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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 Hank Aaron HOF 23 1954 1976 25 137.3 3298 13941 12364 2174 3771 624 98 755 2297 240 73 1402 1383 .305 .374 .555 .928 Apr 13 20.067 Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves in 1952.
2 Harry Agganis 2 1954 1955 0 0.1 157 586 517 65 135 23 9 11 67 8 3 57 67 .261 .331 .404 .735 Apr 13 24.358 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952.
3 Gair Allie 1 1954 1954 0 -1.7 121 482 418 38 83 8 6 3 30 1 1 56 84 .199 .294 .268 .562 Apr 13 22.167 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1952.
4 Tom Alston 4 1954 1957 0 -0.3 91 300 271 30 66 15 2 4 36 3 5 25 46 .244 .311 .358 .669 Apr 13 28.072
5 Joey Amalfitano 10 1954 1967 0 0.9 643 1938 1715 248 418 67 19 9 123 19 26 185 224 .244 .320 .321 .641 May 2 20.099 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954.
6 Ralph Beard 1 1954 1954 0 -0.2 13 18 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .059 .111 .059 .170 Jun 29 25.138 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1947.
7 Lou Berberet 7 1954 1960 0 3.5 448 1447 1224 118 281 34 10 31 153 2 3 200 195 .230 .337 .350 .687 Sep 17 24.301 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950.
8 Frank Bolling 12 1954 1966 4 14.4 1540 6190 5562 692 1415 221 40 106 556 40 38 462 558 .254 .313 .366 .679 Apr 13 22.148 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951.
9 Tom Brewer 8 1954 1961 1 1.6 305 593 551 72 114 7 4 3 40 2 1 15 125 .207 .228 .250 .479 Apr 18 22.227 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951.
10 Jim Brosnan 9 1954 1963 0 -0.4 385 196 177 10 27 10 1 1 9 0 0 7 54 .153 .185 .237 .422 Apr 15 24.173 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946.
11 George Bullard 1 1954 1954 0 -0.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 17 25.328 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1950.
12 Tom Burgess 2 1954 1962 0 -0.3 104 207 164 19 29 8 1 2 14 2 0 39 29 .177 .332 .274 .606 Apr 17 26.228 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1946.
13 Foster Castleman 5 1954 1958 0 -1.5 268 717 662 58 136 24 3 20 65 4 1 35 99 .205 .250 .341 .592 Aug 4 23.215 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1949.
14 Tex Clevenger 8 1954 1962 0 0.3 310 156 127 8 20 5 1 0 11 0 0 13 53 .157 .232 .213 .445 Apr 18 21.283 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1953.
15 Jim Command 2 1954 1955 0 0.0 14 25 23 1 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 2 4 .174 .240 .348 .588 Jun 20 25.248 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947.
16 Ray Crone 5 1954 1958 0 -0.6 137 182 156 10 18 2 0 0 5 0 0 16 52 .115 .198 .128 .326 Apr 13 22.249 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1949.
17 Joe Cunningham 12 1954 1966 2 20.6 1141 4062 3362 525 980 177 26 64 436 16 27 599 369 .291 .403 .417 .820 Jun 30 22.307 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949.
18 Bob Darnell 2 1954 1956 0 -0.1 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Aug 10 23.277 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1953.
19 Jim Davis 4 1954 1957 0 -0.5 154 116 99 7 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 54 .091 .182 .091 .273 Apr 18 29.215 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946.
20 Roy Dietzel 1 1954 1954 0 0.1 9 25 21 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 .238 .385 .238 .623 Sep 2 23.236 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1950.
21 Art Ditmar 9 1954 1962 0 -0.6 289 452 422 27 75 6 0 2 32 1 1 13 89 .178 .202 .206 .408 Apr 19 25.016 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1948.
22 Ryne Duren 10 1954 1965 4 -0.9 312 138 114 8 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 9 66 .061 .164 .070 .234 Sep 25 25.215 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1949.
23 Joe Durham 3 1954 1959 0 -1.5 93 226 202 25 38 2 0 5 20 1 1 20 50 .188 .260 .272 .532 Sep 10 23.041 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1953.
24 Nino Escalera 1 1954 1954 0 -0.5 73 77 69 15 11 1 1 0 3 1 0 7 11 .159 .234 .203 .437 Apr 17 24.137
25 Jim Fanning 4 1954 1957 0 -1.1 64 149 141 5 24 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 26 .170 .209 .184 .394 Sep 11 26.362 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1949.
