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Roy Smalley

Roy Frederick Smalley III

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 25, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Westchester HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Schools: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, NE), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1975 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Twins/Yankees/Rangers/WhiteSox 1975-1987

Final Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 34)
Relatives: Son of Roy Smalley and Nephew of Gene Mauch
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #600. Benny Kauff… #601. Buddy Lewis… #602. George Selkirk… #603. ROY SMALLEY… #604. Jason Varitek… #605. Dave Cash… #606. Jeff Conine… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1975 22 TEX AL 78 285 250 22 57 8 0 3 33 4 0 30 42 .228 .309 .296 .605 73 74 6 0 4 2 1 64/2
1976 23 TOT AL 144 619 513 61 133 18 3 3 44 2 4 76 106 .259 .356 .324 .679 99 166 11 2 25 2 4 64
1976 23 TEX AL 41 164 129 15 29 2 0 1 8 2 0 29 27 .225 .363 .264 .626 85 34 4 0 3 2 3 4/6
1976 23 MIN AL 103 455 384 46 104 16 3 2 36 0 4 47 79 .271 .353 .344 .697 103 132 7 2 22 0 1 6
1977 24 MIN AL 150 680 584 93 135 21 5 6 56 5 5 74 89 .231 .316 .315 .631 74 184 12 1 15 6 1 *6
1978 25 MIN AL 158 702 586 80 160 31 3 19 77 2 8 85 70 .273 .362 .433 .796 122 254 16 1 23 7 3 *6
1979 26 MIN AL 162 729 621 94 168 28 3 24 95 2 3 80 80 .271 .353 .441 .794 110 274 9 4 15 9 8 *6/3 AS,MVP-16
1980 27 MIN AL 133 564 486 64 135 24 1 12 63 3 3 65 63 .278 .359 .405 .765 104 197 15 2 2 9 4 *6/3D
1981 28 MIN AL 56 200 167 24 44 7 1 7 22 0 0 31 24 .263 .375 .443 .818 130 74 8 0 0 2 5 6D/3
1982 29 TOT AL 146 581 499 57 127 15 2 20 67 0 1 71 104 .255 .345 .413 .758 109 206 4 0 7 4 8 65/D4
1982 29 MIN AL 4 16 13 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .154 .313 .231 .543 51 3 0 0 0 0 1 /6
1982 29 NYY AL 142 565 486 55 125 14 2 20 67 0 1 68 100 .257 .346 .418 .764 111 203 4 0 7 4 7 65/D4
1983 30 NYY AL 130 520 451 70 124 24 1 18 62 3 3 58 68 .275 .357 .452 .810 126 204 9 2 5 4 2 653
1984 31 TOT AL 114 385 344 32 73 12 1 11 39 3 2 37 65 .212 .286 .349 .635 76 120 6 0 0 4 3 56/D3
1984 31 NYY AL 67 227 209 17 50 8 1 7 26 2 1 15 35 .239 .286 .388 .674 88 81 5 0 0 3 2 56/3D
1984 31 CHW AL 47 158 135 15 23 4 0 4 13 1 1 22 30 .170 .285 .289 .574 57 39 1 0 0 1 1 5/6D3
1985 32 MIN AL 129 452 388 57 100 20 0 12 45 0 2 60 65 .258 .357 .402 .759 104 156 8 1 1 2 3 D65/3
1986 33 MIN AL 143 530 459 59 113 20 4 20 57 1 3 68 80 .246 .342 .438 .780 110 201 10 0 1 2 4 *D6/5
