1891 Major League New Debuts

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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
1	George Boone	20.053	Apr 23	May 13, 1891	/1	LOU	-0.3					Mar 1, 1871	Louisville, KY, US				George Morris
2	Bill Bowman	24.146	Jun 18	Aug 5, 1891	2	CHC	-0.4	5-11	180			Jan 23, 1867	Chicago, IL, US				William G.
3	Theodore Breitenstein	21.331	Apr 28	May 9, 1901	/1O	STL	50.6	5-9	167	L	L	Jun 1, 1869	St. Louis, MO, US				Theodore J.
4	Frank Burrell	24.222	Aug 1	Oct 2, 1897	2/O	NYG	-0.6	5-10	165	R	R	Dec 22, 1866	Weymouth, MA, US				Frank Andrew
5	Harry Burrell	24.110	Sep 13	Oct 3, 1891	/1O	STL	-0.4	5-7	160		L	May 26, 1867	Bethel, VT, US				Harry J.
6	Tommy Cahill	22.000	Apr 9	Oct 4, 1891	26O/45	LOU	1.2	5-7	150	R			Fall River, MA, US		College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA), University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)		Thomas H.
7	Jim Canavan	24.133	Apr 8	Jul 13, 1897	*6	CKK	-1.3	5-8	160	R	R	Nov 26, 1866	New Bedford, MA, US				James Edward
8	Kid Carsey	18.168	Apr 8	Jul 20, 1901	1/O6	WAS	7.2	5-7	168	L	R	Oct 22, 1872	New York, NY, US				Wilfred
9	Ed Cassian	23.210	Jun 26	Sep 20, 1891	/1	PHI	-0.4	5-8	160		R	Nov 28, 1867	Wilbraham, MA, US				Edward T.
10	Dad Clarkson	24.354	Aug 20	Aug 8, 1896	/1	NYG	3.5	5-10	165	R	R	Aug 31, 1866	Cambridge, MA, US				Arthur Hamilton
11	Bill Clymer	18.189	Jun 25	Jun 27, 1891	/6	PHA	-0.2	5-10	155			Dec 18, 1872	Philadelphia, PA, US	Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1891.			William Johnston
12	Tom Cotter	24.338	Sep 3	Oct 5, 1891	/2O	BOS	0.0	5-10	149	R	R	Sep 30, 1866	Waltham, MA, US				Thomas Benedict
13	Jim Curtiss	29.200	Jul 15	Sep 22, 1891	O	CIN	-0.1	5-8	157	L	L	Dec 27, 1861	Coldwater, MI, US				Ervin Duane
14	Bill Dahlen	21.107	Apr 22	Oct 12, 1911	5O6	CHC	75.3	5-9	180	R	R	Jan 5, 1870	Nelliston, NY, US			Fort Plain HS (Fort Plain, NY)	William Frederick
15	Jack Darragh	24.300	May 13	May 13, 1891	/3	LOU	0.0	6-2	180			Jul 17, 1866	Ebensburg, PA, US		University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)		James S.
16	George Davies	23.177	Aug 18	Jul 20, 1893	1	MIL	4.9		180		R	Feb 22, 1868	Portage, WI, US		University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)		George Washington
17	Tim Donahue	21.050	Jul 28	May 17, 1902	/2	BOS	1.3	5-11	180	L	R	Jun 8, 1870	Raynham, MA, US				Timothy Cornelius
18	Alexander Donoghue	27.258	Aug 24	Aug 29, 1891	/O6	PHI	0.2	5-8	165		L	Dec 9, 1863	Altoona, PA, US				Alexander F.
19	John Doran	29.000	Apr 11	Jun 1, 1891	1	LOU	-1.4	5-11	175	L	L		Athens, PA, US				John F.
20	Tommy Dowd	21.353	Apr 8	Sep 28, 1901	/O	BOS	-1.7	5-8	173	R	R	Apr 20, 1869	Holyoke, MA, US		Brown University (Providence, RI), College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA), Georgetown University (Washington, DC)		Thomas Jefferson
