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Bill Baker
1940-05-04
boxscore
29.079
C
6-0
200
R
R
1911-02-22
Paw Creek,NC
MLB
1940-1949
1940-1949
premium
premium
premium
Herman Besse
1940-04-19
boxscore
28.254
P
6-2
190
L
L
1911-08-16
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Tiny Bonham
1940-08-05
boxscore
26.361
P
6-2
215
R
R
1913-08-16
Ione,CA
MLB
1940-1949
1940-1949
premium
premium
premium
Bobby Bragan
1940-04-16
boxscore
22.174
SS-C
5-11
175
R
R
1917-10-30
Birmingham,AL
MLB
1940-1948
1940-1948
premium
premium
premium
Sig Broskie
1940-09-11
boxscore
29.180
C
6-0
200
R
R
1911-03-23
Iselin,PA
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Bill Butland
1940-05-29
boxscore
22.074
P
6-5
185
R
L
1918-03-22
Terre Haute,IN
MLB
1940-1947
1940-1947
premium
premium
premium
Soup Campbell
1940-04-21
boxscore
25.052
OF
6-1
188
L
R
1915-03-07
Sparta,VA
MLB
1940-1941
1940-1941
premium
premium
premium
Bob Carpenter
1940-09-12
boxscore
22.280
P
6-3
195
R
R
1917-12-12
Chicago,IL
MLB
1940-1947
1940-1947
premium
premium
premium
Mike Chartak
1940-09-13
boxscore
24.144
OF
6-2
180
L
L
1916-04-28
Brooklyn,NY
MLB
1940-1944
1940-1944
premium
premium
premium
Bob Collins
1940-04-28
boxscore
30.230
C
5-11
176
R
R
1909-09-18
Pittsburgh,PA
MLB
1940-1944
1940-1944
premium
premium
premium
Dick Conger
1940-04-22
boxscore
19.024
P
6-0
185
R
R
1921-04-03
Los Angeles,CA
MLB
1940-1943
1940-1943
premium
premium
premium
Crash Davis
1940-06-15
boxscore
20.342
2B-SS
6-0
173
R
R
1919-07-14
Canon,GA
MLB
1940-1942
1940-1942
premium
premium
premium
Mike Dejan
1940-07-13
boxscore
25.188
OF
6-1
185
L
L
1915-01-13
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Lloyd Dietz
1940-04-26
boxscore
28.081
P
6-0
180
R
R
1912-02-12
Cincinnati,OH
MLB
1940-1943
1940-1943
premium
premium
premium
Cal Dorsett
1940-08-19
boxscore
27.077
P
6-0
180
R
R
1913-06-10
Lone Oak,TX
MLB
1940-1947
1940-1947
premium
premium
premium
Ed Fernandes
1940-06-09
boxscore
22.096
C
5-9
185
B
R
1918-03-11
Oakland,CA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Sam File
1940-09-10
boxscore
18.120
SS
5-11
160
R
R
1922-05-18
Chester,PA
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Bill Fleming
1940-08-21
boxscore
27.028
P
6-0
190
R
R
1913-07-31
Rowland Heights,CA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Wes Flowers
1940-08-08
boxscore
26.002
P
6-2
190
L
L
1913-08-13
Vanndale,AR
MLB
1940-1944
1940-1944
premium
premium
premium
Charlie Frye
1940-07-28
boxscore
27.018
P
6-1
175
R
R
1913-07-17
Hickory,NC
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Charlie Gilbert
1940-04-16
boxscore
20.288
OF
5-9
165
L
L
1919-07-08
New Orleans,LA
MLB
1940-1947
1940-1947
premium
premium
premium
Carden Gillenwater
1940-09-22
boxscore
23.138
OF
6-1
175
R
R
1917-05-13
Riceville,TN
MLB
1940-1948
1940-1948
premium
premium
premium
Johnny Gorsica
1940-04-22
boxscore
25.031
P
6-2
180
R
R
1915-03-29
Bayonne,NJ
MLB
1940-1947
1940-1947
premium
premium
premium
Buddy Gremp
1940-09-13
boxscore
21.045
1B
6-1
175
R
R
1919-08-05
Denver,CO
MLB
1940-1942
1940-1942
premium
premium
premium
Orval Grove
1940-05-28
boxscore
20.278
P
6-3
196
R
R
1919-08-29
Mineral,KS
MLB
1940-1949
1940-1949
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
Lefty Guise
1940-09-03
boxscore
31.358
P
6-2
172
L
L
1908-09-18
Driggs,AR
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Dick Hahn
1940-09-07
boxscore
24.051
C
5-11
176
R
R
1916-07-24
Canton,OH
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Jack Hallett
1940-09-13
boxscore
25.311
P
6-4
215
R
R
1914-11-13
Toledo,OH
MLB
1940-1948
1940-1948
premium
premium
premium
Herb Hash
1940-04-19
boxscore