1987 34 MIN AL 110 348 309 32 85 16 1 8 34 2 0 36 52 .275 .352 .411 .763 100 127 7 1 0 1 1 D5/6
13 Yrs 1653 6595 5657 745 1454 244 25 163 694 27 34 771 908 .257 .345 .395 .740 103 2237 121 14 98 54 47
162 Game Avg. 162 646 554 73 142 24 2 16 68 3 3 76 89 .257 .345 .395 .740 103 219 12 1 10 5 5
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
MIN (10 yrs) 1148 4676 3997 551 1046 184 21 110 485 15 28 549 606 .262 .350 .401 .750 104 1602 92 12 79 38 31
NYY (3 yrs) 339 1312 1146 142 299 46 4 45 155 5 5 141 203 .261 .340 .426 .766 113 488 18 2 12 11 11
TEX (2 yrs) 119 449 379 37 86 10 0 4 41 6 0 59 69 .227 .328 .285 .613 77 108 10 0 7 4 4
CHW (1 yr) 47 158 135 15 23 4 0 4 13 1 1 22 30 .170 .285 .289 .574 57 39 1 0 0 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1975 22 TEX AL 78 285 -9 2 -0 3 4 -0 0.1 9 9 0.9 .499 .500 0.6 0.8 6 64/2
1976 23 TEX AL 41 164 -2 1 -0 -5 1 -5 -0.5 5 1 0.0 .487 .497 0.6 -0.4 6 4/6
1976 23 MIN AL 103 455 4 -4 1 4 6 11 1.4 15 26 2.7 .512 .508 2.3 1.2 22 6
1977 24 MIN AL 150 680 -20 1 -1 3 9 -8 -0.6 22 14 1.4 .494 .495 1.1 1.4 11 $25,000 *6
1978 25 MIN AL 158 702 19 -1 0 4 9 32 3.7 23 55 5.7 .522 .521 5.3 1.6 51 $85,000 *6
1979 26 MIN AL 162 729 13 -2 -1 -2 9 18 2.0 24 42 4.1 .511 .511 4.4 0.9 43 *6/3 AS,MVP-16
1980 27 MIN AL 133 564 1 1 -1 5 7 14 1.7 17 31 3.2 .511 .509 2.7 1.4 26 $225,000 *6/3D
1981 28 MIN AL 56 200 6 0 -1 -7 0 -1 -0.1 6 5 0.5 .498 .499 1.3 -0.7 12 $450,000 6D/3
1982 29 MIN AL 4 16 -1 0 0 1 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $600,000 /6
1982 29 NYY AL 142 565 7 -1 0 -3 5 9 1.0 17 26 2.6 .506 .506 3.0 0.3 29 65/D4
1983 30 NYY AL 130 520 15 -1 -0 -9 4 9 1.2 16 25 2.6 .507 .506 3.5 -0.4 34 $700,000 653
1984 31 NYY AL 67 227 -5 0 -0 -1 0 -5 -0.5 7 2 0.2 .492 .497 0.3 0.0 3 $700,000 56/3D
1984 31 CHW AL 47 158 -9 0 0 2 0 -6 -0.6 5 -1 -0.1 .487 .496 -0.3 0.3 -3 5/6D3
1985 32 MIN AL 129 452 0 -1 -1 -2 -3 -6 -0.5 14 8 0.8 .495 .496 1.0 -0.3 9 $728,571 D65/3
1986 33 MIN AL 143 530 4 -1 -1 -1 -10 -10 -0.8 16 7 0.7 .493 .494 0.8 -1.0 8 $740,000 *D6/5
1987 34 MIN AL 110 348 1 -1 -1 -3 -7 -11 -1.0 11 -0 0.0 .490 .493 0.4 -0.9 3 $740,000 D5/6
13 Seasons 1653 6595 26 -5 -5 -10 36 42 6.6 207 248 25.3 .503 .502 27.0 4.3 258 $4,993,571
MIN (10 yrs) 1148 4676 27 -6 -5 2 21 39 5.9 148 187 19.1 .504 .503 19.3 3.6 185 $3,593,571
NYY (3 yrs) 339 1312 18 -2 -0 -12 9 13 1.7 40 53 5.4 .504 .503 6.8 -0.0 65 $1,400,000
TEX (2 yrs) 119 449 -11 3 -0 -2 5 -5 -0.4 14 9 0.9 .495 .498 1.2 0.4 12
CHW (1 yr) 47 158 -9 0 0 2 0 -6 -0.6 5 -1 -0.1 .487 .496 -0.3 0.3 -3

