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Rk Yrs From To ASG G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Birthdate Birthplace
1 Charlie Baker 1 1884 1884 0 15 57 57 5 8 2 0 1 0 0 .140 .140 .228 .368 Jan 15 Sterling, MA, USA
2 Phil Baker 3 1883 1886 0 195 856 817 134 212 20 11 3 34 16 39 32 .259 .293 .322 .615 Sep 19 Philadelphia, PA, USA
3 Bob Barr 5 1883 1891 0 179 670 633 61 117 14 6 4 17 1 31 26 .185 .230 .245 .475 Washington, DC, USA
4 Ike Benners 1 1884 1884 0 55 221 211 25 39 11 5 1 0 0 8 .185 .222 .299 .520 Jun 7 Philadelphia, PA, USA
5 Charlie Bohn 1 1882 1882 0 4 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 Cleveland, OH, USA
6 Tommy Bond 10 1874 1884 0 488 1997 1975 213 471 53 11 0 174 5 1 22 63 .238 .247 .276 .523 Apr 2 Granard, Ireland
7 Al Bradley 1 1884 1884 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .400 .000 .400 May 23 Brady's Bend, PA, USA
8 Jim Britt 2 1872 1873 0 91 409 396 55 87 10 0 0 24 1 1 13 19 .220 .244 .245 .489 Feb 25 Brooklyn, NY, USA
9 Ernie Burch 3 1884 1887 0 194 845 768 134 200 30 10 4 105 31 73 24 .260 .328 .341 .669 Sep 9 DeKalb County, IL, USA
10 Doc Bushong 13 1875 1890 0 672 2527 2397 287 514 58 13 2 184 39 0 124 97 .214 .255 .252 .507 Sep 15 Philadelphia, PA, USA
11 Aaron Clapp 1 1879 1879 0 36 152 146 24 39 9 3 0 18 6 10 .267 .296 .370 .666 Ithaca, NY, USA
12 Clarence Cross 2 1884 1887 0 45 177 164 23 37 4 1 0 5 0 10 .226 .282 .262 .545 Mar 4 St. Louis, MO, USA
13 Frank Decker 2 1879 1882 0 5 18 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 Feb 26 St. Louis, MO, USA
14 Jerry Dorgan 4 1880 1885 0 131 547 531 74 150 22 4 0 49 0 14 11 .282 .303 .339 .642 Meriden, CT, USA
15 Jerry Dorsey 1 1884 1884 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 , CAN
16 Al Dwight 1 1884 1884 0 12 45 43 8 10 2 0 0 0 2 .233 .267 .279 .546 Jan 4 New York, NY, USA
17 Jake Evans 7 1879 1885 0 472 1898 1831 215 435 70 21 1 168 0 63 172 .238 .264 .300 .565 Sep 22 Baltimore, MD, USA
18 George Fair 1 1876 1876 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 13 Boston, MA, USA
19 Tom Farley 1 1884 1884 0 14 54 52 5 11 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .241 .288 .529 Seneca Falls, NY, USA
20 Jack Farrell 1 1874 1874 0 3 14 13 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 .429 .385 .813 Jan 2 Hartford, CT, USA
21 Curry Foley 5 1879 1883 0 305 1339 1305 192 373 57 12 6 128 34 83 .286 .304 .362 .666 Jan 14 Milltown, Ireland
22 Dave Foutz 13 1884 1896 0 1135 4847 4533 784 1253 186 91 31 749 280 300 136 .276 .323 .378 .701 Sep 7 Carroll County, MD, USA
23 Eddie Fusselback 4 1882 1888 0 109 470 462 75 124 19 3 1 3 0 8 .268 .281 .329 .610 Jul 17 Philadelphia, PA, USA
24 Pud Galvin HOF 15 1875 1892 0 731 2788 2748 278 552 87 31 5 220 23 0 38 604 .201 .212 .261 .473 Dec 25 St. Louis, MO, USA
25 Barney Gilligan 11 1875 1888 0 523 2020 1873 217 388 68 23 3 167 8 0 147 235 .207 .265 .273 .538 Jan 3 Cambridge, MA, USA
26 Fred Goldsmith 7 1875 1884 0 218 881 855 128 193 33 10 3 75 0 0 26 99 .226 .249 .298 .547 May 15 New Haven, CT, USA
27 Charlie Guth 1 1880 1880 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .400 .250 .650 Chicago, IL, USA
