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player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Walt Alexander	1891-03-05	1978-12-29	87.299	C	5-11	165	R	R	1891-03-05	Atlanta,GA	MLB	1912-1917	1912-1917
Ferrell Anderson	1918-01-09	1978-03-12	60.062	C	6-1	200	R	R	1918-01-09	Maple City,KS	MLB	1946-1953	1946-1953
Larry Bettencourt	1905-09-22	1978-09-15	72.358	OF-3B	5-11	195	R	R	1905-09-22	Newark,CA	MLB	1928-1932	1928-1932
Steve Bilko	1928-11-13	1978-03-07	49.114	1B	6-1	230	R	R	1928-11-13	Nanticoke,PA	MLB	1949-1962	1949-1962
Charlie Bold	1894-10-27	1978-07-29	83.275	1B	6-2	185	R	R	1894-10-27	Karlskrona,SW	MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Lyman Bostock	1950-11-22	1978-09-23	27.305	OF	6-1	180	L	R	1950-11-22	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1975-1978	1975-1978	1972- 26- 596-MIN
Buzz Boyle	1908-02-09	1978-11-12	70.276	OF	6-0	170	L	L	1908-02-09	Cincinnati,OH	MLB	1929-1935	1929-1935
Bill Brubaker	1910-11-07	1978-04-02	67.146	3B	6-2	185	R	R	1910-11-07	Cleveland,OH	MLB	1932-1943	1932-1943
George Burns	1893-01-31	1978-01-07	84.341	1B	6-2	180	R	R	1893-01-31	Niles,OH	MLB	1914-1929	1914-1929
Ed Chaplin	1893-09-25	1978-08-15	84.324	C	5-7	158	L	R	1893-09-25	Pelzer,SC	MLB	1920-1922	1920-1922
Bill Clowers	1898-08-14	1978-01-13	79.152	P	5-11	175	L	L	1898-08-14	San Marcos,TX	MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Pete Compton	1889-09-28	1978-02-03	88.128	OF	5-11	170	L	L	1889-09-28	San Marcos,TX	MLB	1911-1918	1911-1918
Snipe Conley	1892-04-25	1978-01-07	85.257	P	6-0	179	R	R	1892-04-25	Cressona,PA	MLB	1918-1918	1918-1918
Sarge Connally	1898-08-31	1978-01-27	79.149	P	5-11	170	R	R	1898-08-31	McGregor,TX	MLB	1921-1934	1921-1934
Claude Corbitt	1915-07-21	1978-05-01	62.284	SS-2B	5-10	170	R	R	1915-07-21	Sunbury,NC	MLB	1945-1949	1945-1949
Fritz Coumbe	1889-12-13	1978-03-21	88.098	P	6-0	152	L	L	1889-12-13	Antrim,PA	MLB	1914-1921	1914-1921
Billy Cox	1919-08-29	1978-03-30	58.213	3B-SS	5-10	150	R	R	1919-08-29	Newport,PA	MLB	1941-1955	1941-1955
Molly Craft	1895-11-28	1978-10-25	82.331	P	6-2	165	R	R	1895-11-28	Portsmouth,VA	MLB	1916-1919	1916-1919
Nick Cullop	1900-10-16	1978-12-08	78.053	OF	6-0	200	R	R	1900-10-16	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1926-1931	1926-1931
Tod Davis	1924-07-24	1978-12-31	54.160	SS-3B	6-2	190	R	R	1924-07-24	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1949-1951	1949-1951
Joe Dawson	1897-03-09	1978-01-04	80.301	P	5-11	182	R	R	1897-03-09	Bow,WA	MLB	1924-1929	1924-1929
Bill Dietrich	1910-03-29	1978-06-20	68.083	P	6-0	185	R	R	1910-03-29	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1933-1948	1933-1948
Reese Diggs	1915-09-22	1978-10-30	63.038	P	6-2	180	B	R	1915-09-22	Mathews,VA	MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
Art Doll	1913-05-07	1978-04-28	64.356	P	6-1	190	R	R	1913-05-07	Chicago,IL	MLB	1935-1938	1935-1938
Bill Doran	1898-06-14	1978-03-09	79.268	3B	6-0	175	L	R	1898-06-14	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Nick Dumovich	1902-01-02	1978-12-12	76.344	P	6-0	170	L	L	1902-01-02	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
George Ellison	1897-01-24	1978-01-20	80.361	P	6-3	185	R	R	1897-01-24	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Roy Elsh	1891-03-01	1978-11-12	87.256	OF	5-9	165	R	R	1891-03-01	Penns Grove,NJ	MLB	1923-1925	1923-1925
Oscar Estrada	1904-02-15	1978-01-02	73.321	P	5-8	160	L	L	1904-02-15	Havana,CU	MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Ray Flaskamper	1901-10-31	1978-02-03	76.095	SS	5-7	140	B	R	1901-10-31	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Moe Franklin	1914-04-01	1978-03-16	63.349	SS	6-0	175	R	R	1914-04-01	Chicago,IL	MLB	1941-1942	1941-1942
