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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 Varney Anderson 4 1889 1896 0 41 126 114 25 34 3 3 0 18 0 10 12 .298 .360 .377 .737 Nov 5 Rockford, IL, USA
2 Frank Beck 1 1884 1884 0 8 32 32 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438 Feb 8 Detroit, MI, USA
3 George Bell 5 1907 1911 0 160 389 351 19 48 6 3 0 20 0 20 40 .137 .196 .171 .367 Dec 25 New York, NY, USA
4 Joe Boehling 7 1912 1920 0 166 342 312 30 66 8 2 1 24 2 1 19 61 .212 .261 .260 .521 Sep 8 Richmond, VA, USA
5 Tommy Bond 10 1874 1884 0 488 1997 1975 213 471 53 11 0 174 5 1 22 63 .238 .247 .276 .523 Jan 24 Boston, MA, USA
6 Eddie Boyle 1 1896 1896 0 5 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 Feb 9 Cincinnati, OH, USA
7 Jim Byrnes 1 1906 1906 0 10 23 23 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 .174 .261 .435 Jul 31 San Francisco, CA, USA
8 Luis Castro 1 1902 1902 0 42 151 143 18 35 8 1 1 15 2 4 .245 .265 .336 .601 Sep 24 New York, NY, USA
9 Jack Clements 17 1884 1900 0 1157 4704 4283 619 1226 226 60 77 687 55 339 291 .286 .347 .421 .768 May 23 Norristown, PA, USA
10 Wilson Collins 2 1913 1914 0 43 40 38 8 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 .263 .300 .263 .563 Feb 28 Knoxville, TN, USA
11 Tom Connelly 2 1920 1921 0 5 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 Feb 18 Hines, IL, USA
12 Frank Corridon 6 1904 1910 0 188 484 445 28 80 5 2 1 22 3 25 14 .180 .230 .207 .437 Feb 21 Syracuse, NY, USA
13 Clarence Currie 2 1902 1903 0 55 140 129 5 20 2 1 0 9 1 6 .155 .199 .186 .385 Jul 15 Little Chute, WI, USA
14 Joe Doyle 1 1872 1872 0 9 41 41 6 12 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 .293 .293 .317 .610 Aug 15 Waukegan, IL, USA
15 Davey Dunkle 5 1897 1904 0 62 169 164 8 31 2 0 0 10 0 4 .189 .208 .201 .410 Nov 19 Lock Haven, PA, USA
16 Mike Flynn 1 1891 1891 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 16 Los Angeles, CA, USA
17 Bill Garfield 2 1889 1890 0 13 42 39 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 16 .103 .167 .103 .269 Dec 16 Danville, IL, USA
18 Joe Gedeon 7 1913 1920 0 584 2446 2109 259 515 82 20 1 171 33 3 180 181 .244 .311 .303 .615 May 19 San Francisco, CA, USA
19 Lou Gehrig HOF 17 1923 1939 7 2164 9660 8001 1888 2721 534 163 493 1995 102 101 1508 790 .340 .447 .632 1.080 Jun 2 Riverdale, NY, USA
20 Jack Gilbert 2 1898 1904 0 28 114 96 13 23 0 0 0 4 5 13 .240 .354 .240 .594 Jul 7 Albany, NY, USA
21 George Gillpatrick 1 1898 1898 0 7 16 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 Dec 15 Kansas City, MO, USA
22 Ed Hahn 6 1905 1910 0 553 2405 2045 291 484 42 20 1 122 59 258 .237 .335 .278 .613 Nov 29 Des Moines, IA, USA
23 Doc Hazleton 1 1902 1902 0 7 26 23 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 .231 .130 .361 Mar 10 Burlington, VT, USA
24 Harvey Hendrick 11 1923 1934 0 922 3220 2910 434 896 157 46 48 413 75 0 239 243 .308 .364 .443 .807 Oct 29 Covington, TN, USA
