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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 Joe Adcock 17 1950 1966 2 1959 7304 6606 823 1832 295 35 336 1122 20 25 594 1059 .277 .337 .485 .822 May 3 Coushatta, LA, USA
2 Leslie Aulds 1 1947 1947 0 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 Oct 13 Hondo, TX, USA
3 Gene Baker 8 1953 1961 1 630 2491 2230 265 590 109 21 39 227 21 17 184 219 .265 .321 .385 .706 Dec 1 Davenport, IA, USA
4 Larry Bearnarth 5 1963 1971 0 173 64 62 4 10 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 25 .161 .188 .242 .429 Dec 31 Seminole, FL, USA
5 Allen Benson 1 1934 1934 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 16 Viborg, SD, USA
6 Dick Bertell 7 1960 1967 0 444 1447 1310 91 327 34 9 10 112 2 4 106 188 .250 .305 .312 .617 Dec 20 Mission Viejo, CA, USA
7 Clay Bryant 6 1935 1940 0 185 204 192 48 51 5 2 5 28 0 7 21 .266 .291 .391 .682 Apr 9 Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
8 Mike Budnick 2 1946 1947 0 42 26 24 3 7 1 0 1 3 0 2 3 .292 .346 .458 .804 Dec 2 Seattle, WA, USA
9 Paul Burris 4 1948 1953 0 69 208 196 15 43 5 0 2 24 0 0 8 21 .219 .254 .276 .529 Oct 3 Charlotte, NC, USA
10 Paul Calvert 7 1942 1951 0 110 84 74 8 11 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 12 .149 .203 .176 .378 Feb 1 Sherbrooke, PQ, CAN
11 Ed Cole 2 1938 1939 0 42 22 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .136 .136 .136 .273 Jul 28 Nashville, TN, USA
12 Woody Davis 1 1938 1938 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 18 Jesup, GA, USA
13 Joe DiMaggio HOF 13 1936 1951 13 1736 7671 6821 1390 2214 389 131 361 1537 30 9 790 369 .325 .398 .579 .977 Mar 8 Hollywood, FL, USA
14 Len Dondero 1 1929 1929 0 19 35 31 2 6 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 4 .194 .194 .290 .484 Jan 1 Fremont, CA, USA
15 Dutch Dotterer 5 1957 1961 0 107 340 299 27 74 15 0 5 33 0 1 35 44 .247 .323 .348 .671 Oct 9
16 Jim Dunn 1 1952 1952 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 6 Gadsden, AL, USA
17 Jim Dyck 6 1951 1956 0 330 1134 983 139 242 52 5 26 114 4 6 131 140 .246 .339 .389 .728 Jan 11 Cheney, WA, USA
18 Arnold Earley 8 1960 1967 0 223 58 51 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .157 .214 .196 .410 Sep 29 Flint, MI, USA
19 Charlie English 4 1932 1937 0 50 140 136 10 39 8 2 1 13 0 0 4 10 .287 .307 .397 .704 Jun 25 Pasadena, CA, USA
20 Dick Errickson 5 1938 1942 0 168 250 228 10 37 3 0 0 6 0 5 44 .162 .180 .175 .356 Nov 28 Vineland, NJ, USA
21 Dee Fondy 8 1951 1958 0 967 3759 3502 437 1000 144 47 69 373 84 53 203 526 .286 .324 .413 .737 Aug 19 Redlands, CA, USA
22 Bob Garber 1 1956 1956 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 7 Redwood City, CA, USA
23 Greek George 5 1935 1945 0 118 332 299 15 53 9 2 0 24 0 0 28 59 .177 .248 .221 .468 Aug 15 Metairie, LA, USA
24 Oscar Georgy 1 1938 1938 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 15 New Orleans, LA, USA
25 Johnny Gerlach 2 1938 1939 0 12 32 27 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 .333 .419 .333 .753 Aug 28 Madison, WI, USA
