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Batting

Batting
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 Debut Age Tm
1Walter Ball21920192100.117393226100104.188.297.219.51642COG
2Clyde Barnhart91920192809.38143050267340478812161274363524265149.295.360.416.776Sep 22, 192025PIT
3Johnny Bassler919131927021.0811286723192507049916131913843781.304.416.361.777Jul 11, 191326DET
4Harry Bauchman2192019210-0.6602472212650550251215.226.282.294.57631COG
5Cliff Bell11192119310-0.41854153823065102028326.170.229.207.43624KCM
6Sam Bennett51920192501.913136432448106124772524.327.386.454.84037SLG
7George Bennette41921193200.6632361964257321221530.291.390.342.73220TOT
8Lyle Bigbee2192019210-0.7438877514201810913.182.276.247.523Apr 15, 192027PIT
9Frank Blattner1192119210-1.066226198173961115615.197.264.253.51631KCM
10Lu Blue1319211933037.61615722359041152169631910944695151911092436.287.402.401.803Apr 14, 192124DET
11Lucas Boada41921192401.71243403063785135235028.278.340.373.71328CS
12Sam Bohne71916192607.7663259423153096058745162287562193154.261.321.359.679Sep 9, 191624CIN
13Frank Brazill2192119220-0.472219190174931020242322.258.344.284.628Apr 13, 192121PHA
14Tony Brottem3191619210-0.66214513510293001311922.215.264.237.501Apr 17, 191630TOT
15Eddie Brown71920192807.77903127290234187817033164072925127109.303.334.400.735Sep 26, 192029NYG
16Frank Bruggy5192119250-0.5259678620531722726521254372.277.329.356.686Apr 13, 192130PHI
17Virgil Cheeves6192019270-0.31111541411126411401439.184.218.248.466Sep 7, 192020CHC
18Bob Clark2192019210-0.11617130200000000.154.154.154.308May 26, 192023CLE
19Bert Cole61921192700.6202228205294934118111136.239.284.307.592Apr 19, 192124DET
20Pat Collins101919192905.6543148012041463064663316844235202.254.378.385.762Aug 29, 191924SLB
21Andy Cooper HOF14192019392-0.729862258046105108335026.181.217.241.45924DS
22Pete Donohue121921193202.334679873244180174687152178.246.270.305.574Jul 1, 192120CIN
23Frank Duncan2219201945110.686331392691410693116261434058319.258.342.336.67720TOT
24Bob Fagan21921192300.9127459403531051622471136.261.330.325.65527KCM
25Bibb Falk1219201931022.7135352694652655146330059697844750412279.314.372.449.821Jul 17, 192022CHW
26Alex Ferguson10191819290-4.42574553971342400220215150.106.140.116.256Aug 16, 191824NYY
27James Field1192119210-0.112222113000201.143.182.143.32530SLG
28Lew Fonseca1219211933014.293737273404518107520350314856438186199.316.355.432.788Apr 13, 192122CIN
29Bill Force91921192901.32305254605495146642243.207.279.302.58125DS
30Sylvester Foreman61921193200.017357150259112129355358.223.309.301.60925KCM
31Zack Foreman21920192100.022524438010202.182.217.227.44527KCM
32Buck Freeman2192119220-0.1496661412200200329.197.246.230.476Apr 13, 192124CHC
33Harvey Freeman1192119210-0.21813121100000006.083.083.083.167Jul 10, 192123PHA
34Frank Gibson81913192701.1471123911551213175719814612755127.274.310.377.688Apr 22, 191330BSN
35Willie Gisentaner141921193601.2270691638731632431183239.255.302.354.65721TOT
36Whitey Glazner5192019240-0.614228426017479522401971.181.208.277.485Sep 26, 192027PIT
37Billy Gleason3191619210-0.4401321189261108111111.220.298.246.543Sep 25, 191626SLB
38Ray Grimes619201926010.54331788153726950510125272632117204133.329.413.480.892Sep 24, 192027CHC
39Lewis Hampton71921192705.41985414979315322923105832.308.352.527.87920COB
40Bubbles Hargrave1219131930016.48522853253331478615558293762919217165.310.372.452.824Sep 18, 191328CIN
41Lemuel Hawkins81921192800.7534220920093145496024422455155.273.331.333.66425TOT
42Rube Henderson2192119220-0.74314813415296101337.216.261.276.53726TOT
43Butch Henline111921193107.7740238521012586119621402681812192156.291.361.414.774Apr 13, 192126TOT
44Charley Hill31920192400.169254220335363022719.241.316.295.611DS
