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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
1James Abernathy31945194810.132130115153030014112.261.341.287.62828IC
2Cliff Aberson31947194900.163205179254573526002544.251.343.408.751Jul 18, 194725CHC
3Jack Albright11947194700.141112999234025131011.232.303.333.636May 19, 194726PHI
4Frank Baumholtz101947195708.1101938103477450101016551252723038258258.290.342.389.730Apr 15, 194728CIN
5Herman Bell6194019480-0.359182153232931010217.190.283.222.50532BBB
6Yogi Berra HOF19194619651859.5212083647555117521503214935814303026704414.285.348.482.830Sep 22, 194622NYY
7Doc Bracken2194619470-0.18171722100300.118.118.176.29432CBE
8Archie Brathwaite31944194800.610843338560103195460939.268.341.374.71529PS
9Bobby Brown81946195406.75481863161923345262142223791021488.279.367.376.742Sep 22, 194622NYY
10Walter Brown1194719470-0.11913110000000024.000.154.000.154May 16, 194732SLB
11Clarence Bruce2194719480-0.872258240245292116412.217.254.283.53722HG
12Earl Bumpus4194419480-0.462181163163742126216.227.300.294.59433CAG
13Tommy Byrne131943195714.73776556017314326814981038126.238.286.378.663Apr 27, 194327NYY
14Lorenzo Cabrera21947194801.4753353065394186656924.307.363.464.82727NYC
15Scott Cary11947194700.02316131100010023.077.200.077.277May 1, 194724WSH
16Eli Chism21946194700.3281029316276401043.290.333.441.77430BBB
17Webbo Clarke41946195530.528676271920061031.306.338.339.677Sep 4, 195519CBE
18Joe Coleman101942195510.322340736320661604261022133.182.229.259.488Sep 19, 194224PHA
19Ray Coleman5194719520-1.3559190217292084467433201991920148158.258.318.374.692Apr 22, 194725SLB
20Jim Colzie21946194700.113302616100502.231.286.269.55526IC
21Tom Cooper21947194800.585326271557783238840.284.380.358.738KCM
22Jeff Cross4194219480-0.7119163142222340010462018.162.265.190.456Sep 27, 194228STL
23Charley Davidson4194019480-0.521434001000202.025.071.025.09630NBY
24Butch Davis11947194702.267288267509112123522514.341.382.509.89231BEG
25Sam Dente9194719550-3.374525352320205585781642149916796.252.303.305.608Jul 10, 194725BOS
26Lino Donoso3194719560-0.143635981200140008.203.203.254.458Jun 18, 195524NYC
27Fritz Dorish10194719560-0.73242252041632700410843.157.189.191.380Apr 15, 194725BOS
28Karl Drews8194619540-1.721829225411212005102895.083.173.091.264Sep 8, 194627NYY
29Claro Duany21944194720.4642442172865131231221.300.374.396.77129NYC
30Luke Easter819471954212.559423552092325578742110441358225293.276.356.481.837Aug 11, 194931HG
31Eddie Erautt6194719530-0.4164897529200200819.120.205.147.351Apr 16, 194722CIN
32Ferris Fain919471955527.2115149053930595113921330485704628904261.290.424.396.820Apr 15, 194726PHA
33Lloyd Gearhart11947194700.273198179264490617111730.246.315.397.711Apr 18, 194723NYG
34Pete Gebrian1194719470-0.22714130000000004.000.000.000.000May 6, 194723CHW
35Bob Gillespie4194419500-0.658565122000100424.039.109.039.148May 11, 194427CHW
36Jim Gilliam1719461966444.72094888775991255202132580656252191111102416.266.360.355.716Apr 14, 195318BEG
37Stanley Glenn6194319480-0.489263233275472129024.232.304.292.59520PS
38Manuel Godínez31946194800.015272525000001.200.231.200.43126IC
39Clint Hartung61947195201.6196403378429010614430125112.238.285.407.693Apr 15, 194724NYG
40Jim Hearn13194719591-1.34036185484477729361033214.141.190.210.400Apr 17, 194726STL
41Sam Hill31946194820.1441941733951100219313.295.358.387.74521CAG
42Ralph Houk81947195400.191171158124361020001210.272.327.323.650Apr 26, 194727NYY
43Art Houtteman121945195710.23305675133799121237211477.193.214.232.446Apr 29, 194519DET