26 Jim Finigan 6 1954 1959 2 2.6 512 1828 1600 195 422 74 17 19 168 8 13 190 176 .264 .342 .367 .709 Apr 25 25.249 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948.
27 Tom Flanigan 2 1954 1958 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 14 19.220 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952.
28 Art Fowler 9 1954 1964 0 -0.1 362 293 231 16 35 1 0 0 20 0 0 23 62 .152 .232 .156 .388 Apr 17 31.288 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944.
29 Chico Garcia 1 1954 1954 0 -0.7 39 71 62 6 7 0 2 0 5 0 0 8 3 .113 .211 .177 .389 Apr 24 29.121
30 Billy Gardner 10 1954 1963 0 1.7 1034 3890 3544 356 841 159 18 41 271 19 22 246 439 .237 .292 .327 .619 Apr 22 26.277 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1945.
31 Harvey Gentry 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 Apr 14 27.322 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1947.
32 Paul Giel 6 1954 1961 0 -0.4 105 63 55 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .073 .105 .091 .196 Jul 10 21.284 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954.
33 Charlie Gorin 2 1954 1955 0 -0.1 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 29 26.112 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1950.
34 Alex Grammas 10 1954 1963 0 6.3 913 2352 2073 236 512 90 10 12 163 17 14 206 193 .247 .318 .317 .635 Apr 13 28.010 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949.
35 Johnny Gray 4 1954 1958 0 -0.7 49 50 47 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .043 .063 .043 .105 Jul 18 26.219 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950.
36 Bill Greason 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 31 29.270
37 Bob Greenwood 2 1954 1955 0 -0.1 13 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 .167 .000 .167 Apr 21 26.039
38 Bob Grim 8 1954 1962 1 -0.4 268 228 189 12 24 0 0 3 21 0 0 11 75 .127 .178 .175 .353 Apr 18 24.041 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948.
39 Bill Hall 3 1954 1958 0 0.1 57 141 126 15 33 6 0 1 15 0 0 15 14 .262 .340 .333 .674 Apr 18 25.262 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1947.
40 Chuck Harmon 4 1954 1957 0 -0.9 289 658 592 90 141 15 8 7 59 25 14 46 57 .238 .294 .326 .620 Apr 17 29.359 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1947.
41 Jay Heard 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 24 34.097
42 Woodie Held 14 1954 1969 0 20.4 1390 4647 4019 524 963 150 22 179 559 14 11 508 944 .240 .331 .421 .753 Sep 5 22.164 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951.
43 Gail Henley 1 1954 1954 0 0.1 14 36 30 7 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 4 .300 .382 .433 .816 Apr 13 25.180 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1948.
44 Tom Herrin 1 1954 1954 0 -0.1 14 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 Apr 13 24.213 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949.
45 Don Hoak 11 1954 1964 1 18.4 1263 4946 4322 598 1144 214 44 89 498 64 47 523 530 .265 .345 .396 .741 Apr 18 26.072 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947.
46 Tom Hurd 3 1954 1956 0 0.2 99 32 29 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .276 .300 .310 .610 Jul 30 30.064 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946.
47 Ron Jackson 7 1954 1960 0 0.2 196 534 474 54 116 18 1 17 52 6 1 45 119 .245 .315 .395 .710 Jun 15 20.236 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954.
48 Spook Jacobs 3 1954 1956 0 -1.9 188 757 665 87 164 16 1 0 33 22 8 80 32 .247 .329 .274 .603 Apr 13 28.160 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946.
49 Stan Jok 2 1954 1955 0 -0.2 12 22 19 4 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 5 .158 .227 .316 .543 Apr 13 27.345 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1947.
50 Gordon Jones 11 1954 1965 0 -0.5 171 79 67 2 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 15 .119 .143 .134 .277 Aug 6 24.126 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949.
51 Russ Kemmerer 9 1954 1963 0 -0.7 302 314 265 13 34 3 0 2 16 0 0 23 113 .128 .197 .162 .359 Jun 27 22.238 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951.
52 Harmon Killebrew HOF 22 1954 1975 13 55.8 2435 9833 8147 1283 2086 290 24 573 1584 19 18 1559 1699 .256 .376 .509 .884 Jun 23 17.359 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954.
53 Chick King 5 1954 1959 0 -0.2 44 85 76 11 18 0 1 0 5 0 0 8 18 .237 .306 .263 .569 Aug 27 23.290 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951.
