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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 Ted Abernathy 14 1955 1972 0 681 204 181 12 25 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 74 .138 .175 .155 .329 Dec 16 Gastonia, NC, USA
2 Doug Ault 4 1976 1980 0 256 800 713 66 168 29 5 17 86 4 5 71 108 .236 .309 .362 .671 Dec 22 Tarpon Springs, FL, USA
3 Bobby Avila 11 1949 1959 3 1300 5343 4620 725 1296 185 35 80 467 78 52 561 399 .281 .359 .388 .747 Oct 26 Veracruz, 30, Mexico
4 Floyd Baker 13 1943 1955 0 874 2694 2280 285 573 76 13 1 196 23 25 382 165 .251 .360 .297 .658 Nov 17 Youngstown, OH, USA
5 Frank Baldwin 1 1953 1953 0 16 21 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .100 .143 .100 .243 Nov 18 Beaver, OH, USA
6 George Bamberger 3 1951 1959 0 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 4 North Redington Beach, FL, USA
7 Gene Bearden 7 1947 1953 0 212 311 288 35 68 10 1 4 32 0 0 14 42 .236 .272 .319 .591 Mar 18 Alexander City, AL, USA
8 Lou Berberet 7 1954 1960 0 448 1449 1224 118 281 34 10 31 153 2 3 200 195 .230 .337 .350 .687 Apr 6 Las Vegas, NV, USA
9 Johnny Blatnik 3 1948 1950 0 138 494 447 59 113 27 8 6 46 3 40 83 .253 .317 .389 .706 Jan 21 Lansing, OH, USA
10 Cy Block 3 1942 1946 0 17 60 53 9 16 1 1 0 5 2 7 3 .302 .383 .358 .742 Sep 22 Manhasset, NY, USA
11 Mike Blyzka 2 1953 1954 0 70 42 38 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .053 .077 .053 .130 Oct 13 Cheyenne, WY, USA
12 Ray Boone 13 1948 1960 2 1373 5297 4589 645 1260 162 46 151 737 21 19 608 463 .275 .361 .429 .789 Oct 17 San Diego, CA, USA
13 Hank Borowy 10 1942 1951 2 316 646 571 43 99 22 6 0 48 0 0 28 138 .173 .213 .233 .446 Aug 23 Brick, NJ, USA
14 Bob Boyd 9 1951 1961 0 693 2152 1936 253 567 81 23 19 175 9 17 167 114 .293 .349 .388 .737 Sep 7 Wichita, KS, USA
15 Harry Brecheen 12 1940 1953 2 321 746 673 48 129 13 5 2 44 0 0 45 121 .192 .247 .235 .481 Jan 17 Bethany, OK, USA
16 Ken Brondell 1 1944 1944 0 8 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Oct 3 Van Nuys, CA, USA
17 Jim Bucher 7 1934 1945 0 554 1914 1792 242 474 66 19 17 193 19 6 91 113 .265 .302 .351 .653 Oct 21 Elizabethtown, PA, USA
18 Ken Burkhart 5 1945 1949 0 149 164 150 11 27 4 1 1 11 0 6 31 .180 .222 .240 .462 Dec 29 Knoxville, TN, USA
19 Moe Burtschy 5 1950 1956 0 90 39 36 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 13 .139 .205 .139 .344 May 2 Cincinnati, OH, USA
20 Ken Caminiti 15 1987 2001 3 1760 7125 6288 894 1710 348 17 239 983 88 39 727 1163 .272 .347 .447 .794 Oct 10 New York, NY, USA
21 Pete Center 4 1942 1946 0 77 32 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .065 .094 .065 .158 Aug 8 Campton, KY, USA
22 John Cerutti 7 1985 1991 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 3 Toronto, ON, CAN
23 Joe Cleary 1 1945 1945 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 3 Yonkers, NY, USA
24 Rip Coleman 5 1955 1960 0 95 78 69 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 37 .072 .123 .072 .196 May 14 Wolfeboro, NH, USA
25 Charlie Cozart 1 1945 1945 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Dec 31 Hudson, NC, USA
26 Willie Crawford 14 1964 1977 0 1210 3925 3435 507 921 152 35 86 419 47 36 431 664 .268 .349 .408 .757 Aug 27 Los Angeles, CA, USA
