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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 |
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1 | Mel Almada | 20.213 | Sep 8 | Oct 1, 1939 | /87H | BOS | 1.1 | 6-0 | 170 | L | L | Feb 7, 1913 | Huatabampo, Sonora, MX | Los Angeles HS (Los Angeles, CA) | Baldomero Melo | ||
2 | Buddy Armour | 18 | /5681 | ID | 3.9 | 5-9 | 170 | L | R | Apr 27, 1915 | Jackson, MS, US | Alfred Allen | |||||
3 | Elden Auker | 22.323 | Aug 10 | Sep 20, 1942 | 1 | DET | 15.7 | 6-2 | 194 | R | R | Sep 21, 1910 | Norcatur, KS, US | Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) | Norcatur HS (Norcatur, KS) | Elden LeRoy | |
4 | Percy Bailey | 28 | /1 | ID | 1.3 | R | Nov 15, 1904 | Lumberton, MS, US | Alcorn State University (Lorman, MS) | Percy Charles | |||||||
5 | Dick Barrett | 26.272 | Jun 27 | Sep 30, 1945 | 1 | PHA | 4.2 | 5-9 | 175 | R | R | Sep 28, 1906 | Montoursville, PA, US | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL) | Tracy Souter | ||
6 | Rainey Bibbs | 22 | 6/43 | ID | 3.3 | 5-10 | 175 | B | R | Oct 31, 1910 | Henderson, KY, US | Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) | Junius Alexander | ||||
7 | Ralph Birkofer | 24.171 | Apr 25 | Jul 11, 1937 | /1 | PIT | 3.5 | 5-11 | 213 | L | L | Nov 5, 1908 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Ralph Joseph | |||
8 | Milt Bocek | 21.049 | Sep 3 | Aug 2, 1934 | /H79 | CHW | 0.3 | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | Jul 16, 1912 | Chicago, IL, US | University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI) | Crane Technical HS (Chicago, IL) | Milton Francis | |
9 | Bob Boken | 25.061 | Apr 25 | Sep 30, 1934 | 45H6 | WSH | -1.4 | 6-2 | 165 | R | R | Feb 23, 1908 | Maryvale, IL, US | Robert Anthony | |||
10 | Don Brennan | 29.135 | Apr 16 | Sep 29, 1937 | 1 | NYY | 0.5 | 6-0 | 210 | R | R | Dec 2, 1903 | Augusta, ME, US | Georgetown University (Washington, DC) | James Donald | ||
11 | Jim Busby | 32 | /59 | ID | 0.1 | 5-8 | Nov 28, 1900 | Benton Harbor, MI, US | James Alfred | ||||||||
12 | Charlie Butler | 26.354 | May 1 | May 1, 1933 | /1 | PHI | 0.0 | 6-1 | 210 | R | L | May 12, 1906 | Green Cove Springs, FL, US | Charles Thomas | |||
13 | Bill Byrd | 25 | 1/879 | CBB | 30.5 | 6-1 | 210 | B | R | Jul 15, 1907 | Canton, GA, US | William | |||||
14 | Dolph Camilli | 26.139 | Sep 9 | Sep 23, 1945 | 3 | CHC | 43.2 | 5-10 | 185 | L | L | Apr 23, 1907 | San Francisco, CA, US | Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco, CA) | Adolph Louis | ||
15 | Gilly Campbell | 25.071 | Apr 25 | Oct 2, 1938 | H2 | CHC | 2.3 | 5-7 | 182 | L | R | Feb 13, 1908 | Kansas City, KS, US | William Gilthorpe | |||
16 | John Campbell | 25.313 | Jul 23 | Jul 23, 1933 | /1 | WSH | 0.0 | 6-1 | 184 | R | R | Sep 13, 1907 | Washington, DC, US | University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) | John Millard | ||
17 | Ed Chapman | 27.251 | Aug 6 | Oct 1, 1933 | /1 | WSH | -0.2 | 6-1 | 185 | B | R | Nov 28, 1905 | Courtland, MS, US | Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) | Edwin Volney | ||
18 | Gowell Claset | 25.137 | Apr 12 | Jun 7, 1933 | /1 | PHA | -0.5 | 6-3 | 210 | B | L | Nov 26, 1907 | Battle Creek, MI, US | Gowell Sylvester | |||
19 | Bobby Coombs | 25.126 | Jun 8 | Jun 6, 1943 | 1 | PHA | -1.8 | 5-9 | 160 | R | R | Feb 2, 1908 | Goodwins Mills, ME, US | Signed 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 |