26 George Gill 3 1937 1939 0 85 143 135 12 17 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 34 .126 .132 .156 .288 Feb 21 Jackson, MS, USA
27 Ray Goolsby 1 1946 1946 0 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 Nov 13 Apopka, FL, USA
28 Paul Gregory 2 1932 1933 0 56 81 73 6 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 .110 .156 .137 .293 Sep 16 Southaven, MS, USA
29 Bert Haas 9 1937 1951 1 721 2674 2440 263 644 93 32 22 263 51 0 204 188 .264 .323 .355 .678 Jun 23 Tampa, FL, USA
30 Doug Hansen 1 1951 1951 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 16 Orem, UT, USA
31 Jay Heard 1 1954 1954 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 18 Birmingham, AL, USA
32 Wally Hebert 4 1931 1943 0 126 174 159 19 43 5 2 0 11 0 0 3 28 .270 .284 .327 .611 Dec 8 West Lake, LA, USA
33 Randy Heflin 2 1945 1946 0 25 40 38 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .132 .154 .132 .285 Aug 17 Fredericksburg, VA, USA
34 Clarence Heise 1 1934 1934 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 30 Winter Park, FL, USA
35 Tom Herrin 1 1954 1954 0 14 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 Nov 29 Homer, LA, USA
36 Earl Huckleberry 1 1935 1935 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 Feb 25 Seminole, OK, USA
37 Catfish Hunter HOF 15 1965 1979 8 304 710 658 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .226 .234 .287 .521 Sep 9 Hertford, NC, USA
38 Warren Huston 2 1937 1944 0 71 121 109 12 18 4 0 0 4 0 1 10 14 .165 .242 .202 .444 Aug 30 Wareham, MA, USA
39 Ike Kahdot 1 1922 1922 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Mar 31 Oklahoma City, OK, USA
40 Ray Katt 8 1952 1959 0 417 1177 1071 92 248 29 4 32 120 2 2 74 164 .232 .282 .356 .638 Oct 20 New Braunfels, TX, USA
41 Eddie Kazak 5 1948 1952 1 218 668 605 69 165 22 6 11 71 0 0 52 45 .273 .332 .383 .716 Dec 15 Austin, TX, USA
42 Harry Kimberlin 4 1936 1939 0 34 19 16 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .294 .250 .544 Dec 31 Poplar Bluff, MO, USA
43 Whitey Kurowski 9 1941 1949 5 916 3691 3229 518 925 162 32 106 529 19 369 332 .286 .366 .455 .821 Dec 9 Sinking Spring, PA, USA
44 Tim Layana 3 1990 1993 0 79 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 26 Bakersfield, CA, USA
45 Bill Lohrman 9 1934 1944 0 202 354 321 23 49 8 2 2 23 1 0 15 95 .153 .195 .209 .404 Aug 13 Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
46 Larry Loughlin 1 1967 1967 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 Jan 26 Denver, CO, USA
47 Gene Markland 1 1950 1950 0 5 13 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .125 .364 .125 .489 Jun 15 Barefoot Bay, FL, USA
48 Doc Marshall 4 1929 1932 0 219 703 658 72 170 21 6 0 61 2 28 28 .258 .291 .309 .599 Sep 1 Lake San Marcos, CA, USA
49 Hector Martinez 2 1962 1963 0 7 17 15 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 4 .267 .353 .467 .820 Dec 14 Havana, , Cuba
50 Pat McLaughlin 3 1937 1945 0 13 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 Nov 1 Houston, TX, USA
51 Pete Milne 3 1948 1950 0 47 64 60 6 14 1 2 1 9 0 4 13 .233 .281 .367 .648 Apr 11 Mobile, AL, USA