44Dixie Howell8194719560-1.334010139109822439412931687140.246.314.337.651May 6, 194727PIT
45Hooks Iott21941194700.02629231320040049.130.259.217.477Sep 6, 194127TOT
46Larry Jansen9194719562-1.529169160037901211480039157.150.202.178.380Apr 17, 194726NYG
47Don Johnson7194719580-2.019818515519100700547.058.087.065.151Apr 20, 194720NYY
48Sheldon Jones8194619530-1.426029225712354301301771.136.159.175.334Sep 9, 194625NYG
49Spider Jorgensen51947195103.526787575597201401191075610675.266.359.384.743Apr 15, 194727BRO
50Cecil Kaiser21946194700.118272747100400.259.259.296.55627HG
51Leon Kellman31946194821.150204163324862127629.294.425.374.79928CBE
52Doyle Lade51946195000.9127188164153640011201442.220.281.244.525Sep 18, 194626CHC
53Joe Lafata3194719490-0.8127263236315432534232442.229.303.322.625Apr 17, 194725NYG
54Walt Lanfranconi2194119470-0.23912111000000006.000.000.000.000Sep 12, 194130BSN
55Ralph LaPointe21947194800.5143475433601151001309133534.266.322.296.618Apr 15, 194725PHI
56Paul Lehner7194619520-3.854019351768175455802122197611127118.257.309.364.672Sep 10, 194626SLB
57Buddy Lively31947194900.179696041041030059.167.231.267.497Apr 17, 194722CIN
58Clarence Locke5194419480-0.423444326110201.140.159.209.36836CAG
59Jack Lohrke71947195302.2354104691412522138922969911186.242.327.375.702Apr 18, 194723NYG
60Sherm Lollar1819461963930.11752622153516231415244141558082010671453.264.357.402.759Apr 20, 194622NYY
61Bernell Longest31946194800.447211191285682025516.293.360.356.71628CAG
62Ziggy Marcell6193919480-0.770191164222812012321.171.265.201.46630BEG
63Bill McCahan41946194900.357105961220300900611.208.255.240.494Sep 15, 194626PHA
64Jim McCurine3194619480-0.343161144133252118012.222.282.306.58826CAG
65John McHale5194319480-0.76412511410221031211929.193.258.281.539May 28, 194325DET
66Clyde McNeal4194519480-0.160223205274955118116.239.297.327.62418CAG
67Russ Meers31941194700.04318171300010007.176.176.176.353Sep 28, 194128CHC
68Sam Mele101947195601.210463798343740691616839805441514311342.267.328.408.736Apr 15, 194725BOS
69Russ Meyer13194619590-3.43195694842655621250022146.114.154.140.294Sep 13, 194623CHC
70John Miles3194619480-0.145178161223972422115.242.311.385.69624CAG
71Dale Mitchell1119461956219.5112743583984555124416961414034547346119.312.368.416.784Sep 15, 194625CLE
72Les Moss131946195801.5824255022342105527546327615282316.247.333.369.702Sep 10, 194622SLB
73Glen Moulder31946194800.366433741001010015.270.289.324.614Apr 28, 194629SLB
74Eudie Napier51939194801.7953122763579105339528.286.360.391.75234HG
75Ray Noble71945195301.4201577519621232271475704741.237.306.387.694Apr 18, 195128NYC
76Pedro Pagés2193919470-0.252235204284673124324.225.307.304.61133NYC
77Mel Parnell101947195620.329372966852132172150202994.198.233.234.467Apr 20, 194725BOS
78Gabe Patterson3194119480-0.647175162283635322811.222.276.358.63427TOT
79Warren Peace3194519470-0.115181611000002.063.167.063.22925NE
80Frank Pearson4194519480-0.217343225000201.156.182.156.33827MRS
81Eddie Pellagrini8194619540-2.856315871423167321421320133137128201.226.295.316.611Apr 22, 194629BOS
82Alonzo Perry31946194800.43370636180021106.286.348.381.72925BBB
83Kent Peterson8194419530-1.1147121110310000300231.091.107.091.198Jul 15, 194421CIN
84Dave Philley181941196207.71904700462967891700276728472910163594551.270.334.377.710Sep 6, 194127CHW
85Willie Pope1194719470-0.116343015100101.167.194.200.39428HG
86Vic Raschi101946195540.4269719608451121511500047145.184.243.217.460Sep 23, 194628NYY
