1956 Major League Died this Year

World Series Champion: New York Yankees

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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	Date of Death	Died	Tms
1	Tommy Atkins	2	1909	1910	0	-0.2	16	19	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	5	.105	.105	.105	.211	May 7	Cleveland, OH, United States	PHA
2	Grover Baichley	1	1914	1914	0	0.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jun 28	San Jose, CA, United States	SLB
3	Ginger Beaumont	12	1899	1910	0	30.5	1463	6313	5660	955	1759	182	82	39	617	254		425	314	.311	.362	.393	.755	Apr 10	Burlington, WI, United States	BSN, CHC, PIT
4	John Beckwith	12	1920	1935	0	20.7	491	2009	1824	373	636	138	31	76	461	40		159		.349	.403	.583	.986	Jan 4	New York, NY, United States	BBS, CAG, COG, HBG, HG, ND, NLG, NWB
5	Joe Berger	2	1913	1914	0	0.9	127	438	371	38	71	9	3	2	23	7	8	49	37	.191	.289	.248	.537	Mar 6	Rock Island, IL, United States	CHW
6	Bill Bishop	1	1921	1921	0	-0.1	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Feb 14	St. Joseph, MO, United States	PHA
7	Cliff Blankenship	3	1905	1909	0	-1.1	95	231	218	16	49	4	1	0	22	6		7	13	.225	.249	.252	.501	Apr 26	Oakland, CA, United States	CIN, WSH
8	Bill Brady	1	1912	1912	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Apr 10	Brooklyn, NY, United States	BSN
9	Sam Brenegan	1	1914	1914	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Apr 20	Galesville, WI, United States	PIT
10	Eddie Brown	7	1920	1928	0	7.7	790	3127	2902	341	878	170	33	16	407	29	25	127	109	.303	.334	.400	.735	Sep 10	Vallejo, CA, United States	BRO, BSN, NYG
11	Roy Carlyle	2	1925	1926	0	1.0	174	539	504	61	157	31	6	9	76	1	1	24	56	.312	.348	.450	.798	Nov 22	Norcross, GA, United States	BOS, NYY, WSH
12	Davey Claire	1	1920	1920	0	-0.1	3	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	Jan 7	Las Vegas, NV, United States	DET
13	Dad Clark	1	1902	1902	0	-0.4	12	48	43	1	8	1	0	0	2	1		4	5	.186	.255	.209	.465	Jul 26	Ogden, UT, United States	CHC
14	Claude Davidson	2	1918	1919	0	-0.5	33	103	88	5	18	1	0	0	4	0		6	10	.205	.255	.216	.471	Apr 18	Weymouth, MA, United States	PHA, WSH
15	Russ Dedeaux	2	1941	1946	0	-0.1	5	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.125	.125	.125	.250	Jan 2	Newark, NJ, United States	NBY, NE
16	Ray Demmitt	7	1909	1919	0	5.3	498	1877	1631	205	419	61	33	8	165	42	20	172	166	.257	.334	.349	.684	Feb 19	Glen Ellyn, IL, United States	CHW, DET, NYY, SLB
17	Shorty Des Jardien	1	1916	1916	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Mar 7	Monrovia, CA, United States	CLE
18	Ona Dodd	1	1912	1912	0	-0.2	5	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	3	.000	.100	.000	.100	Dec 17	Carter, OK, United States	PIT
19	Gus Dorner	6	1902	1909	0	-1.4	131	340	308	14	46	1	0	0	10	1		7	66	.149	.174	.153	.326	May 4	Chambersburg, PA, United States	BSN, CIN, CLE
20	George Dumont	5	1915	1919	0	-0.7	77	113	94	4	6	1	1	0	4	0	0	11	44	.064	.178	.096	.273	Oct 13	Minneapolis, MN, United States	BOS, WSH
21	Frank Dupee	1	1901	1901	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Aug 14	West Falmouth, ME, United States	CHW
