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1978 Major League Baseball Died this Year

1977 MLB  / 1979 MLB  Died this Year
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Date of Death Died
1 Walt Alexander 5 1912 1917 0 -0.6 162 469 405 26 76 18 3 1 24 5 4 42 117 .188 .271 .254 .525 Dec 29 Fort Worth, TX, USA
2 Ferrell Anderson 2 1946 1953 0 0.1 97 263 234 20 61 12 0 2 15 1 0 18 25 .261 .324 .338 .662 Mar 12 Joplin, MO, USA
3 Larry Bettencourt 3 1928 1932 0 1.0 168 465 395 61 102 19 6 8 53 7 4 60 60 .258 .360 .397 .758 Sep 15 New Orleans, LA, USA
4 Steve Bilko 10 1949 1962 0 4.1 600 1995 1738 220 432 85 13 76 276 2 4 234 395 .249 .336 .444 .780 Mar 7 Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
5 Charlie Bold 1 1914 1914 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 29 Chelsea, MA, USA
6 Lyman Bostock 4 1975 1978 0 12.1 526 2214 2004 305 624 102 30 23 250 45 28 171 174 .311 .365 .427 .791 Sep 23 Gary, IN, USA
7 Buzz Boyle 5 1929 1935 0 4.1 366 1473 1343 185 389 58 24 12 125 24 116 125 .290 .347 .395 .743 Nov 12 Cincinnati, OH, USA
8 Bill Brubaker 10 1932 1943 0 2.3 479 1755 1564 208 413 85 10 22 225 13 151 239 .264 .333 .373 .706 Apr 2 Laguna Hills, CA, USA
9 George Burns 16 1914 1929 0 30.1 1866 7240 6573 901 2018 444 72 72 951 154 63 363 433 .307 .354 .429 .783 Jan 7 Kirkland, WA, USA
10 Ed Chaplin 3 1920 1922 0 -0.4 35 95 76 10 14 2 1 0 7 2 1 13 11 .184 .303 .237 .540 Aug 15 Sanford, FL, USA
11 Bill Clowers 1 1926 1926 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 13 Sweeny, TX, USA
12 Pete Compton 6 1911 1918 0 -0.5 291 859 773 78 186 24 8 5 80 26 7 65 96 .241 .303 .312 .615 Feb 3 Kansas City, MO, USA
13 Snipe Conley 3 1914 1918 0 -0.0 65 66 63 4 11 3 1 0 3 0 2 27 .175 .200 .254 .454 Jan 5 Robert Lee, TX, USA
14 Sarge Connally 12 1921 1934 0 0.4 303 336 301 32 70 9 5 1 22 1 0 9 69 .233 .255 .306 .560 Jan 27 Houston, TX, USA
15 Claude Corbitt 4 1945 1949 0 0.8 215 701 630 60 153 22 1 1 37 8 47 30 .243 .297 .286 .583 May 1 Cincinnati, OH, USA
16 Fritz Coumbe 8 1914 1921 0 -0.4 208 268 252 10 52 5 2 1 30 2 2 2 58 .206 .213 .254 .467 Mar 21 Paradise, CA, USA
17 Billy Cox 11 1941 1955 0 7.8 1058 4080 3712 470 974 174 32 66 351 42 21 298 218 .262 .318 .380 .698 Mar 30 Harrisburg, PA, USA
18 Molly Craft 4 1916 1919 0 -0.3 30 28 26 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .115 .148 .115 .264 Oct 25 Los Angeles, CA, USA
19 Nick Cullop 5 1926 1931 0 0.0 173 538 490 49 122 29 12 11 67 1 4 40 128 .249 .308 .424 .733 Dec 1 Westerville, OH, USA
20 Tod Davis 2 1949 1951 0 -0.2 42 103 90 7 21 0 1 1 6 0 0 10 19 .233 .310 .289 .599 Dec 31 West Covina, CA, USA
21 Joe Dawson 4 1924 1929 0 0.4 59 85 77 7 20 2 1 0 4 0 0 5 9 .260 .305 .312 .617 Jan 4 Longview, TX, USA
