1889 Major League New Debuts

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Biographical Information

Biographical Information
Rk	Name	Age	Debut	Last Game	Pos	Tm	WAR	Ht	Wt	B	T	Birthdate	Birthplace	Draft/Signing	Schools	Given Name
1	Bill Anderson	24.205	Aug 12	Aug 12, 1889	/1	LOU	-0.2					Jan 19, 1865	Spencer County, KY, US			William
2	Dave Anderson	20.318	Aug 24	Sep 29, 1890	/1	PHI	-1.1				L	Oct 10, 1868	Chester, PA, US			David S.
3	Varney Anderson	23.044	Aug 1	May 6, 1896	/1	IND	-0.5	5-10	165	R	R	Jun 18, 1866	Geneva, IL, US			Warner Samuel
4	John Bates	21.089	Aug 25	Aug 25, 1889	/1	KCC	-0.4					May 28, 1868	OH, US			John William
5	George Bausewine	20.176	Sep 14	Oct 11, 1889	/1	PHA	-0.6	6-2	207			Mar 22, 1869	Philadelphia, PA, US			George W.
6	Alex Beam	19.185	May 25	May 29, 1889	/1	PIT	-0.2	5-9				Nov 21, 1869	Johnstown, PA, US			Alexander Rodger
7	Ollie Beard	26.350	Apr 17	Jun 28, 1891	*6	CIN	8.0	5-11	180	R	R	May 2, 1862	Lexington, KY, US			Oliver Perry
8	Charlie Bell	21.062	Oct 13	Jul 27, 1891	/O1	KCC	0.0				R	Aug 12, 1868	Cincinnati, OH, US			Charles C.
9	Jack Bellman	25.050	Apr 23	Apr 23, 1889	/2	STL	0.1	5-7	150			Mar 4, 1864	Louisville, KY, US			John Hutchins
10	Red Bittmann	27.080	Oct 10	Oct 14, 1889	/4	KCC	0.0	5-9	180			Jul 22, 1862	Cincinnati, OH, US			Henry Peter
11	Fred Carl	30.320	Jul 25	Aug 31, 1889	O/45	LOU	-0.6	5-6	158	L	L	Sep 8, 1858	Baltimore, MD, US			Frederick E.
12	Jack Carney	22.165	Apr 24	Oct 4, 1891	3O	WHS	1.1	5-10	175	R	R	Nov 10, 1866	Salem, MA, US			John Joseph
13	Spider Clark	21.228	May 2	Oct 4, 1890	26/O45	WHS	0.3	5-10	150	R	R	Sep 16, 1867	Brooklyn, NY, US			Owen F.
14	Harry Clarke	28.227	Aug 28	Aug 28, 1889	/O	WHS	-0.1					Jan 13, 1861	New York, NY, US			Harry Corson
15	Theodore Conover	21.077	May 26	May 26, 1889	/1	CIN	-0.2	5-10	165	R	R	Mar 10, 1868	Lexington, KY, US			Theodore
16	Jack Crooks	23.321	Sep 26	Aug 3, 1898	4	COL	15.5	5-10	170	R	R	Nov 9, 1865	St. Paul, MN, US			Charles John
17	Bill Daley	21.020	Jul 17	Jun 30, 1891	/1	BSN	1.9	5-7	140		L	Jun 27, 1868	Poughkeepsie, NY, US			William
18	Bill Day	22.023	Aug 20	Oct 3, 1890	/1	PHI	-1.7	5-8	150		R	Jul 28, 1867	Marcus Hook, PA, US			William J.
19	Joe Dowie	23.360	Jul 10	Aug 8, 1889	O	BAL	-0.2	5-8	150			Jul 15, 1865	New Orleans, LA, US			Joseph E.
20	Jack Doyle	19.306	Aug 27	Jul 13, 1905	/2O4	COL	25.9	5-9	155	R	R	Oct 25, 1869	Killorglin, Kerry, IE		Fordham University (New York, NY)	John Joseph