54 Nellie King 4 1954 1957 0 -0.5 95 29 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 15 26.031 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1946.
55 Chris Kitsos 1 1954 1954 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 21 26.069 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947.
56 Steve Korcheck 4 1954 1959 0 -1.5 58 155 145 12 23 6 1 0 7 0 0 6 36 .159 .196 .214 .410 Sep 6 22.026 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1954.
57 Al Lary 3 1954 1962 0 0.1 29 12 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 .400 .250 .650 Sep 6 25.345 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1951.
58 Frank Lary 12 1954 1965 3 1.1 362 830 734 68 130 12 6 6 54 0 2 39 211 .177 .219 .234 .453 Sep 14 24.157 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1950.
59 Tom Lasorda HOF 3 1954 1956 0 -0.2 27 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .071 .143 Aug 5 26.317 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945.
60 Brooks Lawrence 7 1954 1960 1 -0.8 275 360 319 17 49 5 1 0 23 1 1 17 95 .154 .199 .176 .374 Jun 24 29.145 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1949.
61 Frank Leja 3 1954 1962 0 -0.8 26 25 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .043 .083 .043 .127 May 1 18.083 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1953.
62 Bob Lennon 3 1954 1957 0 -1.2 38 85 79 5 13 2 0 1 4 0 0 5 26 .165 .212 .228 .440 Sep 9 25.359 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1945.
63 Royce Lint 1 1954 1954 0 0.2 31 17 10 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 3 .100 .438 .200 .638 Apr 13 33.102
64 Memo Luna 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 23.299
65 Jerry Lynch 13 1954 1966 0 1.1 1184 3145 2879 364 798 123 34 115 470 12 17 224 416 .277 .329 .463 .792 Apr 15 23.272
66 Mickey Micelotta 2 1954 1955 0 -0.2 17 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 Apr 20 25.182 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947.
67 Ramon Monzant 6 1954 1960 0 -0.3 110 95 89 9 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 26 .157 .183 .157 .340 Jul 2 21.179
68 Wally Moon 12 1954 1965 3 22.3 1457 5566 4843 737 1399 212 60 142 661 89 68 644 591 .289 .371 .445 .817 Apr 13 24.010 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1950.
69 Vern Morgan 2 1954 1955 0 -0.5 31 77 71 4 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 14 .225 .263 .254 .517 Aug 10 26.002 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1948.
70 Moose Morton 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 17 23.317 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949.
71 Walt Moryn 8 1954 1961 1 8.4 785 2802 2506 324 667 116 16 101 354 7 7 251 393 .266 .335 .446 .781 Jun 29 28.078 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948.
72 Don Mossi 12 1954 1965 1 1.0 463 502 436 30 71 10 1 2 29 0 0 43 152 .163 .238 .204 .442 Apr 17 25.096 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1949.
73 Ron Mrozinski 2 1954 1955 0 -0.3 37 18 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .063 .063 .063 .125 Jun 20 23.277 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1949.
74 Dick Murphy 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 13 22.231 Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1954.
75 Ray Narleski 6 1954 1959 2 -0.4 266 190 166 7 26 1 1 1 8 0 0 7 57 .157 .191 .193 .384 Apr 17 25.143 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948.
76 Billy O'Dell 13 1954 1967 2 -0.5 530 604 528 43 66 6 0 2 19 5 5 38 171 .125 .183 .148 .331 Jun 20 21.130 Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954.
77 George O'Donnell 1 1954 1954 0 -0.1 21 24 23 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 10 .087 .125 .217 .342 Apr 18 24.326 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1949.
78 Bill Oster 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 8 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 Aug 23 21.233 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1954.
79 Camilo Pascual 18 1954 1971 7 3.4 542 1072 967 71 198 32 5 5 81 0 0 46 123 .205 .243 .264 .506 Apr 15 20.085 Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1952.
80 Carlos Paula 3 1954 1956 0 -1.7 157 492 457 44 124 23 8 9 60 2 5 27 62 .271 .311 .416 .727 Sep 6 26.282
81 Paul Penson 1 1954 1954 0 -0.2 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 21 22.283 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1953.
82 Laurin Pepper 4 1954 1957 0 0.0 46 27 25 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .160 .192 .200 .392 Jul 4 23.167 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1954.
83 Arnie Portocarrero 7 1954 1960 0 -0.9 166 271 240 11 26 2 1 3 11 0 0 12 98 .108 .151 .163 .313 Apr 18 22.287 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1949.