22 Bill Dietrich 16 1933 1948 0 -1.1 368 737 627 56 94 12 3 5 43 0 0 60 260 .150 .226 .203 .429 Jun 20 Philadelphia, PA, USA
23 Reese Diggs 1 1934 1934 0 0.0 4 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 Oct 30 Baltimore, MD, USA
24 Art Doll 3 1935 1938 0 -0.1 7 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .154 .308 Apr 28 Calumet City, IL, USA
25 Bill Doran 1 1922 1922 0 0.1 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 Mar 9 Santa Monica, CA, USA
26 George Ellison 1 1920 1920 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 20 San Francisco, CA, USA
27 Roy Elsh 3 1923 1925 0 -1.1 173 448 404 55 106 17 3 0 39 24 9 31 44 .262 .317 .319 .636 Nov 12 Philadelphia, PA, USA
28 Oscar Estrada 1 1929 1929 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 2 La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
29 Ray Flaskamper 1 1927 1927 0 -0.4 26 103 95 12 21 5 0 0 6 0 0 3 8 .221 .260 .274 .534 Feb 3 San Antonio, TX, USA
30 Moe Franklin 2 1941 1942 0 0.0 61 178 164 25 43 8 0 2 16 0 0 9 7 .262 .309 .348 .656 Mar 16 Harbor City, CA, USA
31 Ray French 3 1920 1924 0 -1.2 82 208 187 29 36 6 1 0 19 3 1 14 21 .193 .252 .235 .488 Apr 3 Alameda, CA, USA
32 Babe Ganzel 2 1927 1928 0 0.4 23 86 74 9 23 5 2 1 17 0 0 8 7 .311 .378 .473 .851 Feb 6 Jacksonville, FL, USA
33 Mike Gazella 4 1923 1928 0 0.2 160 430 352 51 85 14 4 0 32 8 4 56 50 .241 .350 .304 .654 Sep 11 Odessa, TX, USA
34 Steve Gerkin 1 1945 1945 0 -0.4 21 35 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .059 .059 .059 .118 Nov 8 Bay Pines, FL, USA
35 Claral Gillenwater 1 1923 1923 0 -0.1 5 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Feb 27 Bradenton, FL, USA
36 Jim Gilliam 14 1953 1966 2 37.7 1956 8322 7119 1163 1889 304 71 65 558 203 111 1036 416 .265 .360 .355 .715 Oct 8 Inglewood, CA, USA
37 Joe Gordon HOF 11 1938 1950 9 54.0 1566 6538 5707 914 1530 264 52 253 975 89 60 759 702 .268 .357 .466 .822 Apr 14 Sacramento, CA, USA
38 Jack Graney 14 1908 1922 0 11.7 1402 5580 4705 706 1178 219 79 18 420 148 49 712 494 .250 .354 .342 .696 Apr 20 Louisiana, MO, USA
39 Kent Greenfield 6 1924 1929 0 -2.3 153 266 237 12 24 2 0 0 5 0 0 9 70 .101 .134 .110 .244 Mar 14 Guthrie, KY, USA
40 Roy Grover 3 1916 1919 0 -1.7 207 809 690 67 156 17 9 0 50 19 0 60 79 .226 .292 .277 .569 Feb 7 Milwaukie, OR, USA
41 Jesse Haines HOF 19 1918 1937 0 -3.0 560 1214 1124 76 209 23 2 3 79 2 0 30 246 .186 .208 .218 .426 Aug 5 Dayton, OH, USA
42 Luke Hamlin 9 1933 1944 0 -0.8 265 518 463 24 76 7 2 1 31 0 0 17 115 .164 .195 .194 .390 Feb 18 Clare, MI, USA
43 Snipe Hansen 5 1930 1935 0 -1.0 156 213 200 10 31 3 0 0 8 0 0 7 53 .155 .184 .170 .354 Sep 11 Chicago, IL, USA
44 George Harper 11 1916 1929 0 17.2 1073 3929 3398 505 1030 158 43 91 528 58 34 389 208 .303 .380 .455 .836 Aug 18 Magnolia, AR, USA