28 Frank Hankinson 10 1878 1888 0 849 3443 3272 410 747 122 39 13 344 31 170 211 .228 .267 .301 .568 Apr 29 New York, NY, USA
29 Guy Hecker 9 1882 1890 0 705 3052 2876 504 812 117 47 19 278 123 143 44 .282 .324 .376 .699 Apr 3 Youngsville, PA, USA
30 Ernie Hickman 1 1884 1884 0 19 73 72 4 12 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .178 .181 .359 East St. Louis, IL, USA
31 Pete Hotaling 9 1879 1888 0 840 3734 3492 590 931 148 63 9 371 78 224 161 .267 .314 .353 .667 Dec 16 Mohawk, NY, USA
32 Sadie Houck 8 1879 1887 0 641 2727 2659 406 666 106 58 4 234 31 48 47 .250 .269 .338 .608 Washington, DC, USA
33 Charlie Householder 1 1884 1884 0 83 322 310 32 74 12 5 1 0 12 .239 .267 .319 .586 Harrisburg, PA, USA
34 Kick Kelly 1 1879 1879 0 16 58 58 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 7 .155 .155 .172 .328 Oct 31 New York, NY, USA
35 Ed Kennedy 4 1883 1886 0 299 1157 1105 142 225 20 13 5 23 1 47 .204 .239 .259 .498 Apr 1 Carbondale, PA, USA
36 Jimmy Knowles 5 1884 1892 0 357 1481 1388 185 334 40 28 9 132 83 89 81 .241 .288 .329 .618 Sep 5 Toronto, ON, CAN
37 James Lehan 1 1884 1884 0 3 12 12 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 May 14 Hartford, CT, USA
38 Tom Loftus 2 1877 1883 0 9 35 33 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 .229 .182 .410 Nov 15 St. Louis, MO, USA
39 Henry Luff 4 1875 1884 0 106 457 450 42 111 18 7 2 27 3 3 7 5 .247 .258 .331 .589 Sep 14 Philadelphia, PA, USA
40 Bill McClellan 8 1878 1888 0 792 3486 3197 533 773 129 33 6 304 132 274 95 .242 .305 .308 .613 Mar 22 Chicago, IL, USA
41 Jim McCormick 10 1878 1887 0 534 2104 2082 246 491 66 22 4 178 10 22 116 .236 .244 .294 .538 Nov 3 Glasgow, Scotland
42 Sandy McDermott 1 1885 1885 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 15 Zanesville, OH, USA
43 Alex McKinnon 4 1884 1887 0 386 1617 1572 209 465 82 29 14 219 16 45 125 .296 .315 .412 .727 Aug 14 Boston, MA, USA
44 Frank McLaughlin 3 1882 1884 0 107 444 426 60 97 21 4 5 4 0 18 11 .228 .259 .331 .590 Jun 19 Lowell, MA, USA
45 Bobby Mitchell 4 1877 1882 0 57 213 211 20 38 5 2 0 19 0 2 20 .180 .188 .223 .411 Feb 6 Cincinnati, OH, USA
46 John Morrissey 1 1881 1881 0 12 47 47 3 10 2 0 0 3 0 3 .213 .213 .255 .468 Dec 30 Janesville, WI, USA
47 Mike Moynahan 4 1880 1884 0 169 735 688 124 202 30 13 1 95 0 47 24 .294 .339 .379 .718 Chicago, IL, USA
48 Dan O'Leary 5 1879 1884 0 45 191 181 18 44 3 2 1 5 0 10 10 .243 .283 .298 .581 Oct 22 Detroit, MI, USA
49 Charlie Osterhout 1 1879 1879 0 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Syracuse, NY, USA
50 Andy Piercy 1 1881 1881 0 2 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 San Jose, CA, USA
51 Martin Powell 4 1881 1884 0 279 1238 1163 213 329 43 11 3 115 0 75 59 .283 .326 .347 .673 Mar 25 Fitchburg, MA, USA
52 George Radbourn 1 1883 1883 0 3 12 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 Apr 8 Bloomington, IL, USA
53 Charlie Reilley 5 1879 1884 0 119 442 439 36 92 8 1 0 34 0 3 38 .210 .215 .232 .447 Providence, RI, USA
54 Charlie Reipschlager 5 1883 1887 0 296 1148 1109 99 246 40 14 0 63 9 34 .222 .248 .283 .531 Feb 7
55 Charlie Robinson 2 1884 1885 0 31 126 120 16 29 4 1 0 4 0 6 .242 .278 .292 .569 Jul 27 Westerly, RI, USA
