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Joe Abreu
1942-04-23
boxscore
28.341
3B-2B
5-8
160
R
R
1913-05-24
Oakland,CA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Dewey Adkins
1942-09-19
boxscore
24.137
P
6-2
195
R
R
1918-05-11
Norcatur,KS
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
Dick Adkins
1942-09-19
boxscore
22.205
SS
5-10
165
R
R
1920-03-03
Electra,TX
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Johnny Barrett
1942-04-14
boxscore
26.124
OF
5-10
170
L
L
1915-12-18
Lowell,MA
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Joe Berry
1942-09-06
boxscore
37.273
P
5-10
145
L
R
1904-12-16
Huntsville,AR
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Lou Bevil
1942-09-02
boxscore
19.284
P
6-0
190
B
R
1922-11-27
Nelson,IL
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Frank Biscan
1942-05-03
boxscore
22.056
P
5-11
190
L
L
1920-03-13
Mount Olive,IL
MLB
1942-1948
1942-1948
premium
premium
premium
Hi Bithorn
1942-04-15
boxscore
26.034
P
6-1
200
R
R
1916-03-18
Santurce,PR
MLB
1942-1947
1942-1947
premium
premium
premium
Buddy Blair
1942-04-14
boxscore
31.224
3B
6-0
186
L
R
1910-09-10
Columbia,MS
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Buddy Blattner
1942-04-18
boxscore
22.075
2B
6-0
180
R
R
1920-02-08
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
Cy Block
1942-09-07
boxscore
23.132
3B
6-0
180
R
R
1919-05-04
Brooklyn,NY
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Bill Burich
1942-04-15
boxscore
23.327
SS-3B
6-0
180
R
R
1918-05-29
Calumet,MI
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Jim Castiglia
1942-04-14
boxscore
23.202
C
5-11
200
L
R
1918-09-30
Passaic,NJ
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Hardin Cathey
1942-04-16
boxscore
22.290
P
6-4
190
R
R
1919-07-06
Burns,TN
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Pete Center
1942-09-11
boxscore
30.149
P
6-4
190
R
R
1912-04-22
Hazel Green,KY
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Russ Christopher
1942-04-14
boxscore
24.220
P
6-3
180
R
R
1917-09-12
Richmond,CA
MLB
1942-1948
1942-1948
premium
premium
premium
Ellis Clary
1942-06-07
boxscore
25.275
3B-2B
5-8
160
R
R
1916-09-11
Valdosta,GA
MLB
1942-1945
1942-1945
premium
premium
premium
Frank Colman
1942-09-12
boxscore
24.200
OF-1B
5-11
188
L
L
1918-03-02
London,ON
MLB
1942-1947
1942-1947
premium
premium
premium
Tony Criscola
1942-04-15
boxscore
26.287
OF
5-11
180
L
R
1915-07-09
Walla Walla,WA
MLB
1942-1944
1942-1944
premium
premium
premium
Jeff Cross
1942-09-27
boxscore
24.036
SS
5-11
160
R
R
1918-08-28
Tulsa,OK
MLB
1942-1948
1942-1948
premium
premium
premium
Benny Culp
1942-09-17
boxscore
28.248
C
5-9
175
R
R
1914-01-19
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1943-1944
1943-1944
premium
premium
premium
Cliff Dapper
1942-04-19
boxscore
22.113
C
6-2
190
R
R
1920-01-02
Los Angeles,CA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Otto Denning
1942-04-15
boxscore
29.115
C-1B
6-0
180
R
R
1912-12-28
Hays,KS
MLB
1942-1943
1942-1943
premium
premium
premium
Ducky Detweiler
1942-09-12
boxscore
23.215
3B
5-11
178
R
R
1919-02-15
Trumbauersville,PA
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
George Diehl
1942-04-19
boxscore
24.059
P
6-2
196
R
R
1918-02-25
Emmaus,PA
MLB
1942-1943
1942-1943
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 Donovan
1942-04-19
boxscore
25.293
P
6-2
198
R
L
1916-07-06
Maywood,IL
MLB
1942-1943
1942-1943
premium
premium
premium
Larry Eschen
