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Biographical Information
Rk Name Age Debut Last Game Pos Tm WAR Ht Wt B T Birthdate Birthplace Draft/Signing Schools High School Given Name
1Jimmy Adair24.211Aug 24Sep 7, 19316CHC-0.15-10154RRJan 25, 1907Waxahachie, TX, USEast Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX), Marshall University (Huntington, WV)Waxahachie HS (Waxahachie, TX)James Aubrey
2Bob Adams24.250Sep 27Sep 17, 1932/1PHI-0.26-0165RRJan 20, 1907Birmingham, AL, USSigned by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1931.Robert Andrew
3Ivy Andrews24.101Aug 15Sep 28, 1938/1NYY18.26-1200RRMay 6, 1907Dora, AL, USDora HS (Dora, AL)Ivy Paul
4Bill Andrus24.056Sep 19May 11, 1937/5HWSH-0.26-0185RRJul 25, 1907Beaumont, TX, USWilliam Morgan
5Buzz Arlett32.101Apr 14Sep 27, 19319H3PHI2.36-3225BRJan 3, 1899Elmhurst, CA, USRussell Loris
6Vince Barton23.166Jul 17Jul 24, 19329/HCHC0.46-0180LRFeb 1, 1908Edmonton, AB, CAVincent David
7Joe Benes30.121May 9Jun 14, 1931/645HSTL0.05-8158RRJan 8, 1901Long Island City, NY, USJoseph Anthony
8 BlackAB2
9 Blocker/1DS-0.4
10Cliff Bolton24.010Apr 20Sep 24, 1941H2WSH4.05-9160LRApr 10, 1907High Point, NC, USWilliam Clifton
11Grant Bowler23.301Aug 21Aug 14, 19321CHW-0.46-0190RROct 24, 1907Denver, CO, USSigned as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox in 1931. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)DePaul University (Chicago, IL)Grant Tierney
12Louis Brower30.347Jun 13Jul 27, 19316/4DET-0.75-10155RRJul 1, 1900Cleveland, OH, USLouis Lester
13Ray Brown231/796AB238.26-1195BRFeb 23, 1908McDonald Township, OH, USWilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH)Raymond Leslie
14Sol Carter22.113Apr 15Apr 21, 1931/1PHA-0.26-0178RRDec 23, 1908Picayune, MS, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1931.Auburn University (Auburn, AL)Solomon Mobley
15Joe Cates256/54LOW-0.45-8151RAug 3, 1905Madisonville, KY, USJoseph Davis
16Bennie Charleston24/7AB20.05-10182RRApr 29, 1907Indianapolis, IN, USBennie T.
17 Clark/1AB2-0.2
18Alex Clark7/8LOW-0.3RRAlex
19Alta Cohen22.111Apr 15Jun 17, 1933/9BRO-0.55-10170LLDec 25, 1908New York, NY, USSouthside HS (New York, NY)Alta Albert
20Orlin Collier24.206Sep 11Sep 23, 1931/1DET-0.45-11180RRFeb 17, 1907East Prairie, MO, USUniversity of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)Orlin Edward
21Ripper Collins27.019Apr 18Sep 28, 19413H/97STL24.65-9165BLMar 30, 1904Altoona, PA, USJames Anthony
22Bruce Connatser28.361Sep 15Sep 25, 19323CLE-0.35-11170RRSep 19, 1902Sevierville, TN, USUniversity of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)Broadus Milburn
23Gene Connell25.055Jul 4Sep 27, 1931/2HPHI0.06-0180RRMay 10, 1906Hazleton, PA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1931.University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)Eugene Joseph
24Bob Cooney24.056Sep 6Sep 23, 1932/1SLB0.25-11160RRJul 12, 1907Glens Falls, NY, USFordham University (New York, NY)Robert Daniel
25Howard Craghead22.340Apr 30Jun 28, 1933/1CLE-0.16-2200RRMay 25, 1908Selma, CA, USCalifornia State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)Howard Oliver
26Pat Creeden24.326Apr 14Apr 21, 1931/H4BOS-0.35-8175LRMay 23, 1906Newburyport, MA, USBoston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)Brockton HS (Brockton, MA)Patrick Francis
