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Batting

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 Date of Death Died
1 Walt Alexander 5 1912 1917 0 -0.24 162 469 405 26 76 18 3 1 24 5 4 42 116 .188 .271 .254 .525 Dec 29 Fort Worth, TX, United States
2 Ferrell Anderson 2 1946 1953 0 0.22 97 263 234 20 61 12 0 2 15 1 0 18 25 .261 .324 .338 .662 Mar 12 Joplin, MO, United States
3 Larry Bettencourt 3 1928 1932 0 1.12 168 465 395 61 102 19 6 8 53 7 4 60 60 .258 .360 .397 .758 Sep 15 New Orleans, LA, United States
4 Steve Bilko 10 1949 1962 0 4.88 600 1995 1738 220 432 85 13 76 276 2 4 234 395 .249 .336 .444 .780 Mar 7 Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States
5 Charlie Bold 1 1914 1914 0 -0.03 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 29 Chelsea, MA, United States
6 Lyman Bostock 4 1975 1978 0 13.05 526 2214 2004 305 624 102 30 23 250 45 28 171 174 .311 .365 .427 .791 Sep 23 Gary, IN, United States
7 Buzz Boyle 5 1929 1935 0 4.58 366 1473 1343 185 389 58 24 12 125 24 116 125 .290 .347 .395 .743 Nov 12 Cincinnati, OH, United States
8 Bill Brubaker 10 1932 1943 0 3.22 479 1755 1564 208 413 85 10 22 225 13 151 239 .264 .333 .373 .706 Apr 2 Laguna Hills, CA, United States
9 George Burns 16 1914 1929 0 34.17 1866 7240 6573 901 2018 444 72 72 952 154 63 363 433 .307 .354 .429 .783 Jan 7 Kirkland, WA, United States
10 Ed Chaplin 3 1920 1922 0 -0.34 35 95 76 10 14 2 1 0 7 2 1 13 11 .184 .303 .237 .540 Aug 15 Sanford, FL, United States
11 Bill Clowers 1 1926 1926 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 13 Sweeny, TX, United States
12 Pete Compton 6 1911 1918 0 -0.06 291 859 773 78 186 24 8 5 80 26 7 65 95 .241 .303 .312 .615 Feb 3 Kansas City, MO, United States
13 Snipe Conley 3 1914 1918 0 -0.09 65 66 63 4 11 3 1 0 3 0 2 27 .175 .200 .254 .454 Jan 5 Robert Lee, TX, United States
14 Sarge Connally 12 1921 1934 0 0.48 303 336 301 32 70 9 5 1 22 1 0 9 69 .233 .255 .306 .560 Jan 27 Houston, TX, United States
15 Claude Corbitt 4 1945 1949 0 1.13 215 701 630 60 153 22 1 1 37 8 47 30 .243 .297 .286 .583 May 1 Cincinnati, OH, United States
16 Fritz Coumbe 8 1914 1921 0 -0.19 208 268 252 10 52 5 2 1 30 2 2 2 58 .206 .213 .254 .467 Mar 21 Paradise, CA, United States
17 Billy Cox 11 1941 1955 0 9.97 1058 4080 3712 470 974 174 32 66 351 42 21 298 218 .262 .318 .380 .698 Mar 30 Harrisburg, PA, United States
18 Molly Craft 4 1916 1919 0 -0.24 30 28 26 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 .115 .148 .115 .264 Oct 25 Los Angeles, CA, United States
19 Nick Cullop 5 1926 1931 0 0.17 173 538 490 49 122 29 12 11 67 1 4 40 128 .249 .308 .424 .733 Dec 1 Westerville, OH, United States
20 Tod Davis 2 1949 1951 0 -0.21 42 103 90 7 21 0 1 1 6 0 0 10 19 .233 .310 .289 .599 Dec 31 West Covina, CA, United States
21 Joe Dawson 4 1924 1929 0 0.38 59 85 77 7 20 2 1 0 4 0 0 5 9 .260 .305 .312 .617 Jan 4 Longview, TX, United States
22 Bill Dietrich 16 1933 1948 0 -1.16 368 737 627 56 94 12 3 5 43 0 0 60 260 .150 .226 .203 .429 Jun 20 Philadelphia, PA, United States
23 Reese Diggs 1 1934 1934 0 0.01 4 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 Oct 30 Baltimore, MD, United States
24 Art Doll 3 1935 1938 0 -0.13 7 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .154 .308 Apr 28 Calumet City, IL, United States
25 Bill Doran 1 1922 1922 0 0.06 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 Mar 9 Santa Monica, CA, United States
26 George Ellison 1 1920 1920 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 20 San Francisco, CA, United States
27 Roy Elsh 3 1923 1925 0 -0.88 173 448 404 55 106 17 3 0 39 24 9 31 44 .262 .317 .319 .636 Nov 12 Philadelphia, PA, United States
28 Oscar Estrada 1 1929 1929 0 0.00 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 -0.38 26 103 95 12 21 5 0 0 6 0 0 3 8 .221 .260 .274 .534 Feb 3 San Antonio, TX, United States
30 Moe Franklin 2 1941 1942 0 0.08 61 178 164 25 43 8 0 2 16 0 0 9 7 .262 .309 .348 .656 Mar 16 Harbor City, CA, United States