22	Luther Farrell	9	1920	1934	0	5.1	244	743	660	107	205	30	8	18	114	4		76		.311	.384	.462	.846		Miami, FL, United States	AC, CAG, COG, NLG, PBG, SLG
23	Rayford Finch	1	1945	1945	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						May 20		CBE
24	Ed Forsyth	1	1915	1915	0	0.0	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	Jun 22	Hoboken, NJ, United States	BAL
25	Art Fromme	10	1906	1915	0	-1.2	252	516	476	32	77	11	5	0	21	1	0	12	104	.162	.184	.206	.390	Aug 24	Los Angeles, CA, United States	CIN, NYG, STL
26	Tom Gastall	2	1955	1956	0	-0.7	52	92	83	7	15	3	0	0	4	0	0	6	13	.181	.242	.217	.459	Sep 20	Riviera Beach, MD, United States	BAL
27	Jake Gettman	3	1897	1899	0	0.2	197	833	772	108	215	24	8	8	78	44		40	83	.278	.322	.361	.683	Oct 4	Denver, CO, United States	WHS
28	Joe Giard	3	1925	1927	0	-0.7	68	101	89	6	13	0	0	0	8	0	0	5	32	.146	.191	.146	.338	Jul 10	Worcester, MA, United States	NYY, SLB
29	John Godwin	2	1905	1906	0	-1.1	81	263	236	15	50	3	1	0	25	9		9	47	.212	.253	.233	.486	May 5	East Liverpool, OH, United States	BOS
30	Dolly Gray	3	1909	1911	0	0.4	110	236	218	10	44	8	1	0	16	0		9	61	.202	.233	.248	.481	Apr 3	Yuba City, CA, United States	WSH
31	Marty Herrmann	1	1918	1918	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Sep 11	Cincinnati, OH, United States	BRO
32	Ed Heusser	9	1935	1948	0	0.9	266	363	335	32	69	8	3	3	24	0	0	15	91	.206	.240	.275	.515	Mar 1	Aurora, CO, United States	CIN, PHA, PHI, STL
33	Hob Hiller	2	1920	1921	0	-0.3	18	36	30	4	5	1	1	0	2	0	3	2	5	.167	.219	.267	.485	Dec 27	Lehighton, PA, United States	BOS
34	Ed Hilley	1	1903	1903	0	0.0	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	Nov 14	Cleveland, OH, United States	PHA
35	Roy Hitt	1	1907	1907	0	-0.1	21	62	56	6	10	0	0	0	5	1		4	6	.179	.233	.179	.412	Feb 8	Pomona, CA, United States	CIN
36	Solly Hofman	14	1903	1916	0	17.0	1194	4711	4072	554	1095	162	60	19	498	208	3	421	323	.269	.340	.352	.692	Mar 10	St. Louis, MO, United States	BTT, BUF, CHC, NYY, PIT
37	Fred Holmes	2	1903	1904	0	0.1	2	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	.333	.500	.667	1.167	Feb 13	Norwood Park, IL, United States	CHC, NYY
38	Dave Howard	2	1912	1915	0	-0.2	25	39	36	6	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	.222	.243	.250	.493	Jan 26	Dallas, TX, United States	BTT, WSH
39	Del Howard	5	1905	1909	0	1.4	536	2040	1833	199	482	54	22	6	193	67		111	159	.263	.318	.326	.644	Dec 24	Seattle, WA, United States	BSN, CHC, PIT
40	Harry Howell	13	1898	1910	0	1.2	458	1519	1394	143	302	60	25	11	131	19		64	322	.217	.257	.319	.576	May 22	Spokane, WA, United States	BLA, BLN, BRO, NYY, SLB
41	Tom Hughes	13	1900	1913	0	1.6	410	1050	958	89	190	28	15	6	79	8	1	39	283	.198	.231	.278	.509	Feb 8	Chicago, IL, United States	BLA, BOS, CHC, NYY, WSH
42	Lem Hunter	1	1883	1883	0	0.0	1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0			0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	Nov 9	West Lafayette, OH, United States	CLV