52 Vinegar Bend Mizell 9 1952 1962 2 268 570 513 28 57 8 3 1 30 0 1 20 196 .111 .149 .144 .293 Feb 21 Kerrville, TX, USA
53 Pat Mullin 10 1940 1953 2 864 2849 2493 381 676 106 43 87 385 20 27 330 312 .271 .358 .453 .811 Aug 14 Brownsville, PA, USA
54 Bob Patrick 2 1941 1942 0 9 16 15 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 .267 .313 .533 .846 Oct 6 Fort Smith, AR, USA
55 Bill Peterman 1 1942 1942 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Mar 13 Philadelphia, PA, USA
56 Boots Poffenberger 3 1937 1939 0 57 101 96 5 19 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 18 .198 .214 .229 .443 Sep 1 Williamsport, VA, USA
57 Dave Pope 4 1952 1956 0 230 605 551 75 146 19 7 12 73 7 3 40 113 .265 .317 .390 .707 Aug 28 Cleveland, OH, USA
58 Carl Powis 1 1957 1957 0 15 51 41 4 8 3 1 0 2 2 0 7 9 .195 .314 .317 .631 May 10 Houston, TX, USA
59 Pee Wee Reese HOF 16 1940 1958 10 2166 9470 8058 1338 2170 330 80 126 885 232 45 1210 890 .269 .366 .377 .743 Aug 14 Louisville, KY, USA
60 Kenny Robinson 3 1995 1997 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 28 Tucson, AZ, USA
61 Buck Rogers 1 1935 1935 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Feb 20 Winston-Salem, NC, USA
62 Cliff Ross 1 1954 1954 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 12 Philadelphia, PA, USA
63 Joe Rossi 1 1952 1952 0 55 166 145 14 32 0 1 1 6 1 0 20 20 .221 .319 .255 .574 Feb 20 Oakland, CA, USA
64 Al Schroll 4 1958 1961 0 35 39 33 3 9 3 0 1 6 1 0 4 9 .273 .351 .455 .806 Nov 30 Alexandria, VA, USA
65 Bernie Snyder 1 1935 1935 0 10 34 32 5 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .344 .364 .375 .739 Apr 15 Havertown, PA, USA
66 Eddie Stanky 11 1943 1953 3 1259 5435 4301 811 1154 185 35 29 364 48 5 996 374 .268 .410 .348 .758 Jun 16 Fairhope, AL, USA
67 Carl Sumner 1 1928 1928 0 16 34 29 6 8 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 6 .276 .382 .379 .762 Feb 8 Chatham, MA, USA
68 Roy Talcott 1 1943 1943 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 6 Miami, FL, USA
69 Ben Taylor 3 1951 1955 0 52 134 121 16 28 2 1 3 6 1 1 11 31 .231 .306 .339 .645 May 11 Alma, OK, USA
70 Birdie Tebbetts 14 1936 1952 4 1162 4149 3704 357 1000 169 22 38 469 29 23 389 261 .270 .341 .358 .700 Mar 24 Manatee, FL, USA
71 Faye Throneberry 8 1952 1961 0 521 1453 1302 152 307 48 12 29 137 23 14 127 284 .236 .307 .358 .665 Apr 26 Memphis, TN, USA
72 Paul Toth 3 1962 1964 0 43 64 58 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 23 .103 .148 .103 .251 Mar 20 Anaheim, CA, USA
73 Earl Turner 2 1948 1950 0 42 79 75 10 18 0 0 3 5 1 4 13 .240 .278 .360 .638 Oct 20 Lee, MA, USA
74 Harry Walker 11 1940 1955 2 807 2981 2651 385 786 126 37 10 214 42 0 245 175 .296 .358 .383 .741 Aug 8 Birmingham, AL, USA
75 Ace Williams 2 1940 1946 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 16 Fort Myers, FL, USA
76 Johnnie Wittig 5 1938 1949 0 84 97 91 5 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 28 .110 .129 .121 .250 Feb 24 Nassawadox, VA, USA
