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Vic Aldridge
1917-04-15
boxscore
23.177
P
5-9
175
R
R
1893-10-25
Crane,IN
MLB
1917-1928
1917-1928
premium
premium
premium
Walter Anderson
1917-05-14
boxscore
19.235
P
6-2
160
L
L
1897-09-25
Grand Rapids,MI
MLB
1917-1919
1917-1919
premium
premium
premium
Eddie Bacon
1917-08-13
boxscore
22.132
P
0
1895-04-08
Frankfort,KY
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Gene Bailey
1917-09-10
boxscore
23.294
OF
5-8
160
R
R
1893-11-25
Pearsall,TX
MLB
1917-1924
1917-1924
premium
premium
premium
Fred Blackwell
1917-09-25
boxscore
26.024
C
6-0
160
L
R
1891-09-07
Bowling Green,KY
MLB
1917-1919
1917-1919
premium
premium
premium
Tony Boeckel
1917-07-23
boxscore
24.337
3B
5-10
175
R
R
1892-08-25
Los Angeles,CA
MLB
1917-1923
1917-1923
premium
premium
premium
Dallas Bradshaw
1917-06-05
boxscore
21.199
2B
5-7
145
L
R
1895-11-23
Wolf Creek,IL
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
John Brock
1917-08-10
boxscore
20.302
C
5-7
165
R
R
1896-10-16
Hamilton,IL
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Howie Camp
1917-09-19
boxscore
24.085
OF
5-9
169
L
R
1893-07-01
Hopeful,AL
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Hal Carlson
1917-04-13
boxscore
24.336
P
6-0
180
R
R
1892-05-17
Rockford,IL
MLB
1917-1930
1917-1930
premium
premium
premium
Howdy Caton
1917-09-17
boxscore
23.068
SS
5-6
165
R
R
1894-07-16
Zanesville,OH
MLB
1917-1920
1917-1920
premium
premium
premium
Jimmy Cooney
1917-09-22
boxscore
23.034
SS
5-11
160
R
R
1894-08-24
Cranston,RI
MLB
1917-1928
1917-1928
premium
premium
premium
Johnny Couch
1917-04-11
boxscore
26.017
P
6-0
180
L
R
1891-03-31
Vaughn,MT
MLB
1917-1925
1917-1925
premium
premium
premium
Cal Crum
1917-05-04
boxscore
27.287
P
6-1
175
R
R
1889-07-27
Cooks Mills,IL
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Adam DeBus
1917-07-14
boxscore
24.285
SS-3B
5-11
150
R
R
1892-10-07
Chicago,IL
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Clyde DeFate
1917-04-18
boxscore
22.060
2B
5-9
158
R
R
1895-02-22
Kansas City,MO
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
George Dickerson
1917-08-02
boxscore
24.249
P
6-1
170
R
R
1892-12-01
Renner,TX
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Pickles Dillhoefer
1917-04-16
boxscore
23.190
C
5-7
154
R
R
1893-10-13
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1917-1921
1917-1921
premium
premium
premium
Paddy Driscoll
1917-06-12
boxscore
22.157
2B-3B
5-9
155
R
R
1895-01-11
Evanston,IL
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Joe Dugan
1917-07-05
boxscore
20.058
3B-SS
5-11
160
R
R
1897-05-12
Mahanoy City,PA
MLB
1917-1931
1917-1931
premium
premium
premium
Rich Durning
1917-04-16
boxscore
24.193
P
6-2
178
L
L
1892-10-10
Louisville,KY
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Hod Eller
1917-04-16
boxscore
22.290
P
6-0
185
R
R
1894-07-05
Muncie,IN
MLB
1917-1921
1917-1921
premium
premium
premium
Jack Enright
1917-09-26
boxscore
21.306
P
5-11
177
R
R
1895-11-29
Fort Worth,TX
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Fred Eunick
1917-08-29
boxscore
25.134
3B
5-6
148
R
R
1892-04-22
Baltimore,MD
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Chick Fewster
1917-09-19
boxscore
21.318
2B-OF
5-11
160
R
R
1895-11-10
Baltimore,MD
MLB
1917-1927
1917-1927
premium
premium
premium
player
debut date
boxscore
age
pos
ht
wt
ba
th
born
place
hilvl
mlb years
stat years
draft info
status
cur-org
cur-lev
Ira Flagstead
1917-07-20
boxscore
23.306
OF
5-9
165
R
R
1893-09-22
Montague,MI
MLB
1917-1930
1917-1930
premium
premium
premium
Don Flinn
1917-09-02
boxscore
24.294
OF
6-1
185
R
R
1892-11-17
Bluff Dale,TX
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Pat French
1917-07-02
boxscore
23.288
OF
6-1
180
R
R
1893-09-22
Dover,NH
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Pug Griffin
1917-07-27
boxscore
21.098
1B-OF
6-0
187
R
R
1896-04-24
Lincoln,NE
MLB
1917-1920
1917-1920
premium
