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player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Jerry Akers	1887-11-01	1979-05-15	91.195	P	5-11	175	R	R	1887-11-01	Shelbyville,IN	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Ed Albrecht	1929-02-28	1979-12-29	50.304	P	5-10	165	R	R	1929-02-28	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1949-1950	1949-1950	1945- UDFA -NY1
Dale Alexander	1903-04-26	1979-03-02	75.310	1B	6-3	210	R	R	1903-04-26	Greeneville,TN	MLB	1929-1933	1929-1933
Elbert Andrews	1901-12-11	1979-11-25	77.349	P	6-0	175	L	R	1901-12-11	Greenwood,SC	MLB	1925-1925	1925-1925
Ken Ash	1901-09-16	1979-11-15	78.060	P	5-11	165	R	R	1901-09-16	Anmoore,WV	MLB	1925-1930	1925-1930
Johnny Bassler	1895-06-03	1979-06-29	84.026	C	5-9	170	L	R	1895-06-03	Lancaster,PA	MLB	1913-1927	1913-1927
Lou Bauer	1898-11-30	1979-02-04	80.066	P	6-0	175	R	R	1898-11-30	Egg Harbor City,NJ	MLB	1918-1918	1918-1918
Johnny Berger	1901-08-27	1979-05-07	77.253	C	5-9	165	R	R	1901-08-27	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1922-1927	1922-1927
Ray Blades	1896-08-06	1979-05-18	82.285	OF	5-8	163	R	R	1896-08-06	Mount Vernon,IL	MLB	1922-1932	1922-1932
Cliff Bolton	1907-04-10	1979-04-21	72.011	C	5-9	160	L	R	1907-04-10	High Point,NC	MLB	1931-1941	1931-1941
Abe Bowman	1893-01-25	1979-10-11	86.259	P	6-1	190	R	R	1893-01-25	Greenup,IL	MLB	1914-1915	1914-1915
Herb Bremer	1913-10-25	1979-11-28	66.034	C	6-0	195	R	R	1913-10-25	Chicago,IL	MLB	1937-1939	1937-1939
Bill Brenzel	1910-03-03	1979-06-12	69.101	C	5-10	173	R	R	1910-03-03	Oakland,CA	MLB	1932-1935	1932-1935
Hank Butcher	1886-07-12	1979-12-28	93.169	OF	5-10	180	R	R	1886-07-12	Chicago,IL	MLB	1911-1912	1911-1912
Milt Byrnes	1916-11-15	1979-02-01	62.078	OF	5-11	170	L	L	1916-11-15	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1943-1945	1943-1945
Lew Carpenter	1913-08-16	1979-04-25	65.252	P	6-2	195	R	R	1913-08-16	Woodstock,GA	MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943
Virgil Cheeves	1901-02-12	1979-05-05	78.082	P	6-0	195	R	R	1901-02-12	Oklahoma City,OK	MLB	1920-1927	1920-1927
Bob Chesnes	1921-05-06	1979-05-23	58.017	P	6-0	180	B	R	1921-05-06	Oakland,CA	MLB	1948-1950	1948-1950
Joe Conzelman	1889-07-14	1979-04-17	89.277	P	6-0	170	R	R	1889-07-14	Bristol,CT	MLB	1913-1915	1913-1915
Sam Dailey	1904-03-31	1979-12-02	75.246	P	5-11	168	L	R	1904-03-31	Oakford,IL	MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Charlie Deal	1891-10-30	1979-09-16	87.321	3B	6-0	160	R	R	1891-10-30	Wilkinsburg,PA	MLB	1912-1921	1912-1921
Lindsay Deal	1911-09-03	1979-04-18	67.227	OF	6-0	175	L	R	1911-09-03	Lenoir,NC	MLB	1939-1939	1939-1939
William DeKoning	1918-12-19	1979-07-26	60.219	C	5-11	185	R	R	1918-12-19	Brooklyn,NY	MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Bert Delmas	1911-05-20	1979-12-04	68.198	2B	5-11	165	L	R	1911-05-20	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1933-1933	1933-1933
Pedro Dibut	1892-11-18	1979-12-04	87.016	P	5-8	190	R	R	1892-11-18	Cienfuegos,CU	MLB	1924-1925	1924-1925
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Luke Easter	1915-08-04	1979-03-29	63.237	1B	6-5	240	L	R	1915-08-04	Jonestown,MS	MLB	1949-1954	1949-1954
Sam Edmonston	1883-08-30	1979-04-12	95.225	P	6-0	185	L	L	1883-08-30	Washington,DC	MLB	1907-1907	1907-1907
Allen Elliott	1897-12-25	1979-05-06	81.132	1B	6-0	170	L	R	1897-12-25	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1923-1924	1923-1924
Al Evans	1916-09-28	1979-04-06	62.190	C	5-11	190	R	R	1916-09-28	Kenly,NC	MLB	1939-1951	1939-1951
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1901-07-28	1979-11-18	78.113	P	5-11	185	R	R	1901-07-28	Mishawaka,IN	MLB	1925-1943	1925-1943
