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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
1Herb Barnhill81938194600.1111356329318171030421.246.293.274.56728JRC
2Johnny Barrett51942194606.0588210818113034548232232206929265201.251.349.369.718Apr 14, 194226PIT
3Johnny Beazley6194119490-0.3761401209183201300555.150.184.208.392Sep 28, 194124STL
4John Bissant81937194701.61465515068114119103501037.279.329.374.70328CAG
5Hiram Bithorn4194219470-0.1105196177142840011001021.158.207.181.388Apr 15, 194226CHC
6Buddy Blair11942194200.713752348448135268566163030.279.325.397.722Apr 14, 194231PHA
7Hank Borowy101942195110.331664657143992260480028138.173.213.233.446Apr 18, 194226NYY
8Bill Butland4194019470-0.332503902000300716.051.196.051.247May 29, 194024BOS
9Fred Caligiuri21941194200.11834322531010018.156.182.313.494Sep 3, 194123PHA
10Mike Chartak41940194401.825687976596186347219847104112.243.337.388.725Sep 13, 194026TOT
11Russ Christopher7194219480-0.1242349316175083222001795.158.201.222.423Apr 14, 194224PHA
12Ellis Clary41942194502.52237786509717132214612811474.263.376.323.699Jun 7, 194225WSH
13Bill Conroy6193519440-0.81695414524590133533307785.199.322.274.596Sep 21, 193527BOS
14Tony Criscola3194219440-1.01844023673591124128223032.248.307.311.617Apr 15, 194226SLB
15Otto Denning2194219430-0.91293713432376200132312315.222.272.289.561Apr 15, 194229CLE
16George Dickey6193519470-1.722656049436101120454446362.204.294.253.547Sep 21, 193526CHW
17Murry Dickson181939195913.263811431095812533453820012105.231.241.279.520Sep 30, 193925STL
18Bill Donovan21942194300.23832281700010026.250.300.250.550Apr 19, 194225BSN
19Alphonse Dunn31937194300.068262222335754126529.257.355.329.68430TOT
20Hank Edwards1119411953010.7735241021912856131164151276923208264.280.343.440.783Sep 10, 194123CLE
21Specs Ellis51940194400.214231925000002.263.364.263.627TOT
22Red Embree8194119490-0.3147255223193740018001043.166.202.184.386Sep 10, 194124CLE
23Harry Feldman6194119460-0.1173239221273840220001150.172.215.217.432Sep 10, 194122NYG
24Stan Ferens2194219460-0.253504517000000213.156.191.156.347Jun 10, 194227SLB
25Nanny Fernandez41942195000.640814891356139336595161452010109142.248.306.334.640Apr 14, 194223BSN
26Wilmer Fields61940194810.39524723634639524418.267.291.373.66419HG
27Les Fleming71939194908.24341572133016836969152919978226152.277.386.417.804Apr 22, 193926CLE
28Dick Fowler10194119520-0.42265024722288101132021569.186.213.218.431Sep 13, 194121PHA
29Moe Franklin21941194200.1611781642543802160097.262.309.348.656Aug 12, 194128DET
30Hank Gornicki4194119460-0.2798882912201500231.146.167.207.374Apr 17, 194131PIT
31Buddy Gremp3194019420-0.81133162911965140331111824.223.271.302.573Sep 13, 194022BSN
32Steve Gromek171941195702.547074363058124920402071146.197.279.217.497Aug 18, 194122CLE
33Orval Grove10194019491-0.82074303732348421190231128.129.201.158.360May 28, 194022CHW
34Bert Haas91937195115.4721267424402636449332222635133204188.264.323.355.678Sep 9, 193728CIN
35Ned Harris41941194601.026293081410721133141681121210277.259.342.393.736Apr 20, 194125DET
36Ed Head51940194600.611915513115322001310725.244.283.260.542Jul 27, 194024BRO
37Jim Hegan171941196054.5166653224772550108718746925251524456742.228.295.344.639Sep 9, 194121CLE
38Chico Hernández21942194300.090268244166190016002022.250.309.287.596Apr 16, 194226CHC
