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Rk Name Age Debut Last Game Pos Tm WAR Ht Wt B T Birthdate Birthplace Draft/Signing Schools High School Given Name
1Bill Anderson239/7NEG-0.1Enterprise, AL, USWilliam M.
2Lewis Anderson/2CAG-0.3RRLewis
3Jabbo Andrews229/71BBB4.36-4198LLDec 23, 1907Burnsville, AL, USHerman
4Luke Appling23.161Sep 10Oct 1, 1950/6CHW77.05-10183RRApr 2, 1907High Point, NC, USOglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA)Fulton HS (Atlanta, GA)Lucius Benjamin
5Raymond Austin/1NEG0.2Raymond
6Marcelino Bauza22*6CSW-0.55-3140RLa Habana, La Habana, CUIsidro Marcelino
7Belve Bean25.035May 30Jun 27, 19351CLE1.46-1197RRApr 25, 1905Mullin, TX, USWaxahachie HS (Waxahachie, TX)Beveric Benton
8Andy Bednar22.021Sep 6May 3, 1931/1PIT-0.35-10180RRAug 16, 1908Streator, IL, USAndrew Jackson
9Don BennettBBB0.1Don
10Wally Berger24.187Apr 15Jul 4, 1940*7/HBSN42.36-2198RROct 10, 1905Chicago, IL, USMission HS (San Francisco, CA)Walter Anton
11Slim Berry6/4MRSE.
12Jimmy Binder27*5/6MRS0.75-5132RRAug 2, 1902Bessemer, AL, USJames
13Tommy Bridges23.228Aug 13Jul 20, 1946/1DET50.45-10155RRDec 28, 1906Gordonsville, TN, USUniversity of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)Thomas Jefferson Davis
14Bob Brown19.020Apr 21May 3, 1936/1BSN0.66-0190RRApr 1, 1911Dorchester, MA, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves in 1930.Robert Murray
15James Buford2345/67NEG0.15-11165RDec 25, 1906Spring Hill, TN, USJames L.
16Jack Burns23.017Sep 17Sep 27, 1936/3SLB4.85-10175LLAug 31, 1907Cambridge, MA, USJohn Irving
17Bruce Campbell20.327Sep 12Sep 23, 1942/7HCHW16.86-1185LROct 20, 1909Chicago, IL, USLa Grange HS (La Grange, IL)Bruce Douglas
18David Campbell21/9NEG0.15-5140LRJul 20, 1908Greenwood, SC, USDavid Butler
19Pat Caraway24.205Apr 19Jul 17, 19321CHW1.26-4175LLSep 26, 1905Erath County, TX, USCecil Bradford Patrick
20Bill Carter/6BBB0.3William
21Ben Chapman21.111Apr 15May 12, 194654/HNYY42.56-0190RRDec 25, 1908Nashville, TN, USPhillips HS (Birmingham, AL)William Benjamin
22Buster Chatham28.158Jun 1Jun 13, 193156/HBSN-0.15-5150RRDec 25, 1901West, TX, USCharles Lorenzo
23Harry Child25.054Jul 16Sep 11, 1930/1WSH0.05-11187BRMay 23, 1905Baltimore, MD, USLoyola College in Maryland (Baltimore, MD)Harry Stephen Patrick
24Dusty Cooke22.296Apr 15Sep 28, 193889H7NYY7.36-1205LRJun 23, 1907Swepsonville, NC, USAllen Lindsey
25Comer Cox259/857NEG1.25-5150May 9, 1905Athens, AL, USFisk University (Nashville, TN)Charles H. Sumner HS (St. Louis, MO)Comer Lane
26Jack Crouch26.341Sep 18Oct 1, 1933/2HSLB-0.95-9165RROct 12, 1903Cooleemee, NC, USJack Albert
27Jimmie Crutchfield20*8/97BBB2.65-7150LRMar 25, 1910Ardmore, MO, USJohn William
28Tony Cuccinello22.158Apr 15Sep 25, 1945*54/H6CIN33.95-7160RRNov 8, 1907Long Island City, NY, USWilliam Cullen Bryant HS (Astoria, NY)Anthony Francis
29Harry Cunningham251/798MRS0.75-6140Apr 14, 1905Danville, IL, USHarry Edward