56 Fred Robinson 1 1884 1884 0 3 13 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 Jul 6 South Acton, MA, USA
57 Bill Rollinson 1 1884 1884 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 10 Fairfield, ME, USA
58 Chief Roseman 7 1882 1890 0 681 2956 2761 443 726 120 49 17 222 19 133 41 .263 .312 .360 .672 New York, NY, USA
59 Jack Rowe 12 1879 1890 0 1044 4626 4386 764 1256 202 88 28 644 59 224 177 .286 .323 .392 .715 Dec 8 Hamburg, PA, USA
60 Alexander Skinner 1 1884 1884 0 2 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Aug 14 Chicago, IL, USA
61 Bill Smiley 2 1874 1882 0 77 314 308 33 60 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 .195 .210 .221 .431 Baltimore, MD, USA
62 Harry Smith 2 1877 1889 0 35 137 132 11 29 3 1 0 7 0 5 12 .220 .248 .258 .506 Feb 5 North Vernon, IN, USA
63 Pop Smith 12 1880 1891 0 1112 4623 4238 643 941 141 87 24 358 169 325 345 .222 .287 .313 .600 Oct 12 Digby, NS, CAN
64 Harry Stovey 14 1880 1893 0 1486 6832 6138 1492 1771 347 174 122 908 509 663 343 .289 .361 .461 .822 Dec 20 Philadelphia, PA, USA
65 George Strief 5 1879 1885 0 362 1424 1360 145 281 50 14 5 64 0 64 23 .207 .242 .275 .517 Oct 16 Cincinnati, OH, USA
66 Chub Sullivan 3 1877 1880 0 112 449 442 55 114 10 5 0 24 7 15 .258 .269 .303 .573 Jan 12 Boston, MA, USA
67 Tug Thompson 2 1882 1884 0 25 104 102 10 21 3 0 0 0 0 2 .206 .221 .235 .456 Sep 5
68 Dasher Troy 5 1881 1885 0 292 1175 1127 166 274 42 20 4 51 0 41 52 .243 .274 .327 .601 May 8 New York, NY, USA
69 Jim Tyng 2 1879 1888 0 4 15 15 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .400 .733 Mar 27 Philadelphia, PA, USA
70 Fleet Walker 1 1884 1884 0 42 166 152 23 40 2 3 0 0 0 8 .263 .325 .316 .641 Oct 7 Mount Pleasant, OH, USA
71 Frank Whitney 1 1876 1876 0 34 140 139 27 33 7 1 0 15 1 3 .237 .243 .302 .545 Feb 18 Brockton, MA, USA
Totals 302 1872 1896 0 17710 74215 70167 10660 17531 2711 1091 361 6868 1677 5 3721 3692 .250 .291 .335 .626
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Pitching

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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 Birthdate Birthplace
1 Bob Barr 5 1883 1891 0 49 98 .333 3.83 158 151 7 141 6 1 1327.1 1455 935 565 31 363 588 34 0 52 5764 Washington, DC, USA
2 Charlie Bohn 1 1882 1882 0 1 1 .500 3.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 21 8 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 Cleveland, OH, USA
3 Tommy Bond 10 1874 1884 0 234 163 .589 2.31 417 408 10 386 42 0 3628.2 3767 1931 932 51 198 879 2 0 80 10599 Apr 2 Granard, Ireland
4 Jim Britt 2 1872 1873 0 26 64 .289 4.38 91 91 88 1 0 816.2 1257 992 397 12 59 28 1 Feb 25 Brooklyn, NY, USA
5 Jerry Dorsey 1 1884 1884 0 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 8 4 1 0 3 0 1 , CAN
6 Jake Evans 7 1879 1885 0 0 1 .000 6.60 3 1 2 1 0 0 15.0 24 18 11 1 0 3 0 1 71 Sep 22 Baltimore, MD, USA
7 Curry Foley 5 1879 1883 0 27 27 .500 3.54 69 50 17 39 2 0 442.2 511 311 174 3 64 127 0 25 1938 Jan 14 Milltown, Ireland
8 Dave Foutz 13 1884 1896 0 147 66 .690 2.84 251 216 33 202 16 4 1997.1 1843 1068 631 38 510 790 47 0 55 6776 Sep 7 Carroll County, MD, USA