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1987 34 MIN AL WS STL W 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .500 .750 1.000 1.750 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .500 .750 1.000 1.750 2 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1975 TEX AL 22 SS 59 45 43 459.0 271 80 175 16 30 .941 3 7 5.00 4.32 .959 4.85 4.84
1975 TEX AL 22 2B 19 17 16 157.0 89 28 57 4 14 .955 0 0 4.87 4.47 .975 5.40 5.38
1975 TEX AL 22 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.00 0 0 0
1976 TOT AL 23 SS 108 104 99 938.2 559 192 348 19 71 .966 2 3 5.18 5.00 .967 4.99 5.01
1976 TEX AL 23 2B 38 38 36 337.0 188 82 99 7 19 .963 -3 -12 4.83 4.76 .975 5.40 5.42
1976 TEX AL 23 SS 5 3 3 31.2 14 3 10 1 1 .929 -2 -64 3.69 2.60 .967 5.00 5.00
1976 MIN AL 23 SS 103 101 96 907.0 545 189 338 18 70 .967 4 5 5.23 5.12 .967 4.99 5.01
1977 MIN AL 24 SS 150 149 147 1325.1 792 255 504 33 116 .958 3 3 5.15 5.06 .963 4.82 4.79
1978 MIN AL 25 SS 157 157 155 1408.2 839 287 527 25 121 .970 4 4 5.20 5.18 .964 4.92 4.87
1979 MIN AL 26 SS 161 160 156 1412.1 897 296 572 29 144 .968 -2 -1 5.53 5.39 .965 5.01 4.95 AS,MVP-16
1979 MIN AL 26 1B 1 1 0 7.0 9 9 0 0 2 1.000 -0 -69 11.57 9.00 .992 10.03 10.00 AS,MVP-16
1980 MIN AL 27 SS 125 124 115 1075.0 673 210 446 17 100 .975 4 5 5.49 5.25 .963 4.99 4.98
1980 MIN AL 27 1B 3 2 1 21.0 18 16 2 0 3 1.000 1 40 7.71 6.00 .992 10.03 10.00
1980 MIN AL 27 DH 3 1
1981 MIN AL 28 SS 37 37 31 306.2 149 52 89 8 14 .946 -7 -29 4.14 3.81 .967 4.99 4.98
1981 MIN AL 28 DH 15 12
1981 MIN AL 28 1B 1 1 1 9.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 10.00 10.00 .993 10.10 10.00
1982 TOT AL 29 SS 93 85 76 760.1 376 114 254 8 44 .979 -0 -1 4.36 3.96 .965 4.87 4.84
1982 MIN AL 29 SS 4 4 4 36.0 21 5 16 0 2 1.000 1 23 5.25 5.25 .965 4.88 4.85
1982 NYY AL 29 SS 89 81 72 724.1 355 109 238 8 42 .977 -1 -2 4.31 3.90 .965 4.87 4.84
1982 NYY AL 29 3B 53 49 44 444.0 148 28 113 7 11 .953 -2 -4 2.86 2.66 .954 3.07 3.05
1982 NYY AL 29 DH 4 4
1982 NYY AL 29 2B 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 5.30
1983 NYY AL 30 SS 91 86 64 730.0 370 125 230 15 40 .959 -9 -15 4.38 3.90 .963 4.75 4.72
1983 NYY AL 30 3B 26 22 17 207.0 73 11 57 5 7 .932 1 8 2.96 2.62 .955 3.07 3.05
1983 NYY AL 30 1B 22 15 14 149.2 162 153 8 1 11 .994 -1 -7 9.68 7.32 .992 9.90 9.82
1984 TOT AL 31 3B 73 70 45 594.2 181 32 135 14 14 .923 2 4 2.53 2.29 .950 2.75 2.73
1984 TOT AL 31 SS 16 6 4 62.2 30 7 22 1 2 .967 0 0 4.16 1.81 .962 4.75 4.72
1984 TOT AL 31 DH 7 7
1984 TOT AL 31 1B 6 6 4 49.0 53 51 1 1 8 .981 -0 -2 9.55 8.67 .991 9.75 9.68
1984 NYY AL 31 3B 35 35 28 310.2 105 17 78 10 8 .905 -1 -3 2.75 2.71 .950 2.75 2.73
1984 NYY AL 31 SS 13 6 4 57.2 27 5 21 1 2 .963 0 0 4.06 2.00 .962 4.76 4.72
1984 NYY AL 31 1B 5 5 4 42.0 45 44 0 1 7 .978 0 0 9.43 8.80 .991 9.75 9.68
1984 NYY AL 31 DH 5 5
1984 CHW AL 31 3B 38 35 17 284.0 76 15 57 4 6 .947 2 11 2.28 1.89 .950 2.75 2.73
1984 CHW AL 31 SS 3 0 0 5.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 5.40 1.00 .963 4.68 4.73
1984 CHW AL 31 DH 2 2
1984 CHW AL 31 1B 1 1 0 7.0 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 -0 -17 10.29 8.00 .991 9.77 9.70
1985 MIN AL 32 DH 56 46
1985 MIN AL 32 SS 49 39 29 338.1 150 57 91 2 16 .987 -7 -26 3.94 3.02 .964 4.64 4.60
1985 MIN AL 32 3B 14 13 4 106.0 51 9 41 1 2 .980 6 67 4.25 3.57 .953 2.85 2.82
1985 MIN AL 32 1B 1 1 0 6.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -40 7.50 5.00 .992 9.75 9.70
1986 MIN AL 33 DH 114 104
1986 MIN AL 33 SS 19 5 5 64.0 27 11 15 1 4 .963 -3 -60 3.66 1.37 .967 4.53 4.49
1986 MIN AL 33 3B 8 7 5 62.0 22 3 19 0 1 1.000 2 45 3.19 2.75 .948 2.74 2.71
1987 MIN AL 34 DH 73 67
1987 MIN AL 34 3B 14 10 9 89.0 20 7 10 3 0 .850 -3 -39 1.72 1.21 .952 2.77 2.74
1987 MIN AL 34 SS 4 0 0 5.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -42 4.76 0.75 .970 4.61 4.55
13 Seasons SS 1069 997 924 8886.2 5136 1688 3274 174 702 .966 -13 -2 5.03 4.64 .964 4.90 4.86
6 Seasons 3B 188 171 124 1502.2 495 90 375 30 35 .939 7 6 2.79 2.47 .952 2.90 2.87
3 Seasons 2B 58 55 52 496.0 277 110 156 11 33 .960 -3 -8 4.83 4.59 .975 5.40 5.41
6 Seasons 1B 34 26 20 241.2 257 243 12 2 24 .992 -1 -4 9.50 7.50 .992 9.89 9.82
1 Season C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.00 0 0 0
13 Seasons TOT 1350 1249 1120 11127.0 6165 2131 3817 217 794 .965 -10 -1 4.81 4.41 .965 4.76 4.73 0 0 0
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1979 (SS)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1979 AL (16, 4%)
0.04 Career Shares (1193rd)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1978 AL  5.7 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1978 AL  5.7 (4th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1978 AL  5.3 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1978 AL  158 (7th)
1979 AL  162 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1979 AL  621 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1977 AL  680 (7th)
1978 AL  702 (4th)
1979 AL  729 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1978 AL  85 (5th)
1979 AL  80 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1976 AL  106 (8th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1978 AL  246 (7th)
1979 AL  252 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1976 AL  25 (1st)
1977 AL  15 (5th)
1978 AL  23 (2nd)
1979 AL  15 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1979 AL  9 (7th)
1980 AL  9 (5th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1982 AL  8 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1977 AL  487 (3rd)
1978 AL  480 (7th)
1979 AL  489 (7th)