39Billy Hitchcock9194219530-5.370325022249231547672252571511206230.243.310.299.609Apr 14, 194225DET
40Oris Hockett71938194515.55512353216525959811221132144349159157.276.329.365.694Sep 4, 193832CLE
41Tommy Holmes1119421952135.4132055664992698150729247885814025480122.302.366.432.798Apr 14, 194225BSN
42John Huber81930194700.0100253244276011402217.246.267.324.59134CAG
43Tice James4193819460-1.056208194134074015310.206.252.284.53627CCB
44Sam Jethroe1219381954715.461927372462428680133455928213523224293.276.345.439.784Apr 18, 195025CCB
45Oscar Judd81941194813.22063563173683115319002737.262.322.356.678Apr 16, 194134BOS
46Ken Jungels5193719420-0.12810100100000004.100.100.100.200Sep 15, 193726PIT
47Frankie Kelleher2194219430-0.247140120142031312011820.167.275.283.559Jul 18, 194225CIN
48Clyde Kluttz91942195207.2656207719031725109081921253132119.268.318.354.671Apr 20, 194224BSN
49Dave Koslo12194119550-2.535057151631561203301236222.109.168.149.317Sep 12, 194122NYG
50Whitey Kurowski919411949424.691636933229518925162321065291912369332.286.366.455.821Sep 23, 194124STL
51Ray Lamanno51941194813.0442154814081223555751815023118151.252.314.338.653Sep 11, 194122CIN
52Johnny Lindell1219411954113.98543123279540176212448724041713289366.273.344.429.773Apr 18, 194125NYY
53Johnny Lipon91942195405.8758308926613506909524102662825347152.259.346.324.671Aug 16, 194219DET
54Tony Lupien61940194803.3614264723582856329230182305738241111.268.337.355.692Sep 12, 194025BOS
55Hal Manders31941194600.03012121200000002.167.167.167.333Aug 12, 194125DET
56Max Marshall31942194400.732913841267140311411615105152089100.245.297.339.635May 9, 194228CIN
57Willard Marshall1119421955320.01246473742335831160163391306041423458219.274.347.423.770Apr 14, 194221NYG
58Buster Maynard4194019460-1.7224674616681361451466644653.221.276.328.604Sep 17, 194029NYG
59Booker McDaniel51941194510.977160154143610211715.234.258.344.60228KCM
60Fred McDaniel61940194600.3123495433681041560361046.240.322.303.62429MRS
61Gready McKinnis5194119452-0.4489692813100001.141.151.152.30328TOT
62Felix McLaurin51942194603.31486345758917017117551752.296.358.400.75820TOT
63Lennie Merullo71941194701.66392264207119149792861523817136174.240.291.301.591Sep 12, 194125CHC
64Stan Musial HOF221941196324128.53026127211097219493630725177475195178711599696.331.417.559.976Sep 17, 194121STL
65Earl Naylor3194219460-2.0112318290225461328232335.186.248.245.493Apr 15, 194223PHI
66Ron Northey1219421957013.910843567317238587417228108513711361297.276.352.450.801Apr 14, 194222PHI
67Roberto Ortiz6194119500-0.8213718659671681810878434395.255.310.349.659Sep 6, 194127WSH
68Dixie Parsons3193919430-2.010832129595270215102039.176.229.220.449Aug 16, 193926DET
69Art Pennington51941194522.5135564490721331388681168.271.363.380.74219CAG
70Johnny Pesky1019421954134.1127055164745867145522650174045349662218.307.394.386.780Apr 14, 194223BOS
71Bob Repass21939194200.0843002653064121224613332.242.328.317.645Sep 18, 193924WSH
72Ray Robinson31938194700.113181532000123.133.278.133.411CCB
73Joe Royal4193819440-0.63412011213232011347.205.258.250.50830JRC
74Johnny Sain111942195534.6433857774691902843101002420.245.270.304.574Apr 17, 194224BSN
75Ray Sanders719421949011.063025582182321597114194232986328216.274.370.401.771Apr 14, 194225STL