30Dizzy Dean20.255Sep 28Sep 28, 1947/1STL46.26-2182RRJan 16, 1910Lucas, AR, USSigned as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Jay Hanna
31Gene Desautels23.009Jun 22Sep 22, 19462/HDET-0.35-11170RRJun 13, 1907Worcester, MA, USSigned by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1930.College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)Eugene Abraham
32George Detore23.307Sep 14Jul 27, 1931/5CLE-0.25-8170RRNov 11, 1906Utica, NY, USColgate University (Hamilton, NY)Utica Free Academy (Utica, NY)George Francis
33Pedro DĂ­az2023CSW1.65-7Bauta, La Habana, CUPedro
34Frank Doljack22.334Sep 4Jul 3, 19439/8DET-0.15-11175RROct 5, 1907Cleveland, OH, USFrank Joseph
35Gus Dugas23.177Sep 17Jun 28, 1934/9PIT-1.25-9165LLMar 24, 1907St. Jean de Matha, QC, CAAugustin Joseph
36Jake Dunn20*6/7DS5.65-10190RRNov 5, 1909Luther, OK, USJoseph Phillip
37Al Eckert23.339Apr 21Jul 25, 1935/1CIN-1.15-10174LLMay 17, 1906Milwaukee, WI, USAlbert George
38Bennie Fields/4MRS-0.1Bennie
39Neal Finn26.087Apr 21Jun 17, 19334HBRO0.15-11168RRJan 24, 1904Brooklyn, NY, USLoyola School (New York, NY)Cornelius Francis
40Carl Fischer24.256Jul 19Jul 14, 1937/1WSH4.66-0180RLNov 5, 1905Medina, NY, USMedina HS (Medina, NY)Charles William
41Joe Fleet28/1CAG-0.35-9176RMD, USJoseph
42Jim Galvin23.047Sep 27Sep 28, 1930/HBOS0.05-11180RRAug 11, 1907Somerville, MA, USSomerville HS (Somerville, MA)James Joseph
43Josh Gibson18/2MRS40.96-1213RRDec 21, 1911Buena Vista, GA, USAllegheny HS (Pittsburgh, PA)Joshua
44Murray Gillispie221MRS3.15-11151LOklahoma City, OK, USMurray
45Sal Gliatto27.347Apr 19Jun 28, 1930/1HCLE-0.35-8150BRMay 7, 1902Chicago, IL, USSalvador Michael
46Lefty Gomez21.154Apr 29May 30, 19431NYY38.76-2173LLNov 26, 1908Rodeo, CA, USRichmond HS (Richmond, CA)Vernon Louis
47Hank Greenberg19.256Sep 14Sep 18, 1947/HDET55.46-3210RRJan 1, 1911New York, NY, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers in 1929.New York University (New York, NY)James Monroe HS (New York, NY)Henry Benjamin
48Howard Groskloss24.074Jun 23Sep 25, 1932/H6PIT0.05-9176RRApr 10, 1906Pittsburgh, PA, USYale University (New Haven, CT), Amherst College (Amherst, MA)Howard Hoffman
49Ted Gullic23.103Apr 15Oct 1, 19339H/3SLB-1.46-2175RRJan 2, 1907Koshkonong, MO, USTedd Jasper
50Snipe Hansen23.134Jul 5Jul 13, 19351PHI0.16-3195BLFeb 21, 1907Chicago, IL, USRoy Emil Frederick
51Francis Healy19.274Apr 29Sep 26, 1934/H2NYG-0.55-9175RRJul 29, 1910Holyoke, MA, USFrancis Xavier Paul
52Bill Henderson28.228Jun 20Jul 4, 1930/1NYY0.06-0190RRNov 4, 1901Pensacola, FL, USWilliam Maxwell
53Leonard Henderson29/57NEG1.35-11185RJan 22, 1901Hamilton County, TN, USLeonard Lindsey
54Joe Heving29.239Apr 29Aug 5, 19451NYG9.26-1185RRSep 2, 1900Covington, KY, USJoseph William
55Pinky Higgins21.029Jun 25Sep 29, 1946/H546PHA25.86-1185RRMay 27, 1909Red Oak, TX, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1930.University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)W. H. Adamson HS (Dallas, TX)Michael Franklin