45Johnson Hill61921192701.719778272892185301019104636.254.289.401.69030DS
46Shovel Hodge31920192200.2751231161029410600123.250.256.302.558Sep 6, 192027CHW
47Carl Holling21921192200.242555041320050035.260.302.300.602Apr 19, 192124DET
48Crush Holloway151921193904.7822351032225448871195331404133233.275.327.374.70024ABC
49Robert Hudspeth91920192907.03811543140719243977193524617116.312.368.468.83627COB
50Thurman Jennings2192019210-0.460258235336292022613.264.305.319.62430COG
51Eusebio Jiménez1192119210-0.6371311179203109310.171.242.214.45624CS
52Paul Johnson2192019210-0.766230199235562115131325.276.321.342.662Sep 13, 192024PHA
53Percy Jones9192019300-0.9252352324176360026131297.194.223.213.436Aug 6, 192021CHC
54John Kelleher61912192401.82357937038120629810899164542.293.337.400.737Jul 31, 191227CHC
55Harry Kenyon81921192902.036812951189188341571991713979.287.337.389.72627ABC
56Mike Kircher31919192100.01414142300010005.214.214.214.429Aug 8, 191923STL
57Ray Kolp12192119340-1.03845995324398173234001980.184.212.239.451Apr 16, 192126SLB
58Lyman Lamb2192019210-0.354176158224311212120419.272.294.386.681Sep 14, 192026SLB
59Latimer1192119210-0.314322933100101.103.133.138.271ABC
60Dud Lee5192019260-3.4253853732801632090601288870.223.311.275.586Oct 3, 192021SLB
61John Henry Lloyd HOF819211929013.84331786162929756987271630859133.349.400.465.86537COB
62Anthony Mahoney31921192300.044103899161006110.180.263.191.45427ABC
63George Maisel4191319220-0.91685535006714110305018102024.282.314.314.628May 1, 191329CHC
64Claudio Manela2192119250-0.322575457000201.130.161.130.29027CS
65Emmet McCann3192019260-1.0712101941944610182288.227.261.268.529Apr 19, 192019PHA
66Hervey McClellan6191919240-2.634413061162130257548498231668103.221.267.292.559May 31, 191926CHW
67Marty McManus1519201934034.1183175676660100819264018812099212695675558.289.357.430.787Sep 25, 192021SLB
68Doug McWeeny8192119300-2.0206338288183030061031126.104.194.115.308Apr 24, 192124CHW
69Jim Middleton2191719210-0.35148422510040025.119.159.143.302Apr 18, 191732DET
70Johnny Miljus71915192900.012815915314346201202235.222.232.288.520Oct 2, 191526BRO
71Bing Miller1619211936029.618206896621294619343899611699312783383340.311.359.461.820Apr 16, 192126WSH
72Percy Miller121921193701.2230504453571101891059732.243.301.389.69024COG
73Sam Mongin11921192100.355234176403961017526.222.360.267.62737SLG
74John Monroe11921192100.160173154174142211221415.266.335.357.692Apr 16, 192123TOT
75Johnny Morrison10192019300-2.52975665113784660310115113.164.190.200.389Sep 28, 192025PIT
76Johnny Mostil1019181929024.49724103350761810542098223375176104415336.301.386.427.812Jun 20, 191825CHW
77Heinie Mueller111920193503.6693236921182965978737222723727168147.282.342.389.731Sep 25, 192021STL
78Dominic Mulrenan1192119210-0.11222201300010002.150.190.150.340Apr 24, 192127CHW
79Al Nixon9191519280-1.8422144713451803726013711819256677.277.314.356.670Sep 4, 191535BSN
80Charles O'Neil21921192300.13210910113263101134.257.286.307.593COB
81Jimmy Oldham41920192300.15613012310265001105.211.242.252.49428SLG
82Emilio Palmero51915192800.247574851010020085.208.321.229.551Sep 21, 191526SLB
83Frank Parkinson4192119240-0.2378144513111573355782414991395233.256.308.366.674Apr 13, 192126PHI
84Manuel Parrado3192119270-1.7843002771955131221416.199.253.274.52727CS
85Carlisle Perry3192119240-0.280307281306242431217.221.265.292.55728TOT
86Bill Pertica4191819230-0.675112105816310200230.152.168.200.368Aug 7, 191822STL
87John Peters4191519220-1.31123313022280131747111633.265.317.384.701May 1, 191527PHI
88Bill Piercy6191719260-0.611621819193310101400746.173.210.236.446Oct 3, 191725NYY
89Clarke Pittenger7192119290-1.5373104095911825232318327193750.263.294.306.600Apr 15, 192122BOS
90Goldie Rapp3192119230-3.92761170106413426947527316317564.253.303.312.615Apr 13, 192127TOT
