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Rk	Name	Yrs	From	To	ASG	WAR/pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Date of Death	Died	Tms
1	Jake Atz	4	1902	1909	0	3.1	209	718	605	64	132	21	3	0	49	23		69	54	.218	.304	.263	.567	May 22	New Orleans, LA, United States	CHW, WSH
2	Ernie Baker	1	1905	1905	0	0.0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Oct 25	Homer, MI, United States	CIN
3	Bill Barnes	1	1884	1884	0	0.0	8	30	30	2	6	1	0	0				0		.200	.200	.233	.433	Jul 10	St. Paul, MN, United States	STP
4	Steve Behel	2	1884	1886	0	-0.2	68	283	257	37	54	6	2	0	17	16		25		.210	.283	.249	.532	Feb 15	Los Angeles, CA, United States	MIL, NYP
5	Ted Blankenship	9	1922	1930	0	0.6	242	521	475	49	93	18	7	9	55	0	0	21	109	.196	.231	.320	.551	Jan 14	Atoka, OK, United States	CHW
6	Cy Blanton	9	1934	1942	2	-1.1	202	475	428	22	66	4	0	0	26	0	0	23	98	.154	.197	.164	.361	Sep 13	Norman, OK, United States	PHI, PIT
7	Frank Butler	1	1895	1895	0	0.0	5	23	22	5	6	1	0	0	2	0		1	1	.273	.304	.318	.623	Jul 10	Jacksonville, FL, United States	NYG
8	Walter Carlisle	1	1908	1908	0	-0.1	3	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	4	.100	.182	.100	.282	May 27	Los Angeles, CA, United States	BOS
9	Dick Carroll	1	1909	1909	0	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	Nov 22	Cleveland, OH, United States	NYY
10	Ted Cather	4	1912	1915	0	-1.5	201	607	548	60	138	30	8	2	72	21	10	34	90	.252	.300	.347	.647	Apr 9	Elkton, MD, United States	BSN, STL
11	Biff Clark	3	1928	1931	0	0.0	27	96	84	9	17	2	0	1	9	5		10		.202	.302	.262	.564	Oct 18	Kansas City, KS, United States
12	Tommy Clarke	10	1909	1918	0	11.1	700	1990	1708	169	453	66	37	6	191	42	4	216	183	.265	.351	.358	.709	Aug 14	Corona, NY, United States	CHC, CIN
13	Gene Cocreham	3	1913	1915	0	-0.2	17	16	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.071	.133	.071	.205	Dec 27	Luling, TX, United States	BSN
14	Joe Corbett	4	1895	1904	0	-0.2	72	238	230	32	54	11	2	0	32	4		6	28	.235	.257	.300	.557	May 2	San Francisco, CA, United States	BLN, STL, WHS
15	Dick Cotter	2	1911	1912	0	-0.2	46	113	100	8	28	0	2	0	14	2		11	20	.280	.357	.320	.677	Apr 4	Brooklyn, NY, United States	CHC, PHI
16	Pete Cregan	2	1899	1903	0	-0.3	7	24	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	4	.095	.174	.095	.269	May 18	New York, NY, United States	CIN, NYG
17	Bill Crouch	1	1910	1910	0	-0.1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	Dec 22	Highland Park, MI, United States	SLB
18	Cal Crum	2	1917	1918	0	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Dec 7	Tulsa, OK, United States	BSN
19	Jim Curtiss	1	1891	1891	0	-0.1	56	236	211	28	55	6	5	1	25	5		22	35	.261	.339	.351	.690	Feb 14	North Adams, MA, United States	CIN, WAS
20	Hack Eibel	2	1912	1920	0	-0.5	30	50	46	4	8	2	0	0	6	1	1	3	6	.174	.224	.217	.442	Oct 16	Macon, GA, United States	BOS, CLE
21	Chick Fewster	11	1917	1927	0	-2.4	644	2309	1963	282	506	91	12	6	167	57	58	240	264	.258	.346	.326	.672	Apr 16	Baltimore, MD, United States	BOS, BRO, CLE, NYY
22	William Fischer	5	1913	1917	0	6.3	412	1226	1099	109	301	50	15	10	115	20	1	90	66	.274	.332	.374	.706	Sep 4	Richmond, VA, United States	BRO, CHC, CHI, PIT