56Herm Holshouser23.085Apr 15Sep 16, 19301SLB-1.26-0170RRJan 20, 1907Rockwell, NC, USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)Herman Alexander
57John Huber22/2MRS-1.15-9170LRApr 26, 1908Lexington, KY, USJohn Marshall
58Tom Hughes23.034Sep 9Sep 28, 1930/87HDET0.26-1190LRAug 6, 1907Emmet, AR, USUniversity of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)Thomas Franklin
59Irv Jeffries24.232Apr 30Jul 4, 193456/HCHW-0.35-10175RRSep 10, 1905Louisville, KY, USUniversity of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY)Irvine Franklin
60 Johnson/1CAG-0.1
61Smead Jolley28.093Apr 17Oct 1, 1933*97/HCHW5.06-3210LRJan 14, 1902Wesson, AR, USSmead Powell
62Owen Kahn26.343May 24May 24, 1930/HBSN0.05-11160RRJun 15, 1903Richmond, VA, USCollege of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA)Owen Earle
63Bill Karlon21.097Apr 28May 12, 1930/7HNYY-0.16-1190RRJan 21, 1909Palmer, MA, USPalmer HS (Palmer, MA), St. John's Preparatory School (Danvers, MA)William John
64Bob Kline20.282Sep 17Jul 15, 1934/1BOS1.46-3200RRDec 9, 1909Enterprise, OH, USSigned by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1929.Central HS (Columbus, OH)Robert George
65Dave Knight/1CAG-0.4Dave
66Joe Kuhel24.036Jul 31May 11, 19473/HWSH30.36-0180LLJun 25, 1906Cleveland, OH, USBrooklyn Heights HS (Cleveland, OH)Joseph Anthony
67Marty Lang24.280Jul 4Jul 14, 1930/1PIT-0.35-11160RLSep 27, 1905Hooper, NE, USConcordia University (St. Paul, MN)Martin John
68Roxie Lawson24.112Aug 3Sep 28, 1940/1CLE3.56-0170RRApr 13, 1906Donnellson, IA, USIowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, IA)Alfred Voyle
69Hal Lee25.063Apr 19Sep 27, 1936H7/89BRO5.45-11180RRFeb 15, 1905Ludlow, MS, USSigned by the Brooklyn Robins as an amateur free agent in 1927.Mississippi College (Clinton, MS)Harold Burnham
70Jim Levey24.004Sep 17Oct 1, 1933/6SLB-7.25-10154BRSep 13, 1906Pittsburgh, PA, USJames Julius
71Glenn Liebhardt19.265Apr 22Aug 9, 1938/1PHA-1.25-10170RRJul 31, 1910Cleveland, OH, USGlenn Ignatius
72Andy Love229/347DS-1.2Sep 2, 1907Milton, AL, USHamtramck HS (Hamtramck, MI)Andrew J.
73Al Mahon20.211Apr 22May 11, 1930/1PHA-0.45-11160LLSep 23, 1909Albion, NE, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929.Alfred Gwinn
74Johnny Markham211KCM3.75-10180RROct 1, 1908Shreveport, LA, USJohn Matthew
75Bill McAfee22.247May 12Sep 22, 1934/1CHC-1.16-2186RRSep 7, 1907Smithville, GA, USUniversity of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)William Fort
76Bailey McCauley331/9NEG-0.95-7180RAug 3, 1896Sparta, TN, USBailey
77Terris McDuffie21*7/98BBB12.86-1195RRJul 22, 1908Mobile, AL, USStanton College Preparatory School (Jacksonville, FL)Terris Chester
78Lou McEvoy27.333Apr 28Jul 26, 19311NYY-1.76-2203RRMay 30, 1902Williamsburg, KS, USSt. Mary's College (St. Mary's, KS)Louis Anthony
79Henry McHenry201KCM19.16-0180RRApr 3, 1910Houston, TX, USHenry Lloyd
80Jim McLeod21.252May 22Oct 1, 19335/6HWSH-2.06-0187RRSep 12, 1908Jones, LA, USUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)Soule James
81J. Miller/7MRSJ.
