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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	Ossie Álvarez	2	1958	1959	0	-0.5	95	219	198	20	42	3	0	0	5	1	1	16	27	.212	.271	.227	.498	Mar 8	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico	DET, WSH
2	Ernie Andres	1	1946	1946	0	-0.4	15	44	41	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	.098	.159	.146	.305	Sep 19	Bradenton, FL, United States	BOS
3	Rafael Batista	2	1973	1975	0	0.0	22	26	25	2	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	10	.280	.308	.320	.628	Oct 25	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic	HOU
4	Ed Brinkman	15	1961	1975	1	13.2	1846	6642	6045	550	1355	201	38	60	461	30	35	444	845	.224	.280	.300	.580	Sep 30	Cincinnati, OH, United States	DET, NYY, STL, TEX, WSA
5	Tom Burgess	2	1954	1962	0	-0.2	104	207	164	19	29	8	1	2	14	2	0	39	29	.177	.332	.274	.606	Nov 24	London, ON, Canada	LAA, STL
6	John Buzhardt	11	1958	1968	0	-0.6	332	499	445	22	60	6	2	0	18	0	0	17	196	.135	.170	.157	.327	Jun 15	Prosperity, SC, United States	BAL, CHC, CHW, HOU, PHI
7	Don Cardwell	14	1957	1970	0	-0.1	416	767	698	44	94	10	1	15	53	2	1	25	340	.135	.171	.216	.387	Jan 14	Winston-Salem, NC, United States	ATL, CHC, NYM, PHI, PIT
8	Lance Clemons	3	1971	1974	0	0.4	13	10	8	5	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.333	.875	1.208	Jan 22	Brooksville, FL, United States	BOS, KCR, STL
9	Billy Consolo	10	1953	1962	0	-0.1	603	1364	1178	158	260	31	11	9	83	9	10	161	297	.221	.315	.289	.604	Mar 27	Westlake Village, CA, United States	BOS, KCA, LAA, MIN, PHI, WSH
10	Jake Crawford	1	1952	1952	0	0.0	7	12	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	.182	.250	.273	.523	Oct 21	Fort Worth, TX, United States	SLB
11	Jerry Crider	2	1969	1970	0	0.0	53	35	33	5	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.182	.182	.273	.455	Apr 4	Phoenix, AZ, United States	CHW, MIN
12	Todd Cruz	6	1978	1984	0	0.4	543	1634	1526	133	336	58	6	34	154	9	24	59	317	.220	.251	.333	.584	Sep 2	Bullhead City, AZ, United States	BAL, CAL, CHW, KCR, PHI, SEA
13	Bruce Dal Canton	11	1967	1977	0	-0.5	242	173	150	11	17	1	1	0	5	0	0	7	59	.113	.164	.133	.297	Oct 7	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	ATL, CHW, KCR, PIT
14	Chuck Daniel	1	1957	1957	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Jan 1	Hot Springs, AR, United States	DET
15	Deacon Donahue	2	1943	1944	0	0.0	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Mar 6	Glenview, IL, United States	PHI
16	Eddie Ducy	1	1947	1947	0	-0.1	5	13	11	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		2		.091	.231	.091	.322	Dec 9	Los Angeles, CA, United States	HG
17	Don Eaddy	1	1959	1959	0	-0.2	15	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 9	Laconia, NH, United States	CHC
18	Dock Ellis	12	1968	1979	1	-0.7	292	560	489	42	65	4	0	0	23	4	0	27	201	.133	.178	.141	.319	Dec 19	Los Angeles, CA, United States	NYM, NYY, OAK, PIT, TEX
19	Hal Erickson	1	1953	1953	0	-0.1	18	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Feb 14	Ogden, UT, United States	DET
20	Bob Ferguson	1	1944	1944	0	0.1	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	May 23	Wetumpka, AL, United States	CIN
21	Larry File	1	1940	1940	0	-0.2	7	13	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.077	.077	.077	.154	Sep 25	Ocean Pines, MD, United States	PHI