25 John Henry 9 1910 1918 0 688 2245 1920 161 397 54 15 2 171 55 5 244 189 .207 .303 .254 .557 Nov 24 Fort Huachuca, AZ, USA
26 Eddie Hickey 1 1901 1901 0 10 40 37 4 6 0 0 0 3 1 2 .162 .225 .162 .387 Mar 25 Tacoma, WA, USA
27 Jack Hickey 1 1904 1904 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Dec 28 Seattle, WA, USA
28 Bob Higgins 3 1909 1912 0 13 36 35 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 .143 .167 .143 .310 May 25 Chattanooga, TN, USA
29 Bill Husted 1 1890 1890 0 18 59 56 5 6 0 0 0 5 1 3 9 .107 .153 .107 .260 May 17 Gloucester, NJ, USA
30 Bert Inks 5 1891 1896 0 90 270 250 36 75 10 0 0 18 2 17 22 .300 .349 .340 .689 Oct 3 Ligonier, IN, USA
31 Happy Iott 1 1903 1903 0 3 12 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 Feb 17 Island Falls, ME, USA
32 Frank Isbell 10 1898 1909 0 1119 4652 4219 501 1056 158 62 13 455 253 190 .250 .289 .326 .616 Jul 15 Wichita, KS, USA
33 John Johnson 1 1894 1894 0 4 17 16 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 .188 .235 .188 .423 Jan 28 Kansas City, MO, USA
34 Alex Jones 4 1889 1903 0 26 87 79 9 13 1 0 0 5 1 8 32 .165 .241 .177 .419 Apr 4 Woodville, PA, USA
35 Bill Joyce 8 1890 1898 0 904 4149 3304 820 970 152 106 70 607 264 718 280 .294 .435 .467 .902 May 8 St.Louis, MO, USA
36 Walt Justis 1 1905 1905 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 4 Greendale, IN, USA
37 Charlie Kalbfus 1 1884 1884 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 Nov 18 Washington, DC, USA
38 Bill Karns 1 1901 1901 0 5 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 Nov 15 Seattle, WA, USA
39 Rube Kisinger 2 1902 1903 0 21 67 66 5 9 1 0 0 1 1 1 .136 .149 .152 .301 Jul 17 Huron, OH, USA
40 Ernie Koob 4 1915 1919 0 125 160 128 7 9 0 0 0 2 0 25 64 .070 .222 .070 .293 Nov 12 Lemay, MO, USA
41 Ralph Kreitz 1 1911 1911 0 7 19 17 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .235 .316 .294 .610 Jul 20 Portland, OR, USA
42 William Lackey 1 1890 1890 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 15 Columbus, OH, USA
43 Jack Lelivelt 6 1909 1914 0 384 1279 1154 114 347 43 22 2 126 46 3 89 15 .301 .353 .381 .735 Jan 20 Seattle, WA, USA
44 Chris Lindsay 2 1905 1906 0 229 934 828 97 200 30 3 0 64 28 63 .242 .301 .285 .586 Jan 25 Cleveland, OH, USA
45 Ed Mars 1 1890 1890 0 16 56 51 9 14 1 1 0 9 0 5 .275 .339 .333 .673 Dec 9 Chicago, IL, USA
46 Tom McCreery 9 1895 1903 0 799 3344 2951 464 855 99 76 26 386 116 308 73 .290 .359 .401 .760 Jul 3 Beaver, PA, USA
47 Ambrose McGann 1 1895 1895 0 20 82 73 9 21 5 2 0 9 6 8 6 .288 .358 .411 .769 Feb 2 Baltimore, MD, USA
48 Stoney McGlynn 3 1906 1908 0 68 186 168 8 28 5 0 0 10 0 11 .167 .218 .196 .414 Aug 26 Manitowoc, WI, USA
49 Kit McKenna 2 1898 1899 0 23 64 57 6 10 4 0 0 7 0 5 .175 .254 .246 .500 Mar 31 Lynchburg, VA, USA
50 John McPherson 2 1901 1904 0 16 51 48 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .063 .100 .063 .163 Sep 30 Easton, PA, USA
51 Tom Morrissey 2 1882 1884 0 14 54 54 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 .185 .222 .407 Sep 23 Janesville, WI, USA