21	Martin Duke	24	Aug 24	Sep 7, 1891	/1	WAS	-0.9	5-5	135	R	R		Zanesville, OH, US				Martin F.
22	Bill Eagan	21.311	Apr 8	Jun 2, 1898	4	STL	1.8	5-7	148			Jun 1, 1869	Camden, NJ, US				William
23	John Fitzgerald	21.049	Jul 18	Oct 5, 1891	/1	BOS	-1.0					May 30, 1870	Natick, MA, US				John H.
24	Warren Fitzgerald	23.000	Jun 4	Jun 8, 1892	1/O	LOU	3.1	5-9	162		L		PA, US				Warren Bartholomew
25	Mike Flynn	19.169	Aug 31	Aug 31, 1891	/2	BOS	0.0					Mar 15, 1872	Kildare, IE				Michael J.
26	George Fox	22.224	Jul 13	Sep 7, 1899	/5	LOU	0.1	5-9	185			Dec 1, 1868	Pottstown, PA, US	Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels in 1891.			George Bennerd
27	Buck Freeman	19.240	Jun 27	Apr 20, 1907	/1	WAS	23.9	5-9	169	L	L	Oct 30, 1871	Catasauqua, PA, US	Signed by the Washington Statesmen as an amateur free agent in 1891.			John Frank
28	Harry Fuller	28.288	Sep 19	Sep 19, 1891	/5	STL	-0.1	5-8	160			Dec 5, 1862	Cincinnati, OH, US				Henry W.
29	Joe Gormley	24.178	Jun 16	Jun 16, 1891	/1	PHI	-0.2			L	L	Dec 20, 1866	Bethlehem, PA, US				Joseph
30	Billy Graulich	23.055	Sep 17	Sep 23, 1891	/23	PHI	-0.3					Jul 24, 1868	Philadelphia, PA, US				William
31	Clark Griffith	21.142	Apr 11	Oct 7, 1914	1	STL	63.8	5-6	156	R	R	Nov 20, 1869	Clear Creek, MO, US		Illinois State University (Normal, IL)		Clark Calvin
32	Tom Hart	21.304	Apr 15	May 7, 1891	/2O	WAS	-0.1	5-7	160			Jun 15, 1869	Canaan, NY, US				Thomas Henry
33	Jim Hughey	22.205	Sep 29	Sep 30, 1900	/1	MIL	1.6	6-0			R	Mar 8, 1869	Wakeshma, MI, US				James Ulysses
34	Bert Inks	20.213	Aug 28	Jun 23, 1896	1	BRO	0.5	6-3	175	L	L	Jan 27, 1871	Ligonier, IN, US		University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)		Albert John
35	Hughie Jennings	22.060	Jun 1	Sep 2, 1918	63/5	LOU	42.3	5-8	165	R	R	Apr 2, 1869	Pittston, PA, US	Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels in 1891.	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Mansfield, PA)		Hugh Ambrose
36	Jack Keenan	22.222	Aug 11	Aug 11, 1891	/1	CKK	-0.1	5-7	140		R	Jan 1, 1869	Louisville, KY, US				John M.
37	Joe Kelley	19.230	Jul 27	Oct 3, 1908	O	BSN	50.4	5-11	190	R	R	Dec 9, 1871	Cambridge, MA, US			St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Cambridge, MA)	Joseph James
38	Henry Killeen	19.000	Sep 11	Sep 11, 1891	/1	CLV	-0.1	5-9	150				Troy, NY, US				Henry F.
39	Frank Killen	20.270	Aug 27	Jun 27, 1900	1	MIL	34.4	6-1	200	L	L	Nov 30, 1870	Pittsburgh, PA, US				Frank Bissell
40	Bill Kling	24.211	Aug 13	Apr 20, 1895	1/O	PHI	-0.7	6-0	190	L	R	Jan 14, 1867	OH, US				William
41	Fred Lake	24.203	May 7	May 28, 1910	/2O	BSN	-0.1	5-10	170	R	R	Oct 16, 1866	Cornwallis, NS, CA				Frederick Lovett
42	Dan Lally	24.007	Aug 19	Sep 19, 1897	O	PIT	-0.5	5-11	210	L	R	Aug 12, 1867	Jersey City, NJ, US				Daniel J.
43	Jack Leiper	23.255	Sep 4	Oct 4, 1891	/1O	COL	-1.0	5-11		L	L	Dec 23, 1867	Chester, PA, US				John Henry Thomas
44	Tom Letcher	23.000	Sep 27	Oct 4, 1891	/O	MIL	-0.2	6-0		L			Bryan, OH, US				Frederick Thomas
45	Pete Lohman	26.202	May 11	Jul 20, 1891	2/O546	WAS	-0.3	5-10	180	R	R	Oct 21, 1864	Washington County, MN, US				George Frederick
46	Jim Long	28.267	Aug 9	Aug 30, 1893	/O	LOU	-1.1	5-10	160			Nov 15, 1862	Louisville, KY, US	Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels in 1891.			James M.