29.073
P
6-1
180
R
R
1911-02-13
Woolwine,VA
MLB
1940-1941
1940-1941
premium
premium
premium
Ed Head
1940-07-27
boxscore
22.189
P
6-1
175
R
R
1918-01-25
Selma,LA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Lefty Hoerst
1940-04-26
boxscore
22.264
P
6-3
192
L
L
1917-08-11
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1940-1947
1940-1947
premium
premium
premium
Johnny Hutchings
1940-04-26
boxscore
24.018
P
6-2
250
B
R
1916-04-14
Chicago,IL
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Al Javery
1940-04-23
boxscore
21.328
P
6-3
183
R
R
1918-06-05
Worcester,MA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Art Johnson
1940-09-22
boxscore
21.074
P
6-2
185
L
L
1919-07-16
Winchester,MA
MLB
1940-1942
1940-1942
premium
premium
premium
Red Jones
1940-04-16
boxscore
28.173
OF
6-3
190
L
R
1911-11-02
Timpson,TX
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Wally Judnich
1940-04-16
boxscore
24.089
OF-1B
6-1
205
L
L
1916-01-24
San Francisco,CA
MLB
1940-1949
1940-1949
premium
premium
premium
George Jumonville
1940-09-13
boxscore
23.126
SS
6-0
175
R
R
1917-05-16
Mobile,AL
MLB
1940-1941
1940-1941
premium
premium
premium
Frank Kalin
1940-09-25
boxscore
22.363
OF
6-0
200
R
R
1917-10-03
Steubenville,OH
MLB
1940-1943
1940-1943
premium
premium
premium
Frank LaManna
1940-04-16
boxscore
20.243
P
6-3
195
R
R
1919-08-22
Homer City,PA
MLB
1940-1942
1940-1942
premium
premium
premium
Ed Levy
1940-04-16
boxscore
23.176
OF-1B
6-6
190
R
R
1916-10-28
Birmingham,AL
MLB
1940-1944
1940-1944
premium
premium
premium
Tony Lupien
1940-09-12
boxscore
23.148
1B
5-11
185
L
L
1917-04-23
Chelmsford,MA
MLB
1940-1948
1940-1948
premium
premium
premium
Art Mahan
1940-04-30
boxscore
26.333
1B
5-11
178
L
L
1913-06-08
Somerville,MA
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Jim Mallory
1940-09-08
boxscore
22.013
OF
6-1
170
R
R
1918-09-01
Lawrenceville,VA
MLB
1940-1945
1940-1945
premium
premium
premium
Don Manno
1940-09-22
boxscore
25.148
OF-3B
6-1
190
R
R
1915-05-04
Williamsport,PA
MLB
1940-1941
1940-1941
premium
premium
premium
Harry Marnie
1940-09-15
boxscore
22.077
2B-SS
6-1
178
R
R
1918-07-06
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1940-1942
1940-1942
premium
premium
premium
Paul Masterson
1940-09-15
boxscore
24.341
P
5-11
165
L
L
1915-10-16
Chicago,IL
MLB
1940-1942
1940-1942
premium
premium
premium
Buster Maynard
1940-09-17
boxscore
27.183
OF-3B
5-11
170
R
R
1913-03-25
Henderson,NC
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Frank Metha
1940-04-22
boxscore
26.137
2B-3B
5-11
165
R
R
1913-12-13
Los Angeles,CA
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Carl Miles
1940-06-08
boxscore
22.084
P
5-11
178
B
L
1918-03-22
Trenton,MO
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Alex Monchak
1940-06-22
boxscore
23.115
SS
6-0
180
R
R
1917-03-05
Bayonne,NJ
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
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
Alex Mustaikis
1940-07-07
boxscore
31.111
P
6-3
180
R
R
1909-03-26
Chelsea,MA
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Maury Newlin
1940-09-20
boxscore
26.097
P
6-0
176
R
R
1914-06-22
Bloomingdale,IN
MLB
1940-1941
1940-1941
premium
premium
premium
Al Piechota
1940-05-07
boxscore
26.115
P
6-0
195
R
R
1914-01-19
Chicago,IL
MLB
1940-1941
1940-1941
premium
premium
premium
Johnny Podgajny
1940-09-15
boxscore
20.102
P
6-2
173
R
R
1920-06-10
Chester,PA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Jimmy Pofahl
1940-04-16
boxscore
22.308
SS
5-11
185
R
R
1917-06-18
Faribault,MN
MLB
1940-1942
1940-1942
premium
premium
premium
Mel Preibisch
1940-09-17
boxscore
25.305
OF
5-11
185
R
R
1914-11-23
