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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 Mel Almada 7 1933 1939 0 646 2737 2483 363 706 107 27 15 197 56 27 214 150 .284 .342 .367 .710 Aug 13 Caborca, 26, Mexico
2 Jack Aragon 1 1941 1941 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 4 Clearwater, FL, USA
3 Jim Bagby 10 1938 1947 2 322 663 620 59 140 16 2 3 56 1 0 8 68 .226 .239 .273 .512 Sep 2 Marietta, GA, USA
4 Belve Bean 5 1930 1935 0 86 77 72 11 19 5 0 1 6 0 0 4 17 .264 .303 .375 .678 Jun 1 Comanche, TX, USA
5 Clyde Beck 6 1926 1931 0 468 1758 1525 203 354 56 11 12 162 9 184 180 .232 .317 .307 .624 Jul 15 Temple City, CA, USA
6 Wally Berger 11 1930 1940 4 1350 5663 5163 809 1550 299 59 242 898 36 435 694 .300 .359 .522 .881 Nov 30 Redondo Beach, CA, USA
7 Bob Berman 1 1918 1918 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 2 Bridgeport, CT, USA
8 Bob Boken 2 1933 1934 0 147 493 457 54 113 15 4 6 72 4 1 27 49 .247 .291 .337 .628 Oct 6 Las Vegas, NV, USA
9 Red Bullock 1 1936 1936 0 12 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 27 Pascagoula, MS, USA
10 Bill Burgo 2 1943 1944 0 44 174 158 18 47 6 2 2 12 1 5 11 4 .297 .362 .399 .761 Oct 19 Morgan City, LA, USA
11 Ralph Buxton 2 1938 1949 0 19 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 6 San Leandro, CA, USA
12 Glenn Chapman 1 1934 1934 0 67 101 93 19 26 5 1 1 10 1 7 19 .280 .330 .387 .717 Nov 5 Richmond, IN, USA
13 Walt Chipple 1 1945 1945 0 18 50 44 4 6 0 0 0 5 0 1 5 6 .136 .224 .136 .361 Jun 8 Tonawanda, NY, USA
14 Len Church 1 1966 1966 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 22 Richardson, TX, USA
15 Andy Cohen 3 1926 1929 0 262 951 886 108 249 36 10 14 114 6 43 34 .281 .317 .392 .709 Oct 29 ElPaso, TX, USA
16 Syd Cohen 3 1934 1937 0 56 34 33 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .152 .176 .152 .328 Apr 9 ElPaso, TX, USA
17 Bill Cox 5 1936 1940 0 53 27 25 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .080 .148 .120 .268 Feb 16 Charleston, IL, USA
18 John Daley 1 1912 1912 0 18 64 52 7 9 0 0 1 3 4 9 .173 .317 .231 .548 Aug 31 Mansfield, OH, USA
19 Dom Dallessandro 8 1937 1947 0 746 2269 1945 242 520 110 23 22 303 16 1 310 150 .267 .369 .381 .750 Apr 29 Indianapolis, IN, USA
20 Art Daney 1 1928 1928 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 11 Phoenix, AZ, USA
21 Bob Daughters 1 1937 1937 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 22 Southbury, CT, USA
22 Pete Donohue 12 1921 1932 0 346 798 732 44 180 17 4 6 87 1 2 21 78 .246 .270 .305 .574 Feb 23 Ft.Worth, TX, USA
23 Tom Drake 2 1939 1941 0 19 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 Jul 2 Birmingham, AL, USA
24 Tom Earley 6 1938 1945 0 94 124 114 15 23 5 0 0 8 1 4 26 .202 .229 .246 .474 Apr 5 Nantucket, MA, USA
25 Hank Edwards 11 1941 1953 0 735 2409 2191 285 613 116 41 51 276 9 22 208 264 .280 .343 .440 .783 Jun 22 Anaheim, CA, USA
26 Frank Ellerbe 6 1919 1924 0 420 1622 1453 179 389 58 22 4 152 12 13 72 136 .268 .306 .346 .652 Jul 8 Latta, SC, USA