76Ray Scarborough101942195310.03185054563285101135001881.186.217.219.437Jun 26, 194224WSH
77Johnny Schmitz13194119562-1.93686505873283932320020147.141.170.177.347Sep 6, 194121CHC
78Bonnie Serrell51941194515.71556205669817536159791342.309.361.473.83522KCM
79Charlie Shields41941194500.33070671018250611.269.279.448.72719TOT
80Henry Smith4194219450-0.4983963623479103024723.218.265.262.52729TOT
81Johnny Smith91938194802.3162656619821902011382633.307.342.389.73125BBB
82Eddie Snead31940194200.318353147011423.226.294.387.68131BBB
83Vern Stephens1519411955746.3172072436497100118593074224711742522692685.286.355.460.815Sep 13, 194121SLB
84John Sullivan6194219490-3.86052088183320342252911621811216206.230.312.270.582Jun 7, 194221WSH
85Leroy Sutton61940194500.027585309100102.170.200.189.38926CAG
86Yank Terry5194019450-0.593158145621200610947.145.195.159.353Aug 3, 194031BOS
87Charlie Thomas2194119420-0.9281019414190101206.202.257.223.48123NE
88Lou Tost31942194700.139565239200100216.173.204.212.415Apr 20, 194231BSN
89Virgil Trucks17194119582-1.9517101294963171231270119153.180.189.213.402Sep 27, 194125DET
90Lefty Turner3194019430-0.6401141061116231817.151.204.255.45829BEG
91Elmer Valo2019401961028.61806609250297681420228735860111079942284.282.398.391.790Sep 22, 194021PHA
92Harry Walker1119401955212.48072981265138578612637102144224245175.296.358.383.741Sep 25, 194023STL
93Lefty Wallace3194219460-0.252443803000300517.079.186.079.265May 5, 194220BSN
94Jack Wallaesa5194019480-1.52196355845612017415613346138.205.267.325.592Sep 22, 194022PHA
95Archie Ware81941194843.219077870397202291041091453.287.347.374.72124CCB
96Les Webber6194219480-0.41541311111115101510727.135.193.171.364May 17, 194227BRO
97Ollie West41942194500.4316056515001603.268.305.321.62728CAG
98Hal White12194119540-0.933728325515377007001691.145.199.173.371Apr 22, 194123DET
99Roger Wolff7194119470-1.6182380337184120016012693.122.185.128.312Sep 20, 194131PHA
100Ralph Wyatt61941194610.612352548371116893481032.240.287.313.60024CAG
Totals6871930196382450.4361201223901085461435028983480611601926131561134726115119850.267.340.386.725

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
1Johnny Beazley61941194904.53112.7213.017646212133374.03491511251315711147711516011.353Sep 28, 194124STL
2Hiram Bithorn41942194705.13431.5233.1610553313085509.2517214179211711918520521471.350Apr 15, 194226CHC
3Hank Borowy1019421951115.710882.5683.5031421453941671717.0166076966810862352690753472651.330Apr 18, 194226NYY
4Bill Butland41940194701.993.7503.8832156721150.2138696511563623026421.288May 29, 194024BOS
5Fred Caligiuri2194119420-0.225.2864.52187940179.29049404321272123641.531Sep 3, 194123PHA
6Russ Christopher719421948011.25464.4583.372419711246335999.293144137438399234242721142471.330Apr 14, 194224PHA
7Murry Dickson1819391959143.0172181.4873.6662533814814927233052.13029143112403021058103128137234129361.339Sep 30, 193925STL
8Bill Donovan21942194301.246.4003.20381014200104.011447372413240124521.490Apr 19, 194225BSN
9Specs Ellis5194019440-0.416.1435.22148240058.2734434318182002781.551TOT
10Red Embree81941194905.83148.3923.7214190252911707.065333429250330232861021430511.390Sep 10, 194124CLE
11Harry Feldman61941194602.83535.5003.8014378282263666.06713352814530018254801229361.458Sep 10, 194122NYG
12Stan Ferens21942194600.3513.2784.1853919200157.0176917355913513046971.497Jun 10, 194227SLB