premium
premium
Red Hill
1917-04-21
boxscore
24.096
P
0
B
L
1893-01-20
Marshall,TX
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Bruce Hitt
1917-09-23
boxscore
20.197
P
6-1
190
R
R
1897-03-14
Comanche,TX
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Oscar Horstmann
1917-04-18
boxscore
25.326
P
5-11
165
R
R
1891-06-02
Alma,MO
MLB
1917-1919
1917-1919
premium
premium
premium
Bob Jones
1917-04-11
boxscore
27.136
3B
6-0
170
L
R
1889-12-02
Clayton,CA
MLB
1917-1925
1917-1925
premium
premium
premium
Dave Keefe
1917-04-21
boxscore
20.106
P
5-9
165
L
R
1897-01-09
Williston,VT
MLB
1917-1922
1917-1922
premium
premium
premium
Pete Kilduff
1917-04-18
boxscore
24.019
2B-SS
5-7
155
R
R
1893-04-04
Weir City,KS
MLB
1917-1921
1917-1921
premium
premium
premium
Bill Lamar
1917-09-19
boxscore
20.186
OF
6-1
185
L
R
1897-03-21
Rockville,MD
MLB
1917-1927
1917-1927
premium
premium
premium
Bill Leard
1917-07-21
boxscore
31.287
2B
5-10
155
R
R
1885-10-14
Oneida,NY
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Roy Leslie
1917-09-06
boxscore
23.019
1B
6-1
175
R
R
1894-08-23
Bailey,TX
MLB
1917-1922
1917-1922
premium
premium
premium
William Marriott
1917-09-06
boxscore
24.024
3B
6-0
170
L
R
1893-08-18
Pratt,KS
MLB
1917-1927
1917-1927
premium
premium
premium
Speed Martin
1917-07-05
boxscore
23.298
P
6-0
165
R
R
1893-09-15
Wawawai,WA
MLB
1917-1922
1917-1922
premium
premium
premium
Mike Massey
1917-04-12
boxscore
23.201
2B
6-0
195
B
R
1893-09-28
Galveston,TX
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Jakie May
1917-06-26
boxscore
21.218
P
5-8
178
R
L
1895-11-25
Youngsville,NC
MLB
1917-1932
1917-1932
premium
premium
premium
Patsy McGaffigan
1917-04-16
boxscore
28.222
2B-SS
5-8
140
R
R
1888-09-12
Carlyle,IL
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Bob McGraw
1917-09-25
boxscore
22.173
P
6-2
160
R
R
1895-04-10
LaVeta,CO
MLB
1917-1929
1917-1929
premium
premium
premium
Jim Middleton
1917-04-18
boxscore
27.331
P
6-0
165
R
R
1889-05-28
Argos,IN
MLB
1917-1921
1917-1921
premium
premium
premium
Ray Miller
1917-04-14
boxscore
29.068
1B
5-10
168
L
L
1888-02-12
Pittsburgh,PA
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Vince Molyneaux
1917-07-05
boxscore
26.328
P
6-0
180
R
R
1890-08-17
Lewiston,NY
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Ed Monroe
1917-05-29
boxscore
22.101
P
6-5
187
R
R
1895-02-22
Louisville,KY
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Scrappy Moore
1917-06-21
boxscore
24.192
3B
5-8
153
R
R
1892-12-16
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Tim Murchison
1917-06-21
boxscore
20.260
P
6-0
185
R
L
1896-10-08
Liberty,NC
MLB
1917-1920
1917-1920
premium
premium
premium
player
debut date
boxscore
age
pos
ht
wt
ba
th
born
place
hilvl
mlb years
stat years
draft info
status
cur-org
cur-lev
Bill Murray
1917-06-27
boxscore
23.299
2B
5-11
165
B
R
1893-09-06
Vinalhaven,ME
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Ed Murray
1917-06-24
boxscore
22.052
SS
5-6
145
R
R
1895-05-08
Mystic,CT
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Rollie Naylor
1917-09-14
boxscore
25.228
P
6-2
180
R
R
1892-02-04
Krum,TX
MLB
1917-1924
1917-1924
premium
premium
premium
Fred Nicholson
1917-04-11
boxscore
22.227
OF
5-11
173
R
R
1894-09-01
Honey Grove,TX
MLB
1917-1922
1917-1922
premium
premium
premium
Eddie Palmer
1917-09-06
boxscore
24.102
3B
5-10
175
R
R
1893-06-01
Petty,TX
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Harry Pearce
1917-10-02
boxscore
28.088
2B-SS
5-9
158
R
R
1889-07-12
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1917-1919
1917-1919
premium
premium
premium
Kewpie Pennington
1917-04-14
boxscore
20.206
P
5-9
168
R
R
1896-09-24
New York,NY
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Bill Piercy
1917-10-03
boxscore
21.158
P
6-1
180
R
R
1896-05-02
El Monte,CA
MLB
1917-1926
1917-1926
premium
premium
premium
Herman Pillette
1917-07-30
boxscore
21.221
P
6-2
190
R
R
1895-12-26
St. Paul,OR