23	Justin Fitzgerald	2	1911	1918	0	-0.6	82	199	170	27	49	9	0	0	12	7		17	10	.288	.356	.341	.698	Jan 18	San Mateo, CA, United States	NYY, PHI
24	Henry Fournier	1	1894	1894	0	-0.3	6	20	19	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	5	.105	.150	.105	.255	Dec 8	Eloise, MI, United States	CIN
25	Charlie Frye	1	1940	1940	0	0.1	18	19	19	1	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	6	.263	.263	.421	.684	May 25	Hickory, NC, United States	PHI
26	Bob Gandy	1	1916	1916	0	-0.1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jun 19	Jacksonville, FL, United States	PHI
27	Bob Ganley	5	1905	1909	0	6.2	572	2484	2129	246	540	44	24	2	123	112		177	154	.254	.313	.300	.612	Oct 9	Lowell, MA, United States	PHA, PIT, WSH
28	Frank Grube	7	1931	1941	0	-0.9	394	1282	1125	121	274	59	5	1	107	12	5	131	88	.244	.326	.308	.634	Jul 2	New York, NY, United States	CHW, SLB
29	Ernie Gust	1	1911	1911	0	-0.3	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Oct 26	Maupin, OR, United States	SLB
30	George Hale	4	1914	1918	0	-0.1	60	118	103	5	18	3	1	0	9	0	0	11	21	.175	.261	.223	.484	Nov 1	Wichita, KS, United States	SLB
31	Jocko Halligan	3	1890	1892	0	2.2	190	827	737	123	207	30	15	10	132	23		86	77	.281	.359	.403	.762	Feb 13	Buffalo, NY, United States	BLN, BUF, CIN
32	Jack Hannifin	3	1906	1908	0	0.9	158	500	439	50	94	13	6	3	40	14		45	44	.214	.289	.292	.580	Oct 27	Northampton, MA, United States	BSN, NYG, PHA
33	Charlie Heard	1	1890	1890	0	-0.6	12	44	43	2	8	2	0	0	0	0		1	15	.186	.205	.233	.437	Feb 20	Philadelphia, PA, United States	PIT
34	Tom Hess	1	1892	1892	0	0.0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Dec 15	Albany, NY, United States	BLN
35	Bill Hobbs	2	1913	1916	0	0.1	10	19	15	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	.133	.235	.200	.435	Jan 5	Hamilton, OH, United States	CIN
36	Malachi Hogan	1	1901	1901	0	-0.1	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Mar 4	Cleveland, OH, United States	CLE
37	Ducky Holmes	1	1906	1906	0	0.0	9	30	27	2	5	0	0	0	2	0		2	4	.185	.267	.185	.452	Sep 18	Dayton, OH, United States	STL
38	Jim Hughey	7	1891	1900	0	-1.8	145	432	386	30	59	3	1	1	22	1		34	59	.153	.227	.174	.401	Mar 29	Coldwater, MI, United States	CHC, CLV, MIL, PIT, STL
39	Bert Humphries	6	1910	1915	0	0.3	154	286	247	23	46	3	3	0	16	0	0	19	65	.186	.253	.223	.475	Sep 21	Orlando, FL, United States	CHC, CIN, PHI
40	Ham Iburg	1	1902	1902	0	-0.6	31	90	87	4	12	1	0	0	5	1		3	38	.138	.167	.149	.316	Feb 11	San Francisco, CA, United States	PHI
41	Bill Kay	1	1907	1907	0	0.4	25	62	60	8	20	1	1	0	7	0		0	11	.333	.333	.383	.717	Dec 3	Roanoke, VA, United States	WSH
42	Bill Kemmer	1	1895	1895	0	-0.3	11	41	38	5	7	0	0	1	3	0		2	4	.184	.225	.263	.488	Jun 8	Washington, DC, United States	LOU
43	Sherman Kennedy	1	1902	1902	0	-0.1	1	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 31	Pasadena, TX, United States	CHC
44	Al Klawitter	3	1909	1913	0	0.0	15	22	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	.150	.227	.150	.377	Oct 8	Milwaukee, WI, United States	DET, NYG
45	Joe Kutina	2	1911	1912	0	-0.7	95	333	306	30	68	15	5	4	33	2	7	15	45	.222	.268	.343	.611	Apr 13	Chicago, IL, United States	SLB