22	Kevin Foster	7	1993	2001	0	1.0	99	195	163	15	31	6	2	1	19	2	0	9	59	.190	.237	.270	.507	Oct 11	Oklahoma City, OK, United States	CHC, PHI, TEX
23	Roy Foster	3	1970	1972	0	1.9	337	1153	1016	136	257	51	1	45	118	9	6	110	146	.253	.336	.438	.774	Mar 21	Tulsa, OK, United States	CLE
24	Alex Garbowski	1	1952	1952	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Jun 27	Putnam Valley, NY, United States	DET
25	John Gibbons	1	1941	1941	0	0.0	7	12	12	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		0		.167	.167	.250	.417	Jun 16	Tampa, FL, United States	NBY, PS
26	Russ Gibson	6	1967	1972	0	-2.4	264	855	794	49	181	34	4	8	78	2	3	44	123	.228	.267	.311	.578	Jul 27	Swansea, MA, United States	BOS, SFG
27	George Gick	2	1937	1938	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Aug 12	Lafayette, IN, United States	CHW
28	John Goetz	1	1960	1960	0	0.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Oct 27	Troy, MI, United States	CHC
29	Geremi González	6	1997	2006	0	-0.3	66	108	86	2	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	28	.116	.156	.128	.283	May 25	Punta de Palmas, Zulia, Venezuela	BOS, CHC, MIL, NYM, TBD
30	Jim Goodwin	1	1948	1948	0	0.0	8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	Apr 12	St. Louis, MO, United States	CHW
31	Julio Gotay	10	1960	1969	0	0.7	389	1068	988	106	257	38	3	6	70	12	7	61	127	.260	.309	.323	.632	Jul 4	Ponce, Puerto Rico	CAL, HOU, PIT, STL
32	Randy Gumpert	10	1936	1952	1	-0.8	267	362	329	23	60	2	0	0	23	0	0	9	84	.182	.206	.188	.395	Nov 25	Wyomissing, PA, United States	BOS, CHW, NYY, PHA, WSH
33	Don Gutteridge	12	1936	1948	0	1.6	1151	4577	4202	586	1075	200	64	39	391	95	72	309	444	.256	.308	.362	.669	Sep 7	Pittsburg, KS, United States	BOS, PIT, SLB, STL
34	Herb Hash	2	1940	1941	0	-0.1	39	45	42	4	7	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	.167	.167	.286	.452	May 20	Culpeper, VA, United States	BOS
35	Ray Hoffman	1	1942	1942	0	-0.4	7	20	19	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	.053	.100	.053	.153	May 30	Milton, GA, United States	WSH
36	Tommy Holmes	11	1942	1952	2	35.7	1320	5566	4992	698	1507	292	47	88	581	40	25	480	122	.302	.366	.432	.798	Apr 14	Boca Raton, FL, United States	BRO, BSN
37	Cal Howe	1	1952	1952	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					May 5	Grand Rapids, MI, United States	CHC
38	Sid Hudson	12	1940	1954	2	1.8	383	798	746	62	164	17	4	0	75	1	2	25	58	.220	.246	.253	.499	Oct 10	Waco, TX, United States	BOS, WSH
39	Ken Hunt	1	1961	1961	0	0.1	29	44	39	0	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	19	.179	.220	.231	.450	Jan 27	Morgan, UT, United States	CIN
40	Ron Jackson	7	1954	1960	0	0.5	196	534	474	54	116	18	1	17	52	6	1	45	119	.245	.315	.395	.710	Jul 6	Kalamazoo, MI, United States	BOS, CHW
41	Juan Jiménez	1	1974	1974	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Oct 12	Cleveland, OH, United States	PIT
42	Art Johnson	3	1940	1942	0	-0.2	50	63	57	4	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.140	.140	.158	.298	Apr 27	Holden, MA, United States	BSN
43	Walter Jones	1	1947	1947	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0						Jan 5	Compton, CA, United States	CBE
44	Niles Jordan	2	1951	1952	0	-0.1	8	16	14	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.071	.133	.071	.205	Mar 15	Sedro-Woolley, WA, United States	CIN, PHI
45	Ed Levy	3	1940	1944	0	-0.3	54	209	195	17	42	11	2	4	32	2	1	10	24	.215	.254	.354	.608	Oct 27	Titusville, FL, United States	NYY, PHI
