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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	Hosea Allen	4	1941	1947	0	0.3	18	31	28	3	8	2	0	0	6	0		2		.286	.333	.357	.690	Sep 26	Tampa, FL, United States	CBE, IC, JRC
2	Pelham Ballenger	1	1928	1928	0	0.0	3	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.111	.111	.222	Dec 8	Gantt, SC, United States	WSH
3	Jimmy Bannon	4	1893	1896	0	5.2	367	1627	1438	293	460	76	24	19	253	99		152	101	.320	.389	.446	.835	Mar 24	Glen Rock, NJ, United States	BSN, STL
4	Bull Barbour	1	1922	1922	0	-0.1	35	134	124	16	32	8	1	1	20	2		9		.258	.308	.363	.671	Jun 27	Greenfield, OH, United States	PK
5	Art Benedict	1	1883	1883	0	-0.1	3	15	15	3	4	1	0	0	4			0	4	.267	.267	.333	.600	Jan 14	Denver, CO, United States	PHI
6	Walter Blair	7	1907	1915	0	-0.8	442	1387	1255	80	272	42	11	3	106	18		86	176	.217	.272	.275	.547	Aug 20	Lewisburg, PA, United States	BUF, NYY
7	Robert Bonner	4	1922	1926	0	-1.2	145	580	532	71	118	31	6	7	56	7		37		.222	.280	.342	.622	Feb 11	Cleveland, OH, United States	CBN, CEL, CTS, SLS, TT
8	Gus Bono	1	1920	1920	0	0.0	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	Dec 3	Dearborn, MI, United States	WSH
9	Chick Bowen	1	1919	1919	0	0.0	3	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	Aug 9	New Haven, CT, United States	NYG
10	Frank Bowerman	15	1895	1909	0	9.3	1037	3662	3410	345	853	102	38	13	393	81		130	242	.250	.287	.314	.601	Nov 30	Romeo, MI, United States	BLN, BSN, NYG, PIT
11	Mordecai Brown HOF	14	1903	1916	0	1.3	493	1245	1143	93	235	20	11	2	73	8	0	44	199	.206	.236	.248	.483	Feb 14	Terre Haute, IN, United States	BTT, CHC, CHI, CIN, SLM, STL
12	Stub Brown	3	1893	1897	0	-0.6	13	34	33	4	3	0	0	0	2	1		0	8	.091	.091	.091	.182	Mar 10	Baltimore, MD, United States	BLN, CIN
13	Frank Browning	1	1910	1910	0	-0.3	11	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	4	.000	.067	.000	.067	May 19	San Antonio, TX, United States	DET
14	Fred Buckingham	1	1895	1895	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Dec 3	Washington, DC, United States	WHS
15	Ike Butler	1	1902	1902	0	-0.7	19	59	53	7	6	1	0	0	5	1		4	13	.113	.175	.132	.308	Mar 17	Oakland, CA, United States	BLA
16	Bill Byers	1	1904	1904	0	-0.6	19	63	60	3	13	0	0	0	4	0		1	2	.217	.230	.217	.446	Sep 8	Baltimore, MD, United States	STL
17	Joe Cade	1	1929	1929	0	0.0	14	20	18	2	4	1	0	0	3	0		2		.222	.300	.278	.578	Apr 8	Cleveland, OH, United States	AC
18	Lew Camp	3	1892	1894	0	-0.8	88	374	334	57	77	12	8	4	31	42		37	52	.231	.311	.350	.661	Oct 1	Omaha, NE, United States	CHC, STL
19	Wirt Cannell	2	1904	1905	0	-1.7	254	1014	913	84	221	19	5	0	54	27		74	92	.242	.302	.274	.576	Aug 26	Bridgton, ME, United States	BSN
20	George Carr	11	1920	1934	0	15.4	644	2672	2374	460	750	138	39	56	422	126		245		.316	.386	.478	.864	Jan 14	McPherson, KS, United States	AC, BBS, HIL, KCM, NLG, PS
21	Howdy Caton	4	1917	1920	0	1.2	231	923	814	85	184	18	16	0	53	18	9	83	52	.226	.301	.287	.588	Jan 8	Zanesville, OH, United States	PIT
22	Bill Clancy	1	1905	1905	0	-0.7	56	240	227	23	52	11	3	2	34	3		4	18	.229	.246	.330	.576	Feb 10	Oriskany, NY, United States	PIT
23	Dick Cogan	3	1897	1900	0	0.0	12	39	34	4	6	1	2	0	4	0		3	4	.176	.263	.324	.587	May 2	Paterson, NJ, United States	BLN, CHC, NYG
24	Percy Coleman	2	1897	1898	0	-0.1	14	37	34	2	7	0	0	0	4	0		1	5	.206	.270	.206	.476	Feb 16	Van Nuys, CA, United States	CIN, STL
