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1917 Major League Baseball Died this Year

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Batting

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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 Date of Death Died
1 Cy Alberts 1 1910 1910 0 4 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .222 .000 .222 Aug 27 Fort Wayne, IN, USA
2 King Bailey 1 1895 1895 0 1 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 Nov 19 Macon, GA, USA
3 Steve Brady 6 1874 1886 0 490 2133 2030 313 529 50 20 4 114 22 2 94 15 .261 .296 .311 .607 Nov 1 Hartford, CT, USA
4 Dick Butler 2 1897 1899 0 22 77 74 7 17 0 1 0 3 2 2 .230 .250 .257 .507 Jul 16 NY, NY, USA
5 Will Calihan 2 1890 1891 0 63 229 215 22 34 5 2 1 18 2 13 8 .158 .210 .214 .424 Dec 20 Rochester, NY, USA
6 Bill Clay 1 1902 1902 0 3 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 Oct 12 York, PA, USA
7 Gene Derby 1 1885 1885 0 10 33 31 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 .129 .182 .129 .311 Sep 13 Waterbury, CT, USA
8 Joe Dowie 1 1889 1889 0 20 79 75 12 17 5 0 0 8 5 2 10 .227 .266 .293 .559 Mar 4 New Orleans, LA, USA
9 Charlie Enwright 1 1909 1909 0 3 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .143 .333 .143 .476 Jan 19 Sacramento, CA, USA
10 Jack Fanning 2 1889 1894 0 6 16 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 Jun 10 Aberdeen, WA, USA
11 Charles Fisher 1 1884 1884 0 11 44 43 4 10 2 0 0 0 1 .233 .250 .279 .529 Feb 18 Eagle, AK, USA
12 Tom Ford 1 1890 1890 0 11 32 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .032 .063 .032 .095 May 27 Chattanooga, TN, USA
13 Jim Garry 1 1893 1893 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 13 Pittsfield, MA, USA
14 Charlie Geggus 1 1884 1884 0 44 158 154 14 38 7 1 0 0 4 .247 .266 .305 .571 Jan 16 San Francisco, CA, USA
15 Charlie Gould 6 1871 1877 0 221 982 963 139 248 37 12 2 111 7 3 19 23 .258 .272 .327 .599 Apr 9 Flushing, NY, USA
16 Mike Hooper 1 1873 1873 0 3 14 14 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500 Dec 1 Baltimore, MD, USA
17 Willie Jensen 2 1912 1914 0 6 14 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .071 .000 .071 Mar 27 Philadelphia, PA, USA
18 Thomas Loughran 1 1884 1884 0 9 36 29 4 3 1 1 0 3 7 11 .103 .278 .207 .485 Aug 7 New York, NY, USA
19 Henry Mathewson 2 1906 1907 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 1 Factoryville, PA, USA
20 Al McCauley 3 1884 1891 0 188 788 677 106 170 30 16 2 78 17 99 51 .251 .357 .352 .708 Aug 24 Wayne Twnshp., IN, USA
21 Pat McCauley 3 1893 1903 0 37 130 119 14 23 3 0 3 12 3 7 9 .193 .244 .294 .538 Jan 17 Hoboken, NJ, USA
22 Jack McFetridge 2 1890 1903 0 15 43 38 4 9 2 1 0 9 0 2 1 .237 .275 .342 .617 Jan 10 Philadelphia, PA, USA
23 Jim McGuire 1 1901 1901 0 18 69 69 4 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 .232 .232 .261 .493 Jan 26 Buffalo, NY, USA
24 Frank McLaughlin 3 1882 1884 0 107 444 426 60 97 21 4 5 4 0 18 11 .228 .259 .331 .590 Apr 5 Lowell, MA, USA
25 Pat McManus 1 1879 1879 0 2 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 May 19 Mount Hope, NY, USA
26 John Munce 1 1884 1884 0 7 22 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .227 .190 .418 Mar 15 Philadelphia, PA, USA
27 Tim Murnane 8 1872 1884 0 384 1695 1635 338 427 33 7 5 127 38 12 60 55 .261 .287 .299 .586 Feb 7 Boston, MA, USA
28 Parson Nicholson 3 1888 1895 0 168 707 646 96 169 20 15 5 86 58 51 11 .262 .325 .362 .688 Feb 28 Bellaire, OH, USA
29 Pete O'Brien 3 1901 1907 0 249 950 857 60 191 18 7 3 78 30 63 .223 .279 .271 .550 Jan 31 Jersey City, NJ, USA
30 Whitey Ritterson 1 1876 1876 0 16 52 52 8 13 3 0 0 4 0 2 .250 .250 .308 .558 Jul 28 Sellersville, PA, USA