Nemo Gaines	1897-12-23	1979-01-26	81.034	P	6-0	180	L	L	1897-12-23	Alexandria,VA	MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Alex Gaston	1893-03-12	1979-02-08	85.333	C	5-9	170	R	R	1893-03-12	New York,NY	MLB	1920-1929	1920-1929
Frederick Graf	1889-08-25	1979-10-04	90.040	3B	5-11	164	R	R	1889-08-25	Canton,OH	MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Stan Hack	1909-12-06	1979-12-15	70.009	3B	6-0	170	L	R	1909-12-06	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1932-1947	1932-1947
Hinkey Haines	1898-12-23	1979-01-09	80.017	OF	5-10	170	R	R	1898-12-23	Red Lion,PA	MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Charlie Hargreaves	1896-12-14	1979-05-09	82.146	C	6-0	170	R	R	1896-12-14	Trenton,NJ	MLB	1923-1930	1923-1930
Andy Harrington	1903-02-12	1979-01-26	75.348	H	5-11	170	R	R	1903-02-12	Mountain View,CA	MLB	1925-1925	1925-1925
Mel Ingram	1904-07-04	1979-10-28	75.116	H	6-0	175	R	R	1904-07-04	Asheville,NC	MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Sig Jakucki	1909-08-20	1979-05-28	69.281	P	6-3	198	R	R	1909-08-20	Camden,NJ	MLB	1936-1945	1936-1945
Tom Jenkins	1898-04-10	1979-05-03	81.023	OF	6-2	174	L	R	1898-04-10	Camden,AL	MLB	1925-1932	1925-1932
Percy Jones	1899-10-28	1979-03-18	79.141	P	6-0	175	R	L	1899-10-28	Harwood,TX	MLB	1920-1930	1920-1930
Rick Joseph	1939-08-24	1979-09-08	40.015	3B-1B	6-1	195	R	R	1939-08-24	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	MLB	1964-1970	1964-1970	1959- UDFA -SFN
Rudy Kallio	1892-12-14	1979-04-06	86.113	P	5-10	160	R	R	1892-12-14	Portland,OR	MLB	1918-1925	1918-1925
Frankie Kelleher	1916-08-22	1979-04-13	62.234	OF	6-1	195	R	R	1916-08-22	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1942-1943	1942-1943
Ed Klieman	1918-03-21	1979-11-15	61.239	P	6-1	190	R	R	1918-03-21	Norwood,OH	MLB	1943-1950	1943-1950
Clyde Kluttz	1917-12-12	1979-05-12	61.151	C	6-0	195	R	R	1917-12-12	Rockwell,NC	MLB	1942-1952	1942-1952	1938- UDFA -SLN
Wally Kopf	1899-07-10	1979-04-30	79.294	3B	5-11	168	B	R	1899-07-10	Stonington,CT	MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Fred Koster	1905-12-21	1979-04-24	73.124	OF	5-11	165	L	L	1905-12-21	Louisville,KY	MLB	1931-1931	1931-1931
Sam Leslie	1905-07-26	1979-01-21	73.179	1B	6-0	192	L	L	1905-07-26	Moss Point,MS	MLB	1929-1938	1929-1938
Duffy Lewis	1888-04-18	1979-06-17	91.060	OF	5-11	165	R	R	1888-04-18	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1910-1921	1910-1921
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Tom Lovelace	1897-10-19	1979-07-12	81.266	H	5-11	170	R	R	1897-10-19	Wolfe City,TX	MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
Pat Maloney	1888-01-19	1979-06-27	91.159	OF	6-0	150	R	R	1888-01-19	Grosvenor Dale,CT	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Fred Martin	1915-06-27	1979-06-11	63.349	P	6-1	185	R	R	1915-06-27	Williams,OK	MLB	1946-1950	1946-1950
Marty McHale	1886-10-30	1979-05-07	92.189	P	6-0	174	R	R	1886-10-30	Stoneham,MA	MLB	1910-1916	1910-1916
Jim Mooney	1906-09-04	1979-04-27	72.235	P	5-11	168	R	L	1906-09-04	Mooresburg,TN	MLB	1931-1934	1931-1934
Jim Mosolf	1905-08-21	1979-12-28	74.129	OF	5-10	186	L	R	1905-08-21	Puyallup,WA	MLB	1929-1933	1929-1933
Thurman Munson	1947-06-07	1979-08-02	32.056	C	5-11	190	R	R	1947-06-07	Akron,OH	MLB	1969-1979	1969-1979	1968- 1- 4-NYA
Bobby Murray	1898-07-04	1979-01-04	80.184	3B	5-7	155	L	R	1898-07-04	St. Albans,VT	MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Johnny Priest	1891-06-23	1979-11-04	88.134	2B-3B	5-11	170	R	R	1891-06-23	St. Joseph,MO	MLB	1911-1912	1911-1912
Earl Pruess	1895-04-02	1979-08-28	84.148	OF	5-11	170	R	R	1895-04-02	Chicago,IL	MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Lou Raymond	1894-12-11	1979-05-02	84.142	2B	5-11	187	R	R	1894-12-11	Buffalo,NY	MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Charlie Ripple	1921-12-01	1979-05-06	57.156	P	6-2	210	L	L	1921-12-01	Bolton,NC	MLB	1944-1946	1944-1946