52 Wilbur Murdoch 1 1908 1908 0 27 66 62 5 16 3 0 0 5 4 3 .258 .292 .306 .599 Oct 29 Los Angeles, CA, USA
53 Bill Nelson 1 1884 1884 0 3 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 Jun 23 Terre Haute, IN, USA
54 Charley O'Leary 11 1904 1934 0 955 3581 3232 317 731 104 18 3 213 74 0 164 34 .226 .270 .272 .543 Jan 6 Chicago, IL, USA
55 Doc Parker 4 1893 1901 0 19 65 62 7 17 0 2 0 6 0 2 6 .274 .308 .339 .646 Mar 3 Chicago, IL, USA
56 Jim Pastorius 4 1906 1909 0 98 264 231 17 35 2 2 0 10 0 20 .152 .222 .177 .400 May 10 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
57 Monte Peffer 1 1913 1913 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 Sep 27 New York, NY, USA
58 Bill Phillips 7 1890 1903 0 196 591 545 56 122 9 7 0 43 3 34 17 .224 .274 .266 .540 Oct 25 Charleroi, PA, USA
59 George Proeser 2 1888 1890 0 20 87 76 16 20 3 1 1 7 1 11 .263 .356 .368 .725 Oct 13 New Burlington, OH, USA
60 Emmett Rogers 1 1890 1890 0 35 124 110 18 19 3 3 0 7 2 14 .173 .266 .255 .521 Oct 24 Fort Smith, AR, USA
61 Joe Schultz 11 1912 1925 0 703 2141 1959 235 558 83 19 15 249 35 16 116 102 .285 .327 .370 .696 Apr 13 Columbia, SC, USA
62 John Schultz 1 1891 1891 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 19 St. Louis, MO, USA
63 Rudy Schwenck 1 1909 1909 0 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 Nov 27 Anchorage, KY, USA
64 Pi Schwert 2 1914 1915 0 12 27 24 6 5 3 0 0 6 0 3 9 .208 .296 .333 .630 Mar 11 Washington, DC, USA
65 Howie Shanks 14 1912 1925 0 1665 6414 5699 604 1440 211 96 25 620 185 64 415 443 .253 .308 .337 .644 Jul 30 Monaca, PA, USA
66 Fred Smith 1 1890 1890 0 38 135 126 11 21 7 1 0 10 4 8 .167 .222 .238 .460 Jan 9 Syracuse, NY, USA
67 Roxy Snipes 1 1923 1923 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 1 Fayetteville, NC, USA
68 Jack Theis 1 1920 1920 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 6 Georgetown, OH, USA
69 Jack Wadsworth 4 1890 1895 0 47 163 153 15 35 7 1 0 17 1 7 39 .229 .272 .288 .559 Jul 8 Elyria, OH, USA
70 Howard Wakefield 3 1905 1907 0 113 287 274 24 68 11 2 1 25 6 10 .248 .277 .314 .591 Apr 16 Chicago, IL, USA
71 Mickey Welch HOF 13 1880 1892 0 606 2286 2201 268 492 93 16 12 202 10 82 329 .224 .252 .297 .549 Jul 30 Concord, NH, USA
72 Buzz Wetzel 1 1927 1927 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Mar 7 Globe, AZ, USA
73 Art Williams 1 1902 1902 0 47 182 160 17 37 3 0 0 14 9 15 .231 .309 .250 .559 May 16 Arlington, VA, USA
74 Ivey Wingo 17 1911 1929 0 1327 4372 4003 362 1039 147 81 25 455 87 25 264 285 .260 .307 .355 .662 Mar 1 Waycross, GA, USA
75 Roy Witherup 3 1906 1909 0 26 53 52 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 .115 .115 .115 .231 Dec 23 New Bethlehem, PA, USA
76 Fred Worden 1 1914 1914 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 9 St.Louis, MO, USA
77 Ralph Works 5 1909 1913 0 99 182 175 10 28 4 0 0 9 0 3 1 .160 .174 .183 .357 Aug 8 Pasadena, CA, USA
