6166653224772550108718746925251524456742.228.295.344.639Sep 9, 194121CLE
36Chico Hernández21942194300.090268244166190016002022.250.309.287.596Apr 16, 194226CHC
37Billy Hitchcock9194219530-5.470325022249231547672252571511206230.243.310.299.609Apr 14, 194225DET
38Oris Hockett71938194515.65512353216525959811221132144349159157.276.329.365.694Sep 4, 193832CLE
39Tommy Holmes1119421952235.7132055664992698150729247885814025480122.302.366.432.798Apr 14, 194225BSN
40John Huber71941194700.38621020222488301817.238.263.307.57034CAG
41Tice James3194119460-0.24314913811284201238.203.252.261.51327CCB
42Sam Jethroe1219381954714.960426712395418658128415827313623225293.275.345.435.780Apr 18, 195025CCB
43Leamon Johnson5194119450-1.249171152163001012112.197.265.211.47625NBY
44Oscar Judd81941194813.22063563173683115319002737.262.322.356.678Apr 16, 194134BOS
45Ken Jungels5193719420-0.12810100100000004.100.100.100.200Sep 15, 193726PIT
46Frankie Kelleher2194219430-0.247140120142031312011820.167.275.283.559Jul 18, 194225CIN
47Clyde Kluttz91942195207.3656207719031725109081921253132119.268.318.354.671Apr 20, 194224BSN
48Dave Koslo12194119550-2.535057151631561203301236222.109.168.149.317Sep 12, 194122NYG
49Whitey Kurowski919411949524.691636933229518925162321065291912369332.286.366.455.821Sep 23, 194124STL
50Ray Lamanno51941194813.0442154814081223555751815023118151.252.314.338.653Sep 11, 194122CIN
51Johnny Lindell1219411954113.98543123279540176212448724041713289366.273.344.429.773Apr 18, 194125NYY
52Johnny Lipon91942195406.0758308926613506909524102662825347152.259.346.324.671Aug 16, 194219DET
53Tony Lupien61940194803.3614264723582856329230182305738241111.268.337.355.692Sep 12, 194025BOS
54Hal Manders31941194600.03012121200000002.167.167.167.333Aug 12, 194125DET
55Max Marshall31942194400.732913841267140311411615105152089100.245.297.339.635May 9, 194228CIN
56Willard Marshall1119421955319.91246473742335831160163391306041423458219.274.347.423.770Apr 14, 194221NYG
57Buster Maynard4194019460-1.7224674616681361451466644653.221.276.328.604Sep 17, 194029NYG
58Booker McDaniel51941194510.77315014413328111415.222.248.313.56128KCM
59Fred McDaniel6194019460-0.21104423906093115035739.238.317.292.61029MRS
60Gready McKinnis5194119452-0.2469488813100002.148.167.159.32628TOT
61Lennie Merullo71941194701.76392264207119149792861523817136174.240.291.301.591Sep 12, 194125CHC
62Stan Musial HOF221941196324128.53026127211097219493630725177475195178711599696.331.417.559.976Sep 17, 194121STL
63Earl Naylor3194219460-1.9112318290225461328232335.186.248.245.493Apr 15, 194223PHI
64Ron Northey1219421957013.710843567317238587417228108513711361297.276.352.450.801Apr 14, 194222PHI
65Roberto Ortiz6194119500-0.8213718659671681810878434395.255.310.349.659Sep 6, 194127WSH
66Dixie Parsons3193919430-2.010832129595270215102039.176.229.220.449Aug 16, 193926DET
67Art Pennington51941194521.7119490432641151177601056.266.350.373.72319CAG
68Johnny Pesky1019421954134.2127055164745867145522650174045349662218.307.394.386.780Apr 14, 194223BOS
69Bob Repass21939194200.1843002653064121224613332.242.328.317.645Sep 18, 193924WSH
70Johnny Sain111942195534.6433857774691902843101002420.245.270.304.574Apr 17, 194224BSN
71Ray Sanders719421949011.063025582182321597114194232986328216.274.370.401.771Apr 14, 194225STL
72Ray Scarborough101942195310.03185054563285101135001881.186.217.219.437Jun 26, 194224WSH
73Johnny Schmitz13194119562-1.93686505873283932320020147.141.170.177.347Sep 6, 194121CHC
74Bonnie Serrell51941194515.51385465049315727158751234.312.356.472.82822KCM
75Vern Stephens1519411955846.2172072436497100118593074224711742522692685.286.355.460.815Sep 13, 194121SLB
76John Sullivan6194219490-3.86052088183320342252911621811216206.230.312.270.582Jun 7, 194221WSH
77Leroy Sutton61940194500.1255045091000002.200.234.222.45621CAG
78Yank Terry5194019450-0.593158145621200610947.145.195.159.353Aug 3, 194031BOS
79Lou Tost31942194700.139565239200100216.173.204.212.415Apr 20, 194231BSN
80Virgil Trucks17194119582-1.9517101294963171231270119153.180.189.213.402Sep 27, 194125DET
81Elmer Valo2019401961028.91806609250297681420228735860111079942284.282.398.391.790Sep 22, 194021PHA
82Harry Walker1119401955212.48072981265138578612637102144224245175.296.358.383.741Sep 25, 194023STL
83Lefty Wallace3194219460-0.252443803000300517.079.186.079.265May 5, 194220BSN
84Jack Wallaesa5194019480-1.52196355845612017415613346138.205.267.325.592Sep 22, 194022PHA
85Archie Ware81941194842.11727016338818027739011049.284.343.363.70724CCB