84 Vic Power 12 1954 1965 6 13.1 1627 6459 6046 765 1716 290 49 126 658 45 35 279 247 .284 .315 .411 .725 Apr 13 26.163
85 Bob Purkey 13 1954 1966 5 -2.0 387 747 645 53 71 9 3 6 42 0 0 38 325 .110 .163 .161 .325 Apr 14 24.274 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1948.
86 John Pyecha 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 24 22.150
87 Billy Queen 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 13 25.136 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1947.
88 Hal Raether 2 1954 1957 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 4 21.267 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1954.
89 Rudy Regalado 3 1954 1956 0 -0.2 91 288 253 27 63 8 0 2 31 0 2 25 21 .249 .327 .304 .632 Apr 13 23.327 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1953.
90 Curt Roberts 3 1954 1956 0 -0.1 171 651 575 54 128 24 9 1 40 7 3 62 62 .223 .299 .301 .600 Apr 13 24.240 Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1951.
91 Don Robertson 1 1954 1954 0 -0.2 14 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 13 23.180 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1949.
92 Jim Robertson 2 1954 1955 0 -1.0 69 182 155 10 29 8 0 0 8 0 0 24 27 .187 .300 .239 .539 Apr 15 26.076 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949.
93 Eric Rodin 1 1954 1954 0 -0.1 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 7 24.214 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1950.
94 Dutch Romberger 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 May 31 27.005 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1948.
95 Cliff Ross 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 11 26.039 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1947.
96 Ron Samford 4 1954 1959 0 -0.9 158 360 334 31 73 14 2 5 27 2 1 17 46 .219 .261 .317 .579 Apr 15 24.046 Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1948.
97 Jose Santiago 3 1954 1956 0 0.3 27 14 9 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .444 .545 .444 .990 Apr 17 25.225 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948.
98 Moe Savransky 1 1954 1954 0 0.1 16 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 Apr 23 25.100 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1948.
99 Danny Schell 2 1954 1955 0 -0.7 94 297 274 25 77 14 3 7 33 0 3 17 32 .281 .324 .431 .755 Apr 13 26.108 Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948.
100 Billy Shantz 3 1954 1960 0 0.2 131 414 381 31 98 13 4 2 29 0 0 28 37 .257 .307 .328 .635 Apr 13 26.256 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1948.
101 Bob Skinner 12 1954 1966 3 14.0 1381 4873 4318 642 1198 197 58 103 531 67 36 485 646 .277 .351 .421 .773 Apr 13 22.192 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1951.
102 Bill Skowron 14 1954 1967 8 24.6 1658 6046 5547 682 1566 243 53 211 888 16 18 383 870 .282 .332 .459 .792 Apr 13 23.116 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950.
103 Karl Spooner 2 1954 1955 0 0.3 31 39 34 4 9 4 1 0 4 0 0 3 16 .265 .324 .441 .766 Sep 22 23.091 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1951.
104 Dick Strahs 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 24 30.232 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946.
105 Walt Streuli 3 1954 1956 0 0.0 6 15 12 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .250 .333 .417 .750 Sep 25 18.364 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1953.
106 El Tappe 6 1954 1962 0 -0.5 145 347 304 21 63 10 0 0 17 0 1 29 25 .207 .282 .240 .522 Apr 24 26.338
107 Bill Taylor 5 1954 1958 0 -0.7 149 183 173 17 41 8 0 7 26 0 0 5 39 .237 .264 .405 .668 Apr 14 24.105 Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants in 1953.
108 Joe Taylor 4 1954 1959 0 -0.3 119 329 297 34 74 16 1 9 31 0 2 28 61 .249 .313 .401 .714 Aug 26 28.177
109 Jake Thies 2 1954 1955 0 -0.3 34 41 33 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 .030 .179 .030 .210 Apr 24 28.023
110 Tim Thompson 4 1954 1958 0 -0.5 187 560 517 49 123 24 2 8 47 2 4 39 52 .238 .293 .338 .632 Apr 20 30.050 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947.
111 Bill Tremel 3 1954 1956 0 0.1 57 17 15 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .267 .353 .267 .620 Jun 12 24.343
112 Bill Upton 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 13 24.299 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948.
113 Corky Valentine 2 1954 1955 0 -0.4 46 78 72 6 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 29 .125 .137 .167 .304 Apr 17 25.103 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1948.