25	Phil Collins	8	1923	1935	0	-1.0	322	509	482	45	93	12	3	4	44	0	1	12	71	.193	.214	.255	.469	Aug 14	Chicago, IL, United States	CHC, PHI, STL
26	Bill Dammann	3	1897	1899	0	-0.4	60	149	131	18	22	0	6	0	15	0		16	31	.168	.264	.260	.523	Dec 6	Lynnhaven, VA, United States	CIN
27	Homer Davidson	1	1908	1908	0	-0.1	9	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 26	Detroit, MI, United States	CLE
28	Pat Deisel	2	1902	1903	0	0.1	3	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		2	1	.667	.833	.667	1.500	Apr 17	Cincinnati, OH, United States	BRO, CIN
29	Art Devlin	10	1904	1913	0	36.7	1313	5254	4412	603	1185	164	57	10	508	285	8	576	345	.269	.364	.338	.702	Sep 18	Jersey City, NJ, United States	BSN, NYG
30	John Dolan	5	1890	1895	0	-0.6	40	121	109	8	12	3	0	2	13	1		11	42	.110	.198	.193	.391	May 4	Springfield, OH, United States	CHC, CIN, COL, STL, WHS
31	Frank Doljack	6	1930	1943	0	-0.1	192	623	561	68	151	31	7	9	85	8	10	47	60	.269	.329	.398	.726	Jan 23	Cleveland, OH, United States	CLE, DET
32	Rich Durning	2	1917	1918	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Sep 23	Castle Point, NY, United States	BRO
33	Roy Ellam	2	1909	1918	0	0.0	36	134	98	13	14	1	2	1	6	3		24	22	.143	.323	.224	.547	Oct 28	Conshohocken, PA, United States	CIN, PIT
34	Bob Emmerich	1	1923	1923	0	-0.5	13	27	24	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	.083	.154	.083	.237	Nov 22	Bridgeport, CT, United States	BSN
35	Jimmy Esmond	4	1911	1915	0	2.7	461	1754	1540	204	406	52	35	8	162	61		136	163	.264	.324	.358	.682	Jun 26	Troy, NY, United States	CIN, IND, NEW
36	Bill Gardner	1	1887	1887	0	0.0	4	12	11	2	3	0	0	0	1	0		1	4	.273	.333	.273	.606	Oct 12	Catonsville, MD, United States	BAL
37	Tom Glover	9	1934	1945	1	-0.5	79	149	142	7	23	2	0	0	8	2		6		.162	.196	.176	.372	Jun 7	Baltimore, MD, United States	BEG, CEG, CRS, WEG
38	Charlie Graham	1	1906	1906	0	1.0	30	111	90	10	21	1	0	1	12	1		10	12	.233	.330	.278	.608	Aug 29	San Francisco, CA, United States	BOS
39	Billy Graulich	1	1891	1891	0	-0.3	7	27	26	2	8	0	0	0	3	0		1	2	.308	.333	.308	.641	Aug 12	Philadelphia, PA, United States	PHI
40	Bob Groom	10	1909	1918	0	-4.2	369	854	764	48	98	16	3	0	35	3	0	37	251	.128	.170	.157	.327	Feb 19	Belleville, IL, United States	CLE, SLB, SLM, WSH
41	Bert Hall	1	1911	1911	0	0.0	7	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	Jul 11	Seattle, WA, United States	PHI
42	Chick Hartley	1	1902	1902	0	-0.1	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 18	Philadelphia, PA, United States	NYG
43	Joe Hewitt	10	1920	1932	0	2.5	362	1471	1175	230	266	29	6	3	96	92		212		.226	.364	.269	.633	Apr 2	St. Louis, MO, United States	BBB, CAG, CCU, DM, DS, MB, NEG, SLG, SLS
44	Larry Hoffman	1	1901	1901	0	0.0	6	23	22	2	7	1	0	0	6	1		0	5	.318	.348	.364	.711	Dec 29	Chicago, IL, United States	CHC
45	Bert Hunter	6	1931	1936	1	0.3	101	265	239	26	49	7	2	2	25	0		13		.205	.249	.276	.525	Apr 25	Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico	AG, DW, HG, NYC, PC, PS, SLS
46	Bert Husting	3	1900	1902	0	-0.7	71	194	183	25	33	5	3	1	19	1		1	28	.180	.189	.257	.446	Sep 3	Milwaukee, WI, United States	BOS, MLA, PHA, PIT
47	Harry Imlay	1	1913	1913	0	-0.1	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Oct 7	Bordentown, NJ, United States	PHI
48	Art Jahn	2	1925	1928	0	-0.8	104	375	349	45	97	15	8	1	55	2	4	17	36	.278	.317	.375	.692	Jan 9	Little Rock, AR, United States	CHC, NYG, PHI