91Ambrose Reid9192119320-3.6431173216022314104713518620122.256.309.311.62022DS
92Ed Rile1219201931010.94541669150126247594293727025154.316.383.492.87521COB
93Roy Roberts8192119340-0.59723621824381309110.174.211.206.41727COB
94John Russell41917192200.421343011120020038.367.424.433.858Jul 4, 191726CHW
95Rosy Ryan10191919330-0.1249303268185180112022064.190.249.231.480Sep 7, 191923NYG
96Joe Sargent1192119210-0.266214178214585222232426.253.342.388.729Apr 27, 192127DET
97Duke Sedgwick2192119230-0.22129291500020005.172.172.172.345Jul 12, 192123PHI
98Joe Sewell HOF1419201933054.719038333713211412226436684910547474842114.312.391.413.804Sep 10, 192022CLE
99Earl Sheely919211931020.0123452744471572134024427487453339563205.300.383.399.782Apr 14, 192128CHW
100Clarence Smith1019211933011.45712346218338670697543040291127.323.362.459.820COB
101Otis Starks6192119350-0.5551391251619200419.152.215.168.38323TOT
102Riggs Stephenson1419211934032.8131051364508714151532154637735343494247.336.407.473.880Apr 13, 192123CLE
103José Suárez11921192100.63496876274011213.310.333.391.72430CS
104Suds Sutherland11921192100.417292741110070014.407.448.444.893Apr 14, 192127DET
105Zack Taylor161920193503.19183101286525874811328931199161192.261.304.329.634Jun 15, 192022BRO
106Clint Thomas1319211938016.069528372550475785139625649912792288.308.369.477.84624COB
107Cotton Tierney61920192505.76302489229926668111930313312831109187.296.332.415.746Sep 22, 192027PIT
108Curt Walker1219191930022.11359557648587181475235117646889679535254.304.374.440.813Sep 17, 191924TOT
109Johnny Walker3191919210-2.31254764544111415525150932.251.270.319.590Sep 19, 191924PHA
110Charles Wesley9192119390-1.933911821131122270271421021947.239.270.293.56224COB
111Dutch Wetzel2192019210-0.468157140213431215011321.243.312.321.633Sep 15, 192027SLB
112Charley Williams81921193101.7493190017691844576322822543119.258.307.332.63924ABC
113Larry Woodall101920192902.9548152613171613535215116116615967.268.347.333.680May 20, 192026DET
114Willie Woods6192119260-2.617268462765144910412126.230.268.247.51523TOT
115Yam Yaryan21921192200.2811951732045102224101526.260.326.376.702Apr 23, 192128CHW
116Moses Yellow Horse2192119220-0.23839363600010007.167.189.167.356Apr 15, 192123PIT
117James York2191919210-0.342454025100500113.125.167.150.317Sep 12, 191928CHC
Totals746191219453443.23983714216212592017668358926143170813161698622671135114706935.285.349.392.741

Pitching

Pitching
Rk Name Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP Debut Age Tm
1Walter Ball2192019210-0.419.1005.44151260086.0107665244631804041.77942COG
2Cliff Bell1119211931012.14866.4214.0417611146874992.01036560445212493802001023671.29524KCM
3Lyle Bigbee2192019210-0.403.0006.961721000053.0704341529130032341.868Apr 15, 192027PIT
4Lucas Boada41921192403.02338.3774.65766084012470.255931524328126146180521051.45528CS
5Virgil Cheeves61920192700.52627.4914.7311155321823458.25262772412818898231120351.557Sep 7, 192020CHC
6Bob Clark21920192100.012.3335.44162521051.1823631219102112211.968May 26, 192023CLE
7Bert Cole6192119270-0.12832.4674.6717747861849605.273539331425230119192627461.593Apr 19, 192124DET
8Andy Cooper HOF1419201939226.611864.6483.582881834410512241603.115858116385235717194221151301.21124DS
9Pete Donohue1219211932016.5134118.5323.873442675613816142112.1243910829096742285714641090551.354Jul 1, 192120CIN
10Alex Ferguson101918192906.56185.4184.9325716654622111241.214557786806848223974551455731.560Aug 16, 191824NYY
11James Field1192119210-1.423.4007.4111920058.181574822526102791.81730SLG
12Lew Fonseca121921193300.0000.001000001.0000000000030.000Apr 13, 192122CIN
13Bill Force91921192909.75950.5414.161861072460451018.01039616470633054973501039391.32025DS
14Zack Foreman2192019210-0.585.6154.402013601108.1129735333024424851.46827KCM
