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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 Doc Adkins 2 1902 1903 0 6 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 Aug 5 Troy, WI, USA
2 Howard Berry 1 1902 1902 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 Sep 10 Wheeling, WV, USA
3 Harry Berte 1 1903 1903 0 4 16 15 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .375 .333 .708 May 10 Covington, KY, USA
4 Lew Carr 1 1901 1901 0 9 32 28 2 7 1 1 0 4 0 2 .250 .344 .357 .701 Aug 15 Union Springs, NY, USA
5 Fred Chapman 1 1887 1887 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 24 Little Cooley, PA, USA
6 Willie Clark 5 1895 1899 0 348 1428 1273 188 366 54 35 2 199 38 114 18 .288 .359 .390 .749 Aug 16 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
7 Fred Clarke HOF 21 1894 1915 0 2242 9819 8568 1619 2672 361 220 67 1015 506 874 135 .312 .386 .429 .814 Oct 3 Winterset, IA, USA
8 Lou Criger 16 1896 1912 0 1012 3619 3202 337 709 86 50 11 342 58 309 0 .221 .295 .290 .584 Feb 3 Elkhart, IN, USA
9 Lem Cross 2 1893 1894 0 12 35 32 4 8 1 1 0 4 0 3 5 .250 .314 .344 .658 Jan 9 Sanbornton, NH, USA
10 Bill Dammann 3 1897 1899 0 60 149 131 18 22 0 6 0 15 0 16 .168 .264 .260 .523 Aug 9 Chicago, IL, USA
11 Tom Delahanty 3 1894 1897 0 19 77 67 13 16 5 0 0 6 4 8 5 .239 .329 .313 .642 Mar 9 Cleveland, OH, USA
12 Cozy Dolan 9 1895 1906 0 830 3487 3174 428 855 99 37 10 315 114 227 8 .269 .322 .333 .656 Dec 3 Cambridge, MA, USA
13 Klondike Douglass 9 1896 1904 0 747 3126 2797 368 766 85 29 10 275 84 227 15 .274 .337 .336 .673 May 10 Boston, PA, USA
14 Davey Dunkle 5 1897 1904 0 62 169 164 8 31 2 0 0 10 0 4 .189 .208 .201 .410 Aug 30 Philipsburg, PA, USA
15 Jack Dunn 8 1897 1904 0 490 1772 1622 197 397 54 10 1 164 55 83 .245 .287 .292 .580 Oct 6 Meadville, PA, USA
16 John Eubank 3 1905 1907 0 50 111 108 10 22 1 3 0 3 1 0 .204 .211 .269 .480 Sep 9 Servia, IN, USA
17 Clay Fauver 1 1899 1899 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Aug 1 North Eaton, OH, USA
18 Chauncey Fisher 5 1893 1901 0 65 192 174 22 38 4 2 1 22 1 13 11 .218 .273 .282 .554 Jan 8 Anderson, IN, USA
19 Mike Flynn 1 1891 1891 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Mar 15 County Kildare, Ireland
20 Bill Fox 2 1897 1901 0 47 186 173 13 32 2 1 0 7 9 5 .185 .212 .208 .420 Jan 15 Sturbridge, MA, USA
21 Shorty Gallagher 1 1901 1901 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 30 Detroit, MI, USA
22 Dale Gear 3 1896 1901 0 69 249 238 25 57 11 3 0 25 4 8 1 .239 .267 .311 .578 Feb 2 Lone Elm, KS, USA
23 Billy Ging 1 1899 1899 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 7 Elmira, NY, USA
24 Frank Griffith 2 1892 1894 0 8 26 25 4 8 2 2 0 9 0 1 5 .320 .346 .560 .906 Nov 18 Gilman, IL, USA
25 Whitey Guese 1 1901 1901 0 6 19 15 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 .368 .200 .568 Jan 24 New Bremen, OH, USA
26 Dick Harley 7 1897 1903 0 740 3244 2879 389 755 59 27 10 236 139 223 .262 .332 .312 .644 Sep 25 Philadelphia, PA, USA
27 Pink Hawley 10 1892 1901 0 399 1301 1230 130 297 51 20 11 163 7 41 82 .241 .272 .342 .615 Dec 5 Beaver Dam, WI, USA
28 Charlie Heard 1 1890 1890 0 12 44 43 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 15 .186 .205 .233 .437 Jan 30 Philadelphia, PA, USA
29 Chink Heileman 1 1901 1901 0 5 15 15 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333 Aug 10 Cincinnati, OH, USA
30 Eddie Hickey 1 1901 1901 0 10 40 37 4 6 0 0 0 3 1 2 .162 .225 .162 .387 Aug 18 Cleveland, OH, USA
31 R.E. Hillebrand 1 1902 1902 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
