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1528:Mike Matheny
1424:Johnny Keane
1392:Harry Walker
1384:Eddie Stanky
1376:Marty Marion
1320:Gabby Street
1304:Gabby Street
1184:Patsy Tebeau
1160:Bill Hallman
1136:Roger Connor
1120:Arlie Latham
1064:Bill Watkins
1032:Cub Stricker
1008:Joe Gerhardt
1007:
1000:Count Campau
944:Ted Sullivan
936:Ned Cuthbert
860:Billy Barnie
855:Fred Pfeffer
850:Jack Chapman
805:Joe Gerhardt
804:
728:
722:
712:
703:
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473:range factor
465:double plays
450:
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391:Hesse Cassel
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35:Joe Gerhardt
25:
21:Joe Gelhardt
1572:1922 deaths
1567:1855 births
1538:(2018–2021)
1536:Mike Shildt
1530:(2012–2018)
1522:(1996–2011)
1506:(1990–1995)
1490:(1981–1990)
1458:(1978–1980)
1442:(1977–1978)
1434:(1965–1976)
1426:(1961–1964)
1418:(1959–1961)
1416:Solly Hemus
1402:(1956–1958)
1386:(1952–1955)
1370:(1946–1950)
1362:(1940–1945)
1346:(1939–1940)
1330:(1933–1938)
1322:(1930–1933)
1274:(1925–1926)
1266:(1919–1925)
1250:(1913–1917)
1242:(1909–1912)
1234:(1906–1908)
1216:Jimmy Burke
1210:(1904–1905)
1208:Kid Nichols
1202:(1901–1903)
1186:(1899–1900)
1146:(1896–1897)
1048:George Gore
1040:Jack Crooks
984:John Kerins
970:(1884–1889)
880:Fred Clarke
845:Dan Shannon
830:John Kerins
506:Later years
444:(1887) and
440:(1885–87),
424:(1876–77),
385:during the
369:Early years
1561:Categories
1368:Eddie Dyer
1344:Ray Blades
1152:Hugh Nicol
1144:Tommy Dowd
1104:Lew Phelan
875:Jim Rogers
840:Jimmy Wolf
820:John Kelly
810:Mike Walsh
800:Denny Mack
749:, or
557:References
446:Gladiators
420:, for the
383:Union Army
321:As manager
65:1855-02-14
1504:Joe Torre
1464:Jack Krol
1456:Ken Boyer
1448:Jack Krol
1440:Vern Rapp
1408:Stan Hack
1176:Tim Hurst
1096:Joe Quinn
665:March 24,
586:March 24,
520:Manhattan
179:As player
150:Home runs
114:MLB debut
815:Jim Hart
545:See also
436:(1875),
430:Colonels
461:putouts
457:assists
434:Mutuals
426:Eclipse
381:in the
379:Colonel
272:–
258:–
234:–
220:–
99:Batted:
1514:(1995)
1498:(1990)
1482:(1980)
1474:(1980)
1466:(1980)
1450:(1978)
1410:(1958)
1394:(1955)
1378:(1951)
1354:(1940)
1338:(1938)
1314:(1929)
1306:(1929)
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1290:(1928)
1282:(1927)
1258:(1918)
1226:(1905)
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994:(1890)
986:(1890)
978:(1890)
962:(1884)
954:(1883)
946:(1883)
938:(1882)
621:
438:Giants
105:Threw:
91:, U.S.
74:, U.S.
422:Grays
173:Teams
107:Right
101:Right
80:Died:
60:Born:
667:2009
619:ISBN
588:2009
493:wins
467:and
341:1890
331:1883
314:1891
304:1890
294:1890
284:1887
274:1887
270:1885
260:1884
256:1883
246:1881
236:1879
232:1878
222:1877
218:1876
208:1875
198:1874
188:1873
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164:382
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