45 Mike Herrera 2 1925 1926 0 0.1 84 308 276 22 76 14 1 0 27 1 5 17 15 .275 .320 .333 .653 Feb 3 La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
46 Joel Hunt 2 1931 1932 0 -0.1 16 26 22 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 4 4 .182 .308 .227 .535 Jul 24 Teague, TX, USA
47 Merwin Jacobson 4 1915 1927 0 -1.3 133 377 331 47 76 9 2 0 24 7 0 38 34 .230 .309 .269 .578 Jan 13 Baltimore, MD, USA
48 George Jeffcoat 4 1936 1943 0 -0.2 70 42 39 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 13 .128 .150 .128 .278 Oct 13 Leesville, SC, USA
49 Dave Keefe 5 1917 1922 0 -0.3 98 114 107 9 22 1 1 0 3 1 1 4 17 .206 .234 .234 .468 Feb 4 Kansas City, MO, USA
50 Bill Leinhauser 1 1912 1912 0 -0.1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 14 Elkins Park, PA, USA
51 Nig Lipscomb 1 1937 1937 0 0.3 36 109 96 11 31 9 1 0 8 0 0 11 10 .323 .398 .438 .836 Feb 27 Huntersville, NC, USA
52 Bob Logan 5 1935 1945 0 -0.1 57 74 65 3 13 2 1 0 7 0 0 2 10 .200 .224 .262 .485 May 20 Indianapolis, IN, USA
53 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 Jun 30 Plano, TX, USA
54 Ben Mallonee 1 1921 1921 0 -0.1 7 25 25 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 .240 .269 .280 .549 Feb 19 Baltimore, MD, USA
55 Joe Mathes 3 1912 1916 0 -0.3 32 110 99 10 27 3 0 0 6 1 0 9 15 .273 .339 .303 .642 Dec 21 St. Louis, MO, USA
56 Harry Matuzak 2 1934 1936 0 -0.1 17 12 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .111 .311 Nov 16 Fairhope, AL, USA
57 Alex McCarthy 8 1910 1917 0 0.9 432 1519 1335 136 306 34 11 5 122 23 7 104 123 .229 .295 .282 .577 Mar 12 Salisbury, MD, USA
58 Bob McGraw 9 1917 1929 0 -1.0 168 197 174 12 24 3 4 1 15 1 0 6 70 .138 .171 .218 .390 Jun 2 Seal Beach, CA, USA
59 George McQuinn 12 1936 1948 7 18.1 1550 6596 5747 832 1588 315 64 135 794 32 31 712 634 .276 .357 .424 .781 Dec 24 Alexandria, VA, USA
60 Gene Moore 14 1931 1945 1 11.7 1042 3914 3543 497 958 179 53 58 436 31 10 317 401 .270 .333 .400 .733 Mar 12 Jackson, MS, USA
61 Maury Newlin 2 1940 1941 0 -0.1 15 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 Aug 14 Houston, TX, USA
62 Tommy O'Brien 5 1943 1950 0 -0.8 293 798 714 110 198 30 14 8 78 2 0 70 66 .277 .344 .392 .736 Nov 5 Anniston, AL, USA
63 Paul O'Dea 2 1944 1945 0 0.5 163 448 394 46 107 11 2 1 34 5 2 43 47 .272 .345 .317 .662 Dec 11 Cleveland, OH, USA
64 Phil Paine 6 1951 1958 0 0.0 95 15 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 .214 .214 .429 Feb 19 Lebanon, PA, USA
65 Slicker Parks 1 1921 1921 0 -0.1 10 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 .200 .111 .311 Feb 21 Royal Oak, MI, USA
66 Monte Pearson 10 1932 1941 2 1.9 225 587 513 58 117 24 1 2 62 2 0 39 59 .228 .283 .290 .573 Jan 27 Fresno, CA, USA