31 Cyclone Ryan 2 1887 1891 0 9 36 33 4 7 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 .212 .278 .242 .520 Jan 30 Medfield, MA, USA
32 John Schappert 1 1882 1882 0 15 57 50 7 9 1 0 0 0 7 .180 .281 .200 .481 Jul 27 Brooklyn, NY, USA
33 Cooney Snyder 1 1898 1898 0 17 68 61 4 10 0 0 0 6 0 3 .164 .215 .164 .379 Mar 9 Toronto, ON, CAN
34 Willie Sudhoff 10 1897 1906 0 303 924 836 77 149 16 9 1 57 13 59 .178 .238 .222 .460 May 25 St.Louis, MO, USA
35 Art Weaver 4 1902 1908 0 86 270 257 20 47 5 2 0 15 1 9 .183 .211 .218 .428 Mar 23 Denver, CO, USA
36 Rynie Wolters 3 1871 1873 0 49 225 211 41 67 7 9 0 55 1 0 14 9 .318 .360 .436 .796 Jan 3 Newark, NJ, USA
Totals 84 1871 1914 0 2601 10370 9711 1374 2320 271 107 31 801 202 17 547 225 .239 .283 .298 .581
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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 Date of Death Died
1 Cy Alberts 1 1910 1910 0 1 2 .333 6.18 4 3 1 2 0 0 27.2 35 21 19 1 20 10 0 0 1 126 Aug 27 Fort Wayne, IN, USA
2 King Bailey 1 1895 1895 0 1 0 1.000 5.62 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 13 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nov 19 Macon, GA, USA
3 Will Calihan 2 1890 1891 0 24 21 .533 4.14 50 47 3 42 0 0 408.1 427 273 188 11 172 155 9 0 19 1726 Dec 20 Rochester, NY, USA
4 Jack Fanning 2 1889 1894 0 1 4 .200 8.37 6 5 1 2 0 0 33.1 48 46 31 4 22 7 0 0 1 0 Jun 10 Aberdeen, WA, USA
5 Tom Ford 1 1890 1890 0 0 6 .000 4.94 8 6 2 6 0 0 51.0 70 60 28 2 35 12 0 0 0 0 May 27 Chattanooga, TN, USA
6 Jim Garry 1 1893 1893 0 0 1 .000 63.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 8 7 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 Jan 13 Pittsfield, MA, USA
7 Charlie Geggus 1 1884 1884 0 10 9 .526 2.54 23 21 2 19 0 0 177.1 143 100 50 2 38 156 0 0 Jan 16 San Francisco, CA, USA
8 Charlie Gould 6 1871 1877 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Apr 9 Flushing, NY, USA
9 Willie Jensen 2 1912 1914 0 1 3 .250 3.64 6 5 1 2 0 0 42.0 50 19 17 2 20 9 2 0 1 143 Mar 27 Philadelphia, PA, USA
10 Henry Mathewson 2 1906 1907 0 0 1 .000 4.91 3 1 2 1 0 2 11.0 8 7 6 0 14 2 1 0 1 55 Jul 1 Factoryville, PA, USA
11 Al McCauley 3 1884 1891 0 2 7 .222 5.09 10 9 1 9 0 0 76.0 87 74 43 2 25 34 0 0 0 358 Aug 24 Wayne Twnshp., IN, USA
12 Jack McFetridge 2 1890 1903 0 2 11 .154 4.58 15 14 1 12 0 0 112.0 125 72 57 2 51 35 3 0 3 454 Jan 10 Philadelphia, PA, USA
13 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 Apr 5 Lowell, MA, USA
14 Pat McManus 1 1879 1879 0 0 2 .000 3.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 21.0 24 21 7 1 1 6 0 2 94 May 19 Mount Hope, NY, USA
15 Cyclone Ryan 2 1887 1891 0 0 1 .000 10.12 3 1 2 0 0 0 5.1 7 9 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 17 Jan 30 Medfield, MA, USA
16 John Schappert 1 1882 1882 0 8 7 .533 3.52 15 14 1 13 0 0 128.0 131 99 50 2 32 38 0 0 0 Jul 27 Brooklyn, NY, USA
17 Willie Sudhoff 10 1897 1906 0 103 135 .433 3.56 279 240 38 201 10 3 2086.1 2183 1142 826 62 608 520 126 0 30 2154 May 25 St.Louis, MO, USA
18 Rynie Wolters 3 1871 1873 0 19 23 .452 3.71 45 41 37 1 0 368.1 477 412 152 10 47 27 0 Jan 3 Newark, NJ, USA
Totals 44 1871 1914 0 172 233 .425 3.80 477 411 59 349 11 5 3580.0 3872 2413 1511 102 1101 1017 141 0 59 5152
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Managers

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Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Date of Death Died
1 Al Buckenberger 9 1889 1904 1043 488 539 .475 -51 2 11 5.1
2 Charlie Gould 2 1875 1876 88 11 77 .125 -66 8 8 8.0
3 Tim Murnane 1 1884 1884 111 58 51 .532 7 5 5 5.0
Totals 12 1875 1904 1242 557 667 .455 -110 2 11 5.3
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