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1948 Major League Baseball New Debuts

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Pitchers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age
1 Herb Adams 3 1948 1950 0 -0.4 95 364 337 39 88 8 6 0 18 4 2 22 24 .261 .310 .320 .631 Sep 17 20.156 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947.
2 Andy Anderson 2 1948 1949 0 -1.8 122 248 223 23 41 8 1 2 17 0 1 22 36 .184 .257 .256 .513 May 10 25.179
3 Johnny Antonelli 12 1948 1961 6 0.7 403 743 679 56 121 12 3 15 59 1 0 26 175 .178 .209 .271 .480 Jul 4 18.083 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1948.
4 Hank Arft 5 1948 1952 0 -0.1 300 1056 906 116 229 46 13 13 118 8 10 137 133 .253 .352 .375 .727 Jul 27 26.181 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940.
5 Richie Ashburn HOF 15 1948 1962 6 60.2 2189 9736 8365 1322 2574 317 109 29 586 234 92 1198 571 .308 .396 .382 .778 Apr 20 21.032 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945.
6 Hal Bamberger 1 1948 1948 0 -0.2 7 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 .154 .083 .237 Sep 15 23.322
7 Monty Basgall 3 1948 1951 0 -1.8 200 569 512 52 110 15 3 4 41 1 0 46 51 .215 .282 .279 .561 Apr 19 26.071 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942.
8 Hank Bauer 14 1948 1961 3 24.6 1544 5777 5145 833 1424 229 57 164 703 50 33 521 638 .277 .346 .439 .785 Sep 6 26.037 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1946.
9 Ted Beard 7 1948 1958 0 -0.8 194 562 474 80 94 11 6 6 35 16 2 78 107 .198 .315 .285 .600 Sep 5 27.242 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1942.
10 Clarence Beers 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 2 29.145
11 Johnny Bero 2 1948 1951 0 -0.4 65 201 169 26 34 5 0 5 17 1 1 27 31 .201 .311 .320 .631 Sep 26 25.279 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1943.
12 Neil Berry 7 1948 1954 0 -2.5 442 1231 1087 148 265 28 9 0 74 11 12 113 105 .244 .317 .286 .603 Apr 20 26.100 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1942.
13 Vern Bickford 7 1948 1954 1 -1.3 182 412 365 23 57 4 0 0 28 0 0 10 85 .156 .179 .167 .346 Apr 24 27.251 Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves in 1946.
14 Charlie Bicknell 2 1948 1949 0 0.0 30 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 Apr 22 19.270
15 Jim Blackburn 2 1948 1951 0 -0.1 18 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 Jul 24 24.035 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1941.
16 Johnny Blatnik 3 1948 1950 0 -0.1 138 495 447 59 113 27 8 6 46 3 40 83 .253 .317 .389 .706 Apr 21 27.042 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1939.
17 Ray Boone 13 1948 1960 2 23.7 1373 5296 4589 645 1260 162 46 151 737 21 19 608 463 .275 .361 .429 .789 Sep 3 25.038 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1942.
18 Fred Bradley 2 1948 1949 0 0.0 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 1 27.275
19 Earle Brucker 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 Oct 2 23.038
20 Johnny Bucha 3 1948 1953 0 -1.2 84 222 195 18 40 10 0 1 15 1 1 25 21 .205 .295 .272 .567 May 2 23.101 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1943.
21 Paul Burris 4 1948 1953 0 -0.6 69 208 196 15 43 5 0 2 24 0 0 8 21 .219 .254 .276 .529 Oct 2 25.073 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942.
22 Roy Campanella HOF 10 1948 1957 8 31.6 1215 4815 4205 627 1161 178 18 242 856 25 15 533 501 .276 .360 .500 .860 Apr 20 26.153 Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946.
23 Don Carlsen 3 1948 1952 0 0.1 13 19 19 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 .263 .263 .526 Apr 28 21.196 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1944.
24 Cliff Chambers 6 1948 1953 0 1.4 189 322 294 24 69 9 2 3 25 0 0 16 56 .235 .274 .310 .584 Apr 24 26.105 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1942.
