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Earl Gurley



Earl C. Gurley
(Lefty)

Born: August 6, 1898 in Chattanooga, TN
Died: November 6, 1968 in Buffalo, NY
          (70 years old)

Bats: L
Throws: L
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 183
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Notes:


• High School: Howard HS (Chattanooga, TN)
• Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery (Buffalo, NY)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
3
1924
1928
MRS
9.7
-0.6
-0.6
11.0
-0.1
2
SP
3
1924
1929
BBB/MRS
9.1
-0.2
-0.1
9.5
0.0
3
SP
3
1924
1927
CAG/MRS
7.1
0.1
0.0
7.1
0.0
4
SP
2
1927
1929
BBB
7.1
-0.4
0.2
7.3
0.0
5
SP
2
1925
1928
MRS
6.1
-0.6
0.0
6.6
0.0
6
SP
2
1924
1925
MRS
6.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
0.0
7
SS
2
1925
1927
CAG/MRS
5.9
3.9
1.5
0.0
0.5
8
3B
2
1925
1927
CAG
5.6
4.4
0.6
0.0
0.6
9
SP
2
1922
1923
SLS
5.5
0.5
0.0
5.0
0.0
10
LF
1
1927
1927
BBB
5.4
6.2
-0.1
-0.3
-0.4
11
SP
1
1927
1927
HBG
5.3
0.5
0.0
4.8
0.0
12
LF
1
1927
1927
CAG
5.3
4.9
0.8
0.0
-0.4
13
CF
1
1927
1927
HBG
4.5
4.6
0.4
-0.3
-0.1
14
CF
2
1922
1923
SLS
4.4
4.0
0.8
0.0
-0.4
15
C
2
1927
1929
BBB
4.4
3.3
0.7
0.0
0.4
16
SP
2
1922
1923
SLS
3.8
0.0
0.0
3.9
0.0
17
SP
1
1927
1927
BBB
3.7
0.6
0.0
3.1
0.0
18
SP
2
1925
1927
CAG
3.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
19
RF
1
1929
1929
BBB
3.5
2.5
1.2
0.0
-0.2
20
SP
2
1925
1927
CAG
3.4
-0.6
0.0
4.0
0.0
21
SP
2
1924
1925
MRS
2.9
0.8
0.0
2.1
0.0
22
LF
1
1927
1927
HBG
2.6
2.8
0.1
0.0
-0.3
23
C
4
1924
1928
CAG/MRS
2.5
0.6
1.3
0.0
0.6
24
SS
1
1927
1927
HBG
2.4
1.8
0.4
0.0
0.2
25
SS
2
1925
1927
CAG/MRS
2.4
-0.1
1.7
0.0
0.8
26
C
2
1925
1927
CAG
2.4
2.1
0.4
0.0
-0.2
27
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
2.2
-0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
28
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
2.1
0.0
0.0
2.2
0.0
29
LF
1
1925
1925
CAG
2.1
2.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
30
2B
1
1927
1927
HBG
2.0
-1.2
3.0
0.0
0.2
31
3B
2
1922
1923
SLS
2.0
2.4
-0.5
0.0
0.1
32
SP
2
1925
1927
CAG
2.0
-0.2
0.0
2.2
0.0
33
RF
1
1927
1927
BBB
1.9
1.5
0.8
0.0
-0.3
34
RF
2
1927
1928
HBG/MRS
1.9
3.1
-0.9
0.0
-0.3
35
3B
2
1922
1923
SLS
1.8
1.2
0.6
0.0
0.1
36
SP
1
1928
1928
MRS
1.8
-0.2
0.0
1.9
0.0
37
SP
1
1927
1927
HBG
1.7
-0.2
0.0
1.9
0.0
38
3B
1
1927
1927
HBG
1.6
1.7
-0.4
0.0
0.3
39
CF
1
1925
1925
CAG
1.5
1.0
0.8
0.0
-0.2
40
SP
1
1932
1932
MGS
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
41
CF
1
1927
1927
BBB
1.3
1.1
0.5
0.0
-0.3
42
SP
1
1923
1923
SLS
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
43
1B
1
1929
1929
BBB
1.3
0.9
1.2
-0.4
-0.4
44
C
2
1922
1923
SLS
1.3
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
45
LF
2
1927
1928
CAG/MRS
1.3
1.3
0.2
0.0
-0.2
46
3B
2
1924
1925
MRS
1.3
-0.3
1.2
0.0
0.4
47
1B
3
1925
1929
ABC/BBB
1.3
2.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.8
48
RF
2
1925
1927
CAG
1.3
0.5
1.2
0.0
-0.4
49
CF
1
1927
1927
CAG
1.3
1.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
50
SP
1
1927
1927
HBG
1.3
-0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
51
SP
1
1923
1923
SLS
1.3
0.2
0.0
1.1
0.0
52
2B
1
1925
1925
CAG
1.1
0.1
0.9
0.0
0.1
53
SP
1
1927
1927
BBB
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
54
2B
2
1923
1928
MRS/SLS
1.1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
55
LF
1
1928
1928
MRS
1.1
0.4
0.9
0.0
-0.1
56
C
2
1925
1927
CAG
1.1
1.5
-0.5
0.0
0.1
57
SP
1
1925
1925
ABC/CAG
1.1
-0.2
0.2
1.1
0.0
58
CF
4
1924
1928
BBB/MRS
1.0
3.1
-1.6
0.0
-0.5
59
LF
2
1922
1923
SLS
1.0
1.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
60
C
1
1923
1923
SLS
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
61
C
1
1927
1927
BBB
0.9
1.1
-0.4
0.0
0.1
62
LF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.9
0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.1
63
SP
1
1923
1923
SLS
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
64
3B
1
1923
1923
SLS
0.7
1.3
-0.7
0.0
0.1
65
3B
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.7
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.0
66
SP
1
1924
1924
MRS
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
67
3B
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.6
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.1
68
SP
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
69
SP
1
1927
1927
CAG
0.6
-0.3
-0.2
1.1
0.0
70
RF
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.6
1.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
71
2B
2
1927
1929
BBB
0.5
1.9
-1.9
0.0
0.4
72
RF
1
1928
1928
MRS
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