46	Frank Lange	4	1910	1913	0	1.6	135	237	210	15	52	15	3	0	32	0	0	16	47	.248	.310	.348	.658	Dec 26	Madison, WI, United States	CHW
47	Gene Lansing	1	1922	1922	0	-0.1	15	13	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.000	.154	.000	.154	Jan 18	Rensselaer, NY, United States	BSN
48	Fred Lewis	5	1881	1886	0	5.3	317	1386	1318	224	390	70	13	4	119	8		60	28	.296	.330	.378	.708	Jun 5	Utica, NY, United States	BSN, CIN, PHI, SLM, STL
49	Dan McGarvey	1	1912	1912	0	0.0	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.400	.000	.400	Aug 18	Kecoughtan, VA, United States	DET
50	Harry McNeal	1	1901	1901	0	-0.2	12	39	37	1	6	1	0	0	2	0		1	3	.162	.184	.189	.373	Jan 11	Cleveland, OH, United States	CLE
51	Jack Mercer	1	1910	1910	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Jun 25	Dayton, OH, United States	PIT
52	Sam Mertes	10	1896	1906	0	23.6	1190	5020	4405	695	1227	188	108	40	721	396		422	378	.279	.346	.398	.744	Mar 11	Villa Grande, CA, United States	CHC, CHW, NYG, PHI, STL
53	Dusty Miller	7	1889	1899	0	7.9	656	2848	2561	445	771	139	51	22	421	206		174	137	.301	.353	.421	.774	Sep 3	Memphis, TN, United States	BAL, CIN, STL
54	Hughie Miller	3	1911	1915	0	-3.3	140	541	496	51	112	21	5	0	49	4		27	57	.226	.267	.288	.555	Dec 24	Jefferson Barracks, MO, United States	PHI, SLM
55	John Munyan	3	1887	1891	0	0.8	174	671	583	112	147	20	11	4	67	28		76	57	.252	.350	.345	.695	Feb 18	Endicott, NY, United States	CLE, COL, STL
56	Connie Murphy	2	1893	1894	0	-0.4	7	23	21	3	3	1	0	0	2	0		2	3	.143	.217	.190	.408	Dec 14	New Bedford, MA, United States	CIN
57	Jim Murray	3	1902	1914	0	-1.7	82	282	261	21	53	9	2	3	24	2		13	68	.203	.244	.287	.531	Apr 25	Galveston, TX, United States	BSN, CHC, SLB
58	Art Nichols	6	1898	1903	0	0.9	241	892	793	112	194	28	3	3	90	51		50	71	.245	.308	.299	.606	Aug 9	Willimantic, CT, United States	CHC, STL
59	Lou Nordyke	1	1906	1906	0	0.0	25	64	53	4	13	1	0	0	7	3		10	9	.245	.365	.264	.629	Sep 27	Los Angeles, CA, United States	SLB
60	Jake Northrop	2	1918	1919	0	0.3	18	26	21	3	6	2	0	0	1	0		2	6	.286	.348	.381	.729	Nov 16	Monroeton, PA, United States	BSN
61	Harry O'Neill	1	1939	1939	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Mar 6	Iwo Jima, Japan	PHA
62	Henry Oxley	1	1884	1884	0	-0.2	3	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	2	.000	.125	.000	.125	Oct 12	Somerville, MA, United States	NYG, NYP
63	Ham Patterson	1	1909	1909	0	-0.3	18	54	52	4	10	1	0	0	5	1		1	4	.192	.208	.212	.419	Nov 25	Swansea, IL, United States	CHW, SLB
64	Monty Pfyl	1	1907	1907	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Oct 18	San Francisco, CA, United States	NYG
65	Cy Pieh	3	1913	1915	0	-0.4	44	54	51	2	5	2	0	0	7	0	0	2	21	.098	.132	.137	.269	Sep 12	Jacksonville, FL, United States	NYY
66	Roy Radebaugh	1	1911	1911	0	-0.1	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jan 17	Cedar Rapids, IA, United States	STL
67	Paul Radford	12	1883	1894	0	14.3	1361	5822	4979	945	1206	176	57	13	462	346		790	449	.242	.351	.308	.660	Feb 21	Boston, MA, United States	BOS, BRO, BSN, CLE, CLV, KCN, NYP, PRO, WHS
