1885 Major League New Debuts

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Biographical Information
Rk	Name	Age	Debut	Last Game	Pos	Tm	WAR	Ht	Wt	B	T	Birthdate	Birthplace	Schools	High School	Given Name
1	Billy Alvord	21.263	Apr 30	Jul 8, 1893	/5	SLM	-1.0	5-10	187	R	R	Aug 10, 1863	St. Louis, MO, US			William Crawford
2	Wyman Andrus	26.336	Sep 15	Sep 15, 1885	/5	PRO	-0.1	5-6	155			Oct 14, 1858	Orono, ON, CA			William Wiman
3	Frank Bell	22.208	Jul 7	Jul 31, 1885	/2O5	BRO	-0.5	6-0				Dec 11, 1862	Cincinnati, OH, US			Frank Gustav
4	George Bryant	28.177	Aug 6	Aug 6, 1885	/4	DTN	-0.1					Feb 10, 1857	Bridgeport, CT, US			George F.
5	Bill Collver	18.105	Jul 4	Jul 4, 1885	/O	BSN	-0.1					Mar 21, 1867	Clyde, OH, US			William J.
6	Pete Conway	18.284	Aug 10	May 9, 1889	1/O36	BUF	3.8	5-10	162	R	R	Oct 30, 1866	Burmont, PA, US			Peter J.
7	Amos Cross	25.000	Apr 22	Oct 8, 1887	2	LOU	1.4						Milwaukee, WI, US			Amos C.
8	Con Daily	20.237	May 6	Jul 5, 1896	2/3O	PRO	4.0	6-0	192	L	R	Sep 11, 1864	Blackstone, MA, US			Cornelius F.
9	Ed Daily	22.239	May 4	Jul 14, 1891	1	PHI	5.3	5-10	174	R	R	Sep 7, 1862	Providence, RI, US			Edward M.
10	Gene Derby	25.212	Sep 3	Sep 30, 1885	/2O	BAL	0.1	5-7	160	L		Feb 3, 1860	Fitchburg, MA, US			Eugene A.
11	Dennis Driscoll	22.288	Jul 25	Oct 7, 1885	/4	BUF	-0.3					Oct 10, 1862	Providence, RI, US			Dennis F.
12	Mike Drissel	20.260	Sep 5	Sep 11, 1885	/2	STL	-0.5	5-11		R	R	Dec 19, 1864	St. Louis, MO, US			Michael F.
13	John Fogarty	21.117	Sep 18	Sep 19, 1885	/O	SLM	-0.1	5-11	190			May 24, 1864	St. Louis, MO, US			John J.
14	John Foley	27.328	Sep 18	Sep 18, 1885	/1	PRO	-0.1				L	Oct 25, 1857	Brattleboro, VT, US		Brattleboro HS (Brattleboro, VT)	John J.