114 Vito Valentinetti 5 1954 1959 0 0.1 108 62 55 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20 .218 .271 .218 .489 Jun 20 25.277 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950.
115 Ozzie Van Brabant 2 1954 1955 0 0.1 11 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 .429 .200 .629 Apr 13 27.197 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1952.
116 Lee Wheat 2 1954 1955 0 -0.1 11 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 Apr 21 24.218 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948.
117 Charlie White 2 1954 1955 0 -0.1 62 138 123 17 29 5 0 1 12 0 0 14 15 .236 .319 .301 .620 Apr 18 26.249 Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1951.
118 Pete Wojey 3 1954 1957 0 0.0 18 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 Jul 2 34.213
119 Mel Wright 4 1954 1961 0 -0.1 58 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 17 25.341 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950.
120 Bob Zick 1 1954 1954 0 0.0 10 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 May 2 27.006 Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1949.
121 Don Zimmer 12 1954 1965 2 1.1 1095 3593 3283 353 773 130 22 91 352 45 25 246 678 .235 .290 .372 .662 Jul 2 23.166 Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1949.
Totals 604 1954 1976 97 340.7 34551 105340 93165 12266 24044 3854 710 2929 11974 835 564 9811 14016 .258 .330 .409 .739
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 Ralph Beard 1 1954 1954 0 0.1 0 4 .000 3.72 13 10 0 0 0 0 58.0 62 32 24 2 28 17 2 0 2 260 Jun 29 25.138
2 Tom Brewer 8 1954 1961 1 11.0 91 82 .526 4.00 241 217 10 75 13 3 1509.1 1478 761 671 126 669 30 733 43 0 53 6574 Apr 18 22.227
3 Jim Brosnan 9 1954 1963 0 13.3 55 47 .539 3.54 385 47 201 7 2 67 831.1 790 356 327 81 312 44 507 9 1 16 3510 Apr 15 24.173
4 Tex Clevenger 8 1954 1962 0 4.6 36 37 .493 4.18 307 40 138 6 2 30 694.2 706 370 323 61 298 30 361 14 0 18 3045 Apr 18 21.283
5 Ray Crone 5 1954 1958 0 2.1 30 30 .500 3.87 137 61 34 17 1 4 546.0 554 275 235 60 173 13 260 5 1 10 2320 Apr 13 22.249
6 Bob Darnell 2 1954 1956 0 0.1 0 0 2.87 7 1 2 0 0 0 15.2 16 7 5 2 7 0 5 0 0 0 67 Aug 10 23.277
7 Jim Davis 4 1954 1957 0 3.4 24 26 .480 4.01 154 39 60 4 1 10 406.1 383 209 181 42 179 10 197 11 1 13 1744 Apr 18 29.215
8 Art Ditmar 9 1954 1962 0 4.4 72 77 .483 3.98 287 156 61 41 5 14 1268.0 1237 649 561 138 461 19 552 37 3 23 5401 Apr 19 25.016
9 Ryne Duren 10 1954 1965 4 5.2 27 44 .380 3.83 311 32 145 2 1 57 589.1 443 284 251 40 392 15 630 41 3 38 2601 Sep 25 25.215
10 Tom Flanigan 2 1954 1958 0 0.1 0 0 3.38 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 Apr 14 19.220
11 Art Fowler 9 1954 1964 0 9.8 54 51 .514 4.03 362 90 134 25 4 32 1024.0 1039 505 458 99 308 31 539 9 1 16 4325 Apr 17 31.288
12 Paul Giel 6 1954 1961 0 -2.2 11 9 .550 5.39 102 11 31 0 0 0 240.1 249 167 144 30 148 12 145 4 2 7 1099 Jul 10 21.284
