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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
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Age |
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T |
Ht |
Wt |
DoB |
Yrs |
G |
GS |
Batting |
Defense |
P |
C |
1B |
2B |
3B |
SS |
LF |
CF |
RF |
OF |
PH |
PR |
WAR |
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| Jabbo Andrews | 34 | us US | L | L | 6' 4" | 198 | Dec 23, 1907 | 10 | 11 | | 11 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | | | -0.1 | |
|---|
| Cool Papa Bell HOF | 39 | us US | B | L | 6' 0" | 155 | May 17, 1903 | 17 | 26 | | 26 | | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | | | 0.7 | All-Star |
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| Cleo Benson | 28 | us US | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Nov 15, 1913 | 1st | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| John Bissant | 28 | us US | R | R | 5' 8" | 180 | Feb 19, 1914 | 3 | 13 | | 13 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | | | -0.3 | |
|---|
| George Britt | 46 | us US | R | R | 5' 8" | 175 | Jul 6, 1895 | 14 | 9 | | 9 | | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.3 | |
|---|
| John Britton | 23 | us US | L | R | 5' 8" | 160 | Apr 21, 1919 | 1st | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| P. Burgess | | | | | | | Unknown | 1st | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Willie Burns | 26 | us US | L | L | 6' 0" | 175 | Jan 12, 1916 | 2 | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.3 | |
|---|
| Burrows | | | | | | | Unknown | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Subby Byas | 32 | us US | B | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Mar 19, 1910 | 8 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Walter Cannady | 40 | us US | R | R | 5' 11" | 172 | Mar 6, 1902 | 11 | 13 | | 13 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Willie Cornelius | 35 | us US | R | R | 5' 8" | 180 | Sep 3, 1906 | 11 | 7 | | 7 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Jimmie Crutchfield | 32 | us US | L | R | 5' 7" | 150 | Mar 25, 1910 | 12 | 25 | | 25 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 22 | | | 0.1 | |
|---|
| Ulysses Evans | 25 | us US | | R | 6' 2" | 178 | Mar 6, 1917 | 1st | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.3 | |
|---|
| Willie Ferrell | 28 | us US | | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Nov 6, 1913 | 6 | 12 | | 12 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Jimmy Ford | 29 | us US | R | R | 5' 8" | 185 | Oct 16, 1912 | 6 | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.1 | |
|---|
| Dave Hoskins | 24 | us US | L | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Aug 3, 1917 | 1st | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.2 | |
|---|
| Percy Howard | | | | | | | Unknown | 1st | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| John Huber | 34 | us US | L | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Apr 26, 1908 | 2 | 20 | | 20 | | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | -0.3 | |
|---|
| Willie Hudson | 24 | us US | L | L | 6' 4" | 197 | Jun 2, 1918 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.2 | |
|---|
| Francis Jackson | 38 | us US | | | | | 1904 | 1st | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.1 | |
|---|
| Gentry Jessup | 27 | us US | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Jul 11, 1914 | 3 | 5 | | 5 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.1 | |
|---|
| Tommy Johnson | 27 | us US | | R | 6' 0" | | Mar 23, 1915 | 5 | 3 | | 3 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Earl Little | | | | | | | Unknown | 1st | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.2 | |
|---|
| Lester Lockett | 30 | us US | R | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Mar 25, 1912 | 5 | 10 | | 10 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
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| Ziggy Marcell | 25 | us US | R | R | 6' 3" | 198 | Sep 1, 1916 | 3 | 3 | | 3 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
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| Henry Merchant | 24 | us US | L | L | 6' 3" | 180 | Feb 17, 1918 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Art Pennington | 19 | us US | B | R | 5' 11" | 180 | May 18, 1923 | 2 | 26 | | 26 | | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | | | 0.3 | All-Star |
|---|
| Alex Radcliff | 36 | us US | R | R | 5' 11" | 215 | Jul 26, 1905 | 13 | 28 | | 28 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.3 | |
|---|
| Army Rhodes | 24 | us US | | | 6' 2" | 179 | Jun 2, 1918 | 2 | 5 | | 5 | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.2 | |
|---|
| Charlie Shields | 19 | us US | L | L | 6' 2" | 206 | Oct 20, 1922 | 2 | 6 | | 6 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | -0.2 | |
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| Bob Smith | 35 | us US | R | R | | | 1907 | 10 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
|---|
| Ernie Smith | 42 | us US | L | R | 5' 11" | 168 | Jun 3, 1900 | 4 | 7 | | 7 | | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
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| Henry Smith | | | R | R | 5' 9" | 160 | Unknown | 1st | 9 | | 9 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.1 | |
|---|
| Clyde Spearman | 29 | us US | L | R | 5' 9" | 175 | Jul 23, 1912 | 7 | 12 | | 12 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | | | -0.3 | |
|---|
| Leroy Sutton | 21 | us US | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Sep 12, 1920 | 3 | 5 | | 5 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.3 | |
|---|
| Taylor | | | | | | | Unknown | 1st | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.0 | |
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| Samuel Thompson | 34 | us US | R | R | 6' 2" | 158 | May 27, 1908 | 8 | 4 | | 4 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.2 | |
|---|
| Ollie West | 28 | us US | L | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Dec 28, 1913 | 1st | 7 | | 7 | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | -0.5 | |
|---|
| Ralph Wyatt | 24 | us US | R | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Sep 17, 1917 | 2 | 24 | | 24 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.4 | All-Star |
|---|
| Ed Young | 29 | us US | R | R | 6' 1" | 230 | Jun 13, 1913 | 5 | 6 | | 6 | | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.1 | |
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2B |
3B |
SS |
LF |
CF |
RF |
OF |
PH |
PR |
WAR |
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Coaching Staff
| Name |
Age |
|
DoB |
Role |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Candy Jim Taylor | 58 | us US | Feb 1, 1884 | Manager | | |
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