67 Les Powers 2 1938 1939 0 0.1 21 63 55 7 18 1 1 0 2 0 4 7 .327 .373 .382 .755 Nov 13 Santa Monica, CA, USA
68 Larry Raines 2 1957 1958 0 0.0 103 276 253 40 64 14 0 2 16 5 3 19 45 .253 .308 .332 .640 Jan 28 Lansing, MI, USA
69 Tony Rego 2 1924 1925 0 0.0 44 97 91 10 26 3 1 0 8 0 0 4 5 .286 .323 .341 .664 Jan 6 Tulsa, OK, USA
70 Carl Reynolds 13 1927 1939 0 18.1 1222 4878 4495 672 1357 247 107 80 699 112 40 260 308 .302 .346 .458 .804 May 29 Houston, TX, USA
71 Marv Rickert 6 1942 1950 0 -1.3 402 1247 1149 139 284 45 9 19 145 4 1 88 161 .247 .302 .352 .653 Jun 3 Oakville, WA, USA
72 Bill Rodgers 2 1915 1916 0 1.4 102 301 268 30 65 15 4 0 19 11 8 22 40 .243 .316 .328 .645 Dec 24 Goliad, TX, USA
73 Buck Ross 10 1936 1945 0 -1.5 237 500 448 24 69 11 0 3 27 0 0 20 141 .154 .194 .199 .392 Nov 23 Charlotte, NC, USA
74 Jack Saltzgaver 6 1932 1945 0 1.8 278 886 764 131 199 26 5 10 82 9 4 105 80 .260 .351 .347 .698 Feb 1 Keokuk, IA, USA
75 Johnny Schulte 5 1923 1932 0 2.4 192 462 374 59 98 15 4 14 64 1 0 76 49 .262 .388 .436 .824 Jun 28 St. Louis, MO, USA
76 George Shears 1 1912 1912 0 0.0 4 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 Nov 12 Loveland, CO, USA
77 Hugh Shelley 1 1935 1935 0 0.0 7 10 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 Jun 16 Beaumont, TX, USA
78 Milt Shoffner 7 1929 1940 0 -0.1 135 228 205 18 32 6 2 2 14 0 0 14 76 .156 .210 .234 .444 Jan 19 Madison, OH, USA
79 Ed Sicking 5 1916 1927 0 -1.2 203 653 597 51 135 13 2 0 59 14 5 39 43 .226 .277 .255 .532 Aug 30 Madeira, OH, USA
80 Dick Siebert 11 1932 1945 1 4.9 1035 4250 3917 439 1104 204 40 32 482 30 32 276 185 .282 .332 .379 .710 Dec 9 Minneapolis, MN, USA
81 Red Smith 1 1927 1927 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 8 Sylvania, OH, USA
82 Pete Susko 1 1934 1934 0 -0.1 58 249 224 25 64 5 3 2 25 3 4 18 10 .286 .342 .362 .703 May 22 Jacksonville, FL, USA
83 Joe Vance 3 1935 1938 0 0.0 16 20 20 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .350 .600 Jul 4 San Antonio, TX, USA
84 Rube Walberg 15 1923 1937 0 -2.0 547 1005 905 78 162 26 5 4 84 2 1 48 179 .179 .220 .232 .452 Oct 27 Tempe, AZ, USA
85 Marty Walker 1 1928 1928 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 24 Philadelphia, PA, USA
86 Abe White 1 1937 1937 0 0.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Oct 1 Atlanta, GA, USA
87 Al Williamson 1 1928 1928 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 29 Hot Springs, AR, USA
88 Mike Wilson 1 1921 1921 0 -0.1 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 16 Boynton Beach, FL, USA
89 Archie Wise 1 1932 1932 0 -0.1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Feb 2 Dallas, TX, USA
90 Dutch Zwilling 4 1910 1916 0 8.1 366 1443 1280 167 364 76 15 30 202 46 0 128 155 .284 .351 .438 .789 Mar 27 La Crescenta, CA, USA