27 Bob Cremins 1 1927 1927 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 27 Pelham, NY, USA
28 Victor Cruz 5 1978 1983 0 23 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 26 Santo Domingo, , D.R.
29 Al Cuccinello 1 1935 1935 0 54 173 165 27 41 7 1 4 20 0 1 20 .248 .262 .376 .638 Mar 29 Malverne, NY, USA
30 Harry Danning 10 1933 1942 4 890 3194 2971 363 847 162 26 57 397 13 187 217 .285 .330 .415 .745 Nov 29 Valparaiso, IN, USA
31 Russ Derry 4 1944 1949 0 187 637 553 68 124 17 7 17 73 2 0 78 124 .224 .322 .373 .695 Oct 26 Kansas City, MO, USA
32 Jim Devlin 1 1944 1944 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 15 Danville, PA, USA
33 Danny Doyle 1 1943 1943 0 13 50 43 2 9 1 0 0 6 0 1 7 9 .209 .320 .233 .553 Dec 14 Stillwater, OK, USA
34 Taylor Duncan 2 1977 1978 0 112 363 331 27 86 15 2 3 39 1 2 21 39 .260 .301 .344 .645 Jan 3 Asheville, NC, USA
35 Hal Epps 4 1938 1944 0 125 435 391 58 99 13 9 1 21 5 3 37 43 .253 .319 .340 .660 Aug 25 Houston, TX, USA
36 Charlie Fox 1 1942 1942 0 3 9 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .429 .500 .429 .929 Feb 16 Stanford, CA, USA
37 Hersh Freeman 6 1952 1958 0 205 68 63 4 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 5 12 .143 .206 .238 .444 Jan 17 Orlando, FL, USA
38 Floyd Giebell 3 1939 1941 0 28 17 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 Apr 28 Wilkesboro, NC, USA
39 Tony Giuliani 7 1936 1943 0 243 729 674 58 157 18 3 0 69 1 2 38 41 .233 .274 .269 .542 Oct 8 St. Paul, MN, USA
40 Tommy Glaviano 5 1949 1953 0 389 1246 1008 191 259 55 6 24 108 11 0 208 173 .257 .395 .395 .789 Jan 19 Sacramento, CA, USA
41 Mike Goliat 4 1949 1952 0 249 919 825 87 186 21 10 20 99 3 1 83 127 .225 .300 .348 .648 Jan 13 Seven Hills, OH, USA
42 Ruben Gomez 10 1953 1967 0 381 519 477 58 95 11 1 3 22 2 2 14 61 .199 .224 .245 .469 Jul 26 Carolina, , P.R.
43 Jesse Gonder 8 1960 1967 0 395 962 876 73 220 28 2 26 94 1 2 72 184 .251 .310 .377 .687 Nov 14 Oakland, CA, USA
44 Ernest Groth 3 1947 1949 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 27 Beaver, PA, USA
45 Tom Haller 12 1961 1972 3 1294 4519 3935 461 1011 153 31 134 504 14 30 477 593 .257 .340 .414 .753 Nov 26 Los Angeles, CA, USA
46 George Hausmann 3 1944 1949 0 301 1303 1136 173 304 35 13 3 78 10 120 77 .268 .338 .329 .667 Jun 16 Boerne, TX, USA
47 Chuck Hiller 8 1961 1968 0 704 2344 2121 253 516 76 9 20 152 14 14 157 187 .243 .299 .316 .615 Oct 20 St. Pete Beach, FL, USA
48 Bill Hoffman 1 1939 1939 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 14 Roxborough, PA, USA
49 Paul Hopkins 2 1927 1929 0 11 6 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 Jan 2 Middletown, CT, USA
50 Connie Johnson 5 1953 1958 0 126 265 237 20 40 4 0 0 17 2 0 10 48 .169 .201 .186 .386 Nov 28 Kansas City, MO, USA
51 Darrell Johnson 6 1952 1962 0 134 351 320 24 75 6 1 2 28 1 0 26 39 .234 .294 .278 .572 May 3 Fairfield, CA, USA
52 Ken Johnson 6 1947 1952 0 111 92 89 17 19 3 0 0 8 1 0 2 23 .213 .231 .247 .478 Apr 6 Wichita, KS, USA
53 Mack Jones 10 1961 1971 0 1002 3584 3091 485 778 132 31 133 415 65 40 383 756 .252 .347 .444 .790 Jun 8 Atlanta, GA, USA