13Wilmer Fields61940194814.0237.7673.47423081742236.123211091117510940310091.29919HG
14Dick Fowler101941195207.96679.4554.1122117036751141303.0136768559598578163821911256801.493Sep 13, 194121PHA
15Hank Gornicki41941194600.31519.4413.387933231246285.027514610712107712341412221.340Apr 17, 194131PIT
16Steve Gromek1719411957022.6123108.5323.414472251109217232064.21940893782186630709046831886761.245Aug 18, 194122CLE
17Orval Grove101940194912.56373.4633.7820715231661141176.2123759549462444403742913851091.429May 28, 194022CHW
18Ed Head51940194604.42723.5403.48118533422611465.0434201180241742520830519831.308Jul 27, 194024BRO
19John Huber8193019470-1.1715.3185.05331815810160.117911790657764107341.47234CAG
20Oscar Judd81941194814.84051.4403.9016199324347771.174439933424397223041013533801.479Apr 16, 194134BOS
21Ken Jungels5193719420-0.5101.0006.802501300049.05641375323213002331.796Sep 15, 193726PIT
22Dave Koslo1219411955017.992107.4623.68348189937415221591.11597740651121538766062012168031.342Sep 12, 194122NYG
23Johnny Lindell121941195411.2818.3084.475528191511251.2247147125201618146711211411.621Apr 18, 194125NYY
24Hal Manders31941194600.231.7504.773011900060.17137326280284002671.641Aug 12, 194125DET
25Booker McDaniel51941194518.33013.6982.6471333626411385.0335146113510429830215851.14028KCM
26Gready McKinnis51941194523.31221.3643.41483671632258.122812098789136120511041.22728TOT
27Stan Musial HOF2219411963240.0001000000.000000000001Sep 17, 194121STL
28Earl Naylor3194219460-0.905.0006.122041210060.16843415291190122721.608Apr 15, 194223PHI
29Ray Robinson3193819470-1.426.2507.761311240051.0745144216313202461.765CCB
30Joe Royal4193819440-0.2009.951100006.11287131000332.36830JRC
31Johnny Sain1119421955324.8139116.5453.4941224512514016532125.22145947824179619519103062089981.300Apr 17, 194224BSN
32Ray Scarborough1019421953110.28085.4854.1331816875599141428.2148775565689611285644443062971.469Jun 26, 194224WSH
33Johnny Schmitz1319411956224.693114.4493.55366235808616201812.2176684171497757697463564077791.392Sep 6, 194121CHC
34Charlie Shields41941194500.565.5454.7521146500115.21217761176674035511.70319TOT
35Johnny Smith91938194800.822.5003.7973320040.1341917312154101651.14025BBB
36Eddie Snead31940194200.931.7503.86116320153.2672623117170002371.56531BBB
37Leroy Sutton61940194502.578.4672.7727147910146.01446145340512026251.26026CAG
38Yank Terry5194019450-0.12028.4174.099355201402457.14632382083319611167641019911.441Aug 3, 194031BOS
39Lou Tost31942194701.31011.4763.6539236510155.1159726314564464036711.384Apr 20, 194231BSN
40Virgil Trucks1719411958242.3177135.5673.3951732811412433302682.1241611241009188108863153447663113781.306Sep 27, 194125DET
41Lefty Wallace31942194600.656.4554.11511414400144.213373669647514186321.362May 5, 194220BSN
42Les Webber61942194802.02319.5484.1915425637014432.04342212012620131141711519071.470May 17, 194227BRO
43Ollie West4194219450-0.4413.2355.01301512700140.015094785605110226401.50028CAG
44Hal White1219411954010.84654.4603.793366714223725920.087544338747450323491422039851.440Apr 22, 194123DET
45Roger Wolff719411947011.75269.4303.4118212839638121025.1101846838856316124302211643661.301Sep 20, 194131PHA
Totals3291930196341296.716651698.4953.66628433881667143123834329431.028909139131196919481126984512354534615241263161.353