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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
1Mel Almada20.213Sep 8Oct 1, 1939/87HBOS0.06-0170LLFeb 7, 1913Huatabampo, Sonora, MXLos Angeles HS (Los Angeles, CA)Baldomero Melo
2Buddy Armour18/5681ID0.05-9170LRApr 27, 1915Jackson, MS, USAlfred Allen
3Elden Auker22.323Aug 10Sep 20, 19421DET0.06-2194RRSep 21, 1910Norcatur, KS, USKansas State University (Manhattan, KS)Norcatur HS (Norcatur, KS)Elden LeRoy
4Percy Bailey28/1ID0.0RNov 15, 1904Lumberton, MS, USAlcorn State University (Lorman, MS)Percy Charles
5Dick Barrett26.272Jun 27Sep 30, 19451PHA0.05-9175RRSep 28, 1906Montoursville, PA, USUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)Tracy Souter
6Rainey Bibbs226/43ID0.05-10175BROct 31, 1910Henderson, KY, USIndiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)Junius Alexander
7Ralph Birkofer24.171Apr 25Jul 11, 1937/1PIT0.05-11213LLNov 5, 1908Cincinnati, OH, USRalph Joseph
8Milt Bocek21.049Sep 3Aug 2, 1934/H79CHW0.06-1185RRJul 16, 1912Chicago, IL, USUniversity of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)Crane Technical HS (Chicago, IL)Milton Francis
9Bob Boken25.061Apr 25Sep 30, 193445H6WSH0.06-2165RRFeb 23, 1908Maryvale, IL, USRobert Anthony
10Don Brennan29.135Apr 16Sep 29, 19371NYY0.06-0210RRDec 2, 1903Augusta, ME, USGeorgetown University (Washington, DC)James Donald
11Jim Busby32/59ID0.05-8Nov 28, 1900Benton Harbor, MI, USJames Alfred
12Charlie Butler26.354May 1May 1, 1933/1PHI0.06-1210RLMay 12, 1906Green Cove Springs, FL, USCharles Thomas
13Bill Byrd251/879CBB0.06-1210BRJul 15, 1907Canton, GA, USWilliam
14Dolph Camilli26.139Sep 9Sep 23, 19453CHC0.05-10185LLApr 23, 1907San Francisco, CA, USSacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco, CA)Adolph Louis
15Gilly Campbell25.071Apr 25Oct 2, 1938H2CHC0.05-7182LRFeb 13, 1908Kansas City, KS, USWilliam Gilthorpe
16John Campbell25.313Jul 23Jul 23, 1933/1WSH0.06-1184RRSep 13, 1907Washington, DC, USUniversity of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)John Millard
17Ed Chapman27.251Aug 6Oct 1, 1933/1WSH0.06-1185BRNov 28, 1905Courtland, MS, USMississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)Edwin Volney
18Gowell Claset25.137Apr 12Jun 7, 1933/1PHA0.06-3210BLNov 26, 1907Battle Creek, MI, USGowell Sylvester
19Bobby Coombs25.126Jun 8Jun 6, 19431PHA0.05-9160RRFeb 2, 1908Goodwins Mills, ME, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1933. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Duke University (Durham, NC)Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)Raymond Franklin
20Ray Dandridge196ID0.05-5175RRAug 31, 1913Richmond, VA, USRaymond Emmett
21Harry Danning21.327Jul 30Sep 25, 1942/H2NYG0.06-1190RRSep 6, 1911Los Angeles, CA, USLos Angeles HS (Los Angeles, CA)Harry
22Bert Delmas22.113Sep 10Oct 1, 19334/HBRO0.05-11165LRMay 20, 1911San Francisco, CA, USStanford University (Palo Alto, CA)Albert Charles
