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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	W	Aff	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1	George Payne	40	WFL	TL	A	28	SLB	12	.700	3.46	4.42	55						299.0	335	147	115		51							1.291	10.1		1.5
2	Frank Shellenback	30	HOL	PCL	AA	26		12	.684	3.98	4.70	46	36					335.0	365	175	148		68							1.293	9.8		1.8
3	Roy Appleton	34	TAM	SEAL	B	25		9	.735	2.71	3.21	41						289.0	282	103	87		46							1.135	8.8		1.4
4	Jim Turner	25	GBO	PIED	C	25		9	.735	3.46	4.18	36						291.0	296	135	112		84							1.306	9.2		2.6
5	John Walker	--	KNX	SALL	B	25		9	.735	3.38	3.89	44						280.0	298	121	105		33							1.182	9.6		1.1
6	Elmer Ambrose	36	QUI,INA	IIIL,AA	B,AA	24		7	.774	2.92	3.20	34						259.0	239	92	84		66							1.178	8.3		2.3
7	Bert Cole	32	MIS	PCL	AA	24		12	.667	3.45	4.10	42						279.0	301	127	107		90							1.401	9.7		2.9
8	George Earnshaw	29	PHA	AL	Maj	24	PHA	8	.750	3.29	3.89	44	33	5	13	3	1	254.2	233	110	93	8	125	0	149	5	0	8	1115	1.406	8.2	0.3	4.4	5.3	1.19
9	Lindstrom	--	CAN	CENL	B	24		11	.686	3.67	4.35	44						294.0	316	142	120		77		102					1.337	9.7		2.4	3.1	1.32
10	Johnny McGrew	--	OMA	WL	A	24		10	.706		4.41	42						294.0	268	144			112							1.293	8.2		3.4
11	Glenn Spencer	23	WCH	WL	A	24		9	.727		5.32	41						252.0	278	149			113							1.552	9.9		4.0
12	Ray Starr	23	SHW	WA	C	24		13	.649	2.78	4.94	40						295.0	287	162	91		134							1.427	8.8		4.1
13	Red Bates	31	KNX	SALL	B	23		11	.676	3.92	4.62	36						294.0	246	151	128		48							1.000	7.5		1.5
14	Benny Frey	23	NVL,CIN	SOUA,NL	A,Maj	23	CIN	13	.639	3.14	3.95	41	3	0	2	0	0	301.0	341	132	105	2	46	0	1	0	0	1	105	1.286	10.2	0.1	1.4	0.0	0.02
15	Elon Hogsett	25	MTL,DET	IL,AL	AA,Maj	23	DET	15	.605	3.01	3.44	41	4	0	2	1	0	316.2	298	121	106	0	103	0	9	1	0	0	121	1.266	8.5	0.0	2.9	0.3	0.09
16	John Miller	25	MAN	NENL	B	23		12	.657	3.66	4.27	43						293.0	318	139	119		84							1.372	9.8		2.6
17	Ray Phelps	25	JCK	SEAL	B	23		11	.676	2.58	3.36	41						303.0	293	113	87		80							1.231	8.7		2.4
18	Herman Pillette	33	MIS	PCL	AA	23		13	.639	3.59	3.96	41						273.0	299	120	109		52							1.286	9.9		1.7
19	Clarence Blethen	35	ATA,BRO	SOUA,NL	A,Maj	22	BRO	11	.667	3.14	3.49	45	0	1	0	0	0	315.0	311	122	110	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	13	1.203	8.9	0.0	1.9	0.0	0.00
20	Glen Gabler	19	BBE,LOS	AZSL,PCL	D,AA	22		5	.815	4.40	4.98	37						217.0	204	120	106		58							1.207	8.5		2.4
21	Bob Hasty	33	BIR	SOUA	A	22		11	.667	3.58	4.00	36						236.0	215	105	94		84							1.267	8.2		3.2
22	Jim Lindsey	30	HSN,SLN	TL,NL	A,Maj	22	STL	11	.667	3.03	3.52	38	2	0	1	0	0	276.1	247	108	93	1	80	0	8	1	0	0	72	1.183	8.0	0.0	2.6	0.3	0.10
23	Pat Malone	26	CHN	NL	Maj	22	CHC	10	.688	3.57	4.04	40	30	7	19	5	2	267.0	283	120	106	12	102	5	166	6	1	6	1152	1.442	9.5	0.4	3.4	5.6	1.63