Totals 453 1908 1978 22 228.4 24559 84567 74955 10071 19895 3503 846 1150 8912 1231 560 7353 8060 .265 .334 .381 .715

Pitching

Batters Above / Managers Below
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 Date of Death Died
1 Bill Clowers 1 1926 1926 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Jan 13 Sweeny, TX, USA
2 Snipe Conley 3 1914 1918 0 0.9 7 10 .412 3.36 65 17 29 8 2 2 224.2 226 107 84 9 84 128 10 0 1 891 Jan 5 Robert Lee, TX, USA
3 Sarge Connally 12 1921 1934 0 6.4 49 60 .450 4.30 303 67 161 33 2 31 994.1 1104 578 475 32 449 345 40 1 20 4435 Jan 27 Houston, TX, USA
4 Fritz Coumbe 8 1914 1921 0 7.1 38 38 .500 2.80 193 70 86 30 4 13 761.1 773 335 237 10 217 212 13 5 8 3052 Mar 21 Paradise, CA, USA
5 Molly Craft 4 1916 1919 0 -0.2 0 4 .000 3.57 29 3 18 1 0 2 80.2 93 44 32 2 33 33 2 0 6 342 Oct 25 Los Angeles, CA, USA
6 Nick Cullop 5 1926 1931 0 0.0 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Dec 1 Westerville, OH, USA
7 Joe Dawson 4 1924 1929 0 2.2 11 17 .393 4.15 59 18 29 5 0 3 238.1 233 127 110 9 112 62 2 0 3 1041 Jan 4 Longview, TX, USA
8 Bill Dietrich 16 1933 1948 0 4.4 108 128 .458 4.48 366 253 72 92 17 11 2003.2 2117 1146 997 129 890 660 22 4 44 8874 Jun 20 Philadelphia, PA, USA
9 Reese Diggs 1 1934 1934 0 -0.2 1 2 .333 6.75 4 3 1 2 0 0 21.1 26 17 16 3 15 2 0 1 2 98 Oct 30 Baltimore, MD, USA
10 Art Doll 3 1935 1938 0 0.2 0 1 .000 3.00 4 1 3 0 0 0 12.0 15 4 4 1 5 3 1 0 0 52 Apr 28 Calumet City, IL, USA
11 George Ellison 1 1920 1920 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 Jan 20 San Francisco, CA, USA
12 Oscar Estrada 1 1929 1929 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 Jan 2 La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
13 Steve Gerkin 1 1945 1945 0 0.1 0 12 .000 3.62 21 12 7 3 0 0 102.0 112 49 41 4 27 25 3 0 0 433 Nov 8 Bay Pines, FL, USA
14 Claral Gillenwater 1 1923 1923 0 -0.3 1 3 .250 5.48 5 3 1 1 1 0 21.1 28 15 13 2 6 2 1 0 0 96 Feb 27 Bradenton, FL, USA
15 Jack Graney 14 1908 1922 0 -0.1 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 Apr 20 Louisiana, MO, USA
16 Kent Greenfield 6 1924 1929 0 1.9 41 48 .461 4.54 152 98 27 36 2 1 775.1 871 449 391 37 297 242 21 0 14 3441 Mar 14 Guthrie, KY, USA
17 Jesse Haines HOF 19 1918 1937 0 33.7 210 158 .571 3.64 555 386 95 208 23 10 3208.2 3460 1556 1298 165 871 981 57 6 55 13644 Aug 5 Dayton, OH, USA
18 Luke Hamlin 9 1933 1944 0 13.9 73 76 .490 3.77 261 181 39 70 12 9 1405.0 1442 685 588 106 353 563 10 2 15 5943 Feb 18 Clare, MI, USA
19 Snipe Hansen 5 1930 1935 0 1.0 22 45 .328 5.01 155 71 33 19 2 6 625.2 783 429 348 50 194 176 16 0 16 2828 Sep 11 Chicago, IL, USA
20 George Jeffcoat 4 1936 1943 0 0.5 7 11 .389 4.51 70 9 32 4 1 3 169.2 159 101 85 12 100 86 9 3 4 762 Oct 13 Leesville, SC, USA