Sealy,TX
MLB
1940-1941
1940-1941
premium
premium
premium
Steve Rachunok
1940-09-17
boxscore
23.292
P
6-5
205
R
R
1916-12-05
Rittman,OH
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Al Rubeling
1940-04-16
boxscore
26.348
3B-2B
6-0
185
R
R
1913-05-10
Baltimore,MD
MLB
1940-1944
1940-1944
premium
premium
premium
Johnny Rucker
1940-04-16
boxscore
23.097
OF
6-2
175
L
R
1917-01-15
Crabapple,GA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Jack Sanford
1940-08-24
boxscore
23.068
1B
6-3
195
R
R
1917-06-23
Chatham,VA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Ham Schulte
1940-04-16
boxscore
27.234
2B
5-9
158
R
R
1912-09-01
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Tom Seats
1940-05-04
boxscore
29.230
P
5-11
190
R
L
1910-09-24
Farmington,NC
MLB
1940-1945
1940-1945
premium
premium
premium
Frank Secory
1940-04-28
boxscore
27.254
OF
6-1
200
R
R
1912-08-24
Mason City,IA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Dave Short
1940-09-16
boxscore
23.134
OF
6-0
162
L
R
1917-05-11
Magnolia,AR
MLB
1940-1941
1940-1941
premium
premium
premium
Clyde Smoll
1940-04-26
boxscore
26.016
P
5-10
175
B
L
1914-04-17
Quakertown,PA
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Stan Spence
1940-06-08
boxscore
25.087
OF
5-11
180
L
L
1915-03-20
South Portsmouth,KY
MLB
1940-1949
1940-1949
premium
premium
premium
Glen Stewart
1940-06-26
boxscore
27.277
SS-3B
6-0
175
R
R
1912-09-29
Tullahoma,TN
MLB
1940-1944
1940-1944
premium
premium
premium
Neb Stewart
1940-09-08
boxscore
22.116
OF
6-1
195
R
R
1918-05-21
South Charleston,OH
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Nick Strincevich
1940-04-23
boxscore
25.060
P
6-1
180
R
R
1915-03-01
Gary,IN
MLB
1940-1948
1940-1948
premium
premium
premium
Bobby Sturgeon
1940-04-16
boxscore
20.259
SS-2B
6-0
175
R
R
1919-08-06
Clinton,IN
MLB
1940-1948
1940-1948
premium
premium
premium
Yank Terry
1940-08-03
boxscore
29.181
P
6-1
180
R
R
1911-02-11
Bedford,IN
MLB
1940-1945
1940-1945
premium
premium
premium
Gil Torres
1940-04-25
boxscore
24.252
SS-3B
6-0
155
R
R
1915-08-23
Regla,CU
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Red Tramback
1940-09-15
boxscore
24.325
OF
6-0
175
L
L
1915-11-01
Iselin,PA
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Tom Turner
1940-04-25
boxscore
23.235
C
6-2
195
R
R
1916-09-08
Custer County,OK
MLB
1940-1944
1940-1944
premium
premium
premium
Porter Vaughan
1940-06-16
boxscore
21.042
P
6-1
178
R
L
1919-05-11
Stevensville,VA
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
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
Jack Wallaesa
1940-09-22
boxscore
21.028
SS
6-3
191
B
R
1919-08-31
Easton,PA
MLB
1940-1948
1940-1948
premium
premium
premium
Ed Weiland
1940-05-01
boxscore
25.163
P
5-11
180
L
R
1914-11-26
Evanston,IL
MLB
1940-1942
1940-1942
premium
premium
premium
Ernie White
1940-05-09
boxscore
23.252
P
6-0
175
R
L
1916-09-05
Pacolet Mills,SC
MLB
1940-1948
1940-1948
premium
premium
premium
Fuzz White
1940-09-17
boxscore
22.088
OF
6-0
175
L
R
1918-06-27
Springfield,MO
MLB
1940-1947
1940-1947
premium
premium
premium
Claude Wilborn
1940-09-08
boxscore
28.014
OF
6-1
180
L
R
1912-09-01
Woodsdale,NC
MLB
1940-1940
1940-1940
premium
premium
premium
Ace Williams
1940-07-15
boxscore
23.125
P
6-2
174
R
L
1917-03-18
Montclair,NJ
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Max Wilson
1940-09-10
boxscore
24.105
P
5-7
160
L
L
1916-06-03
Haw River,NC
MLB
1940-1946
1940-1946
premium
premium
premium
Mickey Witek
1940-04-16
boxscore
24.125
2B-SS
5-10
170
R
R
1915-12-19
Luzerne,PA
MLB
1940-1949
1940-1949
premium
premium
premium
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