43	Scotty Ingerton	1	1911	1911	0	-0.6	136	575	521	63	130	24	4	5	61	6		39	68	.250	.304	.340	.644	Jun 15	Cleveland, OH, United States	BSN
44	John Jackson	1	1933	1933	0	-0.1	10	21	21	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	.143	.143	.190	.333	Oct 22	Somers Point, NJ, United States	PHI
45	John Jones	2	1923	1932	0	-0.1	5	10	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	Nov 3	Baltimore, MD, United States	PHA
46	John Kane	1	1925	1925	0	-0.3	14	61	56	6	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	.179	.193	.196	.389	Jul 25	Chicago, IL, United States	CHW
47	Frank Kelliher	1	1919	1919	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Mar 4	Somerville, MA, United States	WSH
48	Karl Kolseth	1	1915	1915	0	-0.2	6	24	23	1	6	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	.261	.292	.391	.683	May 3	Cumberland, MD, United States	BAL
49	Bub Kuhn	1	1924	1924	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Nov 20	Detroit, MI, United States	CLE
50	John Leighton	1	1890	1890	0	0.1	7	30	27	6	8	2	0	0	0	2		3		.296	.367	.370	.737	Oct 31	Lynn, MA, United States	SYR
51	Jack Lewis	3	1911	1915	0	-2.4	217	761	684	63	169	20	10	1	80	18		32	90	.247	.290	.310	.600	Feb 25	Steubenville, OH, United States	BOS, PBS
52	Glenn Liebhardt	4	1906	1909	0	-0.3	90	225	190	13	28	6	2	0	11	0		8	53	.147	.182	.200	.382	Jul 13	Cleveland, OH, United States	CLE
53	Pete Loos	1	1901	1901	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Feb 23	Darby, PA, United States	PHA
54	Connie Mack HOF	11	1886	1896	0	6.9	724	2949	2698	392	659	79	28	5	265	127		170	127	.244	.305	.300	.604	Feb 8	Philadelphia, PA, United States	BUF, PIT, WHS
55	Stubby Magner	1	1911	1911	0	0.0	13	41	33	3	7	0	0	0	4	1		4	8	.212	.297	.212	.509	Sep 6	Chillicothe, OH, United States	NYY
56	Bill Malarkey	1	1908	1908	0	-0.2	15	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	Dec 12	Phoenix, AZ, United States	NYG
57	Walt Marbet	1	1913	1913	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Sep 24	Hohenwald, TN, United States	STL
58	Algie McBride	5	1896	1901	0	4.7	403	1773	1589	258	464	60	26	12	179	36		132	128	.292	.356	.385	.741	Jan 10	Georgetown, OH, United States	CHC, CIN, NYG
59	Barry McCormick	10	1895	1904	0	3.0	989	4047	3645	433	867	110	42	15	417	130		280	439	.238	.297	.303	.600	Jan 28	Cincinnati, OH, United States	CHC, LOU, SLB, WSH
60	Frank McKenry	2	1915	1916	0	0.2	27	43	38	4	7	0	4	0	3	0	0	2	11	.184	.225	.395	.620	Nov 1	Fresno, CA, United States	CIN
61	John McMakin	1	1902	1902	0	0.1	4	14	11	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	.182	.357	.182	.539	Sep 25	Lyman, SC, United States	BRO
62	Fred Merkle	16	1907	1926	0	19.8	1638	6437	5782	720	1580	290	81	61	740	272	38	454	645	.273	.331	.383	.714	Mar 2	Daytona Beach, FL, United States	BRO, CHC, NYG, NYY
63	Dick Midkiff	1	1938	1938	0	0.0	13	10	10	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.300	.500	Oct 30	Temple, TX, United States	BOS
64	Walt Miller	1	1911	1911	0	-0.1	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Mar 1	Marion, IN, United States	BRO