73
SP
1
1924
1924
MRS
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
74
SS
1
1929
1929
BBB
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
75
SP
1
1927
1927
BBB
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
76
SP
1
1922
1922
SLS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
77
SP
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.5
0.0
78
SP
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
79
RP
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
80
RF
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
81
CF
2
1922
1923
SLS
0.2
2.1
-1.5
0.0
-0.3
82
RF
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
83
RF
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
84
RF
1
1927
1927
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
85
RP
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
86
C
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
87
SP
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
88
RP
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
89
SS
2
1927
1929
BBB/HBG
0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
90
RP
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
91
3B
1
1927
1927
BBB
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
92
SP
1
1924
1924
MRS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
93
2B
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
94
RP
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
95
1B
1
1927
1927
BBB
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
96
C
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
97
2B
1
1929
1929
BBB
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
98
CF
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
C
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
CF
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
SS
1
1928
1928
MRS
0.1
-0.7
0.4
0.0
0.3
102
1B
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
104
SP
1
1928
1928
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
105
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
3B
1
1924
1924
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
107
CF
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
108
RF
1
1923
1923
SLS
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
109
-
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
2B
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
111
C
1
1929
1929
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
-
1
1923
1923
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
2B
1
1927
1927
CAG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
114
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
CF
1
1925
1925
ABC/CAG
0.0
0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
116
SS
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
117
RP
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
RF
1
1927
1927
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
2B
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
120
C
1
1924
1924
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1924
1924
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
-
1
1924
1924
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
SP
3
1924
1928
MRS
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
125
SS
1
1923
1923
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
SP
1
1925
1925
MRS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
127
2B
1
1932
1932
MGS
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
128
RP
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
C
1
1925
1925
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
C
1
1925
1925
ABC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
C
2
1922
1923
SLS
-0.1
0.7
-0.8
0.0
0.1
132
RP
2
1923
1925
ABC/SLS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
133
3B
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
2B
1
1922
1922
SLS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
135
3B
2
1925
1928
MRS
-0.1
0.8
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
136
RP
1
1927
1927
BBB
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
137
SS
1
1927
1927
BBB
-0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1924
1924
MRS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
139
SS
1
1932
1932
MGS
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
140
SP
1
1923
1923
SLS
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1932
1932
MGS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
142
RP
1
1928
1928
MRS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
143
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