24	Lou McEvoy	27	OLD	PCL	AA	22		12	.647	3.83	4.60	48						329.0	353	168	140		134							1.480	9.7		3.7
25	Lou Polli	27	STP	AA	AA	22		9	.710	3.75	4.81	41						288.0	310	154	120		88							1.382	9.7		2.8
26	Irvin Rase	27	CUM	MATL	C	22		5	.815		3.52	34						243.0	235	95			76							1.280	8.7		2.8
27	Rollie Stiles	22	TUL	WL	A	22	SLB	11	.667		4.66	45						290.0	286	150			127							1.424	8.9		3.9
28	Hollis Thurston	30	SFR	PCL	AA	22		11	.667	4.40	5.01	37						282.0	338	157	138		45							1.358	10.8		1.4
29	Clay Touchstone	26	PRV,BSN	EL,NL	A,Maj	22	BSN	12	.647	3.51	3.94	41	0	1	0	0	0	294.2	296	129	115	1	90	0	1	0	0	0	14	1.310	9.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.01
30	Whit Wyatt	21	EVN,DET	IIIL,AL	B,Maj	22	DET	7	.759	3.37	4.11	39	4	0	1	0	0	280.1	247	128	105	1	107	0	14	1	0	1	121	1.263	7.9	0.0	3.4	0.4	0.13
31	Andy Bednar	20	MCK	NESL	D	21		4	.840	2.97	3.44	34						230.0	214	88	76		30							1.061	8.4		1.2
32	Joe Berry	24	VBG	CSTL	D	21		13	.618	2.67	3.82	45						297.0	287	126	88		58							1.162	8.7		1.8
33	Huck Betts	32	STP	AA	AA	21		13	.618	3.90	4.85	39						284.0	322	153	123		54							1.324	10.2		1.7
34	Joe Bloomer	29	SPF	EL	A	21		15	.583	3.55	4.47	37						266.0	280	132	105		79							1.350	9.5		2.7
35	Earl Brown	29	CHR	SALL	B	21		8	.724	3.74	4.41	43						243.0	235	119	101		58							1.206	8.7		2.1
36	Earl Caldwell	24	WAC	TL	A	21		15	.583	4.86	5.97	38						291.0	341	193	157		79							1.443	10.5		2.4
37	Howard Craghead	21	OLD	PCL	AA	21		12	.636	4.05	4.77	52						298.0	321	158	134		128							1.507	9.7		3.9
38	Wes Ferrell	21	CLE	AL	Maj	21	CLE	10	.677	3.60	4.15	43	25	12	18	1	5	242.2	256	112	97	7	109	11	100	3	3	2	1061	1.504	9.5	0.3	4.0	3.7	0.92
39	Elmer Jacobs	36	SFR	PCL	AA	21		11	.656	3.48	4.50	38						290.0	324	145	112		63							1.334	10.1		2.0
40	Earl Johnson	32	ALB	EL	A	21		13	.618	4.31	4.94	45						286.0	353	157	137		66							1.465	11.1		2.1
41	Norm Lehr	28	WPT,NWK	NYPL,IL	B,AA	21		11	.656	3.23	4.08	47						245.0	247	111	88		70							1.294	9.1		2.6
42	Willie Ludolph	29	BIR	SOUA	A	21		8	.724	3.62	3.99	36						239.0	260	106	96		69							1.377	9.8		2.6
43	Roy Mahaffey	25	POR	PCL	AA	21		25	.457	4.01	4.67	56						370.0	397	192	165		113							1.378	9.7		2.7
44	Alex McColl	35	AKR	CENL	B	21		16	.568	4.42	5.62	45						285.0	339	178	140		48		89					1.358	10.7		1.5	2.8	1.85
45	Vance Page	23	DHM	PIED	C	21		8	.724	3.04	3.78	32						231.0	214	97	78		66							1.212	8.3		2.6
46	Stanford Primm	--	FBY	NESL	D	21		13	.618	3.19	4.69	40						234.0	195	122	83		132							1.397	7.5		5.1
47	Doyle Reid	22	DHM	PIED	C	21		13	.618	2.89	3.50	36						283.0	153	110	91		81							0.827	4.9		2.6
48	Johnny Tillman	35	HRB	NYPL	B	21		12	.636	3.73	4.63	39						270.0	308	139	112		75							1.419	10.3		2.5
49	Ira Townsend	35	HND	PIED	C	21		16	.568	3.18	4.09	40						297.0	284	135	105		76							1.212	8.6		2.3