21	Charlie Duffee	23.080	Apr 17	Apr 30, 1893	*O/54	STL	6.2	5-5	151	R	R	Jan 27, 1866	Mobile, AL, US			Charles Edward
22	Andy Dunning	17.284	May 23	Jul 28, 1891	/1	PIT	-0.7	6-0	175	R	R	Aug 12, 1871	New York, NY, US			Andrew Jackson
23	Jesse Duryea	29.225	Apr 20	Jul 15, 1893	1/O	CIN	14.0	5-10	175	R	R	Sep 7, 1859	Osage, IA, US			James Newton
24	Billy Earle	21.168	Apr 27	Sep 6, 1894	O2/3	CIN	3.0	5-10	170	R	R	Nov 10, 1867	Philadelphia, PA, US			William Moffat
25	Jack Easton	24.207	Sep 23	Jul 7, 1894	/1	COL	-1.2					Feb 28, 1865	Bridgeport, OH, US			John S.
26	Hi Ebright	29.316	Apr 24	Jun 11, 1889	/2O6	WHS	0.3	5-9	180	R	R	Jun 12, 1859	Lancaster County, PA, US			Hiram C.
27	Jack Fanning	26	Sep 20	Sep 1, 1894	/1	IND	-1.3	5-9	163	R	R		South Orange, NJ, US			John Jacob
28	Jack Fee	21.265	Sep 14	Oct 4, 1889	/1	IND	0.0		195		R	Dec 23, 1867	Carbondale, PA, US			John
29	Alex Ferson	22.294	May 4	Jul 25, 1892	1	WHS	1.3	5-9	165	R	R	Jul 14, 1866	Philadelphia, PA, US			Alexander
30	Walter Fisher	22.059	Jun 15	Jun 15, 1889	/O	LOU	0.0					Apr 17, 1867	Baltimore, MD, US			Walter William
31	John Galligan	24.000	Sep 2	Oct 14, 1889	O	LOU	-1.2	5-10	160				Easton, PA, US			John T.
32	Bill Garfield	21.257	Jul 10	Aug 6, 1890	/1	PIT	-2.2	5-11	160	R	R	Oct 26, 1867	Sheffield, OH, US		Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH)	William Milton
33	Hank Gastright	24.021	Apr 19	Jun 5, 1896	1	COL	2.6	6-2	190	R	R	Mar 29, 1865	Covington, KY, US			Henry Carl
34	Mike Gaule	19.315	Jun 15	Jun 15, 1889	/O	LOU	-0.1	6-2		L	L	Aug 4, 1869	Baltimore, MD, US			Michael John
35	Tom Gettinger	20.284	Sep 21	Sep 25, 1895	/O	STL	-1.3	5-10	180	L	L	Dec 11, 1868	Frederick, MD, US			Lewis Thomas Leyton
36	Jim Gill	23.271	Jun 27	Jul 1, 1889	/4O	STL	-0.1					Sep 29, 1865	Richmond, VA, US			James Clifford
37	George Goetz	24	Jun 17	Jun 17, 1889	/1	BAL	0.0	6-2	180		R		Greencastle, PA, US			George Burt
38	James Graham	24.239	Sep 4	Sep 8, 1889	/5	PHA	-0.1					Jan 8, 1865	Philadelphia, PA, US			James
39	Will Holland	27	Jul 10	Oct 12, 1889	6/O	BAL	-0.8	5-10	180				Georgetown, DE, US			Willard A.
40	Bug Holliday	22.068	Apr 17	Jun 30, 1898	*O	CIN	18.1	5-11	151	R	R	Feb 8, 1867	St. Louis, MO, US			James Wear
41	Jerry Hurley	25.320	May 1	Jul 13, 1891	/2O	BSN	-0.7	6-0	190	R	R	Jun 15, 1863	Boston, MA, US		Boston University (Boston, MA)	Jeremiah Joseph
42	Spud Johnson	32.000	Apr 18	Aug 8, 1891	O5/36	COL	4.5	5-9	175	L	L		CA			James Ralph
43	Alex Jones	19.274	Sep 25	May 16, 1903	/1	PIT	-0.2	5-9	170	L	L	Dec 25, 1869	Bradford, PA, US			Alexander M.
44	Al Krumm	24.124	May 17	May 17, 1889	/1	PIT	-0.3		145		R	Jan 13, 1865	Pittsburgh, PA, US			Albert
45	Steve Ladew	26	Sep 27	Sep 28, 1889	/O1	KCC	-0.3						St. Louis, MO, US			Stephen F.
46	Herman Long	23.004	Apr 17	Jul 13, 1904	*6/4O	KCC	36.9	5-8	160	L	R	Apr 13, 1866	Chicago, IL, US			Herman C.
47	Jimmy McAleer	24.288	Apr 24	Jul 8, 1907	*O	CLV	1.3	6-0	175	R	R	Jul 10, 1864	Youngstown, OH, US			James Robert
48	Sparrow McCaffrey	21	Aug 13	Aug 15, 1889	/2	COL	0.1		120				Philadelphia, PA, US	Signed as a Free Agent with the Columbus Solons in 1889.		Charles P.