47	John Lyston	24.093	Aug 29	Jun 15, 1894	/1	COL	-0.4	5-11	185	R	R	May 28, 1867	Baltimore, MD, US				John Michael
48	Harry Mace	24.000	May 5	May 13, 1891	/1	WAS	-0.1	5-11	185		R		Washington, DC, US				Harry Francis
49	Charles Matthews	28.198	Sep 25	Sep 25, 1891	/O	PHA	0.1					Mar 11, 1863	Camden, NJ, US				Charles Frederick
50	John McGraw	18.141	Aug 26	Jun 18, 1907	6/O4	BAL	45.7	5-7	155	L	R	Apr 7, 1873	Truxton, NY, US		St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, NY)		John Joseph
51	Mart McQuaid	30.048	Aug 15	Aug 25, 1898	/4O	STL	0.0	5-9	160			Jun 28, 1861	Chicago, IL, US				Mortimer Martin
52	Paul McSweeney	24.170	Sep 20	Sep 22, 1891	/45	STL	-0.1					Apr 3, 1867	St. Louis, MO, US				Paul Alphonsus
53	Jouett Meekin	24.112	Jun 13	Jul 8, 1900	1/O3	LOU	27.8	6-1	180	R	R	Feb 21, 1867	New Albany, IN, US				George Jouett
54	Bill Merritt	21.009	Aug 8	Oct 14, 1899	2/3	CHC	2.0	5-7	160	R	R	Jul 30, 1870	Lowell, MA, US		College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)		William Henry
55	Harry Morelock	21.285	Aug 21	Aug 9, 1892	/6	PHI	-0.2					Nov 9, 1869	Philadelphia, PA, US				A. Harry
56	Larry Murphy	34.074	May 30	Oct 6, 1891	*O	WAS	0.9	5-8	170	L		Mar 17, 1857	Toronto, ON, CA				Patrick Lawrence
57	John Newell	23.189	Jul 22	Aug 1, 1891	/5	PIT	-0.1	5-9	170	R	L	Jan 14, 1868	Wilmington, DE, US				John A.
58	John O'Brien	25.012	Jul 25	Oct 7, 1899	4	BRO	0.0	5-9	175	L	R	Jul 13, 1866	Saint John, NB, CA				John Joseph
59	John O'Connell	19.098	Aug 22	Sep 20, 1902	/46O	BAL	-0.4	5-9	170		R	May 16, 1872	IE				John Joseph
60	Pat Pettee	28.088	Apr 8	Apr 14, 1891	/4	LOU	0.0	5-10	170	R	R	Jan 10, 1863	Natick, MA, US				Patrick Edward
61	Walter Plock	22.050	Aug 21	Aug 22, 1891	/O	PHI	0.0	6-3	180			Jul 2, 1869	Philadelphia, PA, US				Walter S.
62	Bill Quarles	20.330	May 21	Sep 9, 1893	/1	WAS	-0.5	6-3				Jun 25, 1870	Petersburg, VA, US				William H.
63	Frank Quinlan	22.210	Oct 5	Oct 5, 1891	/2O	BOS	-0.1	5-9	180			Mar 9, 1869	Marlborough, MA, US				Francis Patrick
64	Nick Reeder	24.020	Apr 11	Apr 11, 1891	/5	LOU	-0.1	5-9	189	R	R	Mar 22, 1867	Louisville, KY, US				Nicholas
65	George Rettger	23.015	Aug 13	Jul 16, 1892	1/O	STL	0.0	5-11	175	R	R	Jul 29, 1868	Cleveland, OH, US				George Edward
66	John Ricks	23.360	Sep 21	Jul 4, 1894	/5	STL	-0.4					Sep 26, 1867	St. Louis, MO, US				John J.
67	George Rooks	27.203	May 12	May 16, 1891	/O	BSN	-0.1	5-11	170	R	R	Oct 21, 1863	Chicago, IL, US				George Brinton McClellan
68	Phil Saylor	20.190	Jul 11	Jul 11, 1891	/1	PHI	0.0				L	Jan 2, 1871	Van Wert County, OH, US		Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)		Philip Andrew
69	John Schultz		May 6	Jun 11, 1891	/1	PHI	-0.3	6-0	165				Burlington, NJ, US				John F.
70	John Schulze	25.125	Aug 7	Aug 7, 1891	/2	STL	-0.1	5-10	142			Apr 4, 1866	St. Louis, MO, US				John H.
71	John Shearon	20	Jul 28	May 9, 1896	O/1	CLV	-2.1				R		PA, US				John M.
72	John Slagle	21.000	Apr 30	Apr 30, 1891	/1	CKK	0.1	5-10	175	L	R		Lawrence, IN, US				John A.
73	Ed Spurney	19.168	Jun 26	Jun 29, 1891	/6	PIT	0.1	5-8	173			Jan 9, 1872	Cleveland, OH, US		University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)		Edward Frederick
74	Jim Sullivan	23.362	Apr 22	May 6, 1898	/1	BSN	2.5	5-10	155	R	R	Apr 25, 1867	Charlestown, MA, US				Daniel James
75	Jack Taylor	18.116	Sep 16	Sep 12, 1899	/1	NYG	22.6	6-1	190	R	R	May 23, 1873	Sandy Hill, MD, US		Manhattan University (New York, NY)		John Besson
76	Joe Walsh	26.302	Sep 3	Oct 6, 1891	46	BAL	-0.7	5-6	150			Nov 5, 1864	Chicago, IL, US				Joseph R.
77	Jack Wentz	28.042	Apr 15	Apr 15, 1891	/4	LOU	-0.1	5-10	175	R	R	Mar 4, 1863	Louisville, KY, US				John George
78	Bill Zies	24.054	Aug 9	Aug 10, 1891	/2	STL	0.0			L		Jun 16, 1867	Rock Island, IL, US				William