50	Augie Walsh	24	LOS	PCL	AA	21		14	.600	4.84	5.51	48						294.0	307	180	158		123							1.463	9.4		3.8
51	A.B. Yeager	27	WSM	PIED	C	21		8	.724	2.98	3.48	34						248.0	252	96	82		71							1.302	9.1		2.6
52	Johnny Allen	24	AVL,GAD	SALL,GAAL	B,D	20		12	.625	3.23	4.75	40						256.0	232	135	92		137							1.441	8.2		4.8
53	Dean Beckwith	22	YRK	NESL	D	20		8	.714	3.36	4.63	36						241.0	272	124	90		52							1.344	10.2		1.9
54	Rube Benton	39	MNE	AA	AA	20		14	.588	3.61	4.40	45						284.0	303	139	114		78							1.342	9.6		2.5
55	Jim Brillheart	25	MNE	AA	AA	20		16	.556	5.02	6.17	54						267.0	322	183	149		115							1.637	10.9		3.9
56	Clint Brown	25	NOR,CLE	SOUA,AL	A,Maj	20	CLE	14	.588	3.15	3.94	41	1	1	1	0	0	260.1	261	114	91	0	42	2	1	0	0	0	71	1.164	9.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.02
57	Eddie Bryan	30	SAC	PCL	AA	20		12	.625	4.42	5.16	48						328.0	401	188	161		80							1.466	11.0		2.2
58	Guy Cantrell	25	TTO	IL	AA	20		12	.625	3.38	4.06	38						248.0	233	112	93		153							1.556	8.5		5.6
59	Leon Chagnon	26	CLM,PIT	SALL,NL	B,Maj	20	PIT	13	.606	3.52	4.45	46	1	0	0	0	0	281.0	291	139	110	1	85	0	4	0	0	0	34	1.338	9.3	0.0	2.7	0.1	0.05
60	Howell Conklin	26	HIP	PIED	C	20		10	.667	3.13	3.65	42						259.0	225	105	90		70							1.139	7.8		2.4
61	Lefty George	42	YOR	NYPL	B	20		13	.606	3.47	4.48	36						267.0	323	133	103		69							1.468	10.9		2.3
62	Lefty Grove	29	PHA	AL	Maj	20	PHA	6	.769	2.81	3.40	42	37	5	19	2	4	275.1	278	104	86	8	81	2	170	3	0	8	1168	1.304	9.1	0.3	2.6	5.6	2.10
63	Luke Hamlin	24	FSM	WA	C	20		9	.690	2.50	4.43	35						248.0	253	122	69		88							1.375	9.2		3.2
64	Al Mamaux	35	NWK	IL	AA	20		13	.606	2.91	3.71	36						272.0	291	112	88		60							1.290	9.6		2.0
65	Fritz Ostermueller	21	SHW	WA	C	20		12	.625	2.74	4.35	37						279.0	249	135	85		113							1.297	8.0		3.6
66	Duke Sedgwick	31	PRT	NENL	B	20		11	.645	3.70	4.63	36						243.0	246	125	100		104							1.440	9.1		3.9
67	Stew Bolen	26	BLT	IL	AA	19		14	.576	4.29	4.98	43						260.0	284	144	124		109							1.512	9.8		3.8
68	Earl Browne	18	DAY,LOU	CENL,AA	B,AA	19		10	.655	3.65	4.85	39						254.0	294	137	103		82		106					1.480	10.4		2.9	3.8	1.29
69	Pat Caraway	23	TPK	WL	A	19		17	.528		3.95	43						305.0	254	134			94							1.141	7.5		2.8
70	Albert Douglas	22	LYN	NENL	B	19		8	.704	3.31	3.89	34						245.0	215	106	90		129							1.404	7.9		4.7
71	Eckert	--	DBQ	MSVL	D	19		6	.760		4.73	30						215.0	231	113			54							1.326	9.7		2.3
72	G. Ellis	--	SEL	SEAL	B	19		13	.594	2.34	3.25	42						296.0	243	107	77		115							1.209	7.4		3.5
73	Curt Fullerton	30	POR	PCL	AA	19		18	.514	4.50	5.70	42						270.0	322	171	135		92							1.533	10.7		3.1
74	Al Grabowski	27	DNV,SLN	IIIL,NL	B,Maj	19	STL	16	.543	2.60	3.40	43	6	0	4	2	0	291.0	262	110	84	0	84	0	22	0	0	2	204	1.189	8.1	0.0	2.6	0.7	0.26
75	William Gwathmey	19	WHE	MATL	C	19		7	.731		3.95	34						198.0	180	87			76							1.293	8.2		3.5