13 Charlie Gorin 2 1954 1955 0 -0.2 0 1 .000 3.60 7 0 2 0 0 0 10.0 6 5 4 0 9 0 12 0 0 1 45 May 29 26.112
14 Johnny Gray 4 1954 1958 0 -3.1 4 18 .182 6.18 48 24 8 6 1 0 169.0 172 132 116 16 142 4 75 1 0 6 793 Jul 18 26.219
15 Bill Greason 1 1954 1954 0 -0.4 0 1 .000 13.50 3 2 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 8 6 4 4 2 0 0 0 24 May 31 29.270
16 Bob Greenwood 2 1954 1955 0 0.5 1 2 .333 3.92 12 4 4 0 0 0 39.0 35 20 17 3 18 0 9 0 0 1 169 Apr 21 26.039
17 Bob Grim 8 1954 1962 1 5.3 61 41 .598 3.61 268 60 120 18 4 37 759.2 708 346 305 50 330 22 443 15 0 13 3234 Apr 18 24.041
18 Jay Heard 1 1954 1954 0 -0.2 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 5 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 19 Apr 24 34.097
19 Tom Herrin 1 1954 1954 0 -0.6 1 2 .333 7.31 14 1 3 0 0 0 28.1 34 23 23 2 22 8 0 0 0 135 Apr 13 24.213
20 Tom Hurd 3 1954 1956 0 1.3 13 10 .565 3.96 99 0 48 0 0 11 186.1 177 95 82 14 97 12 96 4 0 8 815 Jul 30 30.064
21 Gordon Jones 11 1954 1965 0 1.4 15 18 .455 4.16 171 21 63 4 2 12 378.2 405 193 175 49 120 16 232 6 2 7 1640 Aug 6 24.126
22 Russ Kemmerer 9 1954 1963 0 4.1 43 59 .422 4.46 302 109 60 24 2 8 1066.2 1144 588 529 103 389 21 505 17 7 42 4629 Jun 27 22.238
23 Nellie King 4 1954 1957 0 2.5 7 5 .583 3.58 95 4 50 0 0 6 173.1 193 80 69 17 50 14 72 5 1 3 738 Apr 15 26.031
24 Al Lary 3 1954 1962 0 -0.2 0 1 .000 6.53 16 4 4 0 0 0 40.0 45 29 29 5 22 0 22 0 0 3 182 Sep 6 25.345
25 Frank Lary 12 1954 1965 3 27.0 128 116 .525 3.49 350 292 30 126 21 11 2162.1 2123 960 838 197 616 35 1099 97 7 47 9107 Sep 14 24.157
26 Tom Lasorda HOF 3 1954 1956 0 -1.2 0 4 .000 6.48 26 6 9 0 0 1 58.1 53 49 42 9 56 3 37 4 0 11 283 Aug 5 26.317
27 Brooks Lawrence 7 1954 1960 1 8.0 69 62 .527 4.25 275 127 75 42 5 22 1040.2 1034 539 491 110 385 33 481 33 1 13 4448 Jun 24 29.145
28 Royce Lint 1 1954 1954 0 -0.7 2 3 .400 4.86 30 4 5 1 1 0 70.1 75 46 38 9 30 36 0 0 5 313 Apr 13 33.102
29 Memo Luna 1 1954 1954 0 -0.1 0 1 .000 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 Apr 20 23.299
30 Ramon Monzant 6 1954 1960 0 0.8 16 21 .432 4.38 106 32 30 8 1 1 316.2 330 176 154 42 134 11 201 11 0 6 1389 Jul 2 21.179
31 Don Mossi 12 1954 1965 1 21.4 101 80 .558 3.43 460 165 147 55 8 50 1548.0 1493 672 590 156 385 34 932 19 6 12 6464 Apr 17 25.096
32 Ron Mrozinski 2 1954 1955 0 -0.1 1 3 .250 5.36 37 5 17 1 0 1 82.1 87 52 49 12 44 2 44 4 0 2 370 Jun 20 23.277
33 Ray Narleski 6 1954 1959 2 9.2 43 33 .566 3.60 266 52 132 17 1 58 702.0 606 318 281 81 335 22 454 11 3 16 3022 Apr 17 25.143
34 Billy O'Dell 13 1954 1967 2 20.5 105 100 .512 3.29 479 199 137 63 13 48 1817.0 1697 758 665 137 556 66 1133 42 5 30 7643 Jun 20 21.130
35 George O'Donnell 1 1954 1954 0 0.7 3 9 .250 4.53 21 10 6 3 0 1 87.1 105 50 44 4 21 8 2 0 2 373 Apr 18 24.326
36 Bill Oster 1 1954 1954 0 -0.3 0 1 .000 6.32 8 1 4 0 0 0 15.2 19 15 11 2 12 5 0 0 1 75 Aug 23 21.233