31 Ray French 3 1920 1924 0 -1.13 82 208 187 29 36 6 1 0 19 3 1 14 21 .193 .252 .235 .488 Apr 3 Alameda, CA, United States
32 Babe Ganzel 2 1927 1928 0 0.45 23 86 74 9 23 5 2 1 17 0 0 8 7 .311 .378 .473 .851 Feb 6 Jacksonville, FL, United States
33 Mike Gazella 4 1923 1928 0 0.47 160 430 352 51 85 14 4 0 32 8 4 56 50 .241 .350 .304 .654 Sep 11 Odessa, TX, United States
34 Steve Gerkin 1 1945 1945 0 -0.43 21 35 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .059 .059 .059 .118 Nov 8 Bay Pines, FL, United States
35 Claral Gillenwater 1 1923 1923 0 -0.13 5 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Feb 27 Bradenton, FL, United States
36 Jim Gilliam 14 1953 1966 2 40.90 1956 8322 7119 1163 1889 304 71 65 558 203 111 1036 416 .265 .360 .355 .715 Oct 8 Inglewood, CA, United States
37 Joe Gordon HOF 11 1938 1950 9 57.11 1566 6538 5707 914 1530 264 52 253 975 89 60 759 702 .268 .357 .466 .822 Apr 14 Sacramento, CA, United States
38 Jack Graney 14 1908 1922 0 14.23 1402 5580 4705 706 1178 219 79 18 420 148 49 712 495 .250 .354 .342 .696 Apr 20 Louisiana, MO, United States
39 Kent Greenfield 6 1924 1929 0 -2.30 153 266 237 12 24 2 0 0 5 0 0 9 70 .101 .134 .110 .244 Mar 14 Guthrie, KY, United States
40 Roy Grover 3 1916 1919 0 -1.35 207 809 690 67 156 17 9 0 50 19 60 79 .226 .292 .277 .569 Feb 7 Milwaukie, OR, United States
41 Jesse Haines HOF 19 1918 1937 0 -3.09 560 1214 1124 76 209 23 2 3 79 2 0 30 246 .186 .208 .218 .426 Aug 5 Dayton, OH, United States
42 Luke Hamlin 9 1933 1944 0 -0.97 265 518 463 24 76 7 2 1 31 0 0 17 115 .164 .195 .194 .390 Feb 18 Clare, MI, United States
43 Snipe Hansen 5 1930 1935 0 -1.07 156 213 200 10 31 3 0 0 8 0 0 7 53 .155 .184 .170 .354 Sep 11 Chicago, IL, United States
44 George Harper 11 1916 1929 0 18.40 1073 3929 3398 505 1030 158 43 91 528 58 34 389 208 .303 .380 .455 .836 Aug 18 Magnolia, AR, United States
45 Mike Herrera 2 1925 1926 0 0.28 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 -0.11 16 26 22 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 4 4 .182 .308 .227 .535 Jul 24 Teague, TX, United States
47 Merwin Jacobson 4 1915 1927 0 -1.17 133 377 331 47 76 9 2 0 24 7 0 38 34 .230 .309 .269 .578 Jan 13 Baltimore, MD, United States
48 George Jeffcoat 4 1936 1943 0 -0.22 70 42 39 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 13 .128 .150 .128 .278 Oct 13 Leesville, SC, United States
49 Dave Keefe 5 1917 1922 0 -0.28 98 114 107 9 22 1 1 0 3 1 1 4 17 .206 .234 .234 .468 Feb 4 Kansas City, MO, United States
50 Bill Leinhauser 1 1912 1912 0 -0.11 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 14 Elkins Park, PA, United States
51 Nig Lipscomb 1 1937 1937 0 0.19 36 109 96 11 31 9 1 0 8 0 0 11 10 .323 .398 .438 .836 Feb 27 Huntersville, NC, United States
52 Bob Logan 5 1935 1945 0 0.03 57 74 65 3 13 2 1 0 7 0 0 2 10 .200 .224 .262 .485 May 20 Indianapolis, IN, United States
53 Dummy Lynch 1 1948 1948 0 0.12 7 8 7 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 .375 .714 1.089 Jun 30 Plano, TX, United States
54 Ben Mallonee 1 1921 1921 0 -0.11 7 25 25 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 .240 .269 .280 .549 Feb 19 Baltimore, MD, United States
55 Joe Mathes 3 1912 1916 0 -0.34 32 110 99 10 27 3 0 0 6 1 0 9 15 .273 .339 .303 .642 Dec 21 St. Louis, MO, United States
56 Harry Matuzak 2 1934 1936 0 -0.06 17 12 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .111 .311 Nov 16 Fairhope, AL, United States
57 Alex McCarthy 8 1910 1917 0 1.61 432 1519 1335 136 306 34 11 5 122 23 7 104 123 .229 .295 .282 .577 Mar 12 Salisbury, MD, United States
58 Bob McGraw 9 1917 1929 0 -0.96 168 197 174 12 24 3 4 1 15 1 0 6 70 .138 .171 .218 .390 Jun 2 Seal Beach, CA, United States
59 George McQuinn 12 1936 1948 7 21.97 1550 6596 5747 832 1588 315 64 135 794 32 31 712 634 .276 .357 .424 .781 Dec 24 Alexandria, VA, United States
60 Gene Moore 14 1931 1945 1 13.84 1042 3914 3543 497 958 179 53 58 436 31 10 317 401 .270 .333 .400 .733 Mar 12 Jackson, MS, United States
61 Maury Newlin 2 1940 1941 0 -0.08 15 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 Aug 14 Houston, TX, United States