27 Al Flair 1 1941 1941 0 10 31 30 3 6 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 .200 .226 .333 .559 Jul 26 New Orleans, LA, USA
28 Wes Flowers 2 1940 1944 0 14 10 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 Dec 31 Wynne, AR, USA
29 Boob Fowler 4 1923 1926 0 78 181 175 30 57 7 2 1 18 3 2 6 19 .326 .348 .406 .754 Oct 8 Dallas, TX, USA
30 Johnny Gee 6 1939 1946 0 44 57 51 4 8 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 17 .157 .204 .196 .400 Jan 23 Cortland, NY, USA
31 John Happenny 1 1923 1923 0 32 96 86 7 19 5 0 0 10 0 0 3 13 .221 .256 .279 .535 Dec 29 Coral Springs, FL, USA
32 Joe Hatten 7 1946 1952 0 244 389 357 26 57 6 0 0 24 2 1 9 99 .160 .183 .176 .359 Dec 16 Redding, CA, USA
33 George Hennessey 3 1937 1945 0 12 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 15 Princeton, NJ, USA
34 Abie Hood 1 1925 1925 0 5 23 21 2 6 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 .286 .318 .524 .842 Oct 14 Chesapeake, VA, USA
35 Carl Hubbell HOF 16 1928 1943 9 535 1397 1288 95 246 30 2 4 101 1 33 172 .191 .212 .227 .439 Nov 21 Scottsdale, AZ, USA
36 Bob Kahle 1 1938 1938 0 8 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Dec 16 Inglewood, CA, USA
37 Willie Kamm 13 1923 1935 0 1693 6935 5851 802 1643 348 85 29 826 126 84 824 405 .281 .372 .384 .756 Dec 21 Belmont, CA, USA
38 Dutch Kemner 1 1929 1929 0 9 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 Jan 16 Quincy, IL, USA
39 Ted Kluszewski 15 1947 1961 4 1718 6470 5929 848 1766 290 29 279 1028 20 10 492 365 .298 .353 .498 .850 Mar 29 Cincinnati, OH, USA
40 Lew Krausse 2 1931 1932 0 23 24 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 .118 .318 .118 .436 Sep 6 Sarasota, FL, USA
41 Harvey Kuenn 15 1952 1966 10 1833 7618 6913 951 2092 356 56 87 671 68 56 594 404 .303 .357 .408 .765 Feb 28 Peoria, AZ, USA
42 Jerry Lane 3 1953 1955 0 31 17 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .077 .250 .154 .404 Jul 24 Chattanooga, TN, USA
43 Lou Legett 4 1929 1935 0 68 129 124 13 25 3 0 0 8 2 0 5 22 .202 .233 .226 .458 Mar 6 New Orleans, LA, USA
44 Ed Linke 6 1933 1938 0 122 179 156 26 41 6 1 2 17 0 0 19 24 .263 .343 .353 .695 Jun 21 Chicago, IL, USA
45 Luis Marquez 2 1951 1954 0 99 167 143 24 26 5 1 0 11 7 4 16 24 .182 .278 .231 .509 Mar 1 Aguadilla, P.R.
46 Ralph Michaels 3 1924 1926 0 32 68 61 11 18 1 0 0 8 1 0 6 10 .295 .358 .311 .670 Aug 5 Monroeville, PA, USA
47 Ed Montague 4 1928 1932 0 220 733 615 105 161 18 7 2 69 7 12 85 91 .262 .357 .324 .681 Jun 17 Daly City, CA, USA
48 Earl Mossor 1 1951 1951 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Dec 29 Batavia, OH, USA
49 Ernie Nevel 3 1950 1953 0 14 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 10 Springfield, MO, USA
50 Bob O'Farrell 21 1915 1935 0 1492 4742 4101 517 1120 201 58 51 549 35 7 547 408 .273 .360 .388 .748 Feb 20 Waukegan, IL, USA