Assists† s c a p y
1977 AL  504 (1st)
1978 AL  527 (1st)
1979 AL  572 (1st)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1976 AL  26 (5th)
1977 AL  33 (2nd)
1979 AL  29 (3rd)

Def. Games as SS s c a p y
1977 AL  150 (5th)
1978 AL  157 (1st)
1979 AL  161 (1st)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
1977 AL  255 (5th)
1978 AL  287 (1st)
1979 AL  296 (1st)

Assists as SS s c a p y
1977 AL  504 (1st)
1978 AL  527 (1st)
1979 AL  572 (1st)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
1977 AL  33 (2nd)
1978 AL  25 (5th)
1979 AL  29 (2nd)

Double Plays Turned as SS s c a p y
1977 AL  116 (1st)
1978 AL  121 (1st)
1979 AL  144 (1st)
1980 AL  100 (3rd)
Career  702 (86th)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
1985 AL  6 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as SS s c a p y
1975 AL  3 (5th)
1976 AL  2 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as SS† s c a p y
1976 AL  5.18 (5th)
1977 AL  5.15 (4th)
1978 AL  5.20 (4th)
1979 AL  5.53 (2nd)
1980 AL  5.49 (1st)
Career  5.03 (10th)

Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y
1976 AL  5.00 (3rd)
1977 AL  5.06 (1st)
1978 AL  5.18 (3rd)
1979 AL  5.39 (1st)
1980 AL  5.25 (2nd)

Fielding % as SS s c a p y
1980 AL  .975 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 7 (1624), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1791), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Shortstop (71st), 25.3 career WAR/22.3 7yr-peak WAR/23.8 JAWS
Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 63.1 career WAR/41.0 7yr-peak WAR/52.1 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  5. Dick McAuliffe (900)
  6. Davey Johnson (898)
  7. Frank Bolling (895)
  8. Jim Fregosi (895)
  9. Clete Boyer (894)
  10. Denis Menke (893)
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  2. Arnold Hauser (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Eddie Miller (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jay Bell (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Toby Harrah (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Denis Menke (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Denis Menke (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Davey Johnson (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Davey Johnson (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Bobby Grich (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Bobby Grich (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Bobby Grich (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
197724Minnesota Twins$25,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
197825Minnesota Twins$85,000Tom Timmerman databasePlayer loss; $110,000 requested
198027Minnesota Twins$225,0003/15/80 TSNArbitration settlement
198128Minnesota Twins$450,0003/7/81 TSN
198229Minnesota Twins$600,0003/7/81 TSN
198330New York Yankees$700,0003/7/81 TSN
198431New York Yankees$700,0003/7/81 TSN
198532Minnesota Twins$728,5711985 USA Today survey
198633Minnesota Twins$740,0001986 USA Today survey
198734Minnesota Twins$740,000Proofing corrections
198835Chicago White Sox$700,000Larry Grasso corrections
198936Chicago White Sox$700,000Larry Grasso corrections
199037Chicago White Sox$700,000Larry Grasso corrections
Career to date (may be incomplete)$7,093,571
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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