32 Jesse Hoffmeister 1 1897 1897 0 48 197 188 33 58 6 9 3 36 6 8 .309 .337 .484 .821
33 Mike Hopkins 1 1902 1902 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 Nov 1 Glasgow, Scotland
34 Jack Katoll 4 1898 1902 0 50 164 149 19 20 2 1 1 9 2 13 .134 .209 .181 .390 Jun 24 , Germany
35 Willie Keeler HOF 19 1892 1910 0 2123 9594 8591 1719 2932 241 145 33 810 495 524 36 .341 .388 .415 .802 Mar 3 Brooklyn, NY, USA
36 Henry Killeen 1 1891 1891 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 Troy, NY, USA
37 Henry Lampe 2 1894 1895 0 9 21 18 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 .111 .238 .222 .460 Sep 19 Boston, MA, USA
38 Dummy Leitner 2 1901 1902 0 5 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .133 .188 .133 .321 Jun 19 Parkton, MD, USA
39 Ted Lewis 6 1896 1901 0 184 607 552 66 123 10 3 0 52 4 38 1 .223 .273 .252 .525 Dec 25 Machynlleth, , Wales
40 John Malarkey 6 1894 1903 0 82 226 207 19 35 8 2 1 18 1 14 16 .169 .232 .242 .474 May 4 Springfield, OH, USA
41 Harry Maupin 2 1898 1899 0 7 18 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353 Jul 11 Wellsville, MO, USA
42 Gene McAuliffe 1 1904 1904 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Feb 28 Randolph, MA, USA
43 Guy McFadden 1 1895 1895 0 4 15 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .214 .214 .214 .429 Sep 3 Topeka, KS, USA
44 Monte McFarland 2 1895 1896 0 6 21 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .053 .053 .053 .105 Nov 7 White Hall, IL, USA
45 Stoney McGlynn 3 1906 1908 0 68 186 168 8 28 5 0 0 10 0 11 .167 .218 .196 .414 May 26 Lancaster, PA, USA
46 Mark McGrillis 1 1892 1892 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Oct 22 Philadelphia, PA, USA
47 Bob McHale 1 1898 1898 0 11 38 33 5 6 2 0 0 7 1 1 .182 .270 .242 .513 Feb 25 Michigan Bluff, CA, USA
48 Sam McMackin 1 1902 1902 0 2 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 Cleveland, OH, USA
49 Frank McPartlin 1 1899 1899 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Feb 16 Hoosick Falls, NY, USA
50 Sam Mertes 10 1896 1906 0 1190 4999 4405 695 1227 188 108 40 721 396 422 10 .279 .346 .398 .744 Aug 6 San Francisco, CA, USA
51 George Moore 1 1905 1905 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 25
52 John O'Connell 2 1891 1902 0 16 57 51 3 9 1 0 0 7 2 6 6 .176 .263 .196 .459 May 16 Lawrence, MA, USA
53 Tom O'Meara 2 1895 1896 0 13 40 34 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 .147 .275 .147 .422 Dec 12 Chicago, IL, USA
54 Fred Odwell 4 1904 1907 0 411 1579 1412 198 365 42 30 10 168 72 89 .258 .313 .352 .665 Sep 25 Downsville, NY, USA
55 Al Orth 15 1895 1909 0 602 1785 1698 183 464 61 30 12 184 30 51 17 .273 .298 .366 .663 Sep 5 Tipton, IN, USA
56 Doc Parker 4 1893 1901 0 19 65 62 7 17 0 2 0 6 0 2 6 .274 .308 .339 .646 Jun 14 Theresa, NY, USA
57 Deacon Phillippe 13 1899 1911 0 377 1064 980 96 185 23 6 3 90 4 49 5 .189 .236 .234 .469 May 23 Rural Retreat, VA, USA
58 Togie Pittinger 8 1900 1907 0 262 787 744 39 92 4 1 1 29 4 13 .124 .144 .136 .280 Jan 12 Greencastle, PA, USA
59 Joe Regan 1 1898 1898 0 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 Jul 12 Seymour, CT, USA
60 Pop Rising 1 1905 1905 0 11 32 29 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .103 .161 .207 .368 Jan 2 Industry, PA, USA
61 Jim Rogers 2 1896 1897 0 151 654 594 82 140 17 12 3 90 20 47 23 .236 .294 .320 .614 Apr 9 Hartford, CT, USA
62 Jack Rothfuss 1 1897 1897 0 35 123 115 20 36 3 1 2 18 3 5 .313 .352 .409 .761 Apr 18 Newark, NJ, USA
63 Kip Selbach 13 1894 1906 0 1610 7089 6158 1064 1803 299 149 44 779 334 783 76 .293 .376 .411 .787 Mar 24 Columbus, OH, USA