51 Tom Oliver 4 1930 1933 0 514 2072 1931 202 534 101 11 0 176 12 19 105 61 .277 .316 .340 .656 Feb 26 Montgomery, AL, USA
52 Tony Ordenana 1 1943 1943 0 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Sep 29 Miami, FL, USA
53 Joe Orengo 6 1939 1945 0 366 1306 1120 129 266 54 8 17 122 12 1 156 219 .238 .332 .346 .678 Jul 24 San Francisco, CA, USA
54 Reggie Otero 1 1945 1945 0 14 26 23 1 9 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 .391 .440 .391 .831 Oct 21 Hialeah, FL, USA
55 Charlie Perkins 2 1930 1934 0 19 15 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .200 .400 May 25 Salem, OR, USA
56 Red Phillips 2 1934 1936 0 29 46 45 5 13 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 .289 .304 .378 .682 Feb 1 Wichita, KS, USA
57 Ken Polivka 1 1947 1947 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 23 Aurora, IL, USA
58 Vic Raschi 10 1946 1955 4 269 718 608 45 112 15 1 1 50 0 0 47 145 .184 .243 .217 .460 Oct 14 Groveland, NY, USA
59 Dick Ricketts 1 1959 1959 0 12 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .056 .056 .056 .111 Mar 6 Rochester, NY, USA
60 Ray Rohwer 2 1921 1922 0 83 190 169 25 48 9 5 3 28 1 1 14 25 .284 .342 .450 .792 Jan 24 Davis, CA, USA
61 Edd Roush HOF 18 1913 1931 0 1967 8156 7363 1099 2376 339 182 68 981 268 92 484 260 .323 .369 .446 .815 Mar 21 Bradenton, FL, USA
62 Al Rubeling 4 1940 1944 0 253 837 747 94 186 31 12 8 79 8 5 77 95 .249 .321 .355 .676 Jan 28 Baltimore, MD, USA
63 Ed Sauer 4 1943 1949 0 189 500 457 45 117 25 2 5 57 3 33 77 .256 .309 .352 .661 Jul 1 Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
64 Hank Schenz 6 1946 1951 0 207 575 538 70 133 22 3 2 24 6 2 27 25 .247 .291 .310 .601 May 12 Cincinnati, OH, USA
65 Merle Settlemire 1 1928 1928 0 33 20 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .176 .176 .235 .412 Jun 12 Russells Point, OH, USA
66 Frank Skaff 2 1935 1943 0 38 82 75 12 24 3 2 1 11 0 0 6 13 .320 .370 .453 .824 Apr 12 Towson, MD, USA
67 Charlie Snell 1 1912 1912 0 8 23 19 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .211 .348 .263 .611 Apr 4 Reading, PA, USA
68 Jigger Statz 8 1919 1928 0 683 2843 2585 376 737 114 31 17 215 77 46 194 211 .285 .337 .373 .710 Mar 16 Corona Del Mar, CA, USA
69 Ben Steiner 3 1945 1947 0 82 348 308 41 79 8 3 3 20 10 6 31 29 .256 .326 .331 .658 Oct 27 Venice, FL, USA
70 Dick Strahs 1 1954 1954 0 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 26 Las Vegas, NV, USA
71 Lefty Sullivan 1 1939 1939 0 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 1 Scottsdale, AZ, USA
72 Zeb Terry 7 1916 1922 0 640 2666 2327 254 605 90 24 2 216 32 40 179 133 .260 .318 .322 .640 Mar 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA
73 Tommy Thomas 12 1926 1937 0 399 823 722 57 141 18 1 3 71 0 1 40 152 .195 .238 .235 .473 Apr 27 Dallastown, PA, USA
74 Jocko Thompson 4 1948 1951 0 43 57 53 5 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 16 .113 .161 .170 .331 Feb 3 Olney, MD, USA
75 Bob Trice 3 1953 1955 0 27 57 52 8 15 4 0 1 6 0 0 3 11 .288 .351 .423 .774 Sep 16 Weirton, WV, USA
