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45 players died in West Virginia  · born in West Virginia  · buried in West Virginia

Batting

Pitchers / Managers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Date of Death Last Game Died Pos
1 Ken Ash 4 1925 1930 0 58 48 46 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .130 .149 .152 .301 Nov 15, 1979 Sep 26, 1930 Clarksburg 1/O
2 Fred Bailey 3 1916 1918 0 60 138 124 10 23 2 1 1 6 3 0 9 29 .185 .257 .242 .499 Aug 16, 1972 Apr 27, 1918 Huntington /O
3 Sam Barkley 6 1884 1889 0 582 2517 2329 362 602 125 39 10 231 51 176 44 .258 .314 .359 .672 Apr 20, 1912 Jul 12, 1889 Wheeling *43/O2
4 Babe Barna 5 1937 1943 0 207 743 664 88 154 22 9 12 96 9 1 76 98 .232 .311 .346 .657 May 18, 1972 Jul 28, 1943 Charleston O/3
5 Frank Barron 1 1914 1914 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 18, 1964 Aug 19, 1914 St. Marys /1
6 George Baumgardner 5 1912 1916 0 124 251 215 15 31 5 1 0 13 1 0 30 76 .144 .252 .177 .429 Dec 13, 1970 May 15, 1916 Barboursville 1
7 Sheriff Blake 10 1920 1937 0 310 602 558 46 118 5 1 0 30 0 1 14 91 .211 .233 .224 .457 Oct 31, 1982 Sep 26, 1937 Beckley *1
8 Bob Bowman 4 1939 1942 0 109 122 101 5 7 1 0 1 4 0 10 61 .069 .153 .109 .262 Sep 4, 1972 May 25, 1942 Bluefield 1
9 Red Bowser 1 1910 1910 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 22, 1943 Sep 13, 1910 Moundsville /O
10 Al Braithwood 1 1915 1915 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 24, 1960 Oct 2, 1915 Rowlesburg /1
11 Max Butcher 10 1936 1945 0 342 649 598 43 110 14 0 1 37 0 16 92 .184 .205 .212 .418 Sep 15, 1957 Sep 11, 1945 Man *1
12 Wayland Dean 4 1924 1927 0 127 211 196 24 49 6 2 6 31 0 0 9 47 .250 .286 .393 .679 Apr 11, 1930 Jul 13, 1927 Huntington 1
13 Clarence Fisher 2 1919 1920 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 2, 1965 Oct 3, 1920 Point Pleasant /1
14 Wilbur Fisher 1 1916 1916 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Oct 24, 1960 Jun 13, 1916 Welch
15 Del Gainer 10 1909 1922 0 548 1843 1608 218 438 75 36 14 185 55 18 149 220 .272 .342 .390 .732 Jan 29, 1947 Sep 30, 1922 Elkins *3O/4
16 Clarence Garrett 1 1915 1915 0 4 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .273 .000 .273 Feb 11, 1977 Sep 29, 1915 Moundsville /1
17 Bill George 3 1887 1889 0 30 126 124 15 26 1 0 1 14 5 2 12 .210 .222 .242 .464 Aug 23, 1916 Jul 9, 1889 Wheeling /1O
18 Jack Glasscock 17 1879 1895 0 1737 7552 7033 1164 2041 313 98 27 827 372 440 196 .290 .337 .374 .712 Feb 24, 1947 Jul 13, 1895 Wheeling *64/531O
19 Charlie Hastings 4 1893 1898 0 68 195 162 23 35 1 3 1 14 1 30 36 .216 .342 .278 .620 Aug 3, 1934 Sep 3, 1898 Parkersburg 1/O
20 Jake Hewitt 1 1895 1895 0 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 May 15, 1959 Aug 16, 1895 Morgantown /1
21 Charlie Hickman 12 1897 1908 0 1081 4252 3982 478 1176 217 91 59 614 72 153 397 .295 .331 .440 .771 Apr 19, 1934 Jul 31, 1908 Morgantown *3O451/6
22 Dick Hoblitzell 11 1908 1918 0 1318 5370 4706 591 1310 194 88 27 593 173 38 407 321 .278 .341 .374 .715 Nov 14, 1962 Jun 7, 1918 Parkersburg *3/4