82Otto Mitchell314BBB0.1Nov 8, 1898Evansville, IN, USOtto George
83Carlos Moore23.264May 4May 30, 1930/1WSH0.36-1180RRAug 13, 1906Clinton, TN, USCarlos Whitman
84Jimmy Moore26.358Apr 17Sep 27, 19317/HCHW-0.36-0187RRApr 24, 1903Paris, TN, USUnion University (Jackson, TN)James William
85Jo-Jo Moore21.266Sep 17Sep 21, 1941/H8NYG18.95-11155LRDec 25, 1908Gause, TX, USJoe Gregg
86Al Morris/97NEG0.1Al
87Jimmy Morrison/79MRS0.0RRJimmy
88Mal Moss25.006Apr 24Aug 13, 19301CHC0.16-0175RLApr 18, 1905Sullivan, IN, USUniversity of Chicago (Chicago, IL), Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)Charles Malcolm
89Greg Mulleavy24.282Jul 4Apr 13, 19336/HCHW-0.55-9167RRSep 25, 1905Detroit, MI, USUniversity of Detroit Jesuit HS (Detroit, MI)Gregory Thomas
90Frank Mulroney27.007Apr 15Jun 24, 1930/1BOS0.06-0170RRApr 8, 1903Mallard, IA, USUniversity of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)Mallard Community HS (Mallard, IA)Francis Joseph
91 MurphyBBB0.0
92Lynn Nelson25.053Apr 18Jul 3, 19401CHC6.45-10170LRFeb 24, 1905Sheldon, ND, USLynn Bernard
93Taft Newman21/8NEG0.05-8160Aug 3, 1908Dallas, TX, USTaft Talmadge
94John Henry Oliver23/2MRS-0.35-9165RRNov 10, 1906Montgomery, AL, USJohn Henry
95Tom Oliver27.089Apr 14Sep 23, 1933*8BOS1.86-0168RRJan 15, 1903Montgomery, AL, USThomas Noble
96Albert Owens/1NEG-0.1Albert
97Eddie Pace/93NEG-0.1Eddie
98AlcibĂ­ades Palma26/13CSW0.7RManzanillo, Oriente, CUAlcibĂ­ades
99Charlie Perkins24.291Jun 27May 24, 1934/1PHA-1.26-1175RLSep 9, 1905Ensley, AL, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1930. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Williams College (Williamstown, MA)Charles Sullivan
100Ray Phelps26.133Apr 23Jun 28, 19361BRO-0.16-2200RRDec 11, 1903Dunlap, TN, USRaymond Clifford
101Buz Phillips26.072Aug 5Sep 22, 19301PHI0.05-11185RRMay 25, 1904Newton, NC, USCatawba College (Salisbury, NC), Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)Albert Abernathy
102Jake Powell21.019Aug 3Sep 30, 1945/H79WSH-0.35-11180RRJul 15, 1909Silver Spring, MD, USSigned by the Washington Nationals as an amateur free agent in 1930.Alvin Jacob
103George Puccinelli23.025Jul 17Sep 27, 1936/H79STL1.56-0190RRJun 22, 1907San Francisco, CA, USGalileo HS (San Francisco, CA)George Lawrence
104Jimmie Reese28.200Apr 19Sep 25, 19324H/5NYY1.55-11165LROct 1, 1901New York, NY, USRolling Hills Prep (San Pedro, CA)James Herman
105Tony Rensa28.218May 5Sep 3, 19392/HDET0.35-10180RRSep 29, 1901Parsons, PA, USGeorge Anthony
106Johnny Riddle24.196Apr 17Sep 11, 19482CHW-0.65-11190RROct 3, 1905Clinton, SC, USUniversity of Georgia (Athens, GA)Riverside Military Academy (Gainesville, GA)John Ludy
107Jack Ridley258/734NEG-1.65-9155LFeb 1, 1905Lewisburg, TN, USWilliam Lewis