65	Warren Miller	2	1909	1911	0	-0.9	47	90	85	8	16	0	0	0	1	0		4	15	.188	.225	.188	.413	Aug 12	Philadelphia, PA, United States	WSH
66	Ralph Mitterling	1	1916	1916	0	-0.6	13	42	39	1	6	0	0	0	2	0		3	6	.154	.214	.154	.368	Jan 22	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	PHA
67	John Monroe	1	1921	1921	0	0.1	60	173	154	17	41	4	2	2	11	2	2	14	15	.266	.335	.357	.692	Jun 19	Conroe, TX, United States	NYG, PHI
68	Jim Mullen	2	1904	1905	0	-1.0	118	406	375	37	74	10	8	1	26	12		14	65	.197	.236	.275	.511	Dec 6	Pittston, PA, United States	PHA, WSH
69	Joseph Myers	1	1905	1905	0	0.0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Feb 11	Delaware City, DE, United States	PHA
70	Red Nelson	4	1910	1913	0	0.1	39	71	66	10	12	2	0	1	5	0	0	4	19	.182	.229	.258	.486	Oct 26	St. Petersburg, FL, United States	CIN, PHI, SLB
71	Patsy O'Rourke	1	1908	1908	0	-0.7	53	187	164	8	32	4	2	0	16	2		14	24	.195	.263	.244	.506	Apr 18	Philadelphia, PA, United States	STL
72	Bruce Ogrodowski	2	1936	1937	0	-1.9	184	548	516	65	119	25	4	4	51	2	2	21	37	.231	.263	.318	.581	Mar 5	San Francisco, CA, United States	STL
73	Harry Ostdiek	2	1904	1908	0	0.0	8	25	21	1	3	0	1	0	3	1		3	6	.143	.280	.238	.518	May 6	Minneapolis, MN, United States	BOS, CLE
74	Tony Parisse	2	1943	1944	0	-0.5	10	23	21	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.143	.217	.143	.360	Jun 2	Philadelphia, PA, United States	PHA
75	Charlie Peete	1	1956	1956	0	-0.1	23	59	52	3	10	2	2	0	6	0	2	6	10	.192	.288	.308	.596	Nov 27	Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela	STL
76	Hank Perry	1	1912	1912	0	-0.2	13	40	36	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	.167	.231	.194	.425	Jul 18	Pontiac, MI, United States	DET
77	George Puccinelli	4	1930	1936	0	1.5	187	688	607	109	172	40	3	19	102	3	3	78	92	.283	.367	.453	.820	Apr 16	San Francisco, CA, United States	PHA, SLB, STL
78	John Quinn	1	1911	1911	0	-0.1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Apr 9	Marlborough, MA, United States	PHI
79	Pat Ragan	11	1909	1923	0	-1.9	286	578	544	30	84	12	2	1	28	1	2	14	159	.154	.179	.189	.368	Sep 4	Los Angeles, CA, United States	BRO, BSN, CHC, CHW, CIN, NYG, PHI
80	Clay Roe	1	1923	1923	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Apr 3	Cleveland, MS, United States	WSH
81	Jim Rutherford	1	1910	1910	0	0.1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	Sep 18	Lakewood, OH, United States	CLE
82	Buddy Ryan	2	1912	1913	0	1.9	166	644	571	79	161	18	10	1	63	21	10	41	38	.282	.339	.354	.692	Jul 9	Sacramento, CA, United States	CLE
83	Wilfredo Salas	1	1948	1948	0	0.0	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	Aug 14	Calpulalpan, Tlaxcala, Mexico	NYC
84	Freddy Sale	1	1924	1924	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					May 27	Hermosa Beach, CA, United States	PIT
85	Frank Scheibeck	8	1887	1906	0	-0.9	390	1616	1401	214	329	37	18	2	148	88		182	114	.235	.328	.291	.620	Oct 22	Detroit, MI, United States	CLE, DET, DTN, PIT, TOL, WHS
86	J.C. Segraves	1	1937	1937	0	0.1	20	83	72	8	17	3	0	0	5	2		8		.236	.313	.278	.590	May 3	Indianapolis, IN, United States	IA