23Bill Dietrich23.015Apr 13Jun 5, 1948/1PHA0.06-0185RRMar 29, 1910Philadelphia, PA, USVillanova University (Villanova, PA)Frankford HS (Philadelphia, PA)William John
24Louis Dula21/1HG0.05-11180RRMar 23, 1912Lenoir, NC, USLouis Edward
25 FinchID0.0
26George Fisher/9ID0.0LGeorge
27Pete Fox24.035Apr 12Sep 23, 1945*8/9HDET0.05-11165RRMar 8, 1909Evansville, IN, USBenjamin Bosse HS (Evansville, IN)Ervin
28Lonny Frey23.006Aug 29Sep 28, 19486BRO0.05-10160LRAug 23, 1910St. Louis, MO, USLinus Reinhard
29Milt Galatzer26.052Jun 25Oct 1, 19399H7/38CLE0.05-10168LLMay 4, 1907Chicago, IL, USCrane Technical HS (Chicago, IL)Milton
30Clarence Griffin217/8CBB0.05-11200RRAug 26, 1911Banks County, GA, USClarence Bernard
31Dick Gyselman25.014Apr 20Jul 22, 19345H/46BSN0.06-2170RRApr 6, 1908San Francisco, CA, USPolytechnic HS (San Francisco, CA)Richard Renald
32Luke Hamlin29.077Sep 18Sep 26, 1944/1DET0.06-2168LRJul 3, 1904Ferris Center, MI, USLewis Dennison
33Mickey Haslin23.317Sep 7Oct 2, 19384PHI0.05-8165RROct 25, 1909Wilkes-Barre, PA, USMichael Joseph
34Frankie Hayes18.343Sep 21May 17, 1947/2PHA0.06-0185RROct 13, 1914Jamesburg, NJ, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1933.The Pennington School (Pennington, NJ)Franklin Witman
35Roy Henshaw21.260Apr 15Sep 10, 19441CHC0.05-8155RLJul 29, 1911Chicago, IL, USUniversity of Chicago (Chicago, IL)Roy Kniklebine
36Charlie Hughes26/4HG0.04-5146RROct 13, 1906Pittsburgh, PA, USCharles Samuel
37Eddie Hunter28.180Aug 5Aug 5, 1933/5CIN0.05-7150RRFeb 6, 1905Bellevue, KY, USEdison Franklin
38Joe Hutcheson28.153Jul 8Oct 1, 19339HBRO0.06-2200LRFeb 5, 1905Springtown, TX, USUniversity of North Texas (Denton, TX)Joseph Johnson
39Ira Hutchinson23.024Sep 24Jul 19, 1945/1CHW0.05-10180RRAug 31, 1910Chicago, IL, USIra Kendall
40Bozo Jackson/4ID0.0LRJames
41John Jackson23.340Jun 20Aug 2, 19331PHI0.06-2180RRJul 15, 1909Philadelphia, PA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1933.University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)John Lewis
42Donald Jarmon19/1CBB0.06-1172Apr 30, 1914Kinston, NC, USDonald Ezra
43Bob Johnson27.137Apr 12Sep 23, 1945*79/8HPHA0.06-0180RRNov 26, 1905Pryor, OK, USTacoma HS (Tacoma, WA)Robert Lee
44 Johnstone/5AG0.0
45Jimmy Jordan25.097Apr 20Sep 27, 193664/HBRO0.05-9157RRJan 13, 1908Tucapau, SC, USJames William
46Charley Justice19/716AG0.06-0196RRSep 13, 1913Milledgeville, GA, USHamtramck HS (Hamtramck, MI)Charles Pell
47Harry Kincannon231/3PC0.05-11172RRJul 26, 1909North Fork, WV, USHarry
48Bill Knickerbocker21.104Apr 12Sep 17, 19426/HCLE0.05-11170RRDec 29, 1911Los Angeles, CA, USTheodore Roosevelt HS (Los Angeles, CA)William Hart
49Jack Knott26.042Apr 13May 15, 19461SLB0.06-2200RRMar 2, 1907Dallas, TX, USSouthern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)John Henry
50Thornton Lee27.006Sep 19Jun 18, 1948/1CLE0.06-3205LLSep 13, 1906Sonoma, CA, USCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)Thornton Starr