62 Tommy O'Brien 5 1943 1950 0 -0.48 293 798 714 110 198 30 14 8 78 2 0 70 66 .277 .344 .392 .736 Nov 5 Anniston, AL, United States
63 Paul O'Dea 2 1944 1945 0 0.81 163 448 394 46 107 11 2 1 34 5 2 43 47 .272 .345 .317 .662 Dec 11 Cleveland, OH, United States
64 Phil Paine 6 1951 1958 0 0.01 95 15 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 .214 .214 .429 Feb 19 Lebanon, PA, United States
65 Slicker Parks 1 1921 1921 0 -0.07 10 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 .200 .111 .311 Feb 21 Royal Oak, MI, United States
66 Monte Pearson 10 1932 1941 2 1.81 225 587 513 58 117 24 1 2 62 2 0 39 59 .228 .283 .290 .573 Jan 27 Fresno, CA, United States
67 Les Powers 2 1938 1939 0 0.12 21 63 55 7 18 1 1 0 2 0 4 7 .327 .373 .382 .755 Nov 13 Santa Monica, CA, United States
68 Larry Raines 2 1957 1958 0 0.05 103 276 253 40 64 14 0 2 16 5 3 19 45 .253 .308 .332 .640 Jan 28 Lansing, MI, United States
69 Tony Rego 2 1924 1925 0 -0.01 44 97 91 10 26 3 1 0 8 0 0 4 5 .286 .323 .341 .664 Jan 6 Tulsa, OK, United States
70 Carl Reynolds 13 1927 1939 0 20.83 1222 4878 4495 672 1357 247 107 80 699 112 40 260 308 .302 .346 .458 .804 May 29 Houston, TX, United States
71 Marv Rickert 6 1942 1950 0 -0.86 402 1247 1149 139 284 45 9 19 145 4 1 88 161 .247 .302 .352 .653 Jun 3 Oakville, WA, United States
72 Bill Rodgers 2 1915 1916 0 1.55 102 301 268 30 65 15 4 0 19 11 8 22 40 .243 .316 .328 .645 Dec 24 Goliad, TX, United States
73 Buck Ross 10 1936 1945 0 -1.57 237 500 448 24 69 11 0 3 27 0 0 20 141 .154 .194 .199 .392 Nov 23 Charlotte, NC, United States
74 Jack Saltzgaver 6 1932 1945 0 2.15 278 886 764 131 199 26 5 10 82 9 4 105 80 .260 .351 .347 .698 Feb 1 Keokuk, IA, United States
75 Johnny Schulte 5 1923 1932 0 2.45 192 462 374 59 98 15 4 14 64 1 0 76 49 .262 .388 .436 .824 Jun 28 St. Louis, MO, United States
76 George Shears 1 1912 1912 0 0.04 4 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 Nov 12 Loveland, CO, United States
77 Hugh Shelley 1 1935 1935 0 0.01 7 10 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 Jun 16 Beaumont, TX, United States
78 Milt Shoffner 7 1929 1940 0 -0.03 135 228 205 18 32 6 2 2 14 0 0 14 76 .156 .210 .234 .444 Jan 19 Madison, OH, United States
79 Ed Sicking 5 1916 1927 0 -1.00 203 653 597 51 135 13 2 0 59 14 5 39 43 .226 .277 .255 .532 Aug 30 Madeira, OH, United States
80 Dick Siebert 11 1932 1945 1 7.79 1035 4250 3917 439 1104 204 40 32 482 30 32 276 185 .282 .332 .379 .710 Dec 9 Minneapolis, MN, United States
81 Red Smith 1 1927 1927 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 8 Sylvania, OH, United States
82 Pete Susko 1 1934 1934 0 0.02 58 249 224 25 64 5 3 2 25 3 4 18 10 .286 .342 .362 .703 May 22 Jacksonville, FL, United States
83 Joe Vance 3 1935 1938 0 0.02 16 20 20 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .350 .600 Jul 4 San Antonio, TX, United States
84 Rube Walberg 15 1923 1937 0 -2.08 547 1005 905 78 162 26 5 4 84 2 1 48 179 .179 .220 .232 .452 Oct 27 Tempe, AZ, United States
85 Marty Walker 1 1928 1928 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 24 Philadelphia, PA, United States
86 Abe White 1 1937 1937 0 0.06 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Oct 1 Atlanta, GA, United States
87 Al Williamson 1 1928 1928 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 29 Hot Springs, AR, United States
88 Mike Wilson 1 1921 1921 0 -0.10 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 16 Boynton Beach, FL, United States
89 Archie Wise 1 1932 1932 0 -0.07 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Feb 2 Dallas, TX, United States
90 Dutch Zwilling 4 1910 1916 0 8.49 366 1443 1280 167 364 76 15 30 202 46 128 155 .284 .351 .438 .789 Mar 27 La Crescenta, CA, United States

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 0.00 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, United States
2 Snipe Conley 3 1914 1918 0 1.19 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, United States
3 Sarge Connally 12 1921 1934 0 8.10 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, United States