Ray French	1895-01-09	1978-04-03	83.084	SS	5-10	158	R	R	1895-01-09	Alameda,CA	MLB	1920-1924	1920-1924
Babe Ganzel	1901-05-22	1978-02-06	76.260	OF	5-11	172	R	R	1901-05-22	Malden,MA	MLB	1927-1928	1927-1928
Mike Gazella	1895-10-13	1978-09-11	82.333	3B-SS	5-8	165	R	R	1895-10-13	Olyphant,PA	MLB	1923-1928	1923-1928
Steve Gerkin	1912-11-19	1978-11-09	65.355	P	6-1	162	R	R	1912-11-19	Grafton,WV	MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Claral Gillenwater	1900-05-20	1978-02-26	77.282	P	6-0	187	R	R	1900-05-20	Sims,IN	MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Jim Gilliam	1928-10-17	1978-10-08	49.356	2B-3B	5-11	175	B	R	1928-10-17	Nashville,TN	MLB	1953-1966	1953-1966
Joe Gordon	1915-02-18	1978-04-14	63.055	2B	5-10	180	R	R	1915-02-18	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1938-1950	1938-1950
Jack Graney	1886-06-10	1978-04-20	91.314	OF	5-9	180	L	L	1886-06-10	St. Thomas,ON	MLB	1908-1922	1908-1922
Kent Greenfield	1902-07-01	1978-03-14	75.256	P	6-1	180	R	R	1902-07-01	Guthrie,KY	MLB	1924-1929	1924-1929
Roy Grover	1892-01-17	1978-02-07	86.021	2B	5-8	150	R	R	1892-01-17	Snohomish,WA	MLB	1916-1919	1916-1919
Jesse Haines	1893-07-22	1978-08-05	85.014	P	6-0	190	R	R	1893-07-22	Clayton,OH	MLB	1918-1937	1918-1937
Luke Hamlin	1904-07-03	1978-02-18	73.230	P	6-2	168	L	R	1904-07-03	Ferris Center,MI	MLB	1933-1944	1933-1944
Snipe Hansen	1907-02-21	1978-09-11	71.202	P	6-3	195	B	L	1907-02-21	Chicago,IL	MLB	1930-1935	1930-1935
George Harper	1892-06-24	1978-08-18	86.055	OF	5-8	167	L	R	1892-06-24	Arlington,KY	MLB	1916-1929	1916-1929
Mike Herrera	1897-12-19	1978-02-03	80.046	2B-3B	5-6	147	R	R	1897-12-19	Havana,CU	MLB	1925-1926	1925-1926
Joel Hunt	1905-10-11	1978-07-24	72.286	OF	5-10	165	R	R	1905-10-11	Texico,NM	MLB	1931-1932	1931-1932
Merwin Jacobson	1894-03-07	1978-01-13	83.312	OF	6-0	165	L	L	1894-03-07	New Britain,CT	MLB	1915-1927	1915-1927
George Jeffcoat	1913-12-24	1978-10-13	64.293	P	6-0	175	R	R	1913-12-24	New Brookland,SC	MLB	1936-1943	1936-1943
Dave Keefe	1897-01-09	1978-02-04	81.026	P	5-9	165	L	R	1897-01-09	Williston,VT	MLB	1917-1922	1917-1922
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Bill Leinhauser	1893-11-04	1978-04-14	84.161	OF	5-10	150	R	R	1893-11-04	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Nig Lipscomb	1911-02-24	1978-02-27	67.003	2B	6-0	175	R	R	1911-02-24	Rutherfordton,NC	MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
Bob Logan	1910-02-10	1978-05-20	68.099	P	5-10	170	R	L	1910-02-10	Thompson,NE	MLB	1935-1945	1935-1945
Danny Lynch	1926-02-07	1978-06-30	52.143	2B	5-11	174	R	R	1926-02-07	Dallas,TX	MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948
Ben Mallonee	1894-03-31	1978-02-19	83.325	OF	5-6	150	L	L	1894-03-31	Baltimore,MD	MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Joe Mathes	1891-07-28	1978-12-21	87.146	3B-2B	6-0	180	B	R	1891-07-28	Milwaukee,WI	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Harry Matuzak	1910-01-27	1978-11-16	68.293	P	6-0	185	R	R	1910-01-27	Omer,MI	MLB	1934-1936	1934-1936
Alex McCarthy	1889-05-12	1978-03-12	88.304	2B-SS	5-9	150	R	R	1889-05-12	Chicago,IL	MLB	1910-1917	1910-1917
Bob McGraw	1895-04-10	1978-06-02	83.053	P	6-2	160	R	R	1895-04-10	LaVeta,CO	MLB	1917-1929	1917-1929
George McQuinn	1910-05-29	1978-12-24	68.209	1B	5-11	165	L	L	1910-05-29	Arlington,VA	MLB	1936-1948	1936-1948