87	Kip Selbach	13	1894	1906	0	37.0	1612	7122	6165	1066	1807	301	149	44	779	334		785	358	.293	.377	.412	.788	Feb 17	Columbus, OH, United States	BLA, BOS, CIN, NYG, WHS, WSH
88	Tommy Sewell	1	1927	1927	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 30	Montgomery, AL, United States	CHC
89	John Shea	1	1928	1928	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Nov 30	Malden, MA, United States	BOS
90	Paddy Siglin	3	1914	1916	0	-0.6	23	56	50	5	9	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	10	.180	.255	.180	.435	Aug 5	Oakland, CA, United States	PIT
91	Al Simmons HOF	20	1924	1944	3	68.3	2215	9520	8759	1507	2927	539	149	307	1828	88	68	615	737	.334	.380	.535	.915	May 26	Milwaukee, WI, United States	BOS, BSN, CHW, CIN, DET, PHA, WSH
92	Jimmy Slagle	10	1899	1908	0	15.5	1300	5825	5005	781	1343	124	56	2	344	274		619	421	.268	.352	.317	.668	May 10	Chicago, IL, United States	BSN, CHC, PHI, WHS
93	Tod Sloan	3	1913	1919	0	0.2	143	460	402	43	94	8	5	2	33	9		41	46	.234	.319	.294	.612	Sep 12	Akron, OH, United States	SLB
94	Ed Smith	1	1906	1906	0	0.3	19	64	54	6	11	0	1	0	7	0		6	19	.204	.295	.241	.536	Mar 20	Tarpon Springs, FL, United States	SLB
95	Tom Stouch	1	1898	1898	0	0.0	4	17	16	4	5	1	0	0	6	0		1	1	.313	.353	.375	.728	Oct 7	Lancaster, PA, United States	LOU
96	Lena Styles	5	1919	1931	0	-0.2	77	199	176	14	44	7	2	0	16	1	0	16	24	.250	.320	.313	.632	Mar 14	Huntsville, AL, United States	CIN, PHA
97	Denny Sullivan	4	1905	1909	0	2.4	255	1045	925	106	221	25	8	1	51	20		59	103	.239	.296	.286	.582	Jun 2	West Los Angeles, CA, United States	BOS, CLE, WSH
98	Jesse Tannehill	15	1894	1911	0	6.6	507	1561	1414	190	361	55	23	5	142	19		105	166	.255	.310	.337	.648	Sep 22	Dayton, KY, United States	BOS, CIN, NYY, PIT, WSH
99	John Tapley	1	1933	1933	0	0.0	3	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		.222	.222	.222	.444	Dec 26	Pontiac, MI, United States	AG
100	Hughie Tate	1	1905	1905	0	0.1	4	13	13	1	4	0	1	0	2	1		0	1	.308	.308	.462	.769	Aug 7	Greenville, PA, United States	WSH
101	Steel Arm Johnny Taylor	1	1920	1920	0	0.1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2			1.000			Mar 25	Peoria, IL, United States	ABC
102	Tommy Taylor	1	1924	1924	0	-0.1	26	77	73	11	19	3	1	0	10	2	0	2	8	.260	.289	.329	.618	Apr 5	Greenville, MS, United States	WSH
103	Roxy Walters	11	1915	1925	0	0.3	498	1606	1426	119	317	41	6	0	117	13	5	97	151	.222	.281	.259	.541	Jun 3	Alameda, CA, United States	BOS, CLE, NYY
104	Frank Watt	1	1931	1931	0	-0.1	38	43	39	2	8	2	0	0	5	0	0	2	6	.205	.244	.256	.500	Aug 31	Washington, DC, United States	PHI
105	Buck Weaver	9	1912	1920	0	21.2	1254	5299	4809	623	1308	198	69	21	420	173	90	183	377	.272	.307	.355	.662	Jan 31	Chicago, IL, United States	CHW
106	Roy Wilkinson	5	1918	1922	0	-0.7	79	131	124	8	18	3	3	0	7	1	0	6	36	.145	.185	.218	.402	Jul 2	Louisville, KY, United States	CHW, CLE
107	Leovigildo Xiqués	3	1944	1947	0	0.5	44	179	161	25	46	3	2	0	24	7		16		.286	.350	.329	.679	Mar 5	Havana, Cuba	CC, IC
	Totals	397	1883	1956	3	261.2	21919	83357	74655	10408	20409	3056	1064	733	9021	2413	285	5907	7033	.273	.331	.372	.704