1942-06-16
boxscore
21.272
SS
6-0
180
R
R
1920-09-22
Suffern,NY
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Marv Felderman
1942-04-19
boxscore
26.127
C
6-1
187
R
R
1915-12-20
Bellevue,IA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Stan Ferens
1942-06-10
boxscore
27.104
P
5-11
170
B
L
1915-03-05
Wendel,PA
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Hilly Flitcraft
1942-08-31
boxscore
19.015
P
6-2
180
L
L
1923-08-21
Woodstown,NJ
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Charlie Fox
1942-09-24
boxscore
20.357
C
5-11
180
R
R
1921-10-07
New York,NY
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Ed Freed
1942-09-11
boxscore
23.026
OF
5-6
165
R
R
1919-08-22
Centre Valley,PA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Charlie Fuchs
1942-04-17
boxscore
28.157
P
5-8
168
B
R
1913-11-18
Union City,NJ
MLB
1942-1944
1942-1944
premium
premium
premium
Stan Galle
1942-04-14
boxscore
23.072
3B
5-7
165
R
R
1919-02-07
Milwaukee,WI
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Huck Geary
1942-07-17
boxscore
25.182
SS
5-11
170
L
R
1917-01-22
Buffalo,NY
MLB
1942-1943
1942-1943
premium
premium
premium
Andy Gilbert
1942-09-14
boxscore
28.065
OF
6-0
203
R
R
1914-07-18
Bradenville,PA
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Paul Gillespie
1942-09-11
boxscore
21.363
C
6-3
195
L
R
1920-09-18
Sugar Valley,GA
MLB
1942-1945
1942-1945
premium
premium
premium
Jimmy Grant
1942-09-08
boxscore
23.343
3B-2B
5-8
166
L
R
1918-10-06
Racine,WI
MLB
1942-1944
1942-1944
premium
premium
premium
Ed Hanyzewski
1942-05-12
boxscore
21.241
P
6-1
200
R
R
1920-09-18
Union Mills,IN
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Val Heim
1942-08-31
boxscore
21.305
OF
5-11
170
L
R
1920-11-04
Plymouth,WI
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Chico Hernandez
1942-04-16
boxscore
26.110
C
6-0
195
R
R
1916-01-03
Havana,CU
MLB
1942-1943
1942-1943
premium
premium
premium
Jim Hickey
1942-04-25
boxscore
21.190
P
6-1
204
R
R
1920-10-22
North Abington,MA
MLB
1942-1944
1942-1944
premium
premium
premium
Bert Hodges
1942-04-14
boxscore
24.330
3B
5-11
170
L
R
1917-05-25
Knoxville,TN
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Ray Hoffman
1942-08-30
boxscore
25.083
3B
6-0
175
L
R
1917-06-14
Detroit,MI
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Eddie Kearse
1942-06-13
boxscore
26.117
C
6-1
195
R
R
1916-02-23
San Francisco,CA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Chet Kehn
1942-04-30
boxscore
20.187
P
5-11
168
R
R
1921-10-30
San Diego,CA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Frankie Kelleher
1942-07-18
boxscore
25.336
OF
6-1
195
R
R
1916-08-22
San Francisco,CA
MLB
1942-1943
1942-1943
premium
premium
premium
Bill Kennedy
1942-05-01
boxscore
23.136
P
6-1
175
L
L
1918-12-22
Alexandria,VA
MLB
1942-1947
1942-1947
premium
premium
premium
Bruce Konopka
1942-06-07
boxscore
22.270
1B
6-2
190
L
L
1919-09-16
Hammond,IN
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Al Kvasnak
1942-04-15
boxscore
21.099
OF
6-1
170
R
R
1921-01-11
Sagamore,PA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
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
Andy Lapihuska
1942-09-12
boxscore
19.320
P
5-11
175
L
R
1922-11-01
Delmont,NJ
MLB
1942-1943
1942-1943
premium
premium
premium
Sam Lowry
1942-09-19
boxscore
22.183
P
5-11
170
R
R
1920-03-25
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1942-1943
1942-1943
premium
premium
premium
Max Marshall
1942-05-10