27Ray Cunningham26.242Sep 16Jun 18, 1932/5STL-0.35-7150RRJan 17, 1905Mesquite, TX, USRaymond Lee
28Paul Derringer24.181Apr 16Sep 27, 19451STL36.06-3205RROct 17, 1906Springfield, KY, USGeorgetown College (Georgetown, KY)Springfield HS (Springfield, KY)Samuel Paul
29 Dixon/1AB2-0.8
30Bill Dreesen26.279May 1Jun 29, 19315/HBSN0.55-7160LRJul 26, 1904New York, NY, USWilliam Richard
31Gil English22.080Sep 20Jun 11, 1944/5HNYG0.25-11180RRJul 2, 1909Glenola, NC, USRancho Buena Vista HS (Vista, CA)Gilbert Raymond
32Columbus Ewing28/97LOW0.05-5178Jul 14, 1902Nashville, TN, USColumbus Spurlock
33Ed Fallenstein22.115Apr 16Jul 23, 19331PHI-1.16-3180RRDec 22, 1908Newark, NJ, USEdward Joseph
34Hal Finney25.329Jun 24Sep 27, 1936/2HPIT-1.65-11170RRJul 30, 1905Lafayette, AL, USBirmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL)Five Points HS (Five Points, AL)Harold Wilson
35Lou Finney21.030Sep 12May 8, 1947/7H9PHA3.66-0180LRAug 13, 1910Buffalo, AL, USFive Points HS (Five Points, AL)Louis Klopsche
36Ray Fitzgerald26.134Apr 18Apr 18, 1931/HCIN0.05-9168RRDec 5, 1904Chicopee, MA, USRaymond Francis
37Vic Frazier26.256Apr 18Jun 20, 19391CHW-4.36-0182RRAug 5, 1904Ruston, LA, USVictor Patrick
38Phil Gallivan23.327Apr 21Sep 29, 1934/1BRO-0.46-0170RRMay 29, 1907Seattle, WA, USPhilip Joseph
39Lou Garland26.046Aug 31Sep 27, 1931/1CHW-1.16-2200RRJul 16, 1905Archie, MO, USLouis Lyman
40Hank Garrity23.172Jul 26Sep 26, 1931/2HCHW0.06-1185RRFeb 4, 1908Boston, MA, USCollege of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)Francis Joseph
41George Gill/3DS0.7RRGeorge
42Abe Gray/2AB20.1Abraham
43Robert Griffin/1CAG-0.6LRobert
44Ed Grimes25.223Apr 19Sep 17, 19325H/46SLB-0.25-10165RRSep 8, 1905Chicago, IL, USEdward Adelbert
45 GroveCCU
46Frank Grube26.125May 12May 30, 19412HCHW-0.95-9190RRJan 7, 1905Easton, PA, USLafayette College (Easton, PA)Franklin Thomas
47Odell Hale22.356Aug 1Sep 7, 194154/H6CLE14.85-10175RRAug 10, 1908Hosston, LA, USHosston HS (Hosston, LA)Arvel Odell
48Bill Harris22/56AB2-0.15-10167RDec 25, 1908Calhoun, AL, USWilliam Godvin
49Mickey Heath27.170Apr 18Jun 5, 1932/3CIN-0.46-0175LLOct 30, 1903Toledo, OH, USMinor Wilson
50Wally Hebert23.253May 1Sep 29, 19431SLB3.26-1195LLAug 21, 1907Lake Charles, LA, USWallace Andrew
51 Henderson/76AB2-0.1
52Billy Herman22.053Aug 29Aug 1, 19474CHC57.45-11180RRJul 7, 1909New Albany, IN, USNew Albany HS (New Albany, IN)William Jennings Bryan
53Walter Hilcher22.201Sep 17Jul 5, 1936/1CIN-1.06-0174RRFeb 28, 1909Chicago, IL, USUniversity of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)Walter Frank
54Oral Hildebrand24.154Sep 8Jul 28, 1940/1CLE19.76-3175RRApr 7, 1907Indianapolis, IN, USButler University (Indianapolis, IN)Oral Clyde
55Myril Hoag23.037Apr 15Sep 16, 1945H79/85NYY-4.45-11180RRMar 9, 1908Davis, CA, USSacramento HS (Sacramento, CA)Myrill Oliver
56Robert Hughes/1LOW-0.9RRobert
57Joel Hunt25.198Apr 27May 20, 1932/H9STL-0.25-10165RROct 11, 1905Texico, NM, USTexas A&M University (College Station, TX)Oliver Joel
58Bert Hunter20/1SLS8.45-9175RROct 20, 1910Phoenix, AZ, USBirthum
59Woody Jensen23.252Apr 20Jun 4, 19397/H8PIT2.05-10160LLAug 11, 1907Bremerton, WA, USWestern Washington University (Bellingham, WA)Hoquiam HS (Hoquiam, WA)Forrest Docenus
60 Johnson/1AB2-0.1
61Billy Jurges22.360May 4Sep 9, 194754/H6CHC28.75-11175RRMay 9, 1908Bronx, NY, USRichmond Hill HS (Richmond Hill, NY)William Frederick
62W.L. Keane/2LOW0.0RRWilliam L.