87Culley Rikard31941194700.415345639664107195437185848.270.365.374.739Sep 20, 194133PIT
88Eddie Robinson1319421957414.81315489342825461146172241727231012521359.268.353.440.793Sep 9, 194226CLE
89Frazier Robinson6194019480-1.9129389363356975234516.190.226.253.48037BEG
90Jackie Robinson HOF NLB1119451956763.914165941499797215632865514176120076756291.313.410.477.887Apr 15, 194726BRO
91Stan Rojek81942195205.452219601764225470671341223232152100.266.327.326.653Sep 22, 194228BRO
92Bob Romby31946194820.27813912519234021339.184.250.264.51428BEG
93Fred Sanford7194319510-0.3165255229223990110011267.170.212.223.434May 5, 194327SLB
94Spec Shea81947195511.2195338298295884133001963.195.245.258.504Apr 19, 194726NYY
95Bryan Stephens2194719480-0.374685957100300617.119.200.136.336May 15, 194726CLE
96Riley Stewart31946194800.121413859010103.237.293.289.58228CAG
97Earl Taborn31946194801.71043733264191220145338.279.361.356.71724KCM
98Tommy Tatum21941194700.381213194205062117731720.258.318.325.642Aug 1, 194127TOT
99Harry Taylor6194619520-0.29013212412204101300226.161.181.210.391Sep 22, 194628BRO
100Bobby Thomson1519461960333.617796961630590317052677426410263833559804.270.332.462.794Sep 9, 194623NYG
101Earl Torgeson1519471961033.116686046496984813182154614974013358980653.265.385.417.802Apr 15, 194723BSN
102Luis Villodas2194619470-0.259176161193453122012.211.270.298.56829BEG
103Clyde Vollmer101942195401.96852288202128350877106933977243328.251.335.402.737May 31, 194225CIN
104Amos Watson3194519470-0.7255351320001001.039.058.039.09721BEG
105Vic Wertz1719471963427.01862702860998671692289422661178919828842.277.364.469.833Apr 15, 194722DET
106Wally Westlake1019471956114.795834963117474848107331275391930317453.272.345.450.795Apr 15, 194726PIT
107Bill Wight12194619580-2.93475464801955600240124169.115.160.127.287Apr 17, 194625NYY
108Del Wilber81946195400.12997737206717435719115114496.242.286.389.675Apr 21, 194628STL
109Joe Wiley11947194700.143160132152861013215.212.302.273.57528BEG
110Leroy Williams2194719480-0.899372317425863115439.183.275.230.50519NE
111Bob Wilson31947195801.394334304309110134080251.299.355.368.723May 17, 195822NE
112Jerry Witte2194619470-1.952184172112841416001140.163.213.267.481Sep 10, 194631SLB
113Eddie Yost1819441962135.0210991777346121518633375613968272661614920.254.394.371.765Aug 16, 194420WSH
Totals6931939196685436.73901113251411588115878304534839103726471522312758051379611584.263.344.391.735

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
1Doc Bracken2194619470-0.243.5715.5286220045.24736283340372002191.77432CBE
2Walter Brown11947194700.2101.0004.891901300046.05027253281100012021.696May 16, 194732SLB
3Earl Bumpus4194419480-0.137.3005.561910660289.011165551501442024241.80933CAG
4Tommy Byrne131943195716.38569.5524.11281170726512121362.01138688622981037177668542861811.597Apr 27, 194327NYY
5Scott Cary1194719470-0.631.7505.932331610054.27338365200251002591.701May 1, 194724WSH
6Webbo Clarke41946195532.0116.6473.76261971110155.215791656640757107001.420Sep 4, 195519CBE
7Joe Coleman101942195515.95276.4064.3822314055601151134.0117261655292566204441321949931.533Sep 19, 194224PHA
8Jim Colzie2194619470-0.334.4295.43137440166.18752402300330013141.76426IC
9Charley Davidson4194019480-0.629.1825.602010330099.213480624363233114681.70630NBY
10Lino Donoso31947195602.898.5293.91411814712175.01698676206131031027431.314Jun 18, 195524NYC
11Fritz Dorish101947195608.74543.5113.833234016513248834.185040635558301363321952635781.380Apr 15, 194725BOS
12Karl Drews81946195401.44453.4544.76218107452677826.291349343772332253223531736521.506Sep 8, 194627NYY