Bunny Roser	1901-11-15	1979-05-06	77.172	OF	5-11	175	L	L	1901-11-15	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
Morrie Schick	1892-04-17	1979-10-25	87.191	OF	5-11	170	R	R	1892-04-17	Chicago,IL	MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
Bill Schindler	1896-07-10	1979-02-06	82.211	C	5-11	160	R	R	1896-07-10	Perryville,MO	MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Bob Schultz	1923-11-27	1979-03-31	55.124	P	6-3	200	R	L	1923-11-27	Louisville,KY	MLB	1951-1955	1951-1955
Harry Simpson	1925-12-03	1979-04-03	53.121	OF-1B	6-1	180	L	R	1925-12-03	Atlanta,GA	MLB	1951-1959	1951-1959
Harry Sketchley	1919-03-30	1979-12-19	60.264	OF	5-10	180	L	L	1919-03-30	Virden,MB	MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942
Cy Slapnicka	1886-03-23	1979-10-20	93.211	P	5-10	165	B	R	1886-03-23	Cedar Rapids,IA	MLB	1911-1918	1911-1918
Scottie Slayback	1901-10-05	1979-11-30	78.056	2B	5-8	165	R	R	1901-10-05	Paducah,KY	MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Joe Smaza	1923-07-07	1979-05-30	55.327	OF	5-11	175	L	L	1923-07-07	Detroit,MI	MLB	1946-1946	1946-1946
Vinnie Smith	1915-12-07	1979-12-14	64.007	C	6-1	176	R	R	1915-12-07	Richmond,VA	MLB	1941-1946	1941-1946
Ed Stauffer	1898-01-10	1979-07-02	81.173	P	5-11	185	R	R	1898-01-10	Emsworth,PA	MLB	1923-1925	1923-1925
Bill Steen	1887-11-11	1979-03-13	91.122	P	6-0	180	R	R	1887-11-11	Pittsburgh,PA	MLB	1912-1915	1912-1915
Amos Strunk	1889-01-22	1979-07-22	90.181	OF	6-0	175	L	L	1889-01-22	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1908-1924	1908-1924
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Dizzy Sutherland	1922-04-09	1979-08-26	57.139	P	6-0	200	L	L	1922-04-09	Washington,DC	MLB	1949-1949	1949-1949
Yank Terry	1911-02-11	1979-11-04	68.266	P	6-1	180	R	R	1911-02-11	Bedford,IN	MLB	1940-1945	1940-1945
Forrest Thompson	1918-03-03	1979-02-26	60.360	P	5-11	195	L	L	1918-03-03	Mooresville,NC	MLB	1948-1949	1948-1949
Red Tramback	1915-11-01	1979-12-28	64.057	OF	6-0	175	L	L	1915-11-01	Iselin,PA	MLB	1940-1940	1940-1940
Hal Trosky	1912-11-11	1979-06-18	66.219	1B	6-2	207	L	R	1912-11-11	Norway,IA	MLB	1933-1946	1933-1946
Bill Vargus	1899-11-11	1979-02-12	79.093	P	6-0	165	L	L	1899-11-11	North Scituate,MA	MLB	1925-1926	1925-1926
Hal Wagner	1915-07-02	1979-08-07	64.036	C	6-0	165	L	R	1915-07-02	East Riverton,NJ	MLB	1938-1949	1938-1949
Hap Ward	1885-11-15	1979-09-13	93.302	OF		0	R	R	1885-11-15	Leesburg,NJ	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Link Wasem	1911-01-30	1979-03-06	68.035	C	5-10	180	R	R	1911-01-30	Birmingham,OH	MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
George Washburn	1914-10-06	1979-01-05	64.091	P	6-1	175	L	R	1914-10-06	Solon,ME	MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
Weldon West	1915-09-03	1979-07-23	63.323	P	6-0	165	R	L	1915-09-03	Gibsonville,NC	MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Mack Wheat	1893-06-09	1979-08-14	86.066	C	6-0	167	R	R	1893-06-09	Polo,MO	MLB	1915-1921	1915-1921
Charlie Wiedemeyer	1914-01-31	1979-10-27	65.269	P	6-3	180	L	L	1914-01-31	Chicago,IL	MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
Steamboat Williams	1892-01-31	1979-06-29	87.149	P	5-11	170	L	R	1892-01-31	Cascade,MT	MLB	1914-1916	1914-1916
Eddie Wilson	1909-09-07	1979-04-11	69.216	OF	5-11	165	L	L	1909-09-07	Hamden,CT	MLB	1936-1937	1936-1937
Ray Wolf	1904-07-15	1979-10-06	75.083	1B	5-11	175	R	R	1904-07-15	Chicago,IL	MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Del Young	1912-05-11	1979-12-08	67.211	SS-2B	5-11	168	B	R	1912-05-11	Cleveland,OH	MLB	1937-1940	1937-1940
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