9 Eddie Fusselback 4 1882 1888 0 1 2 .333 4.70 4 2 2 2 0 1 23.0 34 24 12 0 2 3 0 0 0 Jul 17 Philadelphia, PA, USA
10 Pud Galvin HOF 15 1875 1892 0 364 310 .540 2.86 705 689 17 646 57 2 6003.1 6405 3355 1910 122 745 1806 57 1 223 25234 Dec 25 St. Louis, MO, USA
11 Fred Goldsmith 7 1875 1884 0 112 68 .622 2.73 189 185 3 174 16 1 1609.2 1685 885 488 38 171 433 1 2 57 6765 May 15 New Haven, CT, USA
12 Charlie Guth 1 1880 1880 0 1 0 1.000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 12 8 5 0 1 7 0 4 42 Chicago, IL, USA
13 Frank Hankinson 10 1878 1888 0 16 12 .571 2.50 32 28 3 28 2 1 266.2 281 154 74 1 31 81 0 0 5 1140 Apr 29 New York, NY, USA
14 Guy Hecker 9 1882 1890 0 173 146 .542 2.92 334 320 13 310 15 1 2906.0 2905 1715 944 50 489 1099 55 0 51 11938 Apr 3 Youngsville, PA, USA
15 Ernie Hickman 1 1884 1884 0 4 13 .235 4.52 17 17 0 15 0 0 137.1 172 146 69 5 36 68 0 0 East St. Louis, IL, USA
16 Charlie Householder 1 1884 1884 0 0 0 3.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 Harrisburg, PA, USA
17 Henry Luff 4 1875 1884 0 1 6 .143 4.78 10 7 5 0 0 69.2 100 91 37 2 3 13 2 Sep 14 Philadelphia, PA, USA
18 Jim McCormick 10 1878 1887 0 265 214 .553 2.43 492 485 6 466 33 1 4275.2 4092 2095 1155 83 749 1704 12 0 157 16884 Nov 3 Glasgow, Scotland
19 Frank McLaughlin 3 1882 1884 0 0 0 9.00 4 1 3 0 0 0 19.0 29 33 19 0 5 4 0 0 0 Jun 19 Lowell, MA, USA
20 Bobby Mitchell 4 1877 1882 0 20 23 .465 3.18 45 44 2 40 2 0 381.2 440 267 135 2 73 184 0 33 1652 Feb 6 Cincinnati, OH, USA
21 George Radbourn 1 1883 1883 0 1 2 .333 6.55 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.0 38 28 16 1 7 2 0 5 117 Apr 8 Bloomington, IL, USA
22 Chief Roseman 7 1882 1890 0 0 1 .000 7.88 4 1 2 0 0 0 16.0 20 25 14 0 7 1 2 0 0 70 New York, NY, USA
23 Pop Smith 12 1880 1891 0 0 0 6.35 3 0 3 0 0 0 5.2 10 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 Oct 12 Digby, NS, CAN
24 Harry Stovey 14 1880 1893 0 0 0 6.75 4 0 3 0 0 0 9.1 15 9 7 0 3 7 0 0 0 35 Dec 20 Philadelphia, PA, USA
25 Jim Tyng 2 1879 1888 0 1 2 .333 4.94 4 3 1 3 0 1 31.0 43 29 17 0 8 9 1 1 2 150 Mar 27 Philadelphia, PA, USA
Totals 149 1872 1896 0 1443 1220 .542 2.86 2845 2706 129 2551 192 13 24037.2 25170 14145 7627 441 3527 7843 211 7 751 89205
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Managers

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Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Birthdate Birthplace
1 Tommy Bond 1 1882 1882 6 2 4 .333 -2 8 8 8.0
2 Dave Foutz 4 1893 1896 532 264 257 .507 7 5 10 6.7
3 Pud Galvin HOF 1 1885 1885 24 7 17 .292 -10 7 7 7.0
4 Guy Hecker 1 1890 1890 138 23 113 .169 -90 8 8 8.0
5 Tom Loftus 9 1884 1903 1055 454 580 .439 -126 2 8 6.1
6 Jim McCormick 3 1879 1882 171 74 96 .435 -22 3 6 4.5
7 Alex McKinnon 1 1885 1885 39 6 32 .158 -26 8 8 8.0
8 Dan O'Leary 1 1884 1884 35 20 15 .571 5 3 3 3.0
9 Chief Roseman 1 1890 1890 15 7 8 .467 -1 3 3 3.0
10 Jack Rowe 1 1890 1890 100 27 72 .273 -45 8 8 8.0
11 Harry Spence 1 1888 1888 136 50 85 .370 -35 7 7 7.0
12 Harry Stovey 2 1881 1885 140 63 75 .457 -12 4 8 4.8
Totals 26 1879 1903 2391 997 1354 .424 -357 2 10 6.3
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