20 | Ray Dandridge | 19 | 6 | ID | 5.2 | 5-5 | 175 | R | R | Aug 31, 1913 | Richmond, VA, US | Raymond Emmett | |||||
21 | Harry Danning | 21.327 | Jul 30 | Sep 25, 1942 | /H2 | NYG | 14.7 | 6-1 | 190 | R | R | Sep 6, 1911 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Los Angeles HS (Los Angeles, CA) | Harry | ||
22 | Bert Delmas | 22.113 | Sep 10 | Oct 1, 1933 | 4/H | BRO | -0.1 | 5-11 | 165 | L | R | May 20, 1911 | San Francisco, CA, US | Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) | Albert Charles | ||
23 | Bill Dietrich | 23.015 | Apr 13 | Jun 5, 1948 | /1 | PHA | 6.2 | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | Mar 29, 1910 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Villanova University (Villanova, PA) | Frankford HS (Philadelphia, PA) | William John | |
24 | Louis Dula | 21 | /1 | HG | 3.1 | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | Mar 23, 1912 | Lenoir, NC, US | Louis Edward | |||||
25 | Finch | ID | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||
26 | George Fisher | /9 | ID | 0.0 | L | George | |||||||||||
27 | Pete Fox | 24.035 | Apr 12 | Sep 23, 1945 | *8/9H | DET | 16.1 | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | Mar 8, 1909 | Evansville, IN, US | Benjamin Bosse HS (Evansville, IN) | Ervin | ||
28 | Lonny Frey | 23.006 | Aug 29 | Sep 28, 1948 | 6 | BRO | 44.5 | 5-10 | 160 | L | R | Aug 23, 1910 | St. Louis, MO, US | Linus Reinhard | |||
29 | Milt Galatzer | 26.052 | Jun 25 | Oct 1, 1939 | 9H7/38 | CLE | -0.7 | 5-10 | 168 | L | L | May 4, 1907 | Chicago, IL, US | Crane Technical HS (Chicago, IL) | Milton | ||
30 | Clarence Griffin | 21 | 7/8 | CBB | 0.5 | 5-11 | 200 | R | R | Aug 26, 1911 | Banks County, GA, US | Clarence Bernard | |||||
31 | Dick Gyselman | 25.014 | Apr 20 | Jul 22, 1934 | 5H/46 | BSN | -0.3 | 6-2 | 170 | R | R | Apr 6, 1908 | San Francisco, CA, US | Polytechnic HS (San Francisco, CA) | Richard Renald | ||
32 | Luke Hamlin | 29.077 | Sep 18 | Sep 26, 1944 | /1 | DET | 14.8 | 6-2 | 168 | L | R | Jul 3, 1904 | Ferris Center, MI, US | Lewis Dennison | |||
33 | Mickey Haslin | 23.317 | Sep 7 | Oct 2, 1938 | 4 | PHI | -0.3 | 5-8 | 165 | R | R | Oct 25, 1909 | Wilkes-Barre, PA, US | Michael Joseph | |||
34 | Frankie Hayes | 18.343 | Sep 21 | May 17, 1947 | /2 | PHA | 10.4 | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | Oct 13, 1914 | Jamesburg, NJ, US | Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1933. | The Pennington School (Pennington, NJ) | Franklin Witman | |
35 | Roy Henshaw | 21.260 | Apr 15 | Sep 10, 1944 | 1 | CHC | 2.9 | 5-8 | 155 | R | L | Jul 29, 1911 | Chicago, IL, US | University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) | Roy Kniklebine | ||
36 | Charlie Hughes | 26 | /4 | HG | -0.5 | 4-5 | 146 | R | R | Oct 13, 1906 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | Charles Samuel | |||||
37 | Eddie Hunter | 28.180 | Aug 5 | Aug 5, 1933 | /5 | CIN | 0.0 | 5-7 | 150 | R | R | Feb 6, 1905 | Bellevue, KY, US | Edison Franklin | |||
38 | Joe Hutcheson | 28.153 | Jul 8 | Oct 1, 1933 | 9H | BRO | 0.2 | 6-2 | 200 | L | R | Feb 5, 1905 | Springtown, TX, US | University of North Texas (Denton, TX) | Joseph Johnson | ||
39 | Ira Hutchinson | 23.024 | Sep 24 | Jul 19, 1945 | /1 | CHW | 3.6 | 5-10 | 180 | R | R | Aug 31, 1910 | Chicago, IL, US | Ira Kendall | |||