54 Rod Kanehl 3 1962 1964 0 340 843 796 103 192 23 3 6 47 17 10 35 80 .241 .277 .300 .577 Dec 14 Palm Springs, CA, USA
55 Chris Kitsos 1 1954 1954 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 7 Mobile, AL, USA
56 Joe Lafata 3 1947 1949 0 127 263 236 31 54 3 2 5 34 2 24 42 .229 .303 .322 .625 May 6 Roseville, MI, USA
57 Tony Lupien 6 1940 1948 0 614 2645 2358 285 632 92 30 18 230 57 28 241 111 .268 .337 .355 .692 Jul 9 Norwich, VT, USA
58 Roger Marquis 1 1955 1955 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 19 Holyoke, MA, USA
59 Bobby Mattick 5 1938 1942 0 206 733 690 54 161 31 1 0 64 7 33 60 .233 .269 .281 .550 Dec 16 Scottsdale, AZ, USA
60 Tug McGraw 19 1965 1984 2 826 247 214 14 39 7 0 1 18 0 0 10 57 .182 .221 .229 .450 Jan 5 Brentwood, TN, USA
61 Wayne McLeland 2 1951 1952 0 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 9 Houston, TX, USA
62 Lloyd Merriman 5 1949 1955 0 455 1346 1202 140 291 64 12 12 117 20 4 126 124 .242 .316 .345 .661 Jan 20 Fresno, CA, USA
63 Sam Nahem 4 1938 1948 0 90 68 61 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 1 11 .164 .177 .164 .341 Apr 19 Berkeley, CA, USA
64 Buster Narum 5 1963 1967 0 96 131 118 3 7 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 70 .059 .075 .136 .211 May 17 Clearwater, FL, USA
65 Jim Nelson 2 1970 1971 0 32 31 26 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 .269 .333 .269 .603 Aug 22 Sacramento, CA, USA
66 Gus Niarhos 9 1946 1955 0 315 858 691 114 174 26 5 1 59 6 7 153 56 .252 .390 .308 .699 Dec 29 Harrisonburg, VA, USA
67 Johnny Oates 11 1970 1981 0 593 1820 1637 146 410 56 2 14 126 11 19 141 149 .250 .309 .313 .622 Dec 24 Richmond, VA, USA
68 Damon Phillips 3 1942 1946 0 170 626 575 39 144 32 1 1 59 1 35 39 .250 .296 .315 .611 Nov 4 Fort Worth, TX, USA
69 Ewald Pyle 5 1939 1945 0 67 93 84 4 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 7 14 .143 .209 .155 .364 Jan 10 DuQuoin, IL, USA
70 Art Rebel 2 1938 1945 0 33 89 81 14 27 4 0 0 6 1 7 5 .333 .386 .383 .769 Jul 10 Tampa, FL, USA
71 Hal Reniff 7 1961 1967 0 279 59 52 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 35 .096 .130 .096 .226 Sep 7 Ontario, CA, USA
72 Andre Rodgers 11 1957 1967 0 854 2871 2521 268 628 112 23 45 245 22 20 290 507 .249 .328 .365 .694 Dec 13 Nassau, , Bahamas
73 Norm Schlueter 3 1938 1944 0 118 317 296 18 55 11 2 0 26 3 2 17 48 .186 .230 .236 .467 Oct 6 Belleville, IL, USA
74 Mike Schultz 1 1947 1947 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 2 East Syracuse, NY, USA
75 Andy Seminick 15 1943 1957 1 1304 4571 3921 495 953 139 26 164 556 23 7 582 780 .243 .347 .417 .764 Feb 22 Melbourne, FL, USA
76 Frank Seward 2 1943 1944 0 26 29 28 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 .071 .071 .107 .179 Apr 12 Elmira, NY, USA
77 John Stoneham 1 1933 1933 0 10 28 25 4 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 .120 .185 .240 .425 Jan 1 Owasso, OK, USA
78 Johnny Sturm 1 1941 1941 0 124 568 524 58 125 17 3 3 36 3 5 37 50 .239 .293 .300 .592 Oct 8 St. Louis, MO, USA