78 Lucky Wright 1 1909 1909 0 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 6 Tontogany, OH, USA
Totals 309 1872 1939 7 17377 65527 58025 8127 15430 2390 869 818 7481 1539 219 5534 3687 .266 .335 .379 .715
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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 Varney Anderson 4 1889 1896 0 9 20 .310 6.16 35 30 4 22 0 0 239.2 339 237 164 13 115 41 3 0 2 54 Nov 5 Rockford, IL, USA
2 Frank Beck 1 1884 1884 0 0 5 .000 6.62 5 5 0 4 0 0 34.0 50 42 25 0 10 18 5 0 0 119 Feb 8 Detroit, MI, USA
3 George Bell 5 1907 1911 0 43 79 .352 2.85 160 126 31 92 17 4 1086.0 1010 470 344 16 305 376 18 0 12 4341 Dec 25 New York, NY, USA
4 Joe Boehling 7 1912 1920 0 55 50 .524 2.97 162 118 34 57 9 5 925.1 861 391 305 13 386 396 38 10 25 3810 Sep 8 Richmond, VA, USA
5 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 Jan 24 Boston, MA, USA
6 Frank Corridon 6 1904 1910 0 70 67 .511 2.80 180 140 34 99 10 7 1216.0 1100 508 378 7 375 458 61 1 34 4883 Feb 21 Syracuse, NY, USA
7 Clarence Currie 2 1902 1903 0 15 23 .395 3.39 53 38 12 31 4 2 371.1 385 209 140 9 121 111 11 0 7 1553 Jul 15 Little Chute, WI, USA
8 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 Nov 19 Lock Haven, PA, USA
9 Bill Garfield 2 1889 1890 0 1 9 .100 5.73 13 10 3 9 0 0 99.0 136 99 63 5 52 20 1 0 5 118 Dec 16 Danville, IL, USA
10 Joe Gedeon 7 1913 1920 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 May 19 San Francisco, CA, USA
11 George Gillpatrick 1 1898 1898 0 0 2 .000 6.94 7 3 3 1 0 0 35.0 42 38 27 0 19 12 2 0 2 0 Dec 15 Kansas City, MO, USA
12 Jack Hickey 1 1904 1904 0 0 1 .000 7.30 2 2 0 1 0 0 12.1 14 13 10 0 11 5 0 0 0 60 Dec 28 Seattle, WA, USA
13 Bill Husted 1 1890 1890 0 5 10 .333 4.88 18 17 1 12 0 0 129.0 148 105 70 2 67 33 3 0 9 597 May 17 Gloucester, NJ, USA
14 Bert Inks 5 1891 1896 0 27 46 .370 5.52 89 77 12 59 2 1 603.2 780 532 370 12 266 167 0 0 19 0 Oct 3 Ligonier, IN, USA
15 Frank Isbell 10 1898 1909 0 4 7 .364 3.59 17 10 7 7 0 1 85.1 92 57 34 0 43 19 7 1 5 1 Jul 15 Wichita, KS, USA
16 John Johnson 1 1894 1894 0 1 1 .500 6.06 4 3 1 2 0 0 32.2 44 30 22 3 15 10 0 0 2 0 Jan 28 Kansas City, MO, USA
17 Alex Jones 4 1889 1903 0 7 15 .318 3.73 26 24 2 18 1 0 200.1 199 137 83 3 77 65 0 0 7 85 Apr 4 Woodville, PA, USA
18 Walt Justis 1 1905 1905 0 0 0 8.10 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.1 4 3 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 Oct 4 Greendale, IN, USA
19 Bill Karns 1 1901 1901 0 1 0 1.000 6.35 3 1 2 1 0 0 17.0 30 18 12 0 9 5 0 0 1 0 Nov 15 Seattle, WA, USA
20 Rube Kisinger 2 1902 1903 0 9 12 .429 3.00 21 19 2 18 2 0 162.0 166 78 54 0 41 40 5 0 1 687 Jul 17 Huron, OH, USA
21 Ernie Koob 4 1915 1919 0 23 30 .434 3.13 125 55 33 19 3 4 500.0 488 222 174 7 186 121 24 2 14 2043 Nov 12 Lemay, MO, USA
22 William Lackey 1 1890 1890 0 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 4 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 May 15 Columbus, OH, USA
23 Ed Mars 1 1890 1890 0 9 5 .643 4.67 16 14 2 14 0 0 121.1 132 80 63 2 49 59 5 0 5 405 Dec 9 Chicago, IL, USA