MLB
1917-1924
1917-1924
premium
premium
premium
Jake Pitler
1917-05-30
boxscore
23.043
2B
5-8
150
R
R
1894-04-22
New York,NY
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Elmer Ponder
1917-09-18
boxscore
24.089
P
6-0
178
R
R
1893-06-26
Reed,OK
MLB
1917-1921
1917-1921
premium
premium
premium
Mike Regan
1917-05-13
boxscore
29.182
P
5-10
160
R
R
1887-11-19
Phoenix,NY
MLB
1917-1919
1917-1919
premium
premium
premium
Tom Richardson
1917-08-02
boxscore
33.003
H
6-0
190
R
R
1883-08-07
Louisville,IL
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Jimmy Ring
1917-04-13
boxscore
22.062
P
6-1
170
R
R
1895-02-15
Brooklyn,NY
MLB
1917-1928
1917-1928
premium
premium
premium
Swede Risberg
1917-04-11
boxscore
22.185
SS
6-0
175
R
R
1894-10-13
San Francisco,CA
MLB
1917-1920
1917-1920
premium
premium
premium
Tom Rogers
1917-04-14
boxscore
25.067
P
6-0
180
R
R
1892-02-12
Sparta,TN
MLB
1917-1921
1917-1921
premium
premium
premium
Dutch Ruether
1917-04-13
boxscore
23.217
P
6-2
180
L
L
1893-09-13
Alameda,CA
MLB
1917-1927
1917-1927
premium
premium
premium
John Russell
1917-07-04
boxscore
22.262
P
6-2
195
L
L
1894-10-20
San Mateo,CA
MLB
1917-1922
1917-1922
premium
premium
premium
Roy Sanders
1917-04-16
boxscore
24.263
P
6-0
195
R
R
1892-08-01
Stafford,KS
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Morrie Schick
1917-04-15
boxscore
24.003
OF
5-11
170
R
R
1892-04-17
Chicago,IL
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Ralph Sharman
1917-09-10
boxscore
22.157
OF
5-11
176
R
R
1895-04-11
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Ben Shaw
1917-04-11
boxscore
23.302
1B-C
6-0
190
R
R
1893-06-18
LaCenter,KY
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Walt Smallwood
1917-09-19
boxscore
24.153
P
6-2
190
R
R
1893-04-24
Dayton,MD
MLB
1917-1919
1917-1919
premium
premium
premium
Red Smith
1917-09-17
boxscore
25.164
C
5-8
165
R
R
1892-04-11
Logansport,IN
MLB
1917-1918
1917-1918
premium
premium
premium
Ad Swigler
1917-09-25
boxscore
22.009
P
5-10
180
R
R
1895-09-21
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
player
debut date
boxscore
age
pos
ht
wt
ba
th
born
place
hilvl
mlb years
stat years
draft info
status
cur-org
cur-lev
Hank Thormahlen
1917-09-29
boxscore
21.090
P
6-0
180
L
L
1896-07-05
Jersey City,NJ
MLB
1917-1925
1917-1925
premium
premium
premium
Red Torkelson
1917-08-29
boxscore
23.168
P
6-0
175
R
R
1894-03-19
Chicago,IL
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Sammy Vick
1917-09-20
boxscore
22.166
OF
5-11
163
R
R
1895-04-12
Batesville,MS
MLB
1917-1921
1917-1921
premium
premium
premium
Paul Wachtel
1917-09-18
boxscore
29.147
P
5-11
175
R
R
1888-04-30
Myersville,MD
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Doc Waldbauer
1917-09-24
boxscore
25.220
P
6-0
172
R
R
1892-02-22
Richmond,VA
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Frank Walker
1917-09-06
boxscore
22.354
OF
5-11
165
R
R
1894-09-22
Enoree,SC
MLB
1917-1925
1917-1925
premium
premium
premium
Aaron Ward
1917-08-14
boxscore
20.355
2B-3B
5-11
160
R
R
1896-08-28
Booneville,AR
MLB
1917-1928
1917-1928
premium
premium
premium
Chuck Ward
1917-04-11
boxscore
22.260
SS-3B
6-0
170
R
R
1894-07-30
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1917-1922
1917-1922
premium
premium
premium
Bill Webb
1917-09-17
boxscore
22.089
2B-SS
5-10
161
R
R
1895-06-25
Chicago,IL
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Harry Wolfe
1917-04-15
boxscore
26.148
SS-OF
5-8
160
R
R
1890-11-24
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1917-1917
1917-1917
premium
premium
premium
Rasty Wright
1917-06-22
boxscore
21.234
P
5-11
160
R
R
1895-11-05
Ceredo,WV
MLB
1917-1923
1917-1923
premium
premium
premium
Archie Yelle
1917-05-12
boxscore
24.340
C
5-11
170
R
R
1892-06-11
Saginaw,MI
MLB
1917-1919
1917-1919
premium
premium
premium
Ross Youngs
1917-09-25
boxscore
20.172
OF
5-8
162
L
R
1897-04-10
Shiner,TX
MLB
1917-1926
1917-1926
premium
premium
premium
88 record(s)