Gene Moore	1909-08-26	1978-03-12	68.198	OF	5-11	175	L	L	1909-08-26	Lancaster,TX	MLB	1931-1945	1931-1945
Maury Newlin	1914-06-22	1978-08-14	64.053	P	6-0	176	R	R	1914-06-22	Bloomingdale,IN	MLB	1940-1941	1940-1941
Tommy O'Brien	1918-12-19	1978-11-05	59.321	OF	5-11	195	R	R	1918-12-19	Anniston,AL	MLB	1943-1950	1943-1950
Paul O'Dea	1920-07-03	1978-12-11	58.161	OF	6-0	200	L	L	1920-07-03	Cleveland,OH	MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Phil Paine	1930-06-08	1978-02-19	47.256	P	6-2	180	R	R	1930-06-08	Chepachet,RI	MLB	1951-1958	1951-1958
Slicker Parks	1895-11-10	1978-02-21	82.103	P	5-10	158	R	R	1895-11-10	Dallas,MI	MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Monte Pearson	1908-09-02	1978-01-27	69.147	P	6-0	175	R	R	1908-09-02	Oakland,CA	MLB	1932-1941	1932-1941
Les Powers	1909-11-05	1978-11-13	69.008	1B	6-0	175	L	L	1909-11-05	Seattle,WA	MLB	1938-1939	1938-1939
Larry Raines	1930-03-09	1978-01-28	47.325	3B-SS	5-10	165	R	R	1930-03-09	St. Albans,WV	MLB	1957-1958	1957-1958	1955- UDFA -CLE
Tony Rego	1897-10-31	1978-01-06	80.067	C	5-4	165	R	R	1897-10-31	Wailuku,HI	MLB	1924-1925	1924-1925
Carl Reynolds	1903-02-01	1978-05-29	75.117	OF	6-0	194	R	R	1903-02-01	LaRue,TX	MLB	1927-1939	1927-1939
Marv Rickert	1921-01-08	1978-06-03	57.146	OF	6-2	195	L	R	1921-01-08	Longbranch,WA	MLB	1942-1950	1942-1950
Bill Rodgers	1887-04-18	1978-12-24	91.250	2B	5-10	170	L	R	1887-04-18	Pleasant Ridge,OH	MLB	1915-1916	1915-1916
Buck Ross	1915-02-03	1978-11-23	63.293	P	6-2	170	R	R	1915-02-03	Norwood,NC	MLB	1936-1945	1936-1945
Jack Saltzgaver	1903-01-23	1978-02-01	75.009	3B-2B	5-11	165	L	R	1903-01-23	Croton,IA	MLB	1932-1945	1932-1945
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Johnny Schulte	1896-09-08	1978-06-28	81.293	C	5-11	190	L	R	1896-09-08	Fredericktown,MO	MLB	1923-1932	1923-1932
George Shears	1890-04-13	1978-11-12	88.213	P	6-3	180	R	L	1890-04-13	Marshall,MO	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Hugh Shelley	1910-10-26	1978-06-16	67.233	OF	6-0	170	R	R	1910-10-26	Rogers,TX	MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
Milt Shoffner	1905-11-13	1978-01-19	72.067	P	6-2	184	L	L	1905-11-13	Sherman,TX	MLB	1929-1940	1929-1940
Ed Sicking	1897-03-30	1978-08-30	81.153	2B-SS	5-10	165	R	R	1897-03-30	St. Bernard,OH	MLB	1916-1927	1916-1927
Dick Siebert	1912-02-19	1978-12-09	66.293	1B	6-0	170	L	L	1912-02-19	Fall River,MA	MLB	1932-1945	1932-1945
Pete Susko	1904-07-02	1978-05-22	73.324	1B	5-11	172	L	L	1904-07-02	Laura,OH	MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
Joe Vance	1905-09-16	1978-07-04	72.291	P	6-2	190	R	R	1905-09-16	Devine,TX	MLB	1935-1938	1935-1938
Rube Walberg	1896-07-27	1978-10-27	82.092	P	6-2	190	L	L	1896-07-27	Pine City,MN	MLB	1923-1937	1923-1937
Marty Walker	1899-03-27	1978-04-24	79.028	P	6-0	170	L	L	1899-03-27	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Abe White	1904-05-16	1978-10-01	74.138	P	6-0	185	R	L	1904-05-16	Winder,GA	MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
Al Williamson	1900-02-20	1978-11-29	78.282	P	5-11	160	R	R	1900-02-20	Buckville,AR	MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Mike Wilson	1896-12-02	1978-05-16	81.165	C	5-11	160	R	R	1896-12-02	Edge Hill,PA	MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Archie Wise	1912-07-31	1978-02-02	65.186	P	6-0	165	R	R	1912-07-31	Waxahachie,TX	MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Dutch Zwilling	1888-11-02	1978-03-27	89.145	OF	5-7	160	L	L	1888-11-02	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1910-1916	1910-1916
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