25 Bob Chesnes 3 1948 1950 0 1.4 90 185 172 28 44 6 3 2 15 0 13 18 .256 .308 .360 .669 May 6 27.000
26 Jim Clark 1 1948 1948 0 -0.1 9 12 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 Aug 17 20.331
27 Joe Collins 10 1948 1957 0 11.3 908 2703 2329 404 596 79 24 86 329 27 21 338 263 .256 .350 .421 .771 Sep 25 25.297 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939.
28 Clint Conatser 2 1948 1949 0 0.6 143 426 376 40 102 15 3 6 39 0 46 46 .271 .352 .375 .727 Apr 21 26.272
29 Cal Cooper 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14 26.034
30 Walker Cress 2 1948 1949 0 0.2 34 11 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056 Apr 27 31.052
31 Jim Delsing 10 1948 1960 0 1.2 822 2803 2461 322 627 112 21 40 286 15 23 299 251 .255 .339 .366 .705 Apr 21 22.160
32 Billy DeMars 3 1948 1951 0 -1.7 80 244 211 29 50 5 1 0 14 0 1 28 16 .237 .326 .270 .597 May 18 22.266 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943.
33 Jay Difani 2 1948 1949 0 0.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .667 1.000 Apr 23 25.124
34 Carl Erskine 12 1948 1959 1 -2.4 360 636 588 51 92 11 0 1 31 0 0 12 120 .156 .175 .180 .355 Jul 25 21.225 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946.
35 Ed Fitz Gerald 12 1948 1959 0 0.9 807 2313 2086 199 542 82 10 19 217 9 6 185 235 .260 .323 .336 .659 Apr 19 23.334
36 Angel Fleitas 1 1948 1948 0 -0.2 15 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 .077 .250 .077 .327 Jul 5 33.238
37 Mike Garcia 14 1948 1961 3 -0.4 428 791 696 41 127 23 1 2 62 0 2 31 151 .182 .218 .227 .445 Oct 3 24.321 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1942.
38 Ramon Garcia 1 1948 1948 0 0.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Apr 19 24.045
39 Ned Garver 14 1948 1961 1 4.5 458 961 827 87 180 27 3 7 72 1 1 76 109 .218 .283 .283 .566 Apr 28 22.125 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1944.
40 Joe Ginsberg 13 1948 1962 0 1.1 695 1985 1716 168 414 59 8 20 182 7 5 226 135 .241 .332 .320 .652 Sep 15 21.340 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
41 Jim Goodwin 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Apr 24 21.253
42 Lou Grasmick 1 1948 1948 0 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Apr 22 23.224
43 Warren Hacker 12 1948 1961 0 -0.2 316 422 401 23 78 5 3 0 24 1 0 5 51 .195 .204 .222 .426 Sep 24 23.308
44 John Hall 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 21 24.103
45 Bubba Harris 3 1948 1951 0 -0.3 87 56 48 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 .125 .176 .125 .301 Apr 29 22.074 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1943.
46 Jack Harshman 10 1948 1960 0 3.6 258 521 424 46 76 7 0 21 65 0 0 72 119 .179 .294 .344 .638 Sep 16 21.066
47 Bobby Hogue 5 1948 1952 0 0.2 172 87 73 8 17 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 14 .233 .273 .260 .533 Apr 24 27.019
48 Tony Jacobs 2 1948 1955 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 19 23.045 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946.
49 Hal Jeffcoat 12 1948 1959 0 0.3 918 2131 1963 249 487 95 18 26 188 49 7 114 289 .248 .291 .355 .645 Apr 20 23.227 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946.
50 Howie Judson 7 1948 1954 0 -1.1 208 179 150 7 14 3 0 0 7 0 0 13 61 .093 .171 .113 .284 Apr 22 22.066 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946.
51 Eddie Kazak 5 1948 1952 1 1.3 218 668 605 69 165 22 6 11 71 0 0 52 45 .273 .332 .383 .716 Sep 29 28.073
52 Alex Kellner 12 1948 1959 1 1.3 323 705 643 49 138 16 1 4 57 0 0 30 106 .215 .251 .261 .513 Apr 29 23.247 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1941.