49	Walter Jantzen	1	1912	1912	0	-0.8	31	128	119	10	22	0	1	1	8	3	6	4	18	.185	.218	.227	.445	Apr 1	Hines, IL, United States	SLB
50	Hen Jordan	3	1923	1925	0	0.8	71	251	241	21	73	8	2	2	28	1		8		.303	.328	.378	.706	Apr 19	Harrisburg, PA, United States	BBS, HBG
51	Jerry Kane	1	1890	1890	0	-0.2	8	27	25	3	5	0	0	0	2	0		2		.200	.259	.200	.459	Oct 25	East St. Louis, IL, United States	STL
52	Dick Kauffman	2	1914	1915	0	-0.1	44	150	139	10	36	9	2	0	16	0	3	5	30	.259	.295	.353	.647	Apr 16	Lewisburg, PA, United States	SLB
53	Pete Knisely	4	1912	1915	0	-0.5	124	307	272	27	64	16	4	0	29	4	2	24	30	.235	.307	.324	.630	Jul 1	Brownsville, PA, United States	CHC, CIN
54	Charlie Krause	1	1901	1901	0	0.0	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	Mar 30	Eloise, MI, United States	CIN
55	Ed Kusel	1	1909	1909	0	0.1	3	10	10	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	Oct 20	Cleveland, OH, United States	SLB
56	Hi Ladd	1	1898	1898	0	-0.1	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	May 7	Cranston, RI, United States	BSN, PIT
57	Clarence Lehr	1	1911	1911	0	-0.4	23	27	27	2	4	0	0	0	2	0		0	7	.148	.148	.148	.296	Jan 31	Highland Park, MI, United States	PHI
58	Elmer Leifer	1	1921	1921	0	0.0	9	10	10	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.300	.300	.300	.600	Sep 26	Everett, WA, United States	CHW
59	Harry Lord	9	1907	1915	0	16.5	972	4154	3691	509	1026	107	70	14	294	208	35	226	253	.278	.326	.356	.682	Aug 9	Westbrook, ME, United States	BOS, BUF, CHW
60	Jack McCarthy	12	1893	1907	0	10.3	1092	4655	4200	551	1205	171	66	8	476	145		268	158	.287	.333	.365	.698	Jun 5	Chicago, IL, United States	BRO, CHC, CIN, CLE, PIT
61	Jim McCormick	1	1892	1892	0	-0.2	3	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	5	.000	.083	.000	.083	Feb 1	Saco, ME, United States	STL
62	Hurley McNair	10	1920	1937	0	21.4	726	3117	2746	552	888	128	70	44	501	131		307		.323	.397	.469	.866	Dec 2	Kansas City, MO, United States	CT, DS, KCM
63	Dutch Meier	1	1906	1906	0	0.0	82	296	273	32	70	11	4	0	16	4		13	21	.256	.298	.326	.624	Mar 23	Chicago, IL, United States	PIT
64	Fred Mollenkamp	1	1914	1914	0	0.1	3	11	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	Nov 1	Cincinnati, OH, United States	PHI
65	Rebel Oakes	7	1909	1915	0	3.9	986	4057	3619	428	1011	112	42	15	397	163	26	265	210	.279	.334	.346	.680	Mar 1	Lisbon, LA, United States	CIN, PBS, STL
66	Fred Odwell	4	1904	1907	0	4.2	411	1589	1412	198	365	42	30	10	168	72		89	187	.258	.313	.352	.665	Aug 12	Walton, NY, United States	CIN
67	Al Orth	15	1895	1909	0	7.3	602	1794	1698	183	464	61	30	12	184	30		51	166	.273	.298	.366	.663	Oct 8	Lynchburg, VA, United States	NYY, PHI, WSH
68	Joe Pate	2	1926	1927	0	0.1	79	43	37	2	7	3	0	0	6	0	0	4	3	.189	.268	.270	.539	Dec 26	Fort Worth, TX, United States	PHA
69	Marv Peasley	1	1910	1910	0	0.0	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	3	.000	.400	.000	.400	Dec 27	San Francisco, CA, United States	DET
70	Herb Pennock HOF	22	1912	1934	0	0.8	620	1427	1214	108	232	33	4	4	103	1	0	94	178	.191	.253	.235	.488	Jan 30	New York, NY, United States	BOS, NYY, PHA
71	John Perrine	1	1907	1907	0	-0.4	44	166	146	13	25	4	1	0	15	10		13	17	.171	.253	.212	.465	Aug 13	Kansas City, MO, United States	WSH
72	Jake Powell	11	1930	1945	0	-0.3	688	2767	2540	353	689	116	26	22	327	65	38	173	219	.271	.320	.363	.684	Nov 4	Washington, DC, United States	NYY, PHI, WSH