76 Dave Tyriver 1 1962 1962 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Oct 28 Oshkosh, WI, USA
77 Bernie Walter 1 1930 1930 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 30 Nashville, TN, USA
78 Bob Weiland 12 1928 1940 0 277 502 443 21 57 6 3 3 19 1 0 26 167 .129 .179 .176 .355 Nov 9 Chicago, IL, USA
79 Hugh Willingham 4 1930 1933 0 31 46 42 7 10 2 1 1 3 0 0 4 10 .238 .304 .405 .709 Jun 15 ElReno, OK, USA
80 Ralph Winegarner 6 1930 1949 0 136 202 185 28 51 7 1 5 28 1 1 15 43 .276 .330 .405 .735 Apr 14 Wichita, KS, USA
81 Whitey Witt 10 1916 1926 0 1139 4771 4171 632 1195 144 62 18 302 78 41 489 309 .287 .362 .364 .726 Jul 14 Salem Co., NJ, USA
Totals 384 1912 1966 33 21758 76227 68062 9054 18981 3130 803 994 8136 939 504 6153 6014 .279 .341 .392 .733
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Pitching

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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 Jim Bagby 10 1938 1947 2 97 96 .503 3.96 303 198 65 84 13 9 1666.1 1815 849 733 98 608 431 28 1 26 7266 Sep 2 Marietta, GA, USA
2 Belve Bean 5 1930 1935 0 11 7 .611 5.32 86 8 46 1 0 2 235.0 288 160 139 21 96 89 5 2 7 1050 Jun 1 Comanche, TX, USA
3 Red Bullock 1 1936 1936 0 0 2 .000 14.04 12 2 3 0 0 0 16.2 19 32 26 0 37 7 0 0 5 108 Jun 27 Pascagoula, MS, USA
4 Ralph Buxton 2 1938 1949 0 0 2 .000 4.25 19 0 10 0 0 2 36.0 34 20 17 4 21 23 0 0 0 156 Jan 6 San Leandro, CA, USA
5 Len Church 1 1966 1966 0 0 1 .000 7.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 6 5 1 7 2 3 0 0 0 35 Apr 22 Richardson, TX, USA
6 Syd Cohen 3 1934 1937 0 3 7 .300 4.54 55 3 32 2 0 5 109.0 133 72 55 7 37 49 3 2 4 483 Apr 9 ElPaso, TX, USA
7 Bill Cox 5 1936 1940 0 2 9 .182 6.56 50 12 23 3 1 0 116.2 138 100 85 11 74 45 0 0 4 550 Feb 16 Charleston, IL, USA
8 Art Daney 1 1928 1928 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Mar 11 Phoenix, AZ, USA
9 Pete Donohue 12 1921 1932 0 134 118 .532 3.87 344 270 56 137 16 12 2112.1 2439 1082 909 68 422 571 46 4 10 9055 Feb 23 Ft.Worth, TX, USA
10 Tom Drake 2 1939 1941 0 1 2 .333 6.13 18 3 6 0 0 0 39.2 49 31 27 4 28 13 2 0 2 190 Jul 2 Birmingham, AL, USA
11 Tom Earley 6 1938 1945 0 18 24 .429 3.78 91 37 26 15 2 5 359.2 349 183 151 27 143 104 9 1 8 1546 Apr 5 Nantucket, MA, USA
12 Wes Flowers 2 1940 1944 0 2 2 .500 5.40 14 3 3 0 0 0 38.1 49 27 23 5 23 11 4 0 1 189 Dec 31 Wynne, AR, USA
13 Johnny Gee 6 1939 1946 0 7 12 .368 4.41 44 21 13 4 0 1 175.1 209 110 86 8 64 65 2 0 6 795 Jan 23 Cortland, NY, USA
14 Joe Hatten 7 1946 1952 0 65 49 .570 3.87 233 149 40 51 8 4 1087.0 1124 522 468 70 492 381 19 0 26 4723 Dec 16 Redding, CA, USA
15 George Hennessey 3 1937 1945 0 1 2 .333 5.20 12 1 9 0 0 0 27.2 33 16 16 3 17 8 0 0 1 126 Jan 15 Princeton, NJ, USA
16 Carl Hubbell HOF 16 1928 1943 9 253 154 .622 2.98 535 431 82 260 36 33 3590.1 3461 1380 1188 227 725 1677 53 1 53 14805 Nov 21 Scottsdale, AZ, USA