46	Em Lindbeck	1	1960	1960	0	0.0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	Aug 27	Kewanee, IL, United States	DET
47	Dario Lodigiani	6	1938	1946	0	1.3	405	1552	1364	142	355	71	7	16	156	12	8	141	86	.260	.338	.358	.696	Feb 10	Napa, CA, United States	CHW, PHA
48	Joe Lutz	1	1951	1951	0	-0.3	14	42	36	7	6	0	1	0	2	0	0	6	9	.167	.286	.222	.508	Oct 20	Sarasota, FL, United States	SLB
49	Hersh Lyons	1	1941	1941	0	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		1.000			Apr 8	Inglewood, CA, United States	STL
50	John Marzano	10	1987	1998	0	0.3	301	871	794	79	191	45	2	11	72	0	2	39	138	.241	.289	.344	.633	Apr 19	Philadelphia, PA, United States	BOS, SEA, TEX
51	Walt Masterson	14	1939	1956	2	-1.5	402	555	486	37	68	9	2	0	26	1	1	34	221	.140	.196	.167	.363	Apr 5	Durham, NC, United States	BOS, DET, WSH
52	Les McCrabb	5	1939	1950	0	-0.6	38	77	74	2	9	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	20	.122	.122	.149	.270	Oct 8	Lancaster, PA, United States	PHA
53	John McHale	5	1943	1948	0	-0.7	64	125	114	10	22	1	0	3	12	1	1	9	29	.193	.258	.281	.539	Jan 17	Stuart, FL, United States	DET
54	Dave Melton	2	1956	1958	0	-0.1	12	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	Oct 23	Cupertino, CA, United States	KCA
55	Steve Mingori	10	1970	1979	0	-0.1	124	12	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.167	.167	.167	.333	Jul 10	Kansas City, MO, United States	CLE, KCR
56	Al Montreuil	1	1972	1972	0	-0.1	5	13	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.091	.167	.091	.258	Jan 18	Marrero, LA, United States	CHC
57	Billy Muffett	6	1957	1962	0	0.4	125	103	92	11	20	2	0	1	7	0	0	7	32	.217	.273	.272	.544	Jun 15	Monroe, LA, United States	BOS, SFG, STL
58	Bobby Murcer	17	1965	1983	5	32.1	1908	7718	6730	972	1862	285	45	252	1043	127	75	862	841	.277	.357	.445	.802	Jul 12	Oklahoma City, OK, United States	CHC, NYY, SFG
59	Red Murff	2	1956	1957	0	-0.1	26	12	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.091	.091	.091	.182	Nov 28	Tyler, TX, United States	MLN
60	Johnny Podres	15	1953	1969	4	1.6	462	852	762	61	145	19	1	2	50	1	2	32	108	.190	.224	.226	.449	Jan 13	Glens Falls, NY, United States	BRO, DET, LAD, SDP
61	Bob Purkey	13	1954	1966	5	-2.1	387	748	645	53	71	9	3	6	42	0	0	38	325	.110	.163	.161	.325	Mar 16	Allegheny County, PA, United States	CIN, PIT, STL
62	Bill Ramsey	1	1945	1945	0	-0.3	78	145	137	16	40	8	0	1	12	1	2	4	22	.292	.326	.372	.699	Jan 4	Memphis, TN, United States	BSN
63	Dave Ricketts	6	1963	1970	0	-0.4	130	228	213	15	53	9	0	1	20	0	0	10	23	.249	.278	.305	.583	Jul 13	St. Louis, MO, United States	PIT, STL
64	Steve Ridzik	12	1950	1966	0	0.3	318	214	198	16	38	10	0	1	7	0	0	7	52	.192	.220	.258	.477	Jan 8	Bradenton, FL, United States	CIN, CLE, NYG, PHI, WSA
65	Preacher Roe	12	1938	1954	5	-4.9	333	722	620	37	68	3	0	1	28	0	0	38	215	.110	.161	.119	.280	Nov 9	West Plains, MO, United States	BRO, PIT, STL
66	John Sanderson	1	1947	1947	0	-0.2	9	30	28	2	6	0	0	0	4	0		2		.214	.267	.214	.481	Jan 22	Pasadena, CA, United States	KCM
67	Carlos Santiago	1	1946	1946	0	0.1	2	9	7	3	2	0	1	0	1	1		1		.286	.375	.571	.946	Dec 21	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	NYC
68	Harry Schaeffer	1	1952	1952	0	-0.1	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 12	Shillington, PA, United States	NYY
69	Herb Score	8	1955	1962	2	-0.6	150	318	281	21	36	4	1	1	12	0	2	21	126	.128	.188	.160	.348	Nov 11	Rocky River, OH, United States	CHW, CLE