77 Whit Wyatt 16 1929 1945 4 366 669 607 53 133 26 2 7 69 0 0 26 111 .219 .254 .303 .557 Jul 16 Carrolton, GA, USA
78 Early Wynn HOF 23 1939 1963 8 796 1903 1704 136 365 59 5 17 173 1 0 141 330 .214 .274 .285 .559 Apr 4 Venice, FL, USA
79 Norm Zauchin 6 1951 1959 0 346 1197 1038 134 242 28 2 50 159 5 1 137 226 .233 .324 .408 .732 Jan 31 Birmingham, AL, USA
Totals 380 1922 1997 66 20190 68402 60395 8376 16214 2559 598 1452 7789 651 239 6612 7355 .268 .342 .403 .745
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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 Larry Bearnarth 5 1963 1971 0 13 21 .382 4.13 173 7 84 0 0 8 322.2 350 179 148 31 135 18 124 12 0 13 1431 Dec 31 Seminole, FL, USA
2 Allen Benson 1 1934 1934 0 0 1 .000 12.10 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 19 14 13 0 5 4 2 0 1 53 Nov 16 Viborg, SD, USA
3 Clay Bryant 6 1935 1940 0 32 20 .615 3.73 129 45 51 23 4 7 543.1 511 254 225 13 262 272 5 2 14 2359 Apr 9 Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
4 Mike Budnick 2 1946 1947 0 2 3 .400 4.04 42 8 10 1 1 3 100.1 91 56 45 13 58 42 0 0 2 442 Dec 2 Seattle, WA, USA
5 Paul Calvert 7 1942 1951 0 9 22 .290 5.31 109 27 47 5 0 5 301.2 345 207 178 22 158 102 5 0 14 1394 Feb 1 Sherbrooke, PQ, CAN
6 Ed Cole 2 1938 1939 0 1 7 .125 5.31 42 6 26 1 0 3 95.0 124 76 56 9 54 31 5 1 1 466 Jul 28 Nashville, TN, USA
7 Woody Davis 1 1938 1938 0 0 0 1.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 23 Jul 18 Jesup, GA, USA
8 Jim Dunn 1 1952 1952 0 0 0 3.38 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 4 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 24 Jan 6 Gadsden, AL, USA
9 Arnold Earley 8 1960 1967 0 12 20 .375 4.48 223 10 85 1 0 14 381.1 400 240 190 35 184 20 310 13 3 13 1735 Sep 29 Flint, MI, USA
10 Dick Errickson 5 1938 1942 0 36 47 .434 3.85 168 77 52 31 6 12 736.1 804 353 315 36 290 176 9 3 12 3198 Nov 28 Vineland, NJ, USA
11 Bob Garber 1 1956 1956 0 0 0 2.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 18 Jun 7 Redwood City, CA, USA
12 Oscar Georgy 1 1938 1938 0 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Jan 15 New Orleans, LA, USA
13 George Gill 3 1937 1939 0 24 26 .480 5.05 85 45 30 22 2 1 395.1 494 253 222 37 129 95 6 0 3 1778 Feb 21 Jackson, MS, USA
14 Paul Gregory 2 1932 1933 0 9 14 .391 4.72 56 26 16 8 0 0 221.1 249 150 116 18 98 57 3 1 6 994 Sep 16 Southaven, MS, USA
15 Jay Heard 1 1954 1954 0 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 5 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 19 Nov 18 Birmingham, AL, USA
16 Wally Hebert 4 1931 1943 0 21 36 .368 4.63 125 61 38 22 1 1 483.2 584 302 249 24 168 115 8 0 3 2163 Dec 8 West Lake, LA, USA
17 Randy Heflin 2 1945 1946 0 4 11 .267 3.86 25 15 6 6 2 0 116.2 118 57 50 3 73 45 5 0 1 522 Aug 17 Fredericksburg, VA, USA
18 Clarence Heise 1 1934 1934 0 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 May 30 Winter Park, FL, USA
19 Tom Herrin 1 1954 1954 0 1 2 .333 7.31 14 1 3 0 0 0 28.1 34 23 23 3 22 8 0 0 0 135 Nov 29 Homer, LA, USA
20 Earl Huckleberry 1 1935 1935 0 1 0 1.000 9.45 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 7 7 1 4 2 0 0 0 32 Feb 25 Seminole, OK, USA
