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1 George Zettlein
SP
27.0
130
240.7
4.5
-0.5
-0.0
4.9
-0.0
23.6
0.4
0.0
23.2
14.4
-0.7
-0.0
15.1
2 Rynie Wolters
SP
28.5
148
283.0
4.3
1.3
-0.0
3.0
0.0
24.1
6.2
0.0
17.9
13.3
5.0
-0.0
8.4
3 Dick McBride
SP
26.6
139
222.0
3.6
-0.3
-0.0
4.0
0.0
16.2
0.2
0.0
16.0
7.6
-0.9
0.0
8.5
4 Al Spalding
SP
20.8
152
257.3
3.3
0.1
-0.2
3.4
-0.0
19.5
2.0
0.1
17.4
9.6
0.8
0.1
8.7
5 Ross Barnes
2B
21.1
170
2.1
1.7
0.5
0.0
0.1
9.5
7.4
2.1
0.0
6.6
5.4
1.2
0.0
6 Al Pratt
SP
22.6
131
224.7
1.9
0.1
-0.1
1.9
-0.0
11.9
1.2
0.0
10.7
3.2
0.2
-0.0
3.1
7 Asa Brainard
SP
30.6
141
264.0
1.9
-0.3
-0.0
2.1
0.0
15.0
0.0
0.0
15.0
5.0
-1.1
0.0
6.1
8 Cherokee Fisher
SP
26.7
126
213.0
1.8
-0.4
-0.0
2.2
-0.0
4.1
0.1
0.0
4.0
-4.1
-1.0
-0.0
-3.1
9 Jimmy Wood
2B
28.6
146
1.8
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
9.6
8.4
1.2
0.0
7.2
6.7
0.6
0.0
10 Cal McVey
C
21.8
154
1.8
1.7
0.1
0.0
0.1
8.4
6.9
1.5
0.0
5.6
5.1
0.5
0.0
11 Levi Meyerle
3B
26.0
132
1.0
1.7
2.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
8.9
8.9
0.0
0.0
6.8
7.3
-0.5
0.0
12 Bobby Mathews
SP
19.6
91
169.0
1.7
-0.1
0.0
1.8
0.0
9.5
0.9
0.0
8.7
3.1
0.1
0.0
3.0
13 Davy Force
SS
21.9
166
1.5
0.8
0.9
0.0
0.1
5.2
2.1
3.1
0.0
2.2
0.2
2.1
0.0
14 Ed Pinkham
3B
24.9
113
10.3
1.4
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
5.9
3.7
0.7
1.5
3.7
2.4
0.3
1.0
15 Fred Waterman
3B
25.6
168
1.3
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
3.6
3.3
0.3
0.0
0.9
1.3
-0.4
0.0
16 George Wright
SS
24.4
86
1.2
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
5.3
4.5
0.7
0.0
3.8
3.5
0.2
0.0
17 Ezra Sutton
3B
20.8
129
1.2
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
4.5
3.3
1.2
0.0
2.4
1.8
0.6
0.0
18 Joe Start
1B
28.7
164
1.1
1.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
5.0
4.5
0.5
0.0
2.7
2.5
0.2
0.0
19 Dave Eggler
CF
22.2
151
1.1
0.8
0.2
0.0
-0.1
5.5
3.6
1.9
0.0
2.9
1.8
1.1
0.0
20 Steve King
LF
29.6
145
1.1
1.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
5.3
4.9
0.4
0.0
2.7
3.2
-0.5
0.0
21 Lip Pike
RF
26.1
135
1.1
1.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
5.8
5.6
0.2
0.0
4.0
4.0
-0.0
0.0
22 George Hall
CF
22.3
144
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.0
-0.1
5.3
2.3
3.0
0.0
2.8
0.6
2.3
0.0
23 Al Reach
2B
31.1
138
0.9
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
4.5
1.0
0.0
3.2
2.8
0.4
0.0
24 Fred Treacey
LF
24.6
126
0.9
0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.1
8.6
5.4
3.2
0.0
6.4
3.9
2.5
0.0
25 John Radcliffe
SS
25.0
151
0.9
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.1
4.6
3.1
1.5
0.0
2.0
1.3
0.6
0.0
26 Doug Allison
C
25.0
133
0.9
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.1
3.7
2.8
0.9
0.0
1.3
1.2
0.0
0.0
27 Fergy Malone
C
29.6
143
0.9
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
5.8
4.0
1.8
0.0
3.2
2.3
0.9
0.0
28 Cap Anson
3B
19.2
122
0.8
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.1
1.8
1.2
0.6
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
29 Deacon White
C
23.6
150
0.8
0.9
-0.0
0.0
0.1
3.8
2.5
1.3
0.0
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.0
30 Clipper Flynn
1B
22.2
146
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
-0.0
3.5
2.5
0.9
0.0
1.5
0.8
0.7
0.0
31 Dick Higham
2B
20.6
96
0.6
0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
2.6
2.5
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.4
-0.3
0.0
32 Dickey Pearce
SS
35.3
167
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
2.6
1.1
1.5
0.0
-0.4
-0.9
0.4
0.0
33 Bill Stearns
SP
18.3
11
18.0
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.9
-0.1
0.0
0.9
34 Ned Cuthbert
LF
26.0
160
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
0.0
2.7
1.0
1.7
0.0
35 John Glenn
RF
21.5
123
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
2.0
1.5
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
36 John Bass
SS
23.6
92
0.5
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.1
3.4
2.4
1.0
0.0
1.6
1.3
0.3
0.0
37 Andy Leonard
2B
25.1
151
0.5
0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
2.7
2.1
0.6
0.0
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
38 Jim Foran
1B
23.6
91
0.5
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
3.1
2.9
0.2
0.0
1.8
1.8
-0.1
0.0
39 Dickie Flowers
SS
21.6
109
1.0
0.5
0.6
-0.2
0.1
0.1
2.7
2.3
0.4
0.1
0.7
1.0
-0.3
0.0
40 Bill Craver
2B
27.1
121
0.5
0.5
-0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
2.1
0.9
0.0
0.9
0.6
0.2
0.0
41 John Hatfield
LF
23.9
172
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
3.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
-1.1
1.1
0.0
42 Gat Stires
RF
21.7
117
0.4
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
1.4
1.1
0.4
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
43 Harry Schafer
3B
24.9
152
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
2.1
2.1
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.3
-0.7
0.0
44 Charlie Hodes
C
23.6
137
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
3.8
2.6
1.2
0.0
1.3
1.0
0.3
0.0
45 Everett Mills
1B
26.4
160
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.9
1.4
0.6
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
0.2
0.0
46 Art Allison
CF
22.4
139
0.4
0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
3.2
1.4
1.8
0.0
0.9
-0.2
1.2
0.0
47 Jim Carleton
1B
22.9
135
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.0
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.0
-0.8
-0.9
0.1
0.0