53 Bill Kennedy 8 1948 1957 0 0.0 172 136 120 9 25 1 0 0 6 0 0 8 31 .208 .258 .217 .474 Apr 26 27.043 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939.
54 Dick Kokos 5 1948 1954 0 3.2 475 1816 1558 239 410 82 9 59 223 15 21 242 252 .263 .365 .441 .806 Jul 8 20.131 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1945.
55 Alex Konikowski 3 1948 1954 0 0.1 35 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 Jun 16 20.008 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944.
56 Al Kozar 3 1948 1950 0 -1.0 285 1101 992 118 252 41 10 6 94 6 3 96 86 .254 .321 .334 .655 Apr 19 26.289 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941.
57 Pete Layden 1 1948 1948 0 -0.7 41 111 104 11 26 2 1 0 4 4 2 6 10 .250 .297 .288 .586 Apr 20 28.112
58 Les Layton 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 63 98 91 14 21 4 4 2 12 1 6 21 .231 .286 .429 .714 Apr 24 26.158
59 Lou Lombardo 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 22 19.309
60 Stan Lopata 13 1948 1960 2 14.6 853 3036 2601 375 661 116 25 116 397 18 11 393 497 .254 .351 .452 .803 Sep 19 23.007 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1946.
61 Dummy Lynch 1 1948 1948 0 0.1 7 8 7 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 .375 .714 1.089 Sep 14 22.220 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1948.
62 Woody Main 4 1948 1953 0 -0.5 79 48 44 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .091 .091 .091 .182 Apr 21 26.069 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941.
63 Cliff Mapes 5 1948 1952 0 0.8 459 1383 1193 199 289 55 13 38 172 8 9 168 213 .242 .338 .406 .743 Apr 20 26.038 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1940.
64 Carmen Mauro 4 1948 1953 0 -2.4 167 456 416 40 96 9 8 2 33 6 4 37 65 .231 .298 .305 .604 Oct 1 21.326 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1944.
65 Jackie Mayo 6 1948 1953 0 -1.2 139 267 240 25 51 10 1 1 12 2 3 25 35 .213 .292 .275 .567 Sep 19 23.055 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947.
66 Dutch McCall 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 30 59 53 3 9 2 0 0 6 0 4 8 .170 .228 .208 .436 Apr 27 27.122
67 Windy McCall 7 1948 1957 0 -0.2 134 56 48 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 .146 .212 .146 .357 Apr 25 22.282 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947.
68 Jerry McCarthy 1 1948 1948 0 -0.1 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Jun 19 25.027 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1948. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
69 Mickey McDermott 12 1948 1961 0 5.0 443 682 619 71 156 29 2 9 74 1 2 52 112 .252 .312 .349 .661 Apr 24 18.361 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1945.
70 Mickey McGowan 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 22 26.148
71 Sammy Meeks 4 1948 1951 0 -0.3 102 209 199 25 50 8 0 3 18 3 0 9 36 .251 .284 .337 .620 Apr 29 25.006 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1946.
72 Larry Miggins 2 1948 1952 0 -0.5 43 100 97 8 22 5 1 2 10 0 1 3 19 .227 .250 .361 .611 Oct 3 23.044 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944.
73 Pete Milne 3 1948 1950 0 -0.1 47 65 60 6 14 1 2 1 9 0 4 13 .233 .281 .367 .648 Sep 15 23.158 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1943.
74 Don Mueller 12 1948 1959 2 1.2 1245 4593 4364 499 1292 139 37 65 520 11 8 167 146 .296 .322 .390 .712 Aug 2 21.110 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944.
75 Ray Murray 6 1948 1954 0 -0.1 250 795 731 69 184 37 6 8 80 1 0 55 67 .252 .305 .352 .657 Apr 25 30.196 Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians in 1946.
76 Len Okrie 4 1948 1952 0 -0.3 42 89 78 3 17 1 1 0 3 0 0 9 16 .218 .307 .256 .563 Jun 16 24.336
77 Joe Ostrowski 5 1948 1952 0 0.3 150 148 118 11 19 5 0 0 11 0 0 24 31 .161 .303 .203 .506 Jul 18 31.246 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941.