15Buck Freeman2192119220-0.1911.4504.70492117604203.023612410612805210039021.557Apr 13, 192124CHC
16Harvey Freeman1192119210-0.914.2007.69184920048.065504123555032352.083Jul 10, 192123PHA
17Willie Gisentaner141921193605.34251.4524.8714510365824826.2949563447322933472501733771.50221TOT
18Whitey Glazner51920192407.74148.4614.21142102234664783.2895439367442492662411133851.460Sep 26, 192027PIT
19Lewis Hampton71921192707.65043.5383.961269146144772.184045734023184260130326521.32620COB
20Lemuel Hawkins81921192800.2001.801000005.0511011000221.20025TOT
21Rube Henderson2192119220-0.515.1674.989740065.072533662820812911.53826TOT
22Charley Hill3192019240-0.1101.0008.10100003.154301200151.800DS
23Shovel Hodge3192019220-0.71415.4835.17752040803301.1360205173101316770413391.629Sep 6, 192027CHW
24Carl Holling2192119220-0.748.3335.02401217405145.118311181963406116671.693Apr 19, 192124DET
25Percy Jones91920193004.45357.4824.342511148849881026.011375884955349433814022046111.590Aug 6, 192021CHC
26Harry Kenyon81921192900.52532.4395.04895843211521.05973512928173191151418241.47827ABC
27Mike Kircher3191919210-0.722.5006.00143910048.06934320993012141.625Aug 8, 191923STL
28Ray Kolp1219211934015.07995.4544.083831721266611181688.019188977659842464393121272361.387Apr 16, 192126SLB
29Latimer1192119210-0.342.6674.0212520062.270442821824402831.404ABC
30Anthony Mahoney31921192300.81515.5004.7142321742248.12461641301210212519410961.40127ABC
31Claudio Manela21921192500.4410.2864.192217900144.01649667443671036491.43827CS
32Doug McWeeny81921193008.43757.3944.17206116443756948.098053643956450143862632642351.508Apr 24, 192124CHW
33Jim Middleton2191719210-0.1712.3684.51511028207157.218410179652403147101.497Apr 18, 191732DET
34Johnny Miljus71915192903.92926.5273.9212745561525457.15262491991617381661121020441.528Oct 2, 191526BRO
35Percy Miller12192119370-4.12939.4265.901396972902570.26874663742126903002201523421.67524COG
36Johnny Morrison1019201930021.410380.5633.65297164958913231535.015747376225850685462813065241.355Sep 28, 192025PIT
37Dominic Mulrenan1192119210-1.328.2007.231210130056.0845245236102012792.143Apr 24, 192127CHW
38Jimmy Oldham4192019230-0.21615.5165.37553071911298.134422417823108167120213681.51528SLG
39Emilio Palmero5191519280-0.8615.2865.17411714500141.01721048148304811046601.809Sep 21, 191526SLB
40Manuel Parrado31921192700.8201.0000.4832010118.211510121021761.23227CS
41Bill Pertica4191819230-0.42218.5504.277447121822331.03702011571413898140714641.535Aug 7, 191822STL
42Bill Piercy61917192603.12743.3864.2611670312820610.2676364289162681654312127301.546Oct 3, 191725NYY
43Ambrose Reid9192119320-0.2009.00200004.075400001.75022DS
44Ed Rile1219201931015.05136.5863.33124882060110748.272236327712232287120825691.27421COB
45Roy Roberts81921193403.62435.4074.65906363901550.056835628418243256351123551.47527COB
46John Russell4191719220-0.227.2225.402111750190.01035754446191004041.656Jul 4, 191726CHW
47Rosy Ryan101919193301.55147.5204.142487510330119881.09414864053427843151122237881.384Sep 7, 191923NYG
48Duke Sedgwick2192119230-0.414.2005.462171220087.11086553438254034081.672Jul 12, 192123PHI
49Clarence Smith10192119330-0.20010.802000005.0766071000282.800COB
50Otis Starks61921193501.11417.4524.87513522331321.2385224174191101405310191.53923TOT
51José Suárez1192119210-0.2714.3334.5025191510174.019212187638691227591.32230CS
52Suds Sutherland1192119210-0.162.7504.97138430058.0804332118180102711.690Apr 14, 192127DET
53Charles Wesley9192119390-0.301.00027.00110001.155411100124.50024COB
54Moses Yellow Horse21921192201.584.6673.9338818301126.01376555133432115321.349Apr 15, 192123PIT
55James York2191919210-0.3511.3135.34421317411143.11839585568595146701.751Sep 12, 191928CHC
Totals316191519392161.513031391.4844.32491327031150132012719724066.22670014218115531004804354849674435335986211.779