4 Fritz Coumbe 8 1914 1921 0 7.80 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, United States
5 Molly Craft 4 1916 1919 0 -0.15 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, United States
6 Nick Cullop 5 1926 1931 0 -0.04 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, United States
7 Joe Dawson 4 1924 1929 0 2.21 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, United States
8 Bill Dietrich 16 1933 1948 0 7.77 108 128 .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, United States
9 Reese Diggs 1 1934 1934 0 -0.18 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, United States
10 Art Doll 3 1935 1938 0 0.24 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, United States
11 George Ellison 1 1920 1920 0 0.05 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, United States
12 Oscar Estrada 1 1929 1929 0 0.08 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 0.33 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, United States
14 Claral Gillenwater 1 1923 1923 0 -0.22 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, United States
15 Jack Graney 14 1908 1922 0 -0.07 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, United States
16 Kent Greenfield 6 1924 1929 0 2.45 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, United States
17 Jesse Haines HOF 19 1918 1937 0 35.72 210 158 .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, United States
18 Luke Hamlin 9 1933 1944 0 15.29 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, United States
19 Snipe Hansen 5 1930 1935 0 1.35 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, United States
20 George Jeffcoat 4 1936 1943 0 0.72 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, United States
21 Dave Keefe 5 1917 1922 0 2.97 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, United States
22 Nig Lipscomb 1 1937 1937 0 -0.11 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, United States
23 Bob Logan 5 1935 1945 0 2.93 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, United States
24 Harry Matuzak 2 1934 1936 0 -0.25 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, United States
25 Bob McGraw 9 1917 1929 0 -1.33 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, United States
26 Maury Newlin 2 1940 1941 0 -0.50 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, United States
27 Paul O'Dea 2 1944 1945 0 -0.01 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, United States
28 Phil Paine 6 1951 1958 0 2.54 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, United States
29 Slicker Parks 1 1921 1921 0 0.07 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, United States
30 Monte Pearson 10 1932 1941 2 18.92 100 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, United States
31 Buck Ross 10 1936 1945 0 2.97 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, United States
32 George Shears 1 1912 1912 0 -0.60 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, United States
33 Milt Shoffner 7 1929 1940 0 2.52 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, United States
34 Joe Vance 3 1935 1938 0 0.01 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, United States
35 Rube Walberg 15 1923 1937 0 38.33 155 141 .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, United States
36 Marty Walker 1 1928 1928 0 0.00 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, United States
37 Abe White 1 1937 1937 0 -0.09 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, United States
38 Al Williamson 1 1928 1928 0 0.15 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, United States
39 Archie Wise 1 1932 1932 0 -0.10 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, United States
Totals 201 1908 1958 2 151.06 963 1019 .486 4.15 3882 2028 1105 866 97 145 18178.2 19567 9949 8377 1058 6867 7 6378 296 37 358 79204

Managers

Batting / Pitchers Above
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


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