48 Dave Birdsall
RF
33.0
156
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
2.6
2.4
0.3
0.0
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0
49 Chick Fulmer
SS
20.4
68
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.0
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
50 Scott Hastings
C
23.9
120
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
1.3
0.5
0.7
0.0
-1.0
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
51 Mike McGeary
C
20.6
154
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
2.2
1.1
1.1
0.0
-0.6
-0.7
0.2
0.0
52 Charlie Mills
C
0.0
147
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
2.2
0.6
1.6
0.0
-0.5
-1.1
0.6
0.0
53 George Bechtel
RF
23.6
96
26.0
0.3
0.6
-0.1
-0.3
-0.0
4.0
3.2
0.1
0.8
1.8
2.0
-0.1
-0.1
54 Bob Addy
2B
26.4
122
0.3
0.3
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.0
-1.3
-0.9
-0.3
0.0
55 George Heubel
RF
22.6
77
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
1.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.6
-0.1
0.0
56 Charlie Smith
3B
30.6
73
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
57 Harry Wright
CF
36.5
160
18.7
0.2
0.6
-0.1
-0.4
-0.1
5.1
3.0
0.9
1.2
1.7
1.1
0.2
0.4
58 Tom York
CF
21.0
154
0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
2.3
2.1
0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
0.0
59 Charlie Gould
1B
23.9
154
0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
2.7
2.3
0.4
0.0
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.0
60 Paddy Quinn
C
21.9
21
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
61 Count Sensenderfer
CF
23.5
127
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.5
-0.6
0.0
62 Ed Beavens
2B
23.6
15
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.3
-0.0
0.0
63 Fred Cone
LF
23.2
85
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
2.9
1.4
1.5
0.0
1.3
0.4
0.9
0.0
64 Bub McAtee
1B
26.3
140
0.1
0.1
-0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
2.0
0.4
0.0
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
65 Bob Ferguson
3B
26.4
161
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.4
-0.3
0.1
2.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
-0.7
-1.9
1.2
-0.0
66 Harry Deane
LF
25.2
24
0.1
-0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.0
67 Henry Burroughs
3B
26.6
64
0.1
0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
68 Joe Quest
2B
18.6
14
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
69 Al Barker
LF
32.5
5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.0
0.1
0.0
70 Tommy Beals
LF
20.9
38
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
0.1
0.0
71 Bill Barrett
3B
0.0
5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.2
-0.0
0.3
0.0
72 Charlie Bierman
1B
26.6
3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
73 Wes Fisler
1B
30.0
150
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
2.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
74 Tom Berry
RF
28.5
4
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
75 Charlie Sweasy
2B
23.7
20
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
76 Joe Battin
RF
19.6
4
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
77 Nealy Phelps
1B
30.6
4
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
78 Frank Norton
RF
26.1
1
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
79 Pony Sager
LF
24.6
41
-0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
80 Tom Pratt
1B
27.4
6
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
81 Joe McDermott
CF
0.0
9
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
82 Bill Lennon
C
23.6
49
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.3
-0.4
0.1
0.0
83 George Ewell
RF
21.4
3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
84 Warren White
2B
27.6
4
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
85 Francis Abercrombie
SS
20.5
4
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
86 Bill Kelly
RF
0.0
73
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
87 George Bird
CF
21.0
109
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
-1.4
-0.8
-0.6
0.0
88 Harry Berthrong
LF
27.5
77
-0.1
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-1.3
-0.8
-0.5
0.0
89 Sam Jackson
2B
22.3
77
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.8
-0.8
-0.0
0.0
90 Henry Kohler
1B
19.2
12
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
91 Nate Berkenstock
RF
40.6
4
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.0
0.1
0.0
92 Frank Selman
3B
19.6
69
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
1.4
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.5
0.0
93 Ed Connor
1B
21.6
33
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.4
-0.4
-0.0
0.0
94 Ed Mincher
LF
20.0
36
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
95 Tom Carey
2B
25.3
89
-0.2
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.6
-0.9
0.3
0.0
96 Elmer White
RF
21.6
71
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.9
-0.8
-0.0
0.0
97 Denny Mack
1B
20.6
130
13.0
-0.2
0.3
0.1
-0.5
-0.0
0.9
0.6
0.2
0.1
-1.4
-0.9
-0.1
-0.4
98 Bob Armstrong
CF
21.6
49
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.8
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
99 Steve Bellan
3B
21.6
137
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.0
-1.4
-0.9
-0.5
0.0
100 Mart King
CF
21.6
109
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.5
1.0
0.0
-0.4
-0.8
0.4
0.0
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