23 Sam Jones 12 1951 1964 2 322 587 522 16 78 7 0 1 27 0 0 17 167 .149 .176 .169 .345 Nov 5, 1971 Oct 3, 1964 Morgantown *1
24 Frank Kalin 2 1940 1943 0 7 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .000 .222 .000 .222 Jan 12, 1975 May 6, 1943 Weirton /O
25 Lee King 7 1916 1922 0 411 1306 1189 134 294 60 18 15 144 16 13 82 175 .247 .299 .366 .665 Sep 16, 1967 Oct 1, 1922 Shinnston *O/3
26 Baldy Louden 6 1907 1916 0 603 2295 1942 267 507 61 22 12 202 111 20 254 210 .261 .355 .334 .689 Dec 8, 1935 Sep 18, 1916 Piedmont *465/O
27 Al Mays 6 1885 1890 0 160 574 537 50 86 21 7 3 46 12 33 10 .160 .214 .242 .456 May 7, 1905 May 2, 1890 Parkersburg 1/O3
28 Larry McClure 1 1910 1910 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 1, 1949 Jul 26, 1910 Huntington /O
29 Joe McManus 1 1913 1913 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 23, 1955 Apr 12, 1913 Beckley /1
30 Ezra Midkiff 3 1909 1913 0 105 404 372 31 77 10 1 0 23 13 4 19 45 .207 .247 .239 .487 Mar 20, 1957 Aug 6, 1913 Huntington 5/64
31 Joe Miller 2 1884 1885 0 203 819 762 90 163 21 13 1 24 54 .214 .269 .280 .548 Apr 23, 1928 Sep 15, 1885 Wheeling 6/54
32 Harry Moran 3 1912 1915 0 74 138 117 13 22 2 2 0 7 0 0 8 21 .188 .246 .239 .485 Nov 28, 1962 Oct 3, 1915 Beckley 1
33 Cy Morgan 10 1903 1913 0 210 532 489 26 61 7 1 0 37 2 0 11 196 .125 .146 .143 .289 Jun 28, 1962 Sep 1, 1913 Wheeling 1
34 Beryl Richmond 2 1933 1934 0 11 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 24, 1980 Sep 29, 1934 Cameron /1
35 Dave Roberts 13 1969 1981 0 452 590 531 28 103 15 4 7 46 0 1 8 133 .194 .204 .277 .481 Jan 9, 2009 May 16, 1981 Short Gap *1
36 Jack Sanford 12 1956 1967 1 393 760 665 51 105 19 2 3 37 0 1 45 240 .158 .212 .206 .418 Mar 7, 2000 Aug 6, 1967 Beckley *1
37 John Scheneberg 2 1913 1920 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Sep 26, 1950 Sep 24, 1920 Huntington /1
38 Admiral Schlei 8 1904 1911 0 636 2169 1918 195 455 52 21 6 209 38 172 178 .237 .307 .296 .603 Jan 24, 1958 Apr 24, 1911 Huntington *23/O
39 Skeeter Shelton 1 1915 1915 0 10 43 40 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .025 .071 .025 .096 Jan 9, 1954 Sep 1, 1915 Huntington /O
40 Harry Shriver 2 1922 1923 0 26 33 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .036 .100 .036 .136 Jan 21, 1970 Apr 20, 1923 Morgantown /1
41 Bull Smith 3 1904 1911 0 15 44 43 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 .140 .159 .186 .345 May 1, 1928 Aug 30, 1911 Charleston /O
42 Johnny Stuart 4 1922 1925 0 84 131 127 14 29 4 1 0 6 0 1 3 14 .228 .246 .276 .522 May 13, 1970 Oct 2, 1925 Charleston 1/5
43 Bob Trice 3 1953 1955 0 27 59 52 8 15 4 0 1 6 0 0 3 11 .288 .351 .423 .774 Sep 16, 1988 May 2, 1955 Weirton /1
44 Johnny Watson 1 1930 1930 0 4 14 12 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .250 .308 .417 .724 Apr 29, 1965 Sep 28, 1930 Huntington /6
45 Guy Zinn 5 1911 1915 0 314 1247 1103 136 297 51 23 15 139 28 15 109 139 .269 .338 .398 .736 Oct 6, 1949 Sep 16, 1915 Park O
Totals 225 1879 1981 3 10789 36403 32929 4148 8431 1318 485 224 3654 962 113 2350 3307 .256 .311 .346 .657