78 Satchel Paige HOF 6 1948 1965 2 -1.3 179 135 124 2 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 32 .097 .118 .097 .215 Jul 9 42.002 Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians in 1948.
79 Mike Palm 1 1948 1948 0 -0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 11 23.149
80 Al Papai 4 1948 1955 0 -0.3 89 73 62 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 26 .097 .211 .097 .308 Apr 24 30.353 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1940.
81 Bob Porterfield 12 1948 1959 1 0.6 322 569 516 34 95 15 1 6 43 1 0 20 123 .184 .218 .252 .470 Aug 8 24.364 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1946.
82 Al Porto 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 22 21.300
83 Jim Prendergast 1 1948 1948 0 -0.1 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 25 30.246
84 Hal Rice 7 1948 1954 0 -1.0 424 1283 1183 129 307 52 12 19 162 1 7 94 133 .260 .314 .372 .686 Sep 25 24.227 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1941.
85 Robin Roberts HOF 19 1948 1966 7 2.8 688 1784 1525 107 255 55 10 5 103 3 1 135 372 .167 .238 .226 .464 Jun 18 21.262 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948.
86 Marv Rotblatt 3 1948 1951 0 -0.2 35 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .063 .000 .063 Jul 4 20.260 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948.
87 Bob Rush 13 1948 1960 2 -0.6 420 870 807 50 140 21 3 4 49 1 0 31 298 .173 .204 .222 .426 Apr 22 22.123 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1947.
88 Carl Sawatski 11 1948 1963 0 3.5 633 1661 1449 133 351 46 5 58 213 2 0 191 251 .242 .330 .401 .731 Sep 29 20.330 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945.
89 Jerry Scala 3 1948 1950 0 -0.6 80 222 193 26 43 9 2 1 19 3 3 27 32 .223 .321 .306 .627 Apr 22 23.208 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1942.
90 Blackie Schwamb 1 1948 1948 0 0.1 12 11 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 .364 .400 .764 Jul 25 21.354
91 Elmer Sexauer 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 6 22.108
92 Neill Sheridan 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 19 26.304
93 George Shuba 7 1948 1955 0 2.5 355 949 814 106 211 45 4 24 125 5 5 120 122 .259 .358 .413 .771 Jul 2 23.202 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
94 Charlie Silvera 10 1948 1957 0 1.0 227 541 482 34 136 15 2 1 52 2 6 53 32 .282 .356 .328 .683 Sep 29 23.352 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1942.
95 Lefty Sloat 2 1948 1949 0 0.0 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 24 29.145
96 Roy Smalley 11 1948 1958 0 1.2 872 2948 2644 277 601 103 33 61 305 4 0 257 541 .227 .300 .360 .660 Apr 20 21.316 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1944.
97 Forrest Thompson 2 1948 1949 0 0.6 56 44 40 6 13 3 1 0 4 0 0 4 4 .325 .386 .450 .836 Apr 26 30.054
98 Jocko Thompson 4 1948 1951 0 -0.3 43 57 53 5 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 16 .113 .161 .170 .331 Sep 21 31.248 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1940.
99 Joe Tipton 7 1948 1954 0 4.0 417 1325 1117 116 264 36 5 29 125 3 3 186 142 .236 .351 .355 .706 May 2 26.074 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1941.
100 Earl Turner 2 1948 1950 0 -0.1 42 79 75 10 18 0 0 3 5 1 4 13 .240 .278 .360 .638 Sep 25 25.142 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1942.
101 Sam Vico 2 1948 1949 0 -0.9 211 755 663 65 166 28 11 12 76 2 2 60 56 .250 .323 .380 .703 Apr 20 24.255
102 Ben Wade 5 1948 1955 0 -0.3 118 107 98 8 11 3 0 4 9 0 0 2 37 .112 .129 .265 .394 Apr 30 25.157 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1940.
103 Rube Walker 11 1948 1958 0 -1.6 608 1757 1585 114 360 69 3 35 192 3 1 150 213 .227 .294 .341 .635 Apr 20 21.340 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1944.