63John Kerner27/9AB2-0.26-0200RRFeb 20, 1904Columbus, OH, USJohn Franklin
64 KingLOW
65John Kloza27.343Aug 16Jun 26, 1932/9HSLB0.05-11180RRSep 7, 1903PLJohn Clarence
66Fred Koster25.127Apr 27Sep 27, 1931H98/7PHI-1.25-10165LLDec 21, 1905Louisville, KY, USUniversity of Louisville (Louisville, KY)Frederick Charles
67Lew Krausse19.003Jun 11Sep 2, 1932/1PHA0.36-0167RRJun 8, 1912Media, PA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1931.Media HS (Media, PA)Lewis Bernard
68Mike Kreevich23.089Sep 7Sep 23, 1945/987HCHC16.55-7168RRJun 10, 1908Mount Olive, IL, USMichael Andreas
69Robert Lindsey/38179AB20.1LRobert
70Ernie Lombardi23.009Apr 15Sep 17, 19472HBRO37.76-3230RRApr 6, 1908Oakland, CA, USMcClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)Ernesto Natali
71Johnny Lucas28.064Apr 15Apr 16, 1932/87HBOS-0.15-10186RLFeb 10, 1903Glen Carbon, IL, USJohn Charles
72Les Mallon25.144Apr 14Sep 29, 19354H/356PHI0.05-8160RRNov 21, 1905Sweetwater, TX, USLeslie Clyde
73Ollie Marquardt28.204Apr 14Jun 8, 19314/H56BOS-0.35-9156RRSep 22, 1902Toledo, OH, USScott HS (Toledo, OH)Albert Ludwig
74Bill Marshall20.126Jun 20Sep 21, 1934/HBOS-0.15-8156RRFeb 14, 1911Dorchester, MA, USBridgton Academy HS (North Bridgton, ME)William Henry
75Walt Masters24.103Jul 9Aug 25, 1939/1WSH0.05-10180RRMar 28, 1907Pen Argyl, PA, USSigned by the Washington Nationals as an amateur free agent in 1931.University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)Walter Thomas
76Earl Mattingly26.162Apr 15Jun 9, 1931/1BRO0.35-10164RRNov 4, 1904New Port, MD, USLaurence Earl
77Ulysses McAtee23/49LOW-0.1Sep 19, 1907Hopkinsville, KY, USUlysses
78Fred McBride26*3AB2-0.15-11185RRJun 20, 1905Groveton, TX, USFred
79Pete McClanahan24.182Apr 24May 28, 1931/HPIT0.05-9170RROct 24, 1906Coldspring, TX, USRobert Hugh
80Hank McDonald20.090Apr 16Sep 30, 19331PHA-1.26-3200RRJan 16, 1911Santa Monica, CA, USHenry Monroe
81Jud McLaughlin19.091Jun 23May 18, 1933/1BOS-0.65-11155LLMar 24, 1912Brighton, MA, USBoston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)Brighton HS (Brighton, MA)Justin Theodore
82Bill McWilliams20.222Jul 8Jul 11, 1931/HBOS0.06-1180RRNov 28, 1910Dubuque, IA, USUniversity of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL)William Henry
83O. Mitchell/5LOW0.1O.