40 | Bozo Jackson | /4 | ID | 0.1 | L | R | James | ||||||||||
41 | John Jackson | 23.340 | Jun 20 | Aug 2, 1933 | 1 | PHI | -0.9 | 6-2 | 180 | R | R | Jul 15, 1909 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1933. | University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) | John Lewis | |
42 | Donald Jarmon | 19 | /1 | CBB | -0.6 | 6-1 | 172 | Apr 30, 1914 | Kinston, NC, US | Donald Ezra | |||||||
43 | Bob Johnson | 27.137 | Apr 12 | Sep 23, 1945 | *79/8H | PHA | 55.6 | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | Nov 26, 1905 | Pryor, OK, US | Tacoma HS (Tacoma, WA) | Robert Lee | ||
44 | Johnstone | /5 | AG | 0.0 | |||||||||||||
45 | Jimmy Jordan | 25.097 | Apr 20 | Sep 27, 1936 | 64/H | BRO | -1.6 | 5-9 | 157 | R | R | Jan 13, 1908 | Tucapau, SC, US | James William | |||
46 | Charley Justice | 19 | /716 | AG | 0.0 | 6-0 | 196 | R | R | Sep 13, 1913 | Milledgeville, GA, US | Hamtramck HS (Hamtramck, MI) | Charles Pell | ||||
47 | Harry Kincannon | 23 | 1/3 | PC | -1.8 | 5-11 | 172 | R | R | Jul 26, 1909 | North Fork, WV, US | Harry | |||||
48 | Bill Knickerbocker | 21.104 | Apr 12 | Sep 17, 1942 | 6/H | CLE | 4.6 | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | Dec 29, 1911 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Theodore Roosevelt HS (Los Angeles, CA) | William Hart | ||
49 | Jack Knott | 26.042 | Apr 13 | May 15, 1946 | 1 | SLB | 7.5 | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | Mar 2, 1907 | Dallas, TX, US | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) | John Henry | ||
50 | Thornton Lee | 27.006 | Sep 19 | Jun 18, 1948 | /1 | CLE | 34.3 | 6-3 | 205 | L | L | Sep 13, 1906 | Sonoma, CA, US | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) | Thornton Starr | ||
51 | Hank Leiber | 22.089 | Apr 16 | Sep 25, 1942 | /H7 | NYG | 13.2 | 6-1 | 205 | R | R | Jan 17, 1911 | Phoenix, AZ, US | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) | Phoenix HS (Phoenix, AZ) | Henry Edward | |
52 | Dutch Leonard | 24.159 | Aug 31 | Sep 25, 1953 | 1 | BRO | 48.9 | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | Mar 25, 1909 | Auburn, IL, US | Emil John | |||
53 | Bill Lewis | 28.231 | Jun 3 | Sep 27, 1936 | /2H | STL | 0.8 | 5-9 | 165 | R | R | Oct 15, 1904 | Ripley, TN, US | William Henry | |||
54 | Ed Linke | 21.169 | Apr 27 | Sep 4, 1938 | /1 | WSH | 0.7 | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | Nov 9, 1911 | Chicago, IL, US | Edward Karl | |||
55 | Charley Looney | /4 | AG | -0.2 | R | R | Charley | ||||||||||
56 | Mem Lovett | 21.081 | Sep 4 | Sep 4, 1933 | /H | CHW | 0.0 | 5-9 | 165 | R | R | Jun 15, 1912 | Chicago, IL, US | University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) | Merritt Marwood | ||
57 | Joe Malay | 27.317 | Sep 7 | Apr 19, 1935 | /3 | NYG | -0.3 | 6-0 | 175 | L | L | Oct 25, 1905 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Joseph Charles | |||
58 | Johnny Marcum | 23.363 | Sep 7 | Sep 30, 1939 | /1 | PHA | 16.2 | 5-11 | 197 | L | R | Sep 9, 1909 | Campbellsburg, KY, US | John Alfred | |||
59 | Bill McClain | 20 | /1 | CBB | -0.2 | 185 | L | GA, US | North HS (Columbus, OH) | William | |||||||
60 | Alex McColl | 39.151 | Aug 27 | Sep 29, 1934 | /1 | WSH | 1.9 | 6-1 | 178 | B | R | Mar 29, 1894 | Eagleville, OH, US | Alexander Boyd | |||
61 | Mike Meola | 27.187 | Apr 24 | Sep 16, 1936 | /1 | BOS | -0.4 | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | Oct 19, 1905 | New York, NY, US | Emile Michael | |||