104 Preston Ward 9 1948 1959 0 -1.1 744 2348 2067 219 522 83 15 50 262 7 6 231 315 .253 .326 .380 .706 Apr 20 20.271 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
105 Red Webb 2 1948 1949 0 0.2 25 21 19 3 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 .316 .316 .421 .737 Sep 15 23.356
106 Dick Weik 5 1948 1954 0 0.1 78 57 53 6 12 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 16 .226 .241 .302 .543 Sep 8 20.296 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1946.
107 Bob Wellman 2 1948 1950 0 0.1 15 28 25 2 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 5 .280 .357 .480 .837 Sep 23 23.070 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1946.
108 Dick Welteroth 3 1948 1950 0 -0.2 90 31 27 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .074 .167 .111 .278 May 16 20.287 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1945.
109 Don White 2 1948 1949 0 -2.2 143 468 422 41 98 20 2 1 38 2 1 33 28 .232 .291 .296 .587 Apr 19 29.102
110 Grady Wilson 1 1948 1948 0 -0.2 12 10 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 May 15 25.174
111 Ken Wood 6 1948 1953 0 -3.5 342 1109 995 110 223 52 7 34 143 1 7 102 141 .224 .298 .393 .691 Apr 28 23.302 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1941.
112 Tom Wright 9 1948 1956 0 0.1 341 774 685 75 175 28 11 6 99 2 1 76 123 .255 .336 .355 .690 Sep 15 24.359 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942.
113 Ray Yochim 2 1948 1949 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 2 25.288
114 Bobby Young 8 1948 1958 0 -3.2 687 2720 2447 244 609 68 28 15 137 18 19 208 212 .249 .308 .318 .626 Aug 30 23.221 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1946.
Totals 609 1948 1966 49 169.6 29866 88210 78006 9600 19758 2949 662 1570 8934 622 382 8308 10155 .253 .327 .368 .695

Pitching

Batters Above
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Debut Age
1 Johnny Antonelli 12 1948 1961 6 28.6 126 110 .534 3.34 377 268 61 102 25 21 1992.1 1870 860 739 186 687 45 1162 38 1 27 8424 Jul 4 18.083
2 Clarence Beers 1 1948 1948 0 -0.3 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 May 2 29.145
3 Vern Bickford 7 1948 1954 1 11.7 66 57 .537 3.71 182 149 23 73 9 2 1076.1 1040 500 444 76 467 450 25 3 14 4641 Apr 24 27.251
4 Charlie Bicknell 2 1948 1949 0 -0.6 0 1 .000 6.83 30 1 19 0 0 0 54.0 61 44 41 8 34 9 2 1 6 252 Apr 22 19.270
5 Jim Blackburn 2 1948 1951 0 -0.1 0 2 .000 5.50 18 0 5 0 0 0 36.0 46 25 22 4 16 11 2 0 0 166 Jul 24 24.035
6 Fred Bradley 2 1948 1949 0 -0.4 0 0 5.60 9 1 4 0 0 0 17.2 15 15 11 2 7 2 1 0 0 78 May 1 27.275
7 Don Carlsen 3 1948 1952 0 -0.4 2 4 .333 6.00 13 7 1 2 0 0 54.0 75 39 36 5 21 23 1 0 3 252 Apr 28 21.196
8 Cliff Chambers 6 1948 1953 0 5.7 48 53 .475 4.29 189 113 32 37 7 1 897.1 924 482 428 70 361 374 21 3 13 3919 Apr 24 26.105