79 Gus Suhr 11 1930 1940 1 1435 5989 5176 714 1446 288 114 84 818 53 718 433 .279 .368 .428 .796 Jan 15 Scottsdale, AZ, USA
80 Ted Tappe 3 1950 1955 0 34 72 58 13 15 2 0 5 11 0 0 12 12 .259 .403 .552 .955 Feb 13 Wenatchee, WA, USA
81 Hal Toenes 1 1947 1947 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 Jun 28 Tampa, FL, USA
82 Brian Traxler 1 1990 1990 0 9 11 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .182 .273 Nov 19 San Antonio, TX, USA
83 Frenchy Uhalt 1 1934 1934 0 57 199 165 28 40 5 1 0 16 6 5 29 12 .242 .359 .285 .644 Sep 3 Rossmor, CA, USA
84 Glenn Vaughan 1 1963 1963 0 9 32 30 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 .167 .219 .167 .385 Dec 18 Houston, TX, USA
85 Leon Wagner 12 1958 1969 3 1352 4950 4426 636 1202 150 15 211 669 54 24 435 656 .272 .340 .455 .795 Jan 3 Los Angeles, CA, USA
Totals 463 1927 2001 26 27261 84831 74786 9607 19265 3039 617 1676 8922 729 430 8264 10125 .258 .334 .382 .716
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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 Ted Abernathy 14 1955 1972 0 63 69 .477 3.46 681 34 416 7 2 148 1147.2 1010 513 441 70 592 80 765 45 3 35 4963 Dec 16 Gastonia, NC, USA
2 George Bamberger 3 1951 1959 0 0 0 9.42 10 1 2 0 0 1 14.1 25 15 15 4 10 0 3 0 0 1 73 Apr 4 North Redington Beach, FL, USA
3 Gene Bearden 7 1947 1953 0 45 38 .542 3.96 193 84 43 29 7 1 788.1 791 398 347 48 435 259 9 2 40 3471 Mar 18 Alexander City, AL, USA
4 Mike Blyzka 2 1953 1954 0 3 11 .214 5.58 70 9 25 2 0 1 180.2 193 126 112 8 107 58 0 0 8 826 Oct 13 Cheyenne, WY, USA
5 Hank Borowy 10 1942 1951 2 108 82 .568 3.50 314 214 53 94 16 7 1717.0 1660 769 668 108 623 690 7 5 34 7265 Aug 23 Brick, NJ, USA
6 Harry Brecheen 12 1940 1953 2 133 92 .591 2.92 318 240 53 125 25 18 1907.2 1731 701 618 117 536 901 37 5 18 7821 Jan 17 Bethany, OK, USA
7 Ken Brondell 1 1944 1944 0 0 1 .000 8.38 7 2 2 1 0 0 19.1 27 18 18 3 8 1 0 0 0 92 Oct 3 Van Nuys, CA, USA
8 Ken Burkhart 5 1945 1949 0 27 20 .574 3.84 148 41 48 18 6 7 519.2 546 233 222 35 165 181 12 2 8 2207 Dec 29 Knoxville, TN, USA
9 Moe Burtschy 5 1950 1956 0 10 6 .625 4.71 90 1 50 0 0 4 185.1 178 107 97 15 126 5 97 14 0 14 847 May 2 Cincinnati, OH, USA
10 Pete Center 4 1942 1946 0 7 7 .500 4.10 77 9 40 2 0 3 160.1 154 82 73 7 70 50 3 0 4 689 Aug 8 Campton, KY, USA
11 John Cerutti 7 1985 1991 0 49 43 .533 3.94 229 116 33 8 2 4 861.0 894 427 377 119 291 27 398 18 8 34 3668 Oct 3 Toronto, ON, CAN
12 Joe Cleary 1 1945 1945 0 0 0 189.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 5 7 7 0 3 1 0 0 1 9 Jun 3 Yonkers, NY, USA
13 Rip Coleman 5 1955 1960 0 7 25 .219 4.58 95 33 26 3 1 5 247.1 287 144 126 21 124 2 130 4 0 6 1123 May 14 Wolfeboro, NH, USA
14 Charlie Cozart 1 1945 1945 0 1 0 1.000 10.12 5 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 10 11 9 2 15 4 0 0 0 49 Dec 31 Hudson, NC, USA
15 Bob Cremins 1 1927 1927 0 0 0 5.06 4 0 3 0 0 0 5.1 5 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 24 Mar 27 Pelham, NY, USA
16 Victor Cruz 5 1978 1983 0 18 23 .439 3.09 187 0 128 0 0 37 271.0 218 104 93 28 131 23 248 7 2 9 1144 Sep 26 Santo Domingo, , D.R.