51Hank Leiber22.089Apr 16Sep 25, 1942/H7NYG0.06-1205RRJan 17, 1911Phoenix, AZ, USUniversity of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)Phoenix HS (Phoenix, AZ)Henry Edward
52Dutch Leonard24.159Aug 31Sep 25, 19531BRO0.06-0175RRMar 25, 1909Auburn, IL, USEmil John
53Bill Lewis28.231Jun 3Sep 27, 1936/2HSTL0.05-9165RROct 15, 1904Ripley, TN, USWilliam Henry
54Ed Linke21.169Apr 27Sep 4, 1938/1WSH0.05-11180RRNov 9, 1911Chicago, IL, USEdward Karl
55Charley Looney/4AG0.0RRCharley
56Mem Lovett21.081Sep 4Sep 4, 1933/HCHW0.05-9165RRJun 15, 1912Chicago, IL, USUniversity of Chicago (Chicago, IL)Merritt Marwood
57Joe Malay27.317Sep 7Apr 19, 1935/3NYG0.06-0175LLOct 25, 1905Brooklyn, NY, USJoseph Charles
58Johnny Marcum23.363Sep 7Sep 30, 1939/1PHA0.05-11197LRSep 9, 1909Campbellsburg, KY, USJohn Alfred
59Bill McClain20/1CBB0.0185LGA, USNorth HS (Columbus, OH)William
60Alex McColl39.151Aug 27Sep 29, 1934/1WSH0.06-1178BRMar 29, 1894Eagleville, OH, USAlexander Boyd
61Mike Meola27.187Apr 24Sep 16, 1936/1BOS0.05-11175RROct 19, 1905New York, NY, USEmile Michael
62C. MiltonCBBC.
63Abe Mitchell/31AG0.0Abraham
64Joe Mowry25.037May 13Sep 29, 19357H9/8BSN0.06-0198BRApr 6, 1908St. Louis, MO, USUniversity of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)Joseph Aloysius
65Freddie Muller25.199Jul 8May 13, 19344/HBOS0.05-10170RRDec 21, 1907Newark, CA, USUniversity of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)Washington HS (Fremont, CA)Frederick William
66Red Nonnenkamp22.061Sep 6Jun 5, 1940/HPIT0.05-11165LLJul 7, 1911St. Louis, MO, USLeo William
67Johnny Oulliber22.151Jul 25Oct 1, 19337/9HCLE0.05-11165RRFeb 24, 1911New Orleans, LA, USLoyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)John Andrew
68Bill Outen27.303Apr 16Oct 1, 19332HBRO0.06-0200LRJun 17, 1905Mount Holly, NC, USNorth Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)Rancocas Valley Regional HS (Mount Holly, NJ)William Austin
69Johnny Pasek28.033Jul 28May 8, 19342DET0.05-10175RRJun 25, 1905Niagara Falls, NY, USJohn Paul
70 Payne/4ID0.0
71Tom Payne/987HG0.0Thomas
72 Peacock/45HG0.0
73Frank Pearce27.232Apr 20May 15, 19351PHI0.06-0170RRAug 31, 1905Middletown, KY, USFranklin Thomas
74Clarence Pickrel22.025Apr 22Jun 12, 1934/1PHI0.06-1180RRMar 28, 1911Gretna, VA, USClarence Douglas
75 Pierson/45HG0.0
76Ray Prim26.268Sep 24Sep 28, 1946/1HWSH0.06-0178RLDec 30, 1906Salitpa, AL, USAuburn University (Auburn, AL)Jackson HS (Jackson, AL)Raymond Lee
77Frank Reiber23.206Apr 13Sep 27, 1936/H2DET0.05-8169RRSep 19, 1909Huntington, WV, USDetroit Central HS (Detroit, MI)Frank Bernard
78Beryl Richmond25.240Apr 21Sep 29, 1934/1HCHC0.06-1185BLAug 24, 1907Glen Easton, WV, USCameron HS (Cameron, WV)Beryl Justice
79Tony Robello20.185Aug 13Sep 29, 19344/H5CIN0.05-10175RRFeb 9, 1913Pahala, HI, USSan Leandro HS (San Leandro, CA)Thomas Vardasco
80Schoolboy Rowe23.094Apr 15Sep 13, 19491/HDET0.06-4210RRJan 11, 1910Waco, TX, USSigned by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1926.El Dorado HS (El Dorado, AR)Lynwood Thomas