76	Herring	--	OKC	WL	A	19		13	.594		3.92	48						262.0	213	114			107							1.221	7.3		3.7
77	Red Lucas	27	CIN	NL	Maj	19	CIN	12	.613	3.60	3.97	32	32	0	28	2	0	270.0	267	119	108	14	58	2	72	1	1	1	1124	1.204	8.9	0.5	1.9	2.4	1.24
78	Firpo Marberry	30	WS1	AL	Maj	19	WSH	12	.613	3.06	3.60	49	26	21	16	0	9	250.1	233	100	85	6	69	3	121	6	1	2	1027	1.206	8.4	0.2	2.5	4.4	1.75
79	Miller	--	CDR	MSVL	D	19		7	.731		2.91	30						226.0	210	73			48							1.142	8.4		1.9
80	Bobo Newsom	21	MAC,BRO	SALL,NL	B,Maj	19	BRO	21	.475	4.07	5.24	48	2	0	0	0	0	307.1	298	179	139	0	178	0	6	0	0	0	47	1.549	8.7	0.0	5.2	0.2	0.03
81	Tony Owens	40	SHV	TL	A	19		16	.543	3.47	4.18	55						319.0	334	148	123		74							1.279	9.4		2.1
82	Howard Perkins	29	CAN	CENL	B	19		9	.679	3.72	4.74	41						247.0	269	130	102		60		85					1.332	9.8		2.2	3.1	1.42
83	Ted Pritchard	28	ELM	NYPL	B	19		14	.576	4.10	4.93	43						259.0	281	142	118		89							1.429	9.8		3.1
84	Charlie Root	30	CHN	NL	Maj	19	CHC	6	.760	3.47	3.97	43	31	9	19	4	5	272.0	286	120	105	12	83	11	124	3	0	1	1158	1.357	9.5	0.4	2.7	4.1	1.49
85	Harry Smythe	24	AVL,PHI	SALL,NL	B,Maj	19	PHI	11	.633	4.14	4.99	41	9	10	2	0	2	234.2	271	130	108	3	56	0	12	1	0	0	307	1.393	10.4	0.1	2.1	0.5	0.21
86	Joe Styborski	25	ALB	EL	A	19		5	.792	4.54	5.29	35						228.0	253	134	115		134							1.697	10.0		5.3
87	Thurman Wical	28	CHR	SALL	B	19		10	.655	4.00	4.75	37						216.0	212	114	96		80							1.352	8.8		3.3
88	John Williams	24	SLS	NNL	Maj	19	SLS	6	.760	3.21	3.74	33	24		17	2	2	202.0	198	84	72		50		63	1		1		1.228	8.8		2.2	2.8	1.26
89	Hal Wiltse	25	WFL	TL	A	19	SLB	11	.633	3.57	4.73	40						270.0	293	142	107		81							1.385	9.8		2.7
90	Fred Witte	27	DAV	MSVL	D	19		12	.613		3.67	34						267.0	259	109			80							1.270	8.7		2.7
91	Leon Alter	29	AUG	SALL	B	18		16	.529	3.68	4.93	40						281.0	281	154	115		119							1.423	9.0		3.8
92	Ivy Andrews	22	MOB,ALB	SOUA,EL	A	18		8	.692	2.47	3.41	34						211.0	184	80	58		61							1.161	7.8		2.6
93	Pete Appleton	25	CLB	AA	AA	18		12	.600	4.72	5.71	41						246.0	290	156	129		73							1.476	10.6		2.7
94	Clyde Barfoot	37	LOS	PCL	AA	18		12	.600	4.54	5.45	42						236.0	309	143	119		58							1.555	11.8		2.2
95	Hank Boney	25	BPT	EL	A	18		7	.720	3.43	4.08	41						247.0	227	112	94		83							1.255	8.3		3.0
96	Guy Bush	27	CHN	NL	Maj	18	CHC	7	.720	3.66	4.49	50	30	15	18	2	8	270.2	277	135	110	16	107	6	82	4	0	7	1176	1.419	9.2	0.5	3.6	2.7	0.77
97	Tex Carleton	22	ROC	IL	AA	18	STL	7	.720	2.71	3.44	37						262.0	232	100	79		108							1.298	8.0		3.7
98	Ed Clark	--	MCK	NESL	D	18		8	.692	3.46	5.26	29						195.0	219	114	75		29							1.272	10.1		1.3
99	Fair Crews	34	GBO	PIED	C	18		12	.600	4.77	5.50	37						234.0	263	143	124		78							1.457	10.1		3.0
100	George Darrow	25	OKC	WL	A	18		10	.643		4.37	45						247.0	234	120			101							1.356	8.5		3.7

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