49	John McCarty	22.068	Apr 18	Jul 7, 1889	1/O	KCC	-0.6				R	Feb 9, 1867	Independence, MO, US			John Andrew
50	Art McCoy	24.358	Jul 8	Jul 9, 1889	/4	WHS	-0.1	5-9	168			Jul 15, 1864	Danville, PA, US			Arthur Gray
51	Michael McDermott	25.119	Sep 2	Oct 13, 1889	/1	LOU	0.4	5-10	152		R	May 6, 1864	Fall River, MA, US			Michael H.
52	Sadie McMahon	21.289	Jul 5	Jul 12, 1897	1/O	PHA	40.8	5-9	165	R	R	Sep 19, 1867	Wilmington, DE, US			John Joseph
53	Frank Meek	22.057	May 10	Apr 24, 1890	/2	STL	0.1	6-0	170			Mar 14, 1867	Dolni Lukavice, Plzen, CZ			Frank James
54	Dusty Miller	21.013	Sep 23	Aug 20, 1899	/6O	BAL	7.8	5-11	170	L	R	Sep 10, 1868	Oil City, PA, US		Niagara University (Lewiston, NY)	Charles Bradley
55	Frank Pears	23.037	Oct 6	Aug 1, 1893	/1O	KCC	-0.2	5-9	145		R	Aug 30, 1866	Louisville, KY, US			Frank H.
56	Charlie Petty	23.183	Jul 30	Aug 17, 1894	/1	CIN	0.0		175		R	Jan 28, 1866	Nashville, TN, US			Charles Edward
57	John Pickett	23.106	Jun 6	Jun 1, 1892	O54	KCC	-2.1	5-10	186	R	R	Feb 20, 1866	Chicago, IL, US			John Thomas
58	Charlie Reilly	22.236	Oct 9	Sep 27, 1897	/5	COL	6.7	5-11	190	B	R	Feb 15, 1867	Princeton, NJ, US			Charles Thomas
59	Charlie Reynolds	24.007	May 8	Aug 19, 1889	/2	KCC	-0.1	5-9	175	R	R	May 1, 1865	Williamsburg, IN, US		DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)	Charles Lawrence
60	John Riddle	25.000	Sep 18	Oct 11, 1890	/2O	WHS	-1.2			R	R		Philadelphia, PA, US			John H.
61	Amos Rusie	17.344	May 9	Jun 9, 1901	1	IND	65.8	6-1	200	R	R	May 30, 1871	Mooresville, IN, US	Signed as a Free Agent with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1889.		Amos Wilson
62	Jack Ryan	20.294	Sep 2	Oct 4, 1913	2/O5	LOU	-3.4	5-10	165	R	R	Nov 12, 1868	Haverhill, MA, US			John Bernard
63	Harry Scherer	21	Jul 24	Jul 24, 1889	/O	LOU	0.0						Baltimore, MD, US			Harry E.
64	Dan Shannon	24.025	Apr 17	Sep 16, 1891	*4	LOU	-1.4	5-9	175	R		Mar 23, 1865	Bridgeport, CT, US			Daniel Webster
65	Ed Springer	22	Jul 12	Jul 12, 1889	/1	LOU	-0.3	6-2	187				Oil Springs, ON, CA			Edward Ellsworth
66	Jack Stivetts	21.087	Jun 26	Jun 12, 1899	1/O	STL	48.5	6-2	185	R	R	Mar 31, 1868	Ashland, PA, US			John Elmer
67	Mike Sullivan	18.237	Jun 17	Aug 18, 1899	/1	WHS	-1.8	6-1	210	L	R	Oct 23, 1870	Boston, MA, US		Boston University (Boston, MA)	Michael Joseph
68	Park Swartzel	23.147	Apr 17	Oct 14, 1889	1/O	KCC	0.7	5-10	150	R	R	Nov 21, 1865	Knightstown, IN, US			Park B.
69	John Thornton	20.084	Aug 14	Sep 15, 1892	/1	WHS	1.3	5-10	175	L	R	May 22, 1869	Washington, DC, US			John James
70	John Traffley	27	Jun 15	Jun 15, 1889	/O	LOU	0.0	5-9	180				Chicago, IL, US			John M.
71	Pete Weckbecker	25.036	Oct 5	Oct 12, 1890	/2	IND	-0.1	5-7	150			Aug 30, 1864	Butler, PA, US			Peter