81Emil Roy26.127Sep 30Sep 30, 1933/1PHA0.05-11180RRMay 26, 1907Brighton, MA, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1933.Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH), Saint Michael's College (Colchester, VT), Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)Emil Arthur
82Jack Salveson19.149Jun 3Sep 16, 1945/1NYG0.06-0180RRJan 5, 1914Fullerton, CA, USLong Beach City College (Long Beach, CA)John Theodore
83 Seacrest/8CBB0.0
84Clarence Simpson27/7AG0.05-10194Jan 3, 1906Burgettstown, PA, USClarence Henry
85Dennis Simpson28/3BBS0.06-1190RRAug 12, 1904Hallidayboro, IL, USWendell Phillips HS (Chicago, IL)Dennis
86Dave Snowden35/1ID0.0RFeb 11, 1898Bunkie, LA, USDavid
87John Stoneham24.314Sep 18Oct 1, 1933/98H7CHW0.05-9168LRNov 8, 1908Wood River, IL, USWashington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)John Andrew
88 Swan/6AG0.0
89 Tanner/5NEG0.0
90John Tapley21/596AG0.06-0158RSep 22, 1911Winona, MS, USPontiac HS (Pontiac, MI)John Theodore
91Townsend Tapley20/6AG0.05-9161RFeb 10, 1913Winona, MS, USPontiac HS (Pontiac, MI)William Townsend
92Alfred Taylor/3AG0.0RRAlfred
93Tommy Thompson23.107Sep 3Jun 9, 193989/7BSN0.05-9155LRMay 19, 1910Elkhart, IL, USRupert Lockhart
94Les Tietje23.007Sep 18Sep 4, 1938/1CHW0.06-0178RRSep 11, 1910Sumner, IA, USLeslie William
95 Till/7HG0.0
96Cecil Travis19.281May 16Sep 23, 19475/HWSH0.06-1185LRAug 8, 1913Riverdale, GA, USFayette County HS (Fayetteville, GA), Riverdale HS (Riverdale, GA)Cecil Howell
97Hal Trosky20.304Sep 11Sep 27, 19463CLE0.06-2207LRNov 11, 1912Norway, IA, USNorway HS (Norway, IA)Harold Arthur
98Russ Van Atta26.308Apr 25May 11, 19391NYY0.06-0184LLJun 21, 1906Augusta, NJ, USPennsylvania State University (State College, PA)Augusta HS (Augusta, NJ)Russell
99Phil Weintraub25.328Sep 5Aug 5, 1945/9HNYG0.06-1195LLOct 12, 1907Chicago, IL, USLoyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)Philip
100Burgess Whitehead22.305Apr 30Sep 29, 1946/64HSTL0.05-10160RRJun 29, 1910Tarboro, NC, USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)Burgess Urquhart
101Bucky Williams26/5AG0.05-6165Dec 15, 1906Baltimore, MD, USWallace Ignatious
102Roy Williams251/7CBB0.05-11190RNov 10, 1907Middletown, OH, USRoy Kenneth
103W. Williams/1AG0.0W.
104Hank Winston29.107Sep 30Sep 24, 1936/1PHA0.06-3226LRJun 15, 1904Youngsville, NC, USHenry Rudolph
105Al Wright20.165Apr 25May 5, 1933/4HBSN0.06-1170RRNov 11, 1912San Francisco, CA, USLowell HS (San Francisco, CA)Albert Edgar
106Pep Young25.239Apr 25Sep 30, 1945H/46PIT0.05-9162RRAug 29, 1907Jamestown, NC, USLemuel Floyd
107Joe Zapustas26.065Sep 28Sep 30, 1933/87PHA0.06-1185RRJul 25, 1907Liepaja, Liepaja, LVSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1933.Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH), Fordham University (New York, NY)South Boston HS (Boston, MA)Joseph John

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