64 Frank Sexton 1 1895 1895 0 9 23 22 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .227 .261 .227 .488 Jul 8 Brockton, MA, USA
65 Cy Seymour 16 1896 1913 0 1528 6204 5682 737 1723 229 96 52 799 222 354 32 .303 .347 .405 .752 Dec 9 Albany, NY, USA
66 Cooney Snyder 1 1898 1898 0 17 68 61 4 10 0 0 0 6 0 3 .164 .215 .164 .379
67 Ed Spurney 1 1891 1891 0 3 9 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 .444 .429 .873 Jan 19 Cleveland, OH, USA
68 Bob Stafford 1 1890 1890 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 26 Oak Ridge, NC, USA
69 Gene Steere 1 1894 1894 0 10 41 39 3 8 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 .205 .244 .205 .449 Aug 16 South Scituate, RI, USA
70 Suter Sullivan 2 1898 1899 0 169 675 617 47 148 19 3 0 67 17 38 .240 .298 .280 .578 Oct 14 Baltimore, MD, USA
71 Irv Waldron 1 1901 1901 0 141 651 598 102 186 22 9 0 52 20 38 .311 .356 .378 .734 Jan 21 Hillside, NY, USA
72 John Warner 14 1895 1908 0 1073 3824 3494 348 870 81 35 6 303 83 181 33 .249 .303 .297 .601 Aug 15 New York, NY, USA
73 Deke White 1 1895 1895 0 3 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 Sep 8 Albany, NY, USA
74 John Wood 1 1896 1896 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 18 Harrisburg, PA, USA
75 George Ziegler 1 1890 1890 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Chicago, IL, USA
Totals 301 1887 1915 0 17520 70101 62851 9301 17603 2147 1091 334 7097 2740 0 4874 587 .280 .340 .365 .704
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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 Doc Adkins 2 1902 1903 0 1 1 .500 5.00 6 3 3 1 0 1 27.0 40 28 15 2 12 3 1 0 0 37 Aug 5 Troy, WI, USA
2 Fred Chapman 1 1887 1887 0 0 0 7.20 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 8 6 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 24 Nov 24 Little Cooley, PA, USA
3 Lem Cross 2 1893 1894 0 3 6 .333 7.66 11 10 1 5 0 0 74.0 118 89 63 11 30 18 0 0 2 0 Jan 9 Sanbornton, NH, USA
4 Bill Dammann 3 1897 1899 0 24 15 .615 4.06 60 38 22 26 4 3 367.2 473 227 166 5 115 74 13 1 11 0 Aug 9 Chicago, IL, USA
5 Cozy Dolan 9 1895 1906 0 12 13 .480 4.44 35 26 7 21 3 1 255.1 289 197 126 15 101 69 0 0 9 66 Dec 3 Cambridge, MA, USA
6 Davey Dunkle 5 1897 1904 0 17 30 .362 5.02 61 47 13 36 0 1 421.0 503 319 235 10 162 139 21 0 18 1172 Aug 30 Philipsburg, PA, USA
7 Jack Dunn 8 1897 1904 0 64 59 .520 4.11 142 118 21 103 3 3 1076.2 1217 664 492 30 334 171 54 0 15 21 Oct 6 Meadville, PA, USA
8 John Eubank 3 1905 1907 0 8 13 .381 3.12 42 22 19 11 2 2 233.1 248 121 81 0 58 56 12 0 6 346 Sep 9 Servia, IN, USA
9 Clay Fauver 1 1899 1899 0 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 11 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Aug 1 North Eaton, OH, USA
10 Chauncey Fisher 5 1893 1901 0 21 26 .447 5.37 65 44 19 36 3 3 435.2 583 365 260 18 140 80 2 0 8 0 Jan 8 Anderson, IN, USA
11 Dale Gear 3 1896 1901 0 4 13 .235 4.21 27 18 9 16 1 1 186.0 234 123 87 10 28 41 4 0 0 0 Feb 2 Lone Elm, KS, USA
12 Billy Ging 1 1899 1899 0 1 0 1.000 1.12 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 5 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 Nov 7 Elmira, NY, USA
13 Frank Griffith 2 1892 1894 0 1 3 .250 10.10 8 7 0 3 0 0 46.1 67 67 52 6 43 18 0 0 6 0 Nov 18 Gilman, IL, USA
14 Whitey Guese 1 1901 1901 0 1 4 .200 6.09 6 5 1 4 0 0 44.1 62 48 30 5 14 11 3 0 2 0 Jan 24 New Bremen, OH, USA
15 Pink Hawley 10 1892 1901 0 167 179 .483 3.96 393 344 43 297 11 3 3012.2 3334 1927 1326 62 974 868 98 5 83 0 Dec 5 Beaver Dam, WI, USA