108Johnny Robinson24*7/489MRS0.65-9172Oct 19, 1905Opelika, AL, USJohn Wesley
109Harry Rosenberg22.023Jul 15Sep 20, 1930/H89NYG-0.15-10180RRJun 22, 1908San Francisco, CA, USHarry
110Blondy Ryan24.190Jul 13Jul 31, 19385/H64CHW1.06-1178RRJan 4, 1906Lynn, MA, USSigned by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1930.College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)John Collins
111Lázaro Salazar177/19CSW3.95-9175LLDec 12, 1912La Habana, La Habana, CULázaro
112Joe Samuels25.033Apr 23May 1, 1930/1DET-0.36-1196RRMar 21, 1905Scranton, PA, USJoseph Jonas
113Bob Seeds23.054Apr 19Sep 24, 194078H/9CLE0.66-0180RRFeb 24, 1907Ringgold, TX, USIra Robert
114John Sherlock25.176Apr 20Sep 28, 19303H/48PHI-0.45-10175RROct 26, 1904Buffalo, NY, USLafayette HS (Buffalo, NY)John Clinton
115Jimmy Shevlin20.355Jun 29Jul 25, 19343/HDET0.15-10155LLJul 9, 1909Cincinnati, OH, USCollege of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)James Cornelius
116 Simpson/2MRS-0.1
117Gordon Slade25.194Apr 21Sep 10, 19356/HBRO2.05-10160RROct 9, 1904Salt Lake City, UT, USUniversity of Oregon (Eugene, OR)Gordon Leigh
118Charlie Small24.256Jul 7Sep 25, 1930H/8BOS-0.15-11180LROct 24, 1905Auburn, ME, USBates College (Lewiston, ME)Edward Little HS (Auburn, ME)Charles Albert
119Bob Smith232/97BBB-0.2RRAL, USRobert
120Ernie Smith30.188Apr 17May 22, 19306/HCHW-0.45-8155RROct 11, 1899Totowa, NJ, USErnest Henry
121James Smith/6DS0.0James
122Jim Spotts21.013Apr 23Jun 22, 1930/2HPHI-0.15-10175RRApr 10, 1909Honey Brook, PA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1930. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)Marshall University (Huntington, WV)James Russell
123Joe Sprinz27.347Jul 16May 18, 19332CLE-0.65-11185RRAug 3, 1902St. Louis, MO, USJoseph Conrad
124Rollie Stiles23.214Jun 19Oct 1, 19331SLB-1.56-1180RRNov 17, 1906Ratcliff, AR, USSoutheastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, OK)Rolland Mays
125Lin Storti23.287Sep 18Sep 30, 1933/4HSLB-1.75-11165BRDec 5, 1906Santa Monica, CA, USGardena HS (Gardena, CA)Lindo Ivan
126Gus Suhr24.102Apr 15May 12, 1940*3/HPIT22.36-0180LRJan 3, 1906San Francisco, CA, USPolytechnic HS (San Francisco, CA)August Richard
127Bud Teachout26.074May 12Apr 15, 19321/HCHC2.26-2183RLFeb 27, 1904Los Angeles, CA, USUniversity of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), Occidental College (Los Angeles, CA)Franklin HS (Los Angeles, CA)Arthur John
128Luis Tiant231CSW11.75-10150LLAug 27, 1906La Habana, La Habana, CULuis Eleuterio
129Nat Trammell263BBB0.26-0175LRAug 8, 1903Jacksonville, FL, USCookman Institute (Jacksonville, FL)Nathaniel Elmer
130Ray Treadaway22.321Sep 17Sep 26, 1930/5HWSH-0.25-7150LROct 31, 1907Ragland, AL, USEdgar Raymond