62 | C. Milton | CBB | C. | ||||||||||||||
63 | Abe Mitchell | /31 | AG | -0.4 | Abraham | ||||||||||||
64 | Joe Mowry | 25.037 | May 13 | Sep 29, 1935 | 7H9/8 | BSN | -0.9 | 6-0 | 198 | B | R | Apr 6, 1908 | St. Louis, MO, US | University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) | Joseph Aloysius | ||
65 | Freddie Muller | 25.199 | Jul 8 | May 13, 1934 | 4/H | BOS | -0.3 | 5-10 | 170 | R | R | Dec 21, 1907 | Newark, CA, US | University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) | Washington HS (Fremont, CA) | Frederick William | |
66 | Red Nonnenkamp | 22.061 | Sep 6 | Jun 5, 1940 | /H | PIT | -0.3 | 5-11 | 165 | L | L | Jul 7, 1911 | St. Louis, MO, US | Leo William | |||
67 | Johnny Oulliber | 22.151 | Jul 25 | Oct 1, 1933 | 7/9H | CLE | -0.4 | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | Feb 24, 1911 | New Orleans, LA, US | Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) | John Andrew | ||
68 | Bill Outen | 27.303 | Apr 16 | Oct 1, 1933 | 2H | BRO | 0.7 | 6-0 | 200 | L | R | Jun 17, 1905 | Mount Holly, NC, US | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) | Rancocas Valley Regional HS (Mount Holly, NJ) | William Austin | |
69 | Johnny Pasek | 28.033 | Jul 28 | May 8, 1934 | 2 | DET | 0.2 | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | Jun 25, 1905 | Niagara Falls, NY, US | John Paul | |||
70 | Payne | /4 | ID | -0.1 | |||||||||||||
71 | Tom Payne | /987 | HG | 0.1 | Thomas | ||||||||||||
72 | Peacock | /45 | HG | -0.2 | |||||||||||||
73 | Frank Pearce | 27.232 | Apr 20 | May 15, 1935 | 1 | PHI | 0.4 | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | Aug 31, 1905 | Middletown, KY, US | Franklin Thomas | |||
74 | Clarence Pickrel | 22.025 | Apr 22 | Jun 12, 1934 | /1 | PHI | 0.1 | 6-1 | 180 | R | R | Mar 28, 1911 | Gretna, VA, US | Clarence Douglas | |||
75 | Pierson | /45 | HG | 0.0 | |||||||||||||
76 | Ray Prim | 26.268 | Sep 24 | Sep 28, 1946 | /1H | WSH | 4.0 | 6-0 | 178 | R | L | Dec 30, 1906 | Salitpa, AL, US | Auburn University (Auburn, AL) | Jackson HS (Jackson, AL) | Raymond Lee | |
77 | Frank Reiber | 23.206 | Apr 13 | Sep 27, 1936 | /H2 | DET | 0.0 | 5-8 | 169 | R | R | Sep 19, 1909 | Huntington, WV, US | Detroit Central HS (Detroit, MI) | Frank Bernard | ||
78 | Beryl Richmond | 25.240 | Apr 21 | Sep 29, 1934 | /1H | CHC | 0.1 | 6-1 | 185 | B | L | Aug 24, 1907 | Glen Easton, WV, US | Cameron HS (Cameron, WV) | Beryl Justice | ||
79 | Tony Robello | 20.185 | Aug 13 | Sep 29, 1934 | 4/H5 | CIN | 0.2 | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | Feb 9, 1913 | Pahala, HI, US | San Leandro HS (San Leandro, CA) | Thomas Vardasco | ||
80 | Schoolboy Rowe | 23.094 | Apr 15 | Sep 13, 1949 | 1/H | DET | 42.5 | 6-4 | 210 | R | R | Jan 11, 1910 | Waco, TX, US | Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1926. | El Dorado HS (El Dorado, AR) | Lynwood Thomas | |
81 | Emil Roy | 26.127 | Sep 30 | Sep 30, 1933 | /1 | PHA | -0.3 | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | May 26, 1907 | Brighton, MA, US | Signed 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 | |
82 | Jack Salveson | 19.149 | Jun 3 | Sep 16, 1945 | /1 | NYG | 1.0 | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | Jan 5, 1914 | Fullerton, CA, US | Long Beach City College (Long Beach, CA) | John Theodore | ||
83 | Seacrest | /8 | CBB | 0.0 | |||||||||||||