16 Charlie Heard 1 1890 1890 0 0 6 .000 8.39 6 6 0 5 0 0 44.0 75 65 41 5 32 13 2 0 5 237 Jan 30 Philadelphia, PA, USA
17 Jack Katoll 4 1898 1902 0 17 22 .436 3.32 47 41 6 35 0 0 361.0 432 251 133 8 90 90 14 0 5 0 Jun 24 , Germany
18 Henry Killeen 1 1891 1891 0 0 1 .000 6.23 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.2 11 8 6 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 Troy, NY, USA
19 Henry Lampe 2 1894 1895 0 0 3 .000 8.03 9 4 5 2 0 0 49.1 85 73 44 8 40 19 0 0 5 0 Sep 19 Boston, MA, USA
20 Dummy Leitner 2 1901 1902 0 0 2 .000 5.34 5 3 2 2 0 0 32.0 48 20 19 0 8 4 3 0 0 82 Jun 19 Parkton, MD, USA
21 Ted Lewis 6 1896 1901 0 94 64 .595 3.53 183 153 28 136 7 4 1405.0 1379 753 551 57 511 378 40 1 39 0 Dec 25 Machynlleth, , Wales
22 John Malarkey 6 1894 1903 0 21 37 .362 3.64 80 59 19 51 3 3 566.0 629 386 229 10 227 179 12 0 18 1084 May 4 Springfield, OH, USA
23 Harry Maupin 2 1898 1899 0 0 5 .000 9.63 7 5 2 4 0 0 43.0 77 47 46 0 10 6 4 2 1 0 Jul 11 Wellsville, MO, USA
24 Monte McFarland 2 1895 1896 0 2 4 .333 6.46 6 5 1 4 0 0 39.0 53 36 28 0 26 8 0 0 2 0 Nov 7 White Hall, IL, USA
25 Stoney McGlynn 3 1906 1908 0 17 33 .340 2.95 67 51 15 43 3 2 476.0 448 215 156 6 144 157 7 2 13 1931 May 26 Lancaster, PA, USA
26 Sam McMackin 1 1902 1902 0 0 1 .000 2.38 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.1 10 6 3 0 4 4 1 0 0 37 Cleveland, OH, USA
27 Frank McPartlin 1 1899 1899 0 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 4 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 Feb 16 Hoosick Falls, NY, USA
28 Sam Mertes 10 1896 1906 0 1 0 1.000 1.12 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 6 San Francisco, CA, USA
29 George Moore 1 1905 1905 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 Nov 25
30 Al Orth 15 1895 1909 0 204 189 .519 3.37 440 394 44 324 31 6 3354.2 3564 1704 1256 75 661 948 79 1 43 6493 Sep 5 Tipton, IN, USA
31 Doc Parker 4 1893 1901 0 5 8 .385 5.90 18 14 4 13 1 1 134.1 196 125 88 5 39 24 0 0 6 51 Jun 14 Theresa, NY, USA
32 Deacon Phillippe 13 1899 1911 0 189 109 .634 2.59 372 288 71 242 27 12 2607.0 2518 1077 749 41 363 929 60 6 45 8016 May 23 Rural Retreat, VA, USA
33 Togie Pittinger 8 1900 1907 0 115 113 .504 3.10 262 228 30 187 23 3 2040.2 2017 984 702 39 734 832 96 3 43 8065 Jan 12 Greencastle, PA, USA
34 Frank Sexton 1 1895 1895 0 1 5 .167 5.69 7 5 2 4 0 0 49.0 59 39 31 2 22 14 0 0 3 0 Jul 8 Brockton, MA, USA
35 Cy Seymour 16 1896 1913 0 61 56 .521 3.76 140 123 15 104 6 1 1029.0 951 631 430 25 655 584 84 8 60 0 Dec 9 Albany, NY, USA
36 Suter Sullivan 2 1898 1899 0 0 0 1.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 4 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 Oct 14 Baltimore, MD, USA
37 Deke White 1 1895 1895 0 1 0 1.000 9.87 3 1 2 1 0 1 17.1 17 23 19 1 13 6 0 0 3 0 Sep 8 Albany, NY, USA
38 John Wood 1 1896 1896 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 May 18 Harrisburg, PA, USA
39 George Ziegler 1 1890 1890 0 0 1 .000 10.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 12 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 30 Chicago, IL, USA
Totals 160 1887 1913 0 1053 1021 .508 3.64 2520 2068 409 1721 128 51 18496.1 19796 10647 7480 457 5616 5760 612 29 453 27702
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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 Fred Clarke HOF 19 1897 1915 2829 1602 1181 .576 421 1 11 3.7
2 George Huff 1 1907 1907 8 2 6 .250 -4 7 7 7.0
3 Jim Rogers 1 1897 1897 44 17 24 .415 -7 11 11 11.0
Totals 21 1897 1915 2881 1621 1211 .572 410 1 11 3.8
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