15	Ed Greer	21.330	Jun 24	Oct 10, 1887	O2	BAL	-2.3	5-9	155	R	R	Jul 29, 1863	Philadelphia, PA, US			Edward
16	Charlie Hallstrom	22.244	Sep 23	Sep 23, 1885	/1	PRO	-0.4					Jan 22, 1863	Jonkoping, SE			Charles Emil
17	Gil Hatfield	30.240	Sep 24	May 8, 1895	/54	BUF	-1.4	5-9	168	R	R	Jan 27, 1855	Hoboken, NJ, US			Gilbert
18	Egyptian Healy	18.319	Sep 11	Jul 6, 1892	/1	SLM	6.9	6-2	158	R	R	Oct 27, 1866	Cairo, IL, US			John J.
19	John Hiland	24.000	Aug 20	Aug 22, 1885	/4	PHI	-0.3	5-8	165	L	L		Baltic, CT, US			John William
20	John Hofford	22.124	Sep 26	Jul 24, 1886	/1	PIT	-0.7	6-0	168			May 25, 1863	Philadelphia, PA, US			John William
21	Jones		Apr 30	Apr 30, 1885	/5	NYP	0.0
22	Nate Kellogg	26.333	Aug 27	Sep 5, 1885	/6	DTN	-0.2	5-9	175	L	R	Sep 28, 1858	Rochester, IA, US			Nathaniel Monroe
23	Ted Kennedy	20.125	Jun 12	Sep 23, 1886	/15	CHC	-4.2	5-8	178	L	R	Feb 7, 1865	Henry, IL, US			Theodore A.
24	Ed Knouff	18.000	Jul 1	Jun 7, 1889	1/O	PHA	-1.2		160	R	R		Philadelphia, PA, US			Edward Augustine
25	Tom Lovett	21.179	Jun 4	Jul 9, 1894	1/O	PHA	8.7	5-8	162	R	R	Dec 7, 1863	Providence, RI, US			Thomas Joseph
26	Denny Lyons	19.190	Sep 18	Jul 23, 1897	/5	PRO	35.5	5-10	185	R	R	Mar 12, 1866	Cincinnati, OH, US			Dennis Patrick Aloysius
27	Reddy Mack	19.137	Sep 16	Sep 30, 1890	4	LOU	6.4	5-8	182	R		May 2, 1866	IE			Joseph
28	George Mappes	19.272	Sep 23	Oct 9, 1886	/4	BAL	-0.1	5-8	200			Dec 25, 1865	St. Louis, MO, US			George Richard
29	Al Mays	19.358	May 10	May 2, 1890	1	LOU	2.3			R	R	May 17, 1865	Dover, OH, US			Albert C.
30	Bill McCaffrey	23.075	Jun 15	Jun 15, 1885	/1	CIN	-0.3		121			Apr 1, 1862	Baltimore County, MD, US			William T.
31	Sandy McDermott	29.095	Jun 18	Jun 18, 1885	/4	BAL	0.0					Mar 15, 1856	Zanesville, OH, US			Thomas Nathaniel
32	Jim McTamany	22.042	Aug 15	Oct 5, 1891	O	BRO	13.6	5-8	190	R	R	Jul 4, 1863	Philadelphia, PA, US			James Edward
33	George McVey	20.003	Sep 19	Sep 29, 1885	/32	BRO	0.0	6-1	185	R	R	Sep 16, 1865	Port Jervis, NY, US			George William
34	Billy Palmer	20.265	May 28	Jun 3, 1885	/1	SLM	-0.8					Sep 5, 1864	London, London, GB			William F.
35	George Pechiney	23.318	Aug 4	Jun 24, 1887	1	CIN	-0.5	5-9	184	R	R	Sep 20, 1861	Cincinnati, OH, US			George Adolphe
36	Dick Pierson	27.242	Jun 23	Jun 25, 1885	/4	NYP	-0.2				R	Oct 24, 1857	Wilkes-Barre, PA, US			Edmund Dana
37	Toad Ramsey	21.028	Sep 5	Sep 17, 1890	/1	LOU	19.9	5-9	180	R	L	Aug 8, 1864	Indianapolis, IN, US			Thomas H.
38	Jim Reilly	25.034	Jun 8	Jun 19, 1885	/45	NYP	-0.3	5-10	140			May 5, 1860	New York, NY, US			James F.
39	Charlie Ritter		Sep 21	Sep 23, 1885	/4	BUF	-0.1									Charles J.
40	Jimmy Ryan	22.239	Oct 8	Sep 24, 1903	/6O	CHC	43.8	5-9	162	R	L	Feb 11, 1863	Clinton, MA, US	Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA), College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)		James Edward
41	Ed Seward	18.093	Sep 30	Jun 8, 1891	/1	PRO	20.5	5-7	175		R	Jun 29, 1867	Cleveland, OH, US			Edward William
42	Joe Stabell	21.046	Sep 19	Sep 29, 1885	/O4	BUF	-0.6	5-11				Aug 4, 1864	Buffalo, NY, US			Joseph F.
43	Bill Stellberger	20.162	Oct 1	Oct 1, 1885	/1	PRO	-0.4	5-7	170	L	L	Apr 22, 1865	Detroit, MI, US			William F.
44	Bill Stemmyer	20.150	Oct 3	Jun 15, 1888	/1	BSN	1.3	6-2	190	R	R	May 6, 1865	Cleveland, OH, US			William
45	Edward Tate	24.278	Sep 26	Oct 15, 1890	/2	BSN	-0.5	5-10	178	R	R	Dec 22, 1860	Richmond, VA, US			Edward Christopher
46	John Tener	21.318	Jun 8	Oct 4, 1890	/O	BAL	-0.5	6-4	180	R	R	Jul 25, 1863	Tyrone, IE			John Kinley
47	Sam Thompson	25.119	Jul 2	Sep 10, 1906	O	DTN	44.4	6-2	207	L	R	Mar 5, 1860	Danville, IN, US			Samuel Luther
48	Joe Visner	25.280	Jul 4	Jun 1, 1891	/O	BAL	3.0	5-11	180	L	R	Sep 27, 1859	Minneapolis, MN, US		Mendota HS (Mendota, MN)	Joseph Paul
49	John Ward	23	Sep 19	Sep 19, 1885	/1	PRO	-0.2						East St. Louis, IL, US			John T.
50	George Wetzell	20	Aug 26	Sep 2, 1885	/1	BAL	-0.8						Philadelphia, PA, US			George B.
51	Pete Wood	18.164	Jul 15	Sep 7, 1889	1/O3	BUF	-1.5	5-7	185	R	R	Feb 1, 1867	Dundas, ON, CA			Peter Burke