84Jim Mooney24.344Aug 14Aug 27, 19341NYG0.65-11168RLSep 4, 1906Mooresburg, TN, USUniversity of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN), East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)Mooresburg HS (Mooresburg, TN)James Irving
85Gene Moore22.024Sep 19Sep 30, 1945/7HCIN15.35-11175LLAug 26, 1909Lancaster, TX, USWaxahachie HS (Waxahachie, TX)Eugene
86Van Mungo20.091Sep 7Sep 2, 1945/1BRO32.96-2185RRJun 8, 1911Pageland, SC, USPageland HS (Pageland, SC)Van Lingle
87Walter Murphy23.204Apr 19Apr 21, 1931/1BOS0.06-1180RRSep 27, 1907New York, NY, USWalter Joseph
88Bill Norman21.023Aug 8Sep 24, 19328/H7CHW-0.86-2190RRJul 16, 1910St. Louis, MO, USSt. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)Henry Willis Patrick
89Marv Olson24.108Sep 13Apr 30, 19334BOS0.35-7160RRMay 28, 1907Gayville, SD, USLuther College (Decorah, IA)Marvin Clement
90Guy Ousley206CAG-0.25-7140RJul 14, 1910Valdosta, GA, USGuy Carswell
91Marv Owen25.025Apr 16Aug 2, 1940563/4HDET4.66-1175RRMar 22, 1906Agnew, CA, USSanta Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose, CA)Marvin James
92Joe Palmisano28.193May 31Sep 25, 19312/H4PHA-0.15-8160RRNov 19, 1902West Point, GA, USGeorgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)Joseph
93Tom Parker191AB21.36-1235RRFeb 12, 1912Alexandria, LA, USTom
94Jim Peterson22.325Jul 9Apr 30, 1937/1PHA-0.46-0200RRAug 18, 1908Philadelphia, PA, USSigned by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1931. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)James Niels
95Babe Phelps23.154Sep 17Sep 27, 1942/HWSH13.06-2225LRApr 16, 1908Odenton, MD, USErnest Gordon
96Urbane Pickering31.319Apr 18Sep 25, 193254HBOS1.35-10180RRJun 3, 1899Hoxie, KS, USUrbane Henry
97Tony Piet24.251Aug 15Oct 2, 19384/6PIT9.96-0175RRDec 7, 1906Berwick, PA, USJames H. Bowen HS (Chicago, IL)Anthony Francis
98Emil Planeta22.232Sep 20Sep 27, 1931/1NYG-0.26-0190RRJan 31, 1909Higganum, CT, USEmil Joseph
99James Pope/17LOW0.5James
100George Quellich28.172Aug 1Aug 16, 19317/9DET-0.26-1180RRFeb 10, 1903Johnsville, CA, USGeorge William
101Bobby Reis22.248Sep 7Sep 21, 1938/5BRO-0.66-1175RRJan 2, 1909Woodside, NY, USRobert Joseph Thomas
102 Roberts/2CAG-0.1
103Red Rolfe22.255Jun 29Sep 27, 1942/6NYY28.95-11170LROct 17, 1908Penacook, NH, USDartmouth College (Hanover, NH)Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)Robert Abial
104Max Rosenfeld28.119Apr 21May 13, 1933/8HBRO-0.45-8175RRDec 23, 1902New York, NY, USUniversity of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)Max
105Gene Rye24.158Apr 22Jun 6, 19317/HBOS-0.45-6165LRNov 15, 1906Chicago, IL, USEugene Rudolph
106Johnny Scalzi24.089Jun 19Jun 24, 1931/HBSN0.05-7170RRMar 22, 1907Stamford, CT, USSigned by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1931.Georgetown University (Washington, DC)Stamford HS (Stamford, CT)John Anthony
107Dutch Schesler30.319Apr 16Aug 12, 19311PHI-0.96-2185RRJun 1, 1900Frankfurt, Hesse, DECharles
108Wes Schulmerich29.253May 1Sep 30, 19349/HBSN4.05-11210RRAug 21, 1901Hillsboro, OR, USOregon State University (Corvallis, OR)Edward Wesley
109Hal Schumacher20.143Apr 15Sep 25, 1946/1NYG29.66-0190RRNov 23, 1910Hinckley, NY, USSt. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)Dolgeville HS (Dolgeville, NY)Harold Henry
110Ivey Shiver24.082Apr 14May 13, 1934/8DET-0.66-1190RRJan 22, 1907Sylvester, GA, USUniversity of Georgia (Athens, GA)Ivey Merwin