24 Tom McCreery 9 1895 1903 0 3 2 .600 6.32 10 5 5 3 1 1 52.2 58 54 37 3 44 14 0 0 4 0 Jul 3 Beaver, PA, 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 Aug 26 Manitowoc, WI, USA
26 Kit McKenna 2 1898 1899 0 4 9 .308 5.31 22 13 8 11 0 1 145.2 184 113 86 5 76 34 20 0 12 0 Mar 31 Lynchburg, VA, USA
27 John McPherson 2 1901 1904 0 1 13 .071 3.89 16 13 3 11 1 0 132.0 137 87 57 1 50 32 7 2 3 545 Sep 30 Easton, PA, USA
28 Bill Nelson 1 1884 1884 0 1 2 .333 4.50 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.0 26 21 13 1 8 6 4 0 5 115 Jun 23 Terre Haute, IN, USA
29 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 Mar 3 Chicago, IL, USA
30 Jim Pastorius 4 1906 1909 0 31 55 .360 3.12 97 84 13 57 10 0 727.0 705 338 252 15 278 205 17 0 14 2966 May 10 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
31 Bill Phillips 7 1890 1903 0 70 76 .479 4.09 176 152 23 120 6 3 1295.2 1477 839 589 32 363 374 57 3 34 920 Oct 25 Charleroi, PA, USA
32 George Proeser 2 1888 1890 0 3 4 .429 3.81 7 7 0 7 1 0 59.0 53 39 25 4 30 20 0 0 0 0 Oct 13 New Burlington, OH, USA
33 Rudy Schwenck 1 1909 1909 0 1 1 .500 3.86 3 2 1 0 0 0 14.0 16 7 6 0 3 3 1 0 0 56 Nov 27 Anchorage, KY, USA
34 Fred Smith 1 1890 1890 0 19 13 .594 3.27 35 34 1 31 2 0 286.0 273 155 104 13 90 116 11 0 12 1183 Jan 9 Syracuse, NY, USA
35 Jack Theis 1 1920 1920 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 Jul 6 Georgetown, OH, USA
36 Jack Wadsworth 4 1890 1895 0 6 38 .136 6.85 47 44 2 39 0 0 367.2 524 393 280 16 199 87 0 0 32 0 Jul 8 Elyria, OH, USA
37 Mickey Welch HOF 13 1880 1892 0 307 210 .594 2.71 565 549 15 525 41 4 4802.0 4587 2556 1447 106 1297 1850 29 1 274 18186 Jul 30 Concord, NH, USA
38 Buzz Wetzel 1 1927 1927 0 0 0 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 8 5 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 25 Mar 7 Globe, AZ, USA
39 Roy Witherup 3 1906 1909 0 3 12 .200 4.44 26 17 6 12 0 0 162.1 189 101 80 3 47 71 2 0 3 683 Dec 23 New Bethlehem, PA, USA
40 Fred Worden 1 1914 1914 0 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 8 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 Nov 9 St.Louis, MO, USA
41 Ralph Works 5 1909 1913 0 24 24 .500 3.79 99 48 41 28 4 4 498.2 512 279 210 5 202 208 23 0 20 2124 Aug 8 Pasadena, CA, USA
42 Lucky Wright 1 1909 1909 0 0 4 .000 3.21 5 4 1 3 0 0 28.0 21 16 10 0 7 5 0 0 1 102 Jul 6 Tontogany, OH, USA
Totals 147 1874 1927 0 1025 1079 .487 3.27 2618 2188 350 1794 160 42 19141.0 19714 10871 6958 368 5401 6182 385 22 681 59441
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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 Tommy Bond 1 1882 1882 6 2 4 .333 -2 8 8 8.0
2 Jack Clements 1 1890 1890 19 13 6 .684 7 3 3 3.0
3 Bill Joyce 3 1896 1898 316 179 122 .595 57 3 7 5.3
4 Bill Phillips 2 1914 1915 210 114 92 .553 22 1 5 2.0
5 Ivey Wingo 1 1916 1916 2 1 1 .500 0 7 7 7.0
Totals 8 1882 1916 553 309 225 .579 84 1 8 4.0
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