144
2B
1
1922
1922
SLS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
2B
1
1924
1924
MRS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
147
SS
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
148
RF
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
149
SS
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
150
RP
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
151
2B
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.3
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
152
SS
1
1932
1932
MGS
-0.3
0.3
-0.7
0.0
0.1
153
2B
1
1923
1923
SLS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.1
154
SS
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.3
0.8
-1.3
0.0
0.2
155
C
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
156
RP
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.0
157
C
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.3
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
158
-
1
1927
1927
BBB
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
159
1B
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
160
C
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
161
-
1
1922
1922
SLS
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
162
1B
1
1923
1923
SLS
-0.4
-0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.1
163
-
1
1925
1925
ABC/CAG
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
164
CF
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
165
CF
1
1932
1932
MGS
-0.4
0.3
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
166
C
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.5
-1.2
0.6
0.0
0.1
167
RP
2
1928
1932
MGS/MRS
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
168
CF
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
169
3B
3
1925
1928
MULT
-0.5
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
0.4
170
LF
2
1922
1923
SLS
-0.5
0.8
-0.3
-1.0
-0.2
171
SS
2
1922
1923
SLS
-0.6
0.2
-1.2
0.0
0.5
172
SS
1
1927
1927
BBB
-0.6
-0.1
-0.9
0.0
0.4
173
SS
2
1925
1927
MULT
-0.6
-1.5
0.6
0.0
0.3
174
C
1
1925
1925
ABC/CAG
-0.6
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.1
175
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
176
RP
2
1922
1923
SLS
-0.6
0.3
0.0
-0.9
0.0
177
SP
1
1925
1925
ABC/CAG
-0.7
0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
178
3B
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.7
0.4
-1.1
0.0
0.1
179
C
4
1924
1929
BBB/MRS
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
0.1
180
SP
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.0
181
CF
3
1924
1927
CAG/MRS
-0.7
1.1
-2.1
0.0
0.3
182
LF
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.7
0.6
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
183
3B
1
1925
1925
CAG
-0.7
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.1
184
1B
1
1928
1928
MRS
-0.9
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
185
SP
3
1922
1927
MULT
-0.9
0.3
0.0
-1.2
0.0
186
-
1
1925
1925
ABC
-0.9
-0.2
-0.7
0.0
0.0
187
RF
1
1924
1924
MRS
-0.9
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
188
RF
1
1927
1927
BBB
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.9
0.0
189
SP
2
1922
1923
SLS
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
190
LF
1
1932
1932
MGS
-0.9
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
191
SS
1
1928
1928
MRS
-1.0
-0.4
-0.7
0.0
0.1
192
SS
2
1925
1927
ABC/BBB
-1.0
-0.2
-1.1
0.0
0.3
193
CF
1
1922
1922
SLS
-1.0
-0.7
-0.3
0.0
0.0
194
2B
4
1924
1928
BBB/MRS
-1.0
-0.3
-1.2
0.0
0.6
195
RP
2
1922
1923
SLS
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.8
0.0
196
1B
1
1925
1925
CAG
-1.0
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
197
SP
2
1928
1929
BBB/MRS
-1.1
-0.3
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
198
1B
2
1922
1923
SLS
-1.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
-0.4
199
CF
1
1924
1924
MRS
-1.2
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
200
-
1
1925
1925
ABC
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
-1.1
0.0
201
SS
1
1925
1925
CAG
-1.3
-0.9
-0.9
0.0
0.6
202
CF
1
1929
1929
BBB
-1.5
0.0
-1.3
0.0
-0.1
203
2B
2
1922
1923
SLS
-1.5
-0.8
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
204
SS
2
1922
1923
SLS
-1.5
1.3
-3.1
0.0
0.3
205
-
1
1929
1929
BBB
-1.6
0.4
0.0
-2.1
0.0
206
1B
2
1924
1925
MRS
-1.8
-2.0
0.7
0.0
-0.5
207
CF
3
1924
1928
MRS
-1.9
-0.3
-1.4
0.0
-0.2
208
3B
2
1927
1929
BBB
-1.9
-1.6
-0.6
0.0
0.2
209
RF
2
1927
1929
BBB
-2.3
0.1
-0.4
-1.9
-0.1
210
RF
3
1922
1929
MULT
-2.4
-0.6
-1.6
0.0
-0.2
211
SP
2
1925
1927
CAG
-3.0
-0.5
-0.3
-2.1
0.0

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