Pitching

Batting Above / Managers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Date of Death Last Game Died
1 Ken Ash 4 1925 1930 0 6 8 .429 4.96 55 13 34 5 0 2 161.1 178 109 89 6 59 47 6 0 3 689 Nov 15, 1979 Sep 26, 1930 Clarksburg
2 Frank Barron 1 1914 1914 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Sep 18, 1964 Aug 19, 1914 St. Marys
3 George Baumgardner 5 1912 1916 0 38 49 .437 3.22 124 79 38 51 7 2 685.2 682 315 245 10 263 283 29 0 11 2814 Dec 13, 1970 May 15, 1916 Barboursville
4 Sheriff Blake 10 1920 1937 0 87 102 .460 4.13 304 195 60 81 11 8 1620.0 1766 876 744 68 740 621 30 0 35 7150 Oct 31, 1982 Sep 26, 1937 Beckley
5 Bob Bowman 4 1939 1942 0 26 17 .605 3.82 109 38 35 13 2 10 365.0 360 175 155 27 139 146 6 1 9 1567 Sep 4, 1972 May 25, 1942 Bluefield
6 Al Braithwood 1 1915 1915 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 Nov 24, 1960 Oct 2, 1915 Rowlesburg
7 Max Butcher 10 1936 1945 0 95 106 .473 3.73 334 229 60 104 14 9 1786.1 1935 886 741 100 583 485 23 4 23 7761 Sep 15, 1957 Sep 11, 1945 Man
8 Wayland Dean 4 1924 1927 0 24 36 .400 4.87 96 60 22 27 2 1 485.2 559 318 263 31 188 147 13 3 10 2174 Apr 11, 1930 Jul 13, 1927 Huntington
9 Clarence Fisher 2 1919 1920 0 0 1 .000 11.74 4 0 2 0 0 0 7.2 13 10 10 0 8 1 0 0 0 34 Nov 2, 1965 Oct 3, 1920 Point Pleasant
10 Clarence Garrett 1 1915 1915 0 2 2 .500 2.31 4 4 0 2 0 0 23.1 19 13 6 1 6 5 1 0 1 92 Feb 11, 1977 Sep 29, 1915 Moundsville
11 Bill George 3 1887 1889 0 5 10 .333 4.51 19 16 3 14 1 0 149.2 155 134 75 2 103 78 15 0 26 705 Aug 23, 1916 Jul 9, 1889 Wheeling
12 Jack Glasscock 17 1879 1895 0 0 0 6.43 5 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 12 11 5 1 7 3 1 0 2 41 Feb 24, 1947 Jul 13, 1895 Wheeling
13 Charlie Hastings 4 1893 1898 0 18 29 .383 4.55 67 45 20 36 0 2 451.1 534 327 228 11 176 115 29 1 25 2043 Aug 3, 1934 Sep 3, 1898 Parkersburg
14 Jake Hewitt 1 1895 1895 0 1 0 1.000 4.15 4 2 2 1 0 2 13.0 13 6 6 0 2 4 1 0 0 54 May 15, 1959 Aug 16, 1895 Morgantown
15 Charlie Hickman 12 1897 1908 0 10 8 .556 4.28 30 22 8 15 3 4 185.0 175 105 88 4 94 37 12 0 4 810 Apr 19, 1934 Jul 31, 1908 Morgantown
16 Sam Jones 12 1951 1964 2 102 101 .502 3.59 322 222 45 76 17 9 1643.1 1403 752 655 151 822 37 1376 60 0 45 7074 Nov 5, 1971 Oct 3, 1964 Morgantown
17 Al Mays 6 1885 1890 0 53 89 .373 3.91 150 147 3 137 3 0 1251.0 1341 905 543 26 415 469 58 0 116 5533 May 7, 1905 May 2, 1890 Parkersburg
18 Joe McManus 1 1913 1913 0 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 12 Dec 23, 1955 Apr 12, 1913 Beckley
19 Harry Moran 3 1912 1915 0 23 17 .575 3.34 73 41 20 21 4 2 374.1 371 181 139 10 131 163 31 0 5 1532 Nov 28, 1962 Oct 3, 1915 Beckley
20 Cy Morgan 10 1903 1913 0 78 78 .500 2.51 210 172 31 107 15 3 1445.1 1180 586 403 18 578 667 95 5 59 5818 Jun 28, 1962 Sep 1, 1913 Wheeling
21 Beryl Richmond 2 1933 1934 0 1 2 .333 3.38 10 2 4 1 0 0 24.0 33 12 9 0 12 11 0 0 1 114 Apr 24, 1980 Sep 29, 1934 Cameron
22 Dave Roberts 13 1969 1981 0 103 125 .452 3.78 445 277 69 77 20 15 2099.0 2188 979 882 155 615 80 957 31 2 45 8930 Jan 9, 2009 May 16, 1981 Short Gap
23 Jack Sanford 12 1956 1967 1 137 101 .576 3.69 388 293 42 76 14 11 2049.1 1907 952 840 174 737 59 1182 46 21 59 8659 Mar 7, 2000 Aug 6, 1967 Beckley
24 John Scheneberg 2 1913 1920 0 0 1 .000 11.25 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 17 12 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 42 Sep 26, 1950 Sep 24, 1920 Huntington
25 Harry Shriver 2 1922 1923 0 4 6 .400 3.12 26 14 8 4 2 0 112.1 122 52 39 5 48 39 2 0 5 487 Jan 21, 1970 Apr 20, 1923 Morgantown
26 Johnny Stuart 4 1922 1925 0 20 18 .526 4.76 82 34 30 21 1 3 357.2 360 227 189 29 156 124 17 4 3 1572 May 13, 1970 Oct 2, 1925 Charleston
27 Bob Trice 3 1953 1955 0 9 9 .500 5.80 26 21 3 9 1 0 152.0 185 113 98 22 60 0 28 0 1 1 688 Sep 16, 1988 May 2, 1955 Weirton
Totals 149 1879 1981 3 842 915 .479 3.76 2893 1927 544 878 117 83 15463.1 15512 8060 6466 851 5949 176 6993 506 42 488 66406

Managers

Batting / Pitchers Above
Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Date of Death Last Game Died
1 Sam Barkley 1 1888 1888 58 21 36 .368 -15 8 8 8.0 Apr 20, 1912 Jul 12, 1889 Wheeling
2 Jack Glasscock 2 1889 1892 71 35 35 .500 0 7 9 7.1 Feb 24, 1947 Jul 13, 1895 Wheeling
Totals 3 1888 1892 129 56 71 .441 -15 7 9 7.5