21 Dave Keefe 5 1917 1922 0 2.3 9 17 .346 4.15 97 27 42 12 1 1 353.2 403 224 163 23 113 126 11 1 10 1529 Feb 4 Kansas City, MO, USA
22 Nig Lipscomb 1 1937 1937 0 -0.1 0 0 6.52 3 0 3 0 0 0 9.2 13 9 7 3 5 1 0 0 0 45 Feb 27 Huntersville, NC, USA
23 Bob Logan 5 1935 1945 0 2.8 7 15 .318 3.15 57 25 18 5 1 4 222.2 245 100 78 9 81 67 2 0 3 979 May 20 Indianapolis, IN, USA
24 Harry Matuzak 2 1934 1936 0 -0.3 0 4 .000 5.77 17 1 5 0 0 0 39.0 49 30 25 2 14 17 1 0 4 182 Nov 16 Fairhope, AL, USA
25 Bob McGraw 9 1917 1929 0 -1.8 26 38 .406 5.00 168 47 78 17 1 6 579.1 675 393 322 31 265 164 11 2 14 2606 Jun 2 Seal Beach, CA, USA
26 Maury Newlin 2 1940 1941 0 -0.6 1 2 .333 6.42 15 1 9 0 0 1 33.2 47 28 24 5 14 13 0 0 2 158 Aug 14 Houston, TX, USA
27 Paul O'Dea 2 1944 1945 0 0.0 0 0 5.68 4 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 9 4 4 0 8 0 0 1 0 35 Dec 11 Cleveland, OH, USA
28 Phil Paine 6 1951 1958 0 2.4 10 1 .909 3.36 95 0 44 0 0 1 150.0 144 67 56 12 80 7 101 10 1 3 658 Feb 19 Lebanon, PA, USA
29 Slicker Parks 1 1921 1921 0 0.0 3 2 .600 5.68 10 1 5 0 0 0 25.1 33 17 16 2 16 10 1 0 1 126 Feb 21 Royal Oak, MI, USA
30 Monte Pearson 10 1932 1941 2 16.9 100 61 .621 4.00 224 191 24 94 5 4 1429.2 1392 721 635 82 740 703 6 1 43 6259 Jan 27 Fresno, CA, USA
31 Buck Ross 10 1936 1945 0 0.8 56 95 .371 4.94 237 182 33 65 6 2 1365.1 1545 882 749 114 573 360 7 2 38 6141 Nov 23 Charlotte, NC, USA
32 George Shears 1 1912 1912 0 -0.6 0 0 5.40 4 0 4 0 0 0 15.0 24 18 9 0 11 9 0 0 0 77 Nov 12 Loveland, CO, USA
33 Milt Shoffner 7 1929 1940 0 1.9 25 26 .490 4.59 134 51 41 22 2 3 577.0 647 331 294 34 214 180 12 4 7 2549 Jan 19 Madison, OH, USA
34 Joe Vance 3 1935 1938 0 -0.1 3 2 .600 5.81 15 3 9 0 0 0 57.1 67 40 37 5 34 17 0 0 3 264 Jul 4 San Antonio, TX, USA
35 Rube Walberg 15 1923 1937 0 34.1 155 141 .524 4.16 544 306 146 139 15 32 2644.0 2795 1423 1223 163 1031 1085 27 2 40 11531 Oct 27 Tempe, AZ, USA
36 Marty Walker 1 1928 1928 0 0.0 0 1 .000 inf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 Apr 24 Philadelphia, PA, USA
37 Abe White 1 1937 1937 0 -0.1 0 1 .000 6.75 5 0 2 0 0 0 9.1 14 7 7 1 3 2 0 0 1 44 Oct 1 Atlanta, GA, USA
38 Al Williamson 1 1928 1928 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Nov 29 Hot Springs, AR, USA
39 Archie Wise 1 1932 1932 0 -0.1 0 0 4.91 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.1 8 5 4 1 5 2 1 0 0 37 Feb 2 Dallas, TX, USA
Totals 201 1908 1958 2 129.3 963 1019 .486 4.15 3882 2028 1105 866 97 145 18178.2 19567 9949 8377 1058 6867 7 6378 296 37 358 79204
Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Date of Death Died
1 Joe Gordon HOF 5 1958 1969 615 305 308 .498 -3 2 9 4.2
2 Joe McCarthy HOF 24 1926 1950 3487 2125 1333 .615 792 1 4 2.0
Totals 29 1926 1969 4102 2430 1641 .597 789 1 9 2.3


1977 MLB  / 1979 MLB  Died this Year