17 Hersh Freeman 6 1952 1958 0 30 16 .652 3.74 204 3 111 1 0 37 359.0 387 176 149 25 109 22 158 7 4 9 1539 Jan 17 Orlando, FL, USA
18 Floyd Giebell 3 1939 1941 0 3 1 .750 3.99 28 4 13 2 1 0 67.2 78 38 30 6 42 30 0 0 5 319 Apr 28 Wilkesboro, NC, USA
19 Ruben Gomez 10 1953 1967 0 76 86 .469 4.09 289 205 34 63 15 5 1454.0 1436 734 660 154 574 39 677 43 3 24 6278 Jul 26 Carolina, , P.R.
20 Ernest Groth 3 1947 1949 0 0 1 .000 4.91 6 0 5 0 0 0 7.1 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 0 1 31 Dec 27 Beaver, PA, USA
21 Bill Hoffman 1 1939 1939 0 0 0 13.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 8 9 9 2 7 1 3 0 3 34 May 14 Roxborough, PA, USA
22 Paul Hopkins 2 1927 1929 0 1 1 .500 2.96 11 1 5 0 0 0 27.1 28 11 9 2 15 11 0 0 0 119 Jan 2 Middletown, CT, USA
23 Connie Johnson 5 1953 1958 0 40 39 .506 3.44 123 100 11 34 8 1 716.0 654 302 274 52 257 7 497 7 1 16 3004 Nov 28 Kansas City, MO, USA
24 Ken Johnson 6 1947 1952 0 12 14 .462 4.58 74 34 20 8 4 0 269.1 251 156 137 14 195 147 9 1 16 1217 Apr 6 Wichita, KS, USA
25 Tug McGraw 19 1965 1984 2 96 92 .511 3.14 824 39 541 5 1 180 1514.2 1318 597 528 108 582 128 1109 22 4 63 6313 Jan 5 Brentwood, TN, USA
26 Wayne McLeland 2 1951 1952 0 0 1 .000 8.56 10 1 3 0 0 0 13.2 24 13 13 1 10 0 1 0 1 73 May 9 Houston, TX, USA
27 Sam Nahem 4 1938 1948 0 10 8 .556 4.69 90 12 42 3 0 1 224.1 222 138 117 8 127 101 7 3 9 1016 Apr 19 Berkeley, CA, USA
28 Buster Narum 5 1963 1967 0 14 27 .341 4.45 96 58 6 9 2 0 396.2 398 218 196 50 177 17 220 12 1 11 1735 May 17 Clearwater, FL, USA
29 Jim Nelson 2 1970 1971 0 6 4 .600 3.06 32 12 3 1 1 0 103.0 91 41 35 5 64 9 53 8 0 5 451 Aug 22 Sacramento, CA, USA
30 Ewald Pyle 5 1939 1945 0 11 21 .344 5.03 67 36 13 5 1 1 270.1 277 173 151 16 150 122 7 1 5 1238 Jan 10 DuQuoin, IL, USA
31 Hal Reniff 7 1961 1967 0 21 23 .477 3.27 276 0 148 0 0 45 471.1 383 193 171 14 242 34 314 17 0 24 2011 Sep 7 Ontario, CA, USA
32 Mike Schultz 1 1947 1947 0 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 Aug 2 East Syracuse, NY, USA
33 Frank Seward 2 1943 1944 0 3 3 .500 5.15 26 8 9 3 0 0 87.1 110 54 50 8 37 18 2 2 4 402 Apr 12 Elmira, NY, USA
34 Hal Toenes 1 1947 1947 0 0 1 .000 6.75 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 11 5 5 0 2 5 0 0 0 32 Jun 28 Tampa, FL, USA
Totals 167 1927 1991 6 794 755 .513 3.70 4592 1298 1890 423 92 506 14030.0 13417 6523 5765 1052 5837 393 7251 302 47 408 60094
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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 George Bamberger 7 1978 1986 936 458 478 .489 -20 2 6 4.5
2 Charlie Fox 7 1970 1983 748 377 371 .504 6 1 6 3.4
3 Vedie Himsl 1 1961 1961 32 10 21 .323 -11 6 7 6.7
4 Darrell Johnson 8 1974 1982 1063 472 590 .444 -118 1 7 4.8
5 Bobby Mattick 2 1980 1981 268 104 164 .388 -60 7 7 7.0
6 Johnny Oates 11 1991 2001 1544 797 746 .517 51 1 6 2.7
Totals 36 1961 2001 4591 2218 2370 .483 -152 1 7 3.9
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