111Mel Simons30.287Apr 14Apr 20, 193287HCHW-0.65-10175LRJul 1, 1900Carlyle, IL, USMelbern Ellis
112John Smith24.355Sep 17Sep 18, 1931/3BOS-0.16-1180BRSep 27, 1906Washington, DC, USUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)John Marshall
113Felton Snow255/879LOW4.35-10155RROct 23, 1905Oxford, AL, USFelton
114Zack Spencer/1CAG-0.3RRZack
115Buck Stanton25.078Sep 5Sep 26, 1931H/9SLB-0.15-10150LLJun 19, 1906Stantonsburg, NC, USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)George Washington
116Bill Steinecke24.221Sep 16Sep 24, 1931/H2PIT-0.15-8175RRFeb 7, 1907Cincinnati, OH, USDePaul University (Chicago, IL)William Robert
117Bobby Stevens24.077Jul 3Aug 5, 19316/HPHI0.05-8149LRApr 17, 1907Chevy Chase, MD, USWestern HS (Washington, DC)Robert Jordan
118Howie Storie20.115Sep 7Jun 5, 1932/2BOS-0.15-10175RRMay 15, 1911Pittsfield, MA, USPittsfield HS (Pittsfield, MA)Howard Edward
119Allyn Stout26.197May 16Jun 27, 19431STL-0.65-10167RROct 31, 1904Peoria, IL, USAllyn McClelland
120George Stumpf20.278Sep 19May 3, 1936/78BOS-1.35-8155LLDec 15, 1910New Orleans, LA, USGeorge Frederick
121Billy Sullivan20.229Jun 9Sep 3, 19475/H93CHW7.76-0170LROct 23, 1910Chicago, IL, USUniversity of Portland (Portland, OR), University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)William Joseph
122Harold Thompson/1DS-0.2Harold
123Billy Urbanski28.029Jul 4Apr 23, 193756/HBSN7.15-8165RRJun 5, 1903Linoleumville, NY, USWilliam Michael
124Johnny Vergez24.279Apr 14Jun 13, 1936*5NYG5.05-8165RRJul 9, 1906Oakland, CA, USAlameda HS (Alameda, CA)Jean Louis
125Frank Waddey25.238Apr 16Jun 22, 1931H/879SLB-0.25-10185LLAug 21, 1905Memphis, TN, USGeorgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)Frank Orum
126Dixie Walker20.216Apr 28Sep 22, 1949/79NYY44.96-1175LRSep 24, 1910Villa Rica, GA, USFred
127Gee Walker23.026Apr 14Sep 30, 19458H/79DET16.35-11188RRMar 19, 1908Gulfport, MS, USSigned by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1928. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)Gerald Holmes
128Hub Walker24.241Apr 15Sep 30, 19458H/79DET2.75-10175LRAug 17, 1906Gulfport, MS, USSigned by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1929. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)Harvey Willos
129Bucky Walters22.151Sep 17Jul 23, 1950/54BSN53.56-1180RRApr 19, 1909Philadelphia, PA, USSigned by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1929.Germantown HS (Philadelphia, PA)William Henry
130Frank Watt28.120Apr 14Sep 27, 19311PHI-0.36-1205RRDec 15, 1902Washington, DC, USFrank Marion
131Monte Weaver25.097Sep 20Jul 4, 1939/1WSH8.56-0170LRJun 15, 1906Helton, NC, USUniversity of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA), Emory & Henry College (Emory, VA)Montie Morton
132Harry Williams26/234AB24.55-11180RRJun 5, 1905Sparks, GA, USHarry Lovett
133Jim Williams25*7/9458AB24.86-1198RRJan 16, 1906Benton, AL, USJames
134Charlie Wilson26.091Apr 14Jun 22, 19355/HBSN-0.55-10178BRJan 13, 1905Clinton, SC, USPresbyterian College (Clinton, SC)Charles Woodrow
135James Winston/1CAG-0.7James
136Red Worthington24.355Apr 14Sep 14, 1934*7/9HBSN2.45-11170RRApr 24, 1906Alhambra, CA, USRobert Lee
137Russ Young28.213Apr 16Jul 27, 19312SLB-0.36-0175BRSep 15, 1902Bryan, OH, USUniversity of Dayton (Dayton, OH)Stivers HS (Dayton, OH)Russell Charles

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