37 Camilo Pascual 18 1954 1971 7 34.4 174 170 .506 3.63 529 404 67 132 36 10 2930.2 2703 1334 1183 256 1069 51 2167 61 12 86 12415 Apr 15 20.085
38 Paul Penson 1 1954 1954 0 -0.1 1 1 .500 4.50 5 3 1 0 0 0 16.0 14 11 8 1 14 3 0 0 2 76 Apr 21 22.283
39 Laurin Pepper 4 1954 1957 0 -2.5 2 8 .200 7.06 44 17 13 0 0 0 109.2 134 102 86 11 98 3 40 2 1 6 551 Jul 4 23.167
40 Arnie Portocarrero 7 1954 1960 0 4.8 38 57 .400 4.32 166 117 28 33 5 2 817.1 778 431 392 82 320 9 338 17 2 12 3508 Apr 18 22.287
41 Bob Purkey 13 1954 1966 5 22.1 129 115 .529 3.79 386 276 53 92 13 9 2114.2 2170 998 891 195 510 41 793 71 6 36 8899 Apr 14 24.274
42 John Pyecha 1 1954 1954 0 -0.1 0 1 .000 10.13 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 4 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 14 Apr 24 22.150
43 Hal Raether 2 1954 1957 0 0.0 0 0 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 3 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 17 Jul 4 21.267
44 Dutch Romberger 1 1954 1954 0 -0.9 1 1 .500 11.49 10 0 2 0 0 0 15.2 28 20 20 3 12 6 0 0 0 83 May 31 27.005
45 Cliff Ross 1 1954 1954 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 4 0 3 0 0 1 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 Sep 11 26.039
46 Jose Santiago 3 1954 1956 0 -0.2 3 2 .600 4.66 27 5 7 0 0 0 56.0 67 38 29 9 33 1 29 10 0 3 271 Apr 17 25.225
47 Moe Savransky 1 1954 1954 0 0.2 0 2 .000 4.88 16 0 9 0 0 0 24.0 23 13 13 6 8 7 2 0 0 105 Apr 23 25.100
48 Karl Spooner 2 1954 1955 0 1.5 10 6 .625 3.09 31 16 10 4 3 2 116.2 86 50 40 8 47 1 105 5 0 1 488 Sep 22 23.091
49 Dick Strahs 1 1954 1954 0 -0.2 0 0 5.65 9 0 7 0 0 1 14.1 16 10 9 0 8 8 0 0 0 68 Jul 24 30.232
50 Jake Thies 2 1954 1955 0 1.4 3 10 .231 3.90 34 19 7 3 1 0 134.0 125 75 58 13 52 1 57 4 0 2 579 Apr 24 28.023
51 Bill Tremel 3 1954 1956 0 1.0 4 2 .667 4.05 57 0 34 0 0 6 91.0 81 46 41 5 46 2 34 0 0 3 388 Jun 12 24.343
52 Bill Upton 1 1954 1954 0 0.2 0 0 1.80 2 0 2 0 0 1 5.0 6 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 22 Apr 13 24.299
53 Corky Valentine 2 1954 1955 0 1.1 14 12 .538 4.81 46 33 6 7 3 1 221.0 240 121 118 29 76 2 87 5 2 1 951 Apr 17 25.103
54 Vito Valentinetti 5 1954 1959 0 0.9 13 14 .481 4.73 108 15 43 3 0 3 257.0 266 145 135 35 122 15 94 6 1 9 1132 Jun 20 25.277
55 Ozzie Van Brabant 2 1954 1955 0 -0.7 0 2 .000 7.85 11 2 3 0 0 0 28.2 39 27 25 4 20 1 11 1 1 2 137 Apr 13 27.197
56 Lee Wheat 2 1954 1955 0 -0.3 0 2 .000 6.82 11 1 5 0 0 0 30.1 46 25 23 2 12 2 8 1 1 0 155 Apr 21 24.218
57 Pete Wojey 3 1954 1957 0 0.4 1 1 .500 3.00 18 1 11 0 0 1 33.0 27 14 11 3 15 0 22 2 0 0 139 Jul 2 34.213
58 Mel Wright 4 1954 1961 0 -1.8 2 4 .333 7.61 58 0 28 0 0 3 84.0 119 76 71 10 27 3 36 3 0 1 393 Apr 17 25.341
59 Bob Zick 1 1954 1954 0 -0.3 0 0 8.27 8 0 5 0 0 0 16.1 23 15 15 1 7 9 0 0 0 75 May 2 27.006
Totals 267 1954 1971 27 208.5 1408 1408 .500 3.92 6988 2736 2120 819 149 524 25070.0 24515 12335 10921 2381 9262 631 13713 636 71 591 107348


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