9 Bob Chesnes 3 1948 1950 0 0.9 24 22 .522 4.66 61 55 1 25 1 1 378.2 377 222 196 36 189 130 12 2 12 1650 May 6 27.000
10 Cal Cooper 1 1948 1948 0 -0.3 0 0 45.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 Sep 14 26.034
11 Walker Cress 2 1948 1949 0 0.6 0 1 .000 4.35 33 2 15 1 0 0 62.0 62 32 30 2 45 33 1 0 0 276 Apr 27 31.052
12 Carl Erskine 12 1948 1959 1 14.4 122 78 .610 4.00 335 216 61 71 14 13 1718.2 1637 830 763 199 646 13 981 16 1 38 7270 Jul 25 21.225
13 Mike Garcia 14 1948 1961 3 28.3 142 97 .594 3.27 428 281 77 111 27 23 2174.2 2148 888 789 122 719 23 1117 33 2 30 9237 Oct 3 24.321
14 Ramon Garcia 1 1948 1948 0 -0.3 0 0 17.18 4 0 2 0 0 0 3.2 11 7 7 0 4 2 1 0 0 26 Apr 19 24.045
15 Ned Garver 14 1948 1961 1 36.0 129 157 .451 3.73 402 330 40 153 18 12 2477.1 2471 1184 1027 213 881 25 881 41 7 49 10584 Apr 28 22.125
16 Jim Goodwin 1 1948 1948 0 -0.6 0 0 8.71 8 1 2 0 0 1 10.1 9 11 10 0 12 3 1 0 0 53 Apr 24 21.253
17 Lou Grasmick 1 1948 1948 0 -0.1 0 0 7.20 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 4 4 1 8 2 0 0 0 25 Apr 22 23.224
18 Warren Hacker 12 1948 1961 0 12.3 62 89 .411 4.21 306 157 76 47 6 17 1283.1 1297 680 601 181 320 25 557 21 1 10 5438 Sep 24 23.308
19 John Hall 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 0 0 6.23 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 19 Apr 21 24.103
20 Bubba Harris 3 1948 1951 0 -0.2 6 3 .667 4.84 87 0 38 0 0 8 186.0 190 114 100 14 86 53 3 1 2 813 Apr 29 22.074
21 Jack Harshman 10 1948 1960 0 10.1 69 65 .515 3.50 217 155 35 61 12 7 1169.1 1025 508 455 96 539 17 741 22 1 33 5014 Sep 16 21.066
22 Bobby Hogue 5 1948 1952 0 2.6 18 16 .529 3.97 172 3 78 0 0 17 326.2 336 154 144 25 142 108 9 0 4 1418 Apr 24 27.019
23 Tony Jacobs 2 1948 1955 0 -0.1 0 0 11.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 9 5 5 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 22 Sep 19 23.045
24 Hal Jeffcoat 12 1948 1959 0 5.8 39 37 .513 4.22 245 51 106 13 1 25 697.0 772 365 327 73 257 35 239 22 0 13 3053 Apr 20 23.227
25 Howie Judson 7 1948 1954 0 3.4 17 37 .315 4.29 207 48 72 8 0 14 615.0 619 337 293 60 319 204 11 3 11 2715 Apr 22 22.066
26 Alex Kellner 12 1948 1959 1 10.7 101 112 .474 4.41 321 250 37 99 9 5 1849.1 1925 1015 906 184 747 11 816 37 3 53 8023 Apr 29 23.247
27 Bill Kennedy 8 1948 1957 0 2.1 15 28 .349 4.73 172 45 61 6 0 11 464.2 497 284 244 34 289 1 256 12 0 13 2145 Apr 26 27.043
28 Alex Konikowski 3 1948 1954 0 -1.5 2 3 .400 6.93 35 1 14 0 0 1 49.1 58 44 38 8 29 20 0 0 2 223 Jun 16 20.008
29 Lou Lombardo 1 1948 1948 0 -0.1 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 5 4 4 1 5 0 1 0 1 27 Sep 22 19.309
30 Woody Main 4 1948 1953 0 0.5 4 13 .235 5.14 79 11 30 2 0 3 204.2 210 122 117 21 84 107 1 2 2 896 Apr 21 26.069
31 Dutch McCall 1 1948 1948 0 -0.7 4 13 .235 4.82 30 20 2 5 0 0 151.1 158 93 81 14 85 89 1 0 4 684 Apr 27 27.122