70	Bert Shepard	1	1945	1945	0	-0.1	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jun 16	Highland, CA, United States	WSH
71	John Simmons	1	1949	1949	0	-0.9	62	107	93	12	20	0	0	0	5	0	0	11	6	.215	.298	.215	.513	Aug 1	Farmingdale, NY, United States	WSH
72	Dave Smith	13	1980	1992	2	-0.3	609	53	44	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	21	.068	.146	.068	.214	Dec 17	San Diego, CA, United States	CHC, HOU
73	Billy Sorrell	3	1965	1970	0	-0.1	85	181	165	15	44	3	0	5	17	1	0	15	16	.267	.328	.376	.704	Jul 22	Rancho Bernardo, CA, United States	KCR, PHI, SFG
74	Gerry Staley	15	1947	1961	4	-2.6	640	618	525	35	66	4	0	1	19	0	2	38	116	.126	.186	.139	.325	Jan 2	Vancouver, WA, United States	CHW, CIN, DET, KCA, NYY, STL
75	Chuck Stobbs	15	1947	1961	0	0.6	460	684	578	53	102	15	0	0	53	1	1	52	125	.176	.246	.202	.448	Jul 11	Sarasota, FL, United States	BOS, CHW, MIN, STL, WSH
76	Lou Stringer	6	1941	1950	0	3.8	409	1347	1196	148	290	49	10	19	122	7	9	121	192	.242	.313	.348	.660	Oct 19	Lake Forest, CA, United States	BOS, CHC
77	Andy Tomasic	1	1949	1949	0	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Nov 27	Allentown, PA, United States	NYG
78	Tom Tresh	9	1961	1969	3	22.0	1192	4897	4251	595	1041	179	34	153	530	45	25	550	698	.245	.335	.411	.746	Oct 14	Venice, FL, United States	DET, NYY
79	Tom Upton	3	1950	1952	0	-2.8	181	605	525	60	118	9	9	2	42	8	3	65	67	.225	.313	.288	.600	Mar 24	Downey, CA, United States	SLB, WSH
80	René Valdés	1	1957	1957	0	0.0	5	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.400	.000	.400	Mar 15	Miami, FL, United States	BRO
81	Porter Vaughan	3	1940	1946	0	0.0	24	43	41	4	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	10	.220	.238	.220	.458	Jul 30	Richmond, VA, United States	PHA
82	Armando Vázquez	5	1944	1948	0	-0.1	64	208	191	26	52	4	4	2	20	2	0	15		.272	.325	.366	.692	Mar 16	New York, NY, United States	CC, IC, NYC
83	Mickey Vernon	20	1939	1960	7	35.5	2409	9839	8731	1196	2495	490	120	172	1311	137	90	955	869	.286	.359	.428	.787	Sep 24	Media, PA, United States	BOS, CLE, MLN, PIT, WSH
84	Floyd Weaver	4	1962	1971	0	-0.1	85	23	20	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	11	.100	.143	.150	.293	Nov 17	Powderly, TX, United States	CHW, CLE, MIL
85	Lee Wheat	2	1954	1955	0	-0.1	11	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.125	.250	Jul 29	Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States	KCA, PHA
86	Jimmy Wilkes	4	1945	1948	2	0.5	171	727	630	111	147	17	8	5	58	10		85		.233	.326	.310	.636	Aug 11	Brantford, ON, Canada	NE
87	Nick Willhite	5	1963	1967	0	0.2	58	50	43	3	7	2	0	0	4	0	0	5	15	.163	.250	.209	.459	Dec 14	Alpine, UT, United States	CAL, LAD, NYM, WSA
88	Darrin Winston	2	1997	1998	0	0.1	34	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	Aug 15	Freehold, NJ, United States	PHI
89	Roy Wise	1	1944	1944	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Feb 25	Irvine, CA, United States	PIT
90	Floyd Wooldridge	1	1955	1955	0	0.0	18	19	18	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.222	.222	.278	.500	May 14	Springfield, MO, United States	STL
91	Sal Yvars	8	1947	1954	0	1.1	210	467	418	41	102	12	0	10	42	1	1	37	41	.244	.315	.344	.659	Dec 10	Valhalla, NY, United States	NYG, STL
	Totals	479	1936	2006	48	129.9	21367	62106	55330	6567	13510	2271	437	994	6003	585	413	5125	8189	.244	.310	.355	.665