13Eddie Erautt61947195301.31523.3954.861642263402379.243424020534179271571641317031.615Apr 16, 194722CIN
14Pete Gebrian1194719470-0.423.4004.482741000566.16140337333172062881.417May 6, 194723CHW
15Bob Gillespie4194419500-1.3513.2785.07582314200202.1223127114810275920119061.606May 11, 194427CHW
16Manuel Godínez31946194800.326.2504.98147440068.28348386110373003041.36926IC
17Clint Hartung6194719520-1.12929.5005.0211272232331511.15293192855727120167130822711.565Apr 15, 194724NYG
18Jim Hearn1319471959117.110989.5513.8139622973631081703.21661847721158655556692513472941.359Apr 17, 194726STL
19Art Houtteman1219451957111.38791.4894.14325181917814201555.01646810715136516336394011567131.390Apr 29, 194519DET
20Hooks Iott2194119470-1.539.2507.052691221081.28468647677531033911.849Sep 6, 194127TOT
21Larry Jansen919471956223.112289.5783.582912373010717111765.21751804703190410548422011072911.224Apr 17, 194726NYG
22Don Johnson71947195800.82738.4154.78198706217512631.071237133555285142621131028141.580Apr 20, 194720NYY
23Sheldon Jones81946195306.25457.4863.962601017633412920.090947940588413394133712840241.437Sep 9, 194625NYG
24Cecil Kaiser21946194700.331.7504.21156520157.27036272120291002501.42227HG
25Doyle Lade51946195003.62529.4634.3912664272023537.15832982624622123178721323761.496Sep 18, 194626CHC
26Walt Lanfranconi21941194701.545.4442.963851310170.07226232294190002981.443Sep 12, 194130BSN
27Buddy Lively31947194903.0813.3814.16792717621249.023012911527127249411310751.434Apr 17, 194722CIN
28Clarence Locke5194419480-0.345.4445.40139360063.18854382220303003051.73736CAG
29Bill McCahan41946194901.81614.5333.84574091720290.22971421241514517600812881.521Sep 15, 194626PHA
30Russ Meers31941194700.933.5003.984341800083.27642375484353083611.482Sep 28, 194128CHC
31Russ Meyer1319461959012.79473.5633.9931921947651351531.11606761679135541356721553665701.402Sep 13, 194623CHC
32Glen Moulder3194619480-0.378.4675.21661137004160.218810593139811501157451.780Apr 28, 194629SLB
33Mel Parnell1019471956227.412375.6213.502892323611320101752.21715797682104758457322834175481.411Apr 20, 194725BOS
34Warren Peace31945194700.542.6674.50136541152.05833262280262012411.65425NE
35Frank Pearson41945194800.836.3334.30169240081.29651391150371003541.35927MRS
36Alonzo Perry31946194800.787.5334.9624146610127.014387707600576125951.59825BBB
37Kent Peterson81944195301.61338.2554.951474341715420.143425823133215212081511118851.544Jul 15, 194421CIN
38Willie Pope11947194701.238.2733.641613250089.09349363340571013951.42728HG
39Vic Raschi1019461955416.213266.6673.7226925551062631819.01666828752138727209442684476751.316Sep 23, 194628NYY
40Bob Romby31946194824.6179.6542.744427141646230.11689170211001832059561.20728BEG
41Fred Sanford71943195105.33755.4024.4516498272636744.07684053686739115285311033061.558May 5, 194327SLB
42Spec Shea81947195515.85646.5493.801951185048125943.28494533986649793611921540761.426Apr 19, 194726NYY
43Bryan Stephens2194719480-1.2816.3335.16741722304214.222014012320106116960119621.519May 15, 194726CLE
44Riley Stewart31946194800.234.4295.76188850189.010573573380436074161.60728CAG
45Harry Taylor61946195203.61921.4754.109044221634357.234418416325201141271021115661.524Sep 22, 194628BRO
46Amos Watson31945194702.2105.6672.8224155910127.212060402630688045601.43321BEG
47Bill Wight1219461958013.67799.4383.9534719860661581563.0165679168674714295741474568511.516Apr 17, 194625NYY
Totals256194019591818713941334.5114.09557129671341108219421624429.224639127241111019041070163110483516615161063861.774