17 Dutch Kemner 1 1929 1929 0 0 0 7.63 9 0 4 0 0 1 15.1 19 13 13 0 8 10 0 0 0 71 Jan 16 Quincy, IL, USA
18 Lew Krausse 2 1931 1932 0 5 1 .833 4.50 23 4 8 3 1 0 68.0 70 37 34 5 30 17 0 1 2 302 Sep 6 Sarasota, FL, USA
19 Jerry Lane 3 1953 1955 0 2 6 .250 4.48 31 2 18 0 0 1 78.1 84 41 39 5 25 2 33 1 0 1 335 Jul 24 Chattanooga, TN, USA
20 Ed Linke 6 1933 1938 0 22 22 .500 5.61 120 43 44 13 1 6 449.0 555 313 280 28 206 156 5 1 11 2066 Jun 21 Chicago, IL, USA
21 Earl Mossor 1 1951 1951 0 0 0 32.40 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 6 6 1 7 1 0 0 0 13 Dec 29 Batavia, OH, USA
22 Ernie Nevel 3 1950 1953 0 0 1 .000 6.10 14 1 6 0 0 1 20.2 27 14 14 0 8 9 0 0 0 92 Jul 10 Springfield, MO, USA
23 Charlie Perkins 2 1930 1934 0 0 3 .000 7.50 19 3 8 0 0 0 48.0 62 45 40 3 29 20 2 1 4 230 May 25 Salem, OR, USA
24 Red Phillips 2 1934 1936 0 4 4 .500 6.42 29 7 15 4 0 1 110.2 155 84 79 13 38 18 0 0 1 513 Feb 1 Wichita, KS, USA
25 Ken Polivka 1 1947 1947 0 0 0 3.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 Jul 23 Aurora, IL, USA
26 Vic Raschi 10 1946 1955 4 132 66 .667 3.72 269 255 5 106 26 3 1819.0 1666 828 752 139 727 5 944 26 8 44 7675 Oct 14 Groveland, NY, USA
27 Dick Ricketts 1 1959 1959 0 1 6 .143 5.82 12 9 2 0 0 0 55.2 68 42 36 7 30 4 25 0 0 1 259 Mar 6 Rochester, NY, USA
28 Merle Settlemire 1 1928 1928 0 0 6 .000 5.47 30 9 11 0 0 0 82.1 116 62 50 2 34 12 6 1 1 396 Jun 12 Russells Point, OH, USA
29 Dick Strahs 1 1954 1954 0 0 0 5.65 9 0 7 0 0 1 14.1 16 10 9 0 8 8 0 0 0 68 May 26 Las Vegas, NV, USA
30 Lefty Sullivan 1 1939 1939 0 0 1 .000 4.26 7 1 4 0 0 0 12.2 9 8 6 0 9 4 1 0 0 54 Nov 1 Scottsdale, AZ, USA
31 Tommy Thomas 12 1926 1937 0 117 128 .478 4.11 398 267 86 128 15 12 2176.1 2341 1185 995 144 712 736 24 6 23 9488 Apr 27 Dallastown, PA, USA
32 Jocko Thompson 4 1948 1951 0 6 11 .353 4.24 41 21 5 5 2 1 167.2 151 84 79 18 83 81 2 0 4 710 Feb 3 Olney, MD, USA
33 Bob Trice 3 1953 1955 0 9 9 .500 5.80 26 21 3 9 1 0 152.0 185 113 98 22 60 0 28 0 1 1 688 Sep 16 Weirton, WV, USA
34 Dave Tyriver 1 1962 1962 0 0 0 4.22 4 0 2 0 0 0 10.2 10 6 5 2 7 1 7 1 0 0 49 Oct 28 Oshkosh, WI, USA
35 Bernie Walter 1 1930 1930 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Oct 30 Nashville, TN, USA
36 Bob Weiland 12 1928 1940 0 62 94 .397 4.24 277 179 47 66 7 7 1388.1 1463 794 654 85 611 614 37 5 13 6150 Nov 9 Chicago, IL, USA
37 Ralph Winegarner 6 1930 1949 0 8 6 .571 5.33 70 11 38 7 0 0 194.1 229 135 115 13 89 89 3 3 4 895 Apr 14 Wichita, KS, USA
Totals 156 1921 1966 15 962 851 .531 3.95 3215 1971 732 898 129 107 16486.0 17382 8411 7233 1041 5518 14 6291 279 38 263 71153
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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 Andy Cohen 1 1960 1960 1 1 0 1.000 1 8 8 8.0
2 Harvey Kuenn 3 1975 1983 279 160 118 .576 42 1 5 3.3
3 Bob O'Farrell 2 1927 1934 244 122 121 .502 1 2 8 4.2
4 Frank Skaff 1 1966 1966 79 40 39 .506 1 3 3 3.0
Totals 7 1927 1983 603 323 278 .537 45 1 8 3.7
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