21 Catfish Hunter HOF 15 1965 1979 8 224 166 .574 3.26 500 476 6 181 42 1 3449.1 2958 1380 1248 374 954 57 2012 49 7 49 14032 Sep 9 Hertford, NC, USA
22 Harry Kimberlin 4 1936 1939 0 1 4 .200 4.70 34 6 16 2 0 0 84.1 107 64 44 12 47 21 2 0 2 407 Dec 31 Poplar Bluff, MO, USA
23 Tim Layana 3 1990 1993 0 5 5 .500 4.56 78 0 26 0 0 2 102.2 101 56 52 9 56 6 68 2 4 8 454 Jun 26 Bakersfield, CA, USA
24 Bill Lohrman 9 1934 1944 0 60 59 .504 3.69 198 121 36 47 9 8 990.2 1048 479 406 70 240 330 13 2 19 4176 Aug 13 Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
25 Larry Loughlin 1 1967 1967 0 0 0 15.19 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 9 9 9 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 28 Jan 26 Denver, CO, USA
26 Pat McLaughlin 3 1937 1945 0 0 2 .000 6.88 12 3 7 0 0 0 35.1 45 28 27 4 17 8 0 0 0 165 Nov 1 Houston, TX, USA
27 Vinegar Bend Mizell 9 1952 1962 2 90 88 .506 3.85 268 230 14 61 15 0 1528.2 1434 725 654 143 680 43 918 28 4 19 6606 Feb 21 Kerrville, TX, USA
28 Boots Poffenberger 3 1937 1939 0 16 12 .571 4.75 57 32 17 13 1 4 267.1 301 160 141 17 149 65 6 0 4 1220 Sep 1 Williamsport, VA, USA
29 Kenny Robinson 3 1995 1997 0 2 2 .500 3.91 29 0 13 0 0 0 48.1 35 26 21 8 26 2 40 2 0 2 208 Feb 28 Tucson, AZ, USA
30 Buck Rogers 1 1935 1935 0 0 1 .000 7.20 2 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 16 15 8 0 6 7 0 0 0 53 Feb 20 Winston-Salem, NC, USA
31 Cliff Ross 1 1954 1954 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 3 0 0 1 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 Apr 12 Philadelphia, PA, USA
32 Al Schroll 4 1958 1961 0 6 9 .400 5.34 35 13 8 3 0 0 118.0 121 82 70 11 64 2 63 3 0 6 528 Nov 30 Alexandria, VA, USA
33 Roy Talcott 1 1943 1943 0 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Dec 6 Miami, FL, USA
34 Paul Toth 3 1962 1964 0 9 12 .429 3.80 43 21 3 5 2 0 192.0 177 87 81 14 54 4 82 4 1 4 789 Mar 20 Anaheim, CA, USA
35 Ace Williams 2 1940 1946 0 0 0 16.00 6 0 4 0 0 0 9.0 22 17 16 0 13 5 1 0 3 61 Sep 16 Fort Myers, FL, USA
36 Johnnie Wittig 5 1938 1949 0 10 25 .286 4.89 84 39 25 7 1 4 307.1 344 181 167 23 163 121 2 1 9 1388 Feb 24 Nassawadox, VA, USA
37 Whit Wyatt 16 1929 1945 4 106 95 .527 3.79 360 210 101 97 17 13 1761.0 1684 860 741 98 642 872 33 2 24 7521 Jul 16 Carrolton, GA, USA
38 Early Wynn HOF 23 1939 1963 8 300 244 .551 3.54 691 612 66 290 49 15 4564.0 4291 2037 1796 338 1775 36 2334 64 2 51 19408 Apr 4 Venice, FL, USA
Totals 161 1929 1997 22 994 954 .510 3.83 3610 2095 799 826 152 102 17240.2 16846 8393 7332 1370 6546 190 8344 282 33 286 73859
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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 Joe Adcock 1 1967 1967 162 75 87 .463 -12 8 8 8.0
2 Cal Ripken 3 1985 1988 169 68 101 .402 -33 4 7 6.0
3 Eddie Stanky 8 1952 1977 906 467 435 .518 32 2 8 4.5
4 Birdie Tebbetts 11 1954 1966 1455 748 705 .515 43 3 6 4.8
5 Harry Walker 9 1955 1972 1235 630 604 .511 26 2 10 4.6
Totals 32 1952 1988 3927 1988 1932 .507 56 2 10 4.8
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