84 | Clarence Simpson | 27 | /7 | AG | 0.0 | 5-10 | 194 | Jan 3, 1906 | Burgettstown, PA, US | Clarence Henry | |||||||
85 | Dennis Simpson | 28 | /3 | BBS | -0.2 | 6-1 | 190 | R | R | Aug 12, 1904 | Hallidayboro, IL, US | Wendell Phillips HS (Chicago, IL) | Dennis | ||||
86 | Dave Snowden | 35 | /1 | ID | -0.2 | R | Feb 11, 1898 | Bunkie, LA, US | David | ||||||||
87 | John Stoneham | 24.314 | Sep 18 | Oct 1, 1933 | /98H7 | CHW | -0.2 | 5-9 | 168 | L | R | Nov 8, 1908 | Wood River, IL, US | Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) | John Andrew | ||
88 | Swan | /6 | AG | -0.1 | |||||||||||||
89 | Tanner | /5 | NEG | -0.2 | |||||||||||||
90 | John Tapley | 21 | /596 | AG | 0.0 | 6-0 | 158 | R | Sep 22, 1911 | Winona, MS, US | Pontiac HS (Pontiac, MI) | John Theodore | |||||
91 | Townsend Tapley | 20 | /6 | AG | 0.1 | 5-9 | 161 | R | Feb 10, 1913 | Winona, MS, US | Pontiac HS (Pontiac, MI) | William Townsend | |||||
92 | Alfred Taylor | /3 | AG | 0.1 | R | R | Alfred | ||||||||||
93 | Tommy Thompson | 23.107 | Sep 3 | Jun 9, 1939 | 89/7 | BSN | 2.4 | 5-9 | 155 | L | R | May 19, 1910 | Elkhart, IL, US | Rupert Lockhart | |||
94 | Les Tietje | 23.007 | Sep 18 | Sep 4, 1938 | /1 | CHW | 3.3 | 6-0 | 178 | R | R | Sep 11, 1910 | Sumner, IA, US | Leslie William | |||
95 | Till | /7 | HG | -0.2 | |||||||||||||
96 | Cecil Travis | 19.281 | May 16 | Sep 23, 1947 | 5/H | WSH | 30.4 | 6-1 | 185 | L | R | Aug 8, 1913 | Riverdale, GA, US | Fayette County HS (Fayetteville, GA), Riverdale HS (Riverdale, GA) | Cecil Howell | ||
97 | Hal Trosky | 20.304 | Sep 11 | Sep 27, 1946 | 3 | CLE | 29.8 | 6-2 | 207 | L | R | Nov 11, 1912 | Norway, IA, US | Norway HS (Norway, IA) | Harold Arthur | ||
98 | Russ Van Atta | 26.308 | Apr 25 | May 11, 1939 | 1 | NYY | 2.5 | 6-0 | 184 | L | L | Jun 21, 1906 | Augusta, NJ, US | Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA) | Augusta HS (Augusta, NJ) | Russell | |
99 | Phil Weintraub | 25.328 | Sep 5 | Aug 5, 1945 | /9H | NYG | 8.9 | 6-1 | 195 | L | L | Oct 12, 1907 | Chicago, IL, US | Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) | Philip | ||
100 | Burgess Whitehead | 22.305 | Apr 30 | Sep 29, 1946 | /64H | STL | 6.3 | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | Jun 29, 1910 | Tarboro, NC, US | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) | Burgess Urquhart | ||
101 | Bucky Williams | 26 | /5 | AG | -0.1 | 5-6 | 165 | Dec 15, 1906 | Baltimore, MD, US | Wallace Ignatious | |||||||
102 | Roy Williams | 25 | 1/7 | CBB | 2.0 | 5-11 | 190 | R | Nov 10, 1907 | Middletown, OH, US | Roy Kenneth | ||||||
103 | W. Williams | /1 | AG | -0.2 | W. | ||||||||||||
104 | Hank Winston | 29.107 | Sep 30 | Sep 24, 1936 | /1 | PHA | -0.7 | 6-3 | 226 | L | R | Jun 15, 1904 | Youngsville, NC, US | Henry Rudolph | |||
105 | Al Wright | 20.165 | Apr 25 | May 5, 1933 | /4H | BSN | 0.1 | 6-1 | 170 | R | R | Nov 11, 1912 | San Francisco, CA, US | Lowell HS (San Francisco, CA) | Albert Edgar | ||
106 | Pep Young | 25.239 | Apr 25 | Sep 30, 1945 | H/46 | PIT | 5.6 | 5-9 | 162 | R | R | Aug 29, 1907 | Jamestown, NC, US | Lemuel Floyd | |||
107 | Joe Zapustas | 26.065 | Sep 28 | Sep 30, 1933 | /87 | PHA | -0.1 | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | Jul 25, 1907 | Liepaja, Liepaja, LV | Signed 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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