131Quincy Trouppe39.127May 10, 1952/2SLS1.86-2225BRDec 25, 1912Dublin, GA, USVashon HS (St. Louis, MO)Quincy Thomas
132Dan Tye30/5MRS-0.15-11178RNov 9, 1899Barbourville, KY, USDaniel Richard
133Joe Vosmik20.162Sep 13Jul 23, 1944/8H7CLE17.86-0185RRApr 4, 1910Cleveland, OH, USEast Tech HS (Cleveland, OH)Joseph Franklin
134Bernie Walter22.001Aug 16Aug 16, 1930/1PIT0.16-1175RRAug 15, 1908Dover, TN, USUniversity of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)James Bernard
135Lon Warneke21.021Apr 18Sep 29, 1945/1CHC45.86-2185RRMar 28, 1909Mount Ida, AR, USLonnie
136Rabbit Warstler26.314Jul 24Sep 29, 19406BOS3.75-7150RRSep 13, 1903North Canton, OH, USNorth Canton HS (North Canton, OH)Harold Burton
137George Watkins29.315Apr 15Sep 27, 19369H3/784STL9.96-0175LRJun 4, 1900Freestone County, TX, USSigned by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1925.George Archibald
138Johnny Watson22.253Sep 26Sep 28, 1930/6DET0.06-0175LRJan 16, 1908Tazewell, VA, USMarshall University (Huntington, WV)John Thomas
139Biggs Wehde23.296Sep 15Aug 3, 1931/1CHW-0.25-10180RRNov 23, 1906Holstein, IA, USWilbur
140Billy Werber22.005Jun 25Sep 5, 1942/65HNYY25.85-10170RRJun 20, 1908Berwyn, MD, USDuke University (Durham, NC)McKinley HS (Berwyn, MD)William Murray
141 West/1NEG0.0
142Jim West253/4BBB7.46-0218BRApr 23, 1905Birmingham, AL, USJames
143Joe Wiggins235/69NEG0.15-10160RSep 19, 1906Dinwiddie County, VA, USJoseph Clinton
144Chester Williams24*6/2MRS9.05-9180RRMay 25, 1906Beaumont, TX, USChester Arthur
145Dib Williams20.098Apr 27Sep 29, 193546H/5PHA3.25-11175RRJan 19, 1910Greenbrier, AR, USHendrix College (Conway, AR), Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)Edwin Dibrell
146Nish Williams2672/948NEG0.56-2185RRFeb 29, 1904Columbus, GA, USMorehouse College (Atlanta, GA)Vinicius James
147Roy Williams22/1MRS-0.86-2185RJul 24, 1907Sparks, GA, USRoy S.
148Hugh Willingham24.106Sep 13May 4, 1933/H4CHW-0.36-0180RRMay 30, 1906Dalhart, TX, USThomas Hugh
149Ralph Winegarner20.326Sep 20Aug 21, 1949/5CLE1.16-0182RROct 29, 1909Benton, KS, USSouthwestern College (Winfield, KS)Benton HS (Benton, KS)Ralph Lee
150Tom Winsett20.147Apr 20May 1, 1938/HBOS-1.16-2190LRNov 24, 1909McKenzie, TN, USBethel University (McKenzie, TN)John Thomas
151Hughie Wise24.201Sep 26Sep 27, 1930/2DET0.06-0178BRMar 9, 1906Campbellsville, KY, USPurdue University (West Lafayette, IN)Hugh Edward
152Spades Wood21.215Aug 16Sep 21, 1931/1PIT0.25-10150LLJan 13, 1909Spartanburg, SC, USWofford College (Spartanburg, SC)Charles Asher
153Henry Wright231/79NEG1.25-11212RDec 16, 1906Columbia, TN, USHenry Lewis
154Biff Wysong25.119Aug 10May 7, 1932/1CIN-0.76-3195LLApr 13, 1905Clarksville, OH, USHarlan

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