32 Windy McCall 7 1948 1957 0 1.6 11 15 .423 4.22 134 15 41 4 0 12 253.2 249 134 119 26 103 11 144 11 0 6 1099 Apr 25 22.282
33 Mickey McDermott 12 1948 1961 0 12.4 69 69 .500 3.91 291 156 86 54 11 14 1316.2 1161 655 572 86 838 8 757 28 7 39 5801 Apr 24 18.361
34 Mickey McGowan 1 1948 1948 0 -0.1 0 0 7.36 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 3 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 18 Apr 22 26.148
35 Joe Ostrowski 5 1948 1952 0 1.4 23 25 .479 4.54 150 37 60 12 0 15 455.2 559 271 230 44 98 131 2 1 2 1989 Jul 18 31.246
36 Satchel Paige HOF 6 1948 1965 2 9.7 28 31 .475 3.29 179 26 109 7 4 32 476.0 429 191 174 29 180 0 288 7 5 6 2002 Jul 9 42.002
37 Mike Palm 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 20 Jul 11 23.149
38 Al Papai 4 1948 1955 0 -0.4 9 14 .391 5.37 88 18 34 8 0 4 239.2 281 171 143 17 138 2 70 1 0 5 1121 Apr 24 30.353
39 Bob Porterfield 12 1948 1959 1 15.5 87 97 .473 3.79 318 193 45 92 23 8 1567.2 1571 732 660 113 552 20 572 14 3 21 6646 Aug 8 24.364
40 Al Porto 1 1948 1948 0 0.2 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 Apr 22 21.300
41 Jim Prendergast 1 1948 1948 0 -1.1 1 1 .500 10.26 10 2 4 0 0 1 16.2 30 20 19 1 5 3 0 0 0 84 Apr 25 30.246
42 Robin Roberts HOF 19 1948 1966 7 77.3 286 245 .539 3.41 676 609 49 305 45 25 4688.2 4582 1962 1774 505 902 69 2357 54 3 33 19174 Jun 18 21.262
43 Marv Rotblatt 3 1948 1951 0 0.0 4 3 .571 4.82 35 4 20 0 0 2 74.2 74 44 40 6 51 30 2 0 1 338 Jul 4 20.260
44 Bob Rush 13 1948 1960 2 33.0 127 152 .455 3.65 417 321 44 118 16 8 2410.2 2327 1128 977 176 789 31 1244 34 1 50 10219 Apr 22 22.123
45 Blackie Schwamb 1 1948 1948 0 -1.1 1 1 .500 8.53 12 5 3 0 0 0 31.2 44 34 30 3 21 7 0 0 1 156 Jul 25 21.354
46 Elmer Sexauer 1 1948 1948 0 0.0 0 0 13.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Sep 6 22.108
47 Lefty Sloat 2 1948 1949 0 -0.2 0 1 .000 6.61 9 2 2 0 0 0 16.1 21 12 12 0 11 4 0 0 1 76 Apr 24 29.145
48 Forrest Thompson 2 1948 1949 0 1.7 7 13 .350 3.90 55 8 26 1 0 4 147.2 156 82 64 10 63 48 2 0 1 662 Apr 26 30.054
49 Jocko Thompson 4 1948 1951 0 1.2 6 11 .353 4.24 41 21 5 5 2 1 167.2 151 84 79 18 83 81 2 0 4 710 Sep 21 31.248
50 Ben Wade 5 1948 1955 0 0.9 19 17 .528 4.34 118 25 44 5 1 10 371.1 364 198 179 49 181 4 235 9 1 4 1624 Apr 30 25.157
51 Red Webb 2 1948 1949 0 0.5 3 2 .600 3.72 25 3 12 2 0 0 72.2 68 35 30 5 31 18 1 0 0 314 Sep 15 23.356
52 Dick Weik 5 1948 1954 0 -2.1 6 22 .214 5.90 76 26 22 3 2 1 213.2 203 157 140 15 237 123 2 1 19 1039 Sep 8 20.296
53 Dick Welteroth 3 1948 1950 0 -1.7 4 6 .400 6.48 90 4 42 0 0 3 166.2 185 131 120 12 145 55 2 0 7 804 May 16 20.287
54 Ray Yochim 2 1948 1949 0 -0.1 0 0 10.80 4 0 4 0 0 0 3.1 3 4 4 1 7 4 0 0 2 21 May 2 25.288
Totals 277 1948 1966 25 316.6 1687 1723 .495 3.89 6710 3640 1550 1432 233 322 30672.1 30331 14931 13243 2756 11451 340 14550 506 53 544 131295


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