boxscore
28.241
OF
6-1
180
L
R
1913-09-18
Randolph,IA
MLB
1942-1944
1942-1944
premium
premium
premium
Phil McCullough
1942-04-22
boxscore
24.280
P
6-4
204
R
R
1917-07-22
Stockbridge,GA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Frank McElyea
1942-09-10
boxscore
24.043
OF
6-6
221
R
R
1918-08-04
Hawthorne Twsp.,IL
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Howie Moss
1942-04-14
boxscore
23.185
OF-3B
5-11
185
R
R
1918-10-17
Gastonia,NC
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Bill Mueller
1942-08-29
boxscore
21.298
OF
6-2
180
R
R
1920-11-09
Bay City,MI
MLB
1942-1945
1942-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ed Murphy
1942-09-10
boxscore
24.024
1B
5-11
190
R
R
1918-08-23
Joliet,IL
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Earl Naylor
1942-04-15
boxscore
22.337
OF-P
6-0
190
R
R
1919-05-19
Kansas City,MO
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Len Perme
1942-09-08
boxscore
24.293
P
6-0
170
L
L
1917-11-25
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Bill Peterman
1942-04-26
boxscore
21.042
C
6-2
185
R
R
1921-03-20
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
Damon Phillips
1942-07-19
boxscore
23.047
3B-SS
6-0
176
R
R
1919-06-08
Corsicana,TX
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Whitey Platt
1942-09-16
boxscore
22.031
OF
6-2
195
R
R
1920-08-21
West Palm Beach,FL
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
Ray Poat
1942-04-15
boxscore
24.123
P
6-2
200
R
R
1917-12-19
Chicago,IL
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
Ken Richardson
1942-04-14
boxscore
26.354
2B-OF
5-11
187
R
R
1915-05-02
Orleans,IN
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
Hank Riebe
1942-08-26
boxscore
20.325
C
5-10
175
R
R
1921-10-10
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
Ray Sanders
1942-04-14
boxscore
25.137
1B
6-2
185
L
R
1916-12-04
Bonne Terre,MO
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
Bob Savage
1942-06-24
boxscore
20.210
P
6-2
180
R
R
1921-12-01
Manchester,NH
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
Ted Sepkowski
1942-09-09
boxscore
18.309
3B-2B
5-11
190
L
R
1923-11-09
Baltimore,MD
MLB
1942-1947
1942-1947
premium
premium
premium
Harry Shuman
1942-09-14
boxscore
27.200
P
6-2
195
R
R
1915-03-05
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1942-1944
1942-1944
premium
premium
premium
Harry Sketchley
1942-04-14
boxscore
23.021
OF
5-10
180
L
L
1919-03-30
Virden,MB
MLB
1942-1942
1942-1942
premium
premium
premium
John Sullivan
1942-06-07
boxscore
21.222
SS
5-10
170
R
R
1920-11-02
Chicago,IL
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
Lou Tost
1942-04-20
boxscore
30.331
P
6-0
175
L
L
1911-06-01
Cumberland,WA
MLB
1942-1947
1942-1947
premium
premium
premium
Al Unser
1942-09-14
boxscore
29.344
C
6-1
175
R
R
1912-10-12
Morrisonville,IL
MLB
1942-1945
1942-1945
premium
premium
premium
Lefty Wallace
1942-05-05
boxscore
20.271
P
5-11
160
L
L
1921-08-12
Evansville,IN
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
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
Les Webber
1942-05-17
boxscore
27.018
P
6-0
185
R
R
1915-05-06
Kelseyville,CA
MLB
1942-1948
1942-1948
premium
premium
premium
Leo Wells
1942-04-16
boxscore
24.278
3B-SS
5-9
170
R
R
1917-07-18
Kansas City,KS
MLB
1942-1946
1942-1946
premium
premium
premium
George Yankowski
1942-08-17
boxscore
19.276
C
6-0
180
R
R
1922-11-19
Cambridge,MA
MLB
1942-1949
1942-1949
premium
premium
premium
78 record(s)