68	Arthur Ragan	1	1903	1903	0	0.0	3	9	8	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	3	.250	.333	.250	.583	Mar 17	Parsons, KS, United States	CIN
69	Joe Ranson	1	1926	1926	0	-0.2	9	18	18	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0		.111	.111	.222	.333	Jul 1	South Bend, IN, United States	CEL
70	Morrie Rath	6	1909	1920	0	10.0	565	2408	2048	291	521	36	7	4	92	83	34	258	112	.254	.342	.285	.626	Nov 18	Upper Darby, PA, United States	CHW, CIN, CLE, PHA
71	Taylor Shafer	2	1884	1890	0	-2.9	129	541	493	57	92	8	6	0	21	19		46		.187	.259	.227	.486	Oct 27	Glendale, CA, United States	ALT, BLU, KCC, PHA
72	Elmer Smith	14	1886	1901	0	30.1	1237	5426	4693	913	1456	197	136	37	665	233		639	258	.310	.398	.434	.831	Nov 3	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	BSN, CIN, NYG, PIT
73	Tubby Spencer	9	1905	1918	0	2.5	449	1459	1326	106	298	43	10	3	134	13		87	127	.225	.281	.279	.560	Feb 1	San Francisco, CA, United States	BOS, DET, PHI, SLB
74	William Stein	1	1890	1890	0	0.0	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		.000	.250	.000	.250	Nov 11	Philadelphia, PA, United States	PHA
75	Bill Stemmyer	4	1885	1888	0	1.2	61	230	212	32	60	5	4	1	32	3		16	27	.283	.339	.358	.698	May 3	Cleveland, OH, United States	BSN, CLE
76	George Stone	7	1903	1910	0	25.8	848	3677	3271	426	984	106	68	23	268	132		282	425	.301	.360	.396	.756	Jan 3	Clinton, IA, United States	BOS, SLB
77	Cy Swaim	2	1897	1898	0	-0.6	42	110	106	9	21	1	0	0	13	3		1	16	.198	.206	.208	.413	Dec 27	Eustis, FL, United States	WHS
78	Dean Thomas	2	1937	1944	0	-0.1	11	24	20	4	2	0	0	0	0	0		2		.100	.182	.100	.282	Jan 8	River Rouge, MI, United States	DTS, KCM
79	Ray Tift	1	1907	1907	0	0.0	4	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.167	.000	.167	Mar 29	Verona, NJ, United States	NYY
80	Tuck Turner	6	1893	1898	0	3.6	379	1668	1504	298	482	67	38	7	215	53		129	101	.320	.378	.430	.807	Jul 16	Staten Island, NY, United States	PHI, STL
81	Fred Tyler	1	1914	1914	0	-0.4	6	21	19	2	2	0	0	0	2	0		1	5	.105	.150	.105	.255	Oct 14	East Derry, NH, United States	BSN
82	George Van Haltren	17	1887	1903	0	38.7	1990	9021	8043	1642	2544	286	161	69	1015	583		871	498	.316	.386	.418	.803	Oct 1	Oakland, CA, United States	BAL, BLN, BWW, CHC, NYG, PIT
83	Bobby Veach	14	1912	1925	0	49.1	1821	7579	6656	957	2063	393	147	64	1174	195	88	571	370	.310	.370	.442	.812	Aug 7	Detroit, MI, United States	BOS, DET, NYY, WSH
84	Joe Visner	4	1885	1891	0	3.0	238	1072	935	187	245	30	36	12	151	33		124	90	.262	.356	.410	.766	Jun 17	Fosston, MN, United States	BAL, BRO, PBB, STL, WAS
85	Rube Ward	1	1902	1902	0	0.1	13	34	31	4	9	1	0	0	2	0		2	8	.290	.333	.323	.656	Jan 17	Akron, OH, United States	BRO
86	Clarence Winters	1	1924	1924	0	0.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	Jun 29	Detroit, MI, United States	BOS
87	Dave Zearfoss	5	1896	1905	0	-0.4	72	225	202	15	42	3	3	0	17	2		19	17	.208	.279	.252	.532	Sep 12	Wilmington, DE, United States	NYG, STL
88	Eddie Zimmerman	2	1906	1911	0	-1.0	127	484	431	31	80	10	7	3	37	9		34	40	.186	.248	.262	.511	May 6	Allentown, PA, United States	BRO, STL
	Totals	306	1881	1944	2	224.5	17402	67815	59746	9174	16442	2353	1031	370	7143	2776	208	6056	5073	.275	.347	.368	.714