86Les Webber6194219480-0.41541311111115101510727.135.193.171.364May 17, 194227BRO
87Hal White12194119540-0.933728325515377007001691.145.199.173.371Apr 22, 194123DET
88Roger Wolff7194119470-1.6182380337184120016012693.122.185.128.312Sep 20, 194131PHA
89Ralph Wyatt61941194611.31094654306110669341830.247.296.323.61924CAG
Totals6311935196387443351171187171051601389828063468810971903127801072726112819850.267.340.387.727

Pitching

Pitching
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP Debut Age Tm
1Hosea Allen4194119470-1.017.1256.49167540169.18857502240324011711.61523JRC
2Johnny Beazley61941194904.53112.7213.017646212133374.03491511251315711147711516011.353Sep 28, 194124STL
3Hiram Bithorn41942194705.13431.5233.1610553313085509.2517214179211711918520521471.350Apr 15, 194226CHC
4Lefty Boone5194019440-1.4812.4005.9333280500135.013110689384013650115101.59322TOT
5Hank Borowy1019421951215.610882.5683.5031421453941671717.0166076966810862352690753472651.330Apr 18, 194226NYY
6Bill Butland41940194702.093.7503.8832156721150.2138696511563623026421.288May 29, 194024BOS
7Fred Caligiuri2194119420-0.225.2864.52187940179.29049404321272123641.531Sep 3, 194123PHA
8Russ Christopher719421948111.25464.4583.372419711246335999.293144137438399234242721142471.330Apr 14, 194224PHA
9Murry Dickson1819391959143.0172181.4873.6662533814814927233052.13029143112403021058103128137234129361.339Sep 30, 193925STL
10Bill Donovan21942194301.246.4003.20381014200104.011447372413240124521.490Apr 19, 194225BSN
11Red Embree81941194905.93148.3923.7214190252911707.065333429250330232861021430511.390Sep 10, 194124CLE
12Harry Feldman61941194602.83535.5003.8014378282263666.06713352814530018254801229361.458Sep 10, 194122NYG
13Stan Ferens21942194600.2513.2784.1853919200157.0176917355913513046971.497Jun 10, 194227SLB
14Dick Fowler101941195207.96679.4554.1122117036751141303.0136768559598578163821911256801.493Sep 13, 194121PHA
15Hank Gornicki41941194600.31519.4413.387933231246285.027514610712107712341412221.340Apr 17, 194131PIT
16Steve Gromek1719411957122.6123108.5323.414472251109217232064.21940893782186630709046831886761.245Aug 18, 194122CLE
17Orval Grove101940194912.56373.4633.7820715231661141176.2123759549462444403742913851091.429May 28, 194022CHW
18Ed Head51940194604.42723.5403.48118533422611465.0434201180241742520830519831.308Jul 27, 194024BRO
19John Huber7194119470-1.3615.2865.3430178710141.2162107845540644106131.52534CAG
20Oscar Judd81941194814.84051.4403.9016199324347771.174439933424397223041013533801.479Apr 16, 194134BOS
21Ken Jungels5193719420-0.5101.0006.802501300049.05641375323213002331.796Sep 15, 193726PIT
22Dave Koslo1219411955017.992107.4623.68348189937415221591.11597740651121538766062012168031.342Sep 12, 194122NYG
23Johnny Lindell121941195411.2818.3084.475528191511251.2247147125201618146711211411.621Apr 18, 194125NYY
24Hal Manders31941194600.231.7504.773011900060.17137326280284002671.641Aug 12, 194125DET
25Booker McDaniel51941194517.82712.6922.6568302124411363.13181401074100027130212631.15028KCM
26Gready McKinnis51941194523.21220.3753.47453541541244.022011394485012712058101.25028TOT
27Stan Musial HOF2219411963240.0001000000.000000000001Sep 17, 194121STL
28Earl Naylor3194219460-0.905.0006.122041210060.16843415291190122721.608Apr 15, 194223PHI
29Johnny Sain1119421955324.8139116.5453.4941224512514016532125.22145947824179619519103062089981.300Apr 17, 194224BSN
30Ray Scarborough1019421953110.28085.4854.1331816875599141428.2148775565689611285644443062971.469Jun 26, 194224WSH
31Johnny Schmitz1319411956224.693114.4493.55366235808616201812.2176684171497757697463564077791.392Sep 6, 194121CHC
32Leroy Sutton61940194501.967.4622.9825123710127.012555423310452024001.22821CAG
33Yank Terry5194019450-0.12028.4174.099355201402457.14632382083319611167641019911.441Aug 3, 194031BOS
34Lou Tost31942194701.31011.4763.6539236510155.1159726314564464036711.384Apr 20, 194231BSN
35Virgil Trucks1719411958242.3177135.5673.3951732811412433302682.1241611241009188108863153447663113781.306Sep 27, 194125DET
36Lefty Wallace31942194600.656.4554.11511414400144.213373669647514186321.362May 5, 194220BSN
37Les Webber61942194802.02319.5484.1915425637014432.04342212012620131141711519071.470May 17, 194227BRO
38Hal White1219411954010.94654.4603.793366714223725920.087544338747450323491422039851.440Apr 22, 194123DET
39Roger Wolff719411947011.75269.4303.4118212839638121025.1101846838856316124302211643661.301Sep 20, 194131PHA
Totals2991937196343289.216281674.4933.66618333281607139323534028859.228304136181173419211108084512159516565281228761.531