73	Irv Ray	4	1888	1891	0	3.7	226	999	902	154	263	30	11	3	123	59		86	35	.292	.360	.359	.720	Feb 21	Harrington, ME, United States	BAL, BSN
74	Dick Redding	5	1923	1927	0	0.2	70	159	149	15	33	2	3	3	11	0		9		.221	.266	.336	.601	Oct 31	Islip, NY, United States	BRG
75	Joe Regan	1	1898	1898	0	0.0	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	Nov 18	Hartford, CT, United States	NYG
76	Babe Ruth HOF	22	1914	1935	2	162.3	2503	10628	8399	2174	2873	506	136	714	2214	123	116	2062	1330	.342	.474	.690	1.164	Aug 16	New York, NY, United States	BOS, BSN, NYY
77	Victor Schlitzer	3	1908	1914	0	0.1	44	82	78	2	16	1	1	0	2	1		1	22	.205	.215	.244	.459	Jan 4	Wellesley Hills, MA, United States	BOS, BUF, PHA
78	Frank Schneiberg	1	1910	1910	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					May 18	Milwaukee, WI, United States	BRO
79	Charlie See	3	1919	1921	0	0.0	92	221	202	21	55	9	1	1	23	5	6	9	12	.272	.313	.342	.655	Jul 19	Bridgeport, CT, United States	CIN
80	Hosea Siner	1	1909	1909	0	-0.2	10	25	23	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		2	1	.130	.200	.130	.330	Jun 10	Sullivan, IN, United States	BSN
81	Ed Smith	1	1884	1884	0	-0.2	9	36	34	2	5	0	0	0				2		.147	.194	.147	.342	Jul 5	St. Thomas, ON, Canada	BLU
82	Jake Smith	1	1911	1911	0	-0.1	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Nov 7	East McKeesport, PA, United States	PHI
83	Arnie Stone	2	1923	1924	0	-0.2	35	16	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.125	.250	Jul 29	Hudson Falls, NY, United States	PIT
84	Bill Sweeney	8	1907	1914	0	13.7	1039	4283	3692	442	1004	153	40	11	388	172	18	423	215	.272	.349	.344	.693	May 26	Cambridge, MA, United States	BSN, CHC
85	Candy Jim Taylor	20	1920	1942	0	4.9	393	1017	905	133	267	35	8	27	164	35		91		.295	.363	.441	.804	Apr 3	Chicago, IL, United States	AB2, BBB, CAG, CEG, CEL, CTS, DM, DS, ID, MRS, NEG, SLS, TT, WEG
86	Jack Thoney	6	1902	1911	0	-0.3	264	972	912	112	216	23	12	3	73	42		36	138	.237	.269	.298	.567	Oct 24	Covington, KY, United States	BLA, BOS, CLE, NYY, WSH
87	Joe Tinker HOF	15	1902	1916	0	52.7	1806	7166	6441	774	1690	263	114	31	785	336	12	416	526	.262	.308	.353	.661	Jul 27	Orlando, FL, United States	CHC, CHI, CIN
88	Fritz Von Kolnitz	3	1914	1916	0	-0.6	115	244	226	15	48	9	1	0	19	5	3	15	33	.212	.264	.261	.526	Mar 18	Mount Pleasant, SC, United States	CHW, CIN
89	Jimmy Wacker	1	1909	1909	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Aug 7	Evansville, IN, United States	PIT
90	Joe Wagner	1	1915	1915	0	-0.9	75	210	197	17	35	5	2	0	13	4	6	8	35	.178	.210	.223	.433	Nov 15	Bronx, NY, United States	CIN
91	Fred Wilson	4	1939	1945	1	1.4	73	265	232	38	73	8	3	3	33	4		26		.315	.395	.414	.809	Sep 27	Coral Gables, FL, United States	CC, NE, NYC
92	Hack Wilson HOF	12	1923	1934	0	38.7	1348	5557	4760	884	1461	266	67	244	1063	52	34	674	713	.307	.395	.545	.940	Nov 23	Baltimore, MD, United States	BRO, CHC, NYG, PHI
93	Charles Witherow	1	1875	1875	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 3	Washington, DC, United States	WAS
94	Rasty Wright	5	1917	1923	0	0.2	109	160	133	15	26	2	1	0	5	0	0	16	36	.195	.282	.226	.507	Jun 12	Columbus, OH, United States	SLB
95	Ad Yale	1	1905	1905	0	-0.2	4	14	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	2	.077	.143	.077	.220	Apr 27	Bridgeport, CT, United States	BRO
	Totals	412	1875	1947	5	396.6	22375	83344	73019	10803	20067	2955	1048	1321	10116	2570	338	7469	6668	.275	.347	.398	.745