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Loren Bain
1945-06-23
boxscore
22.360
P
6-0
190
R
R
1922-07-04
Staples,MN
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
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premium
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Dave Bartosch
1945-04-28
boxscore
28.042
OF
6-1
190
R
R
1917-03-24
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Mel Bosser
1945-04-29
boxscore
31.088
P
6-0
173
R
R
1914-02-08
Johnstown,PA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Cy Buker
1945-05-17
boxscore
27.108
P
5-11
190
L
R
1918-02-05
Greenwood,WI
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ken Burkhart
1945-04-21
boxscore
28.161
P
6-1
190
R
R
1916-11-18
Knoxville,TN
MLB
1945-1949
1945-1949
premium
premium
premium
Joe Buzas
1945-04-17
boxscore
25.204
SS
6-1
180
R
R
1919-10-02
Alpha,NJ
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Mitch Chetkovich
1945-04-19
boxscore
27.279
P
6-4
208
R
R
1917-07-21
Fairpoint,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Walt Chipple
1945-04-17
boxscore
26.210
OF
6-0
168
R
R
1918-09-26
Utica,NY
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Loyd Christopher
1945-04-20
boxscore
25.117
OF
6-2
190
R
R
1919-12-31
Richmond,CA
MLB
1945-1947
1945-1947
premium
premium
premium
Al Cihocki
1945-04-17
boxscore
20.350
SS-3B
5-11
185
R
R
1924-05-07
Nanticoke,PA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Otey Clark
1945-04-17
boxscore
29.338
P
6-2
190
R
R
1915-05-22
Boscobel,WI
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Joe Cleary
1945-08-04
boxscore
26.251
P
5-9
150
R
R
1918-12-03
Cork,IR
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Jorge Comellas
1945-04-19
boxscore
28.140
P
6-0
190
R
R
1916-12-07
Havana,CU
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Claude Corbitt
1945-09-23
boxscore
30.072
SS-2B
5-10
170
R
R
1915-07-21
Sunbury,NC
MLB
1945-1949
1945-1949
premium
premium
premium
Charlie Cozart
1945-04-17
boxscore
25.189
P
6-0
190
R
L
1919-10-17
Lenoir,NC
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Glenn Crawford
1945-04-22
boxscore
31.149
OF-SS
5-9
165
L
R
1913-12-02
North Branch,MI
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
Jack Creel
1945-04-22
boxscore
28.006
P
6-0
165
R
R
1916-04-23
Kyle,TX
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Woody Crowson
1945-04-17
boxscore
26.227
P
6-2
185
R
R
1918-09-09
Fuquay Springs,NC
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Gene Crumling
1945-09-11
boxscore
23.165
C
6-0
180
R
R
1922-04-05
Wrightsville,PA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Tony Daniels
1945-06-12
boxscore
21.172
2B
5-10
185
R
R
1923-12-28
Gastonia,NC
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Frank Dasso
1945-04-22
boxscore
27.241
P
5-11
185
R
R
1917-08-31
Chicago,IL
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
William DeKoning
1945-05-27
boxscore
26.166
C
5-11
185
R
R
1918-12-19
Brooklyn,NY
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Vance Dinges
1945-04-17
boxscore
29.331
1B-OF
6-2
175
L
L
1915-05-29
Elizabeth,NJ
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
George Dockins
1945-05-05
boxscore
28.007
P
6-0
175
L
L
1917-05-05
Clyde,KS
MLB
1945-1947
1945-1947
premium
premium
premium
John Douglas
1945-04-21
boxscore
27.226
1B
6-3
195
L
L
1917-09-14
Thayer,WV
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
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cur-org
cur-lev
Larry Drake
1945-07-20
boxscore
24.083
OF
6-2
195
L
R
1921-05-04
McKinney,TX
MLB
1945-1948
1945-1948
premium
premium
premium
William Emmerich
1945-05-14
boxscore
25.234
P
6-1
170
R
R
1919-09-29
Allentown,PA
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
Don Fisher
1945-08-25
boxscore
29.208
P
6-0
210
R
R
1916-02-06
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Wally Flager
1945-04-17
boxscore
23.171
SS
5-11
160
L
R
1921-11-03
Chicago Heights,IL
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ken Gables
1945-04-18
boxscore
26.084
P
5-11
210
R
R
1919-01-31
Walnut Grove,MO
MLB
1945-1947
1945-1947
premium
premium
premium
Al Gardella
1945-05-17
boxscore
27.133
1B
5-10
172
L
L
1918-01-11
New York,NY
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Glenn Gardner
1945-07-21
boxscore
29.185
P
5-11
180
R
R
1916-01-25
Burnsville,NC
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Steve Gerkin
1945-05-13
boxscore
32.183
P
6-1
162
R
R
1912-11-19
Grafton,WV
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Don Grate
1945-07-06
boxscore
21.319
P
6-3
180
R
R
1923-08-27
Greenfield,OH
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
Pete Gray
1945-04-17
boxscore
30.050
OF
6-1
169
L
L
1915-03-06
Nanticoke,PA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Garvin Hamner
1945-04-17
boxscore
21.035
2B-SS
5-11
172
R
R
1924-03-18
Richmond,VA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Don Hasenmayer
1945-05-02
boxscore
18.033
3B-2B
5-11
180
R
R
1927-04-04
Roslyn,PA
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
Ray Hathaway
1945-04-20
boxscore
28.196
P
6-0
165
R
R
1916-10-13
Greenville,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Randy Heflin
1945-06-09
boxscore
26.278
P
6-0
185
L
R
1918-09-11
Fredericksburg,VA
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
Don Hendrickson
1945-07-04
boxscore
31.363
P
6-2
204
R
R
1913-07-14
Kewanna,IN
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
Earl Jones
1945-07-06
boxscore
26.032
P
5-11
190
L
L
1919-06-11
Fresno,CA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Russ Kerns
1945-08-18
boxscore
24.287
H
6-0
188
L
R
1920-11-10
Fremont,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Dick Kimble
1945-08-20
boxscore
30.032
SS
5-9
160
L
R
1915-07-27
Buchtel,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ernie Kish
1945-07-29
boxscore
27.180
OF
5-10
170
L
R
1918-02-06
Washington,DC
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Lou Knerr
1945-04-17
boxscore
23.245
P
6-1
210
R
R
1921-08-21
Denver,PA
MLB
1945-1947
1945-1947
premium
premium
premium
Ty LaForest
1945-08-04
boxscore
28.115
3B
5-9
165
R
R
1917-04-18
Edmundston,NB
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Roy Lee
1945-09-23
boxscore
27.002
P
6-0
175
L
L
1917-09-28
Elmira,NY
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Izzy Leon
1945-06-21
boxscore
34.177
P
5-10
160
R
R
1911-01-04
Cruces,CU
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Al Libke
1945-04-19
boxscore
26.226
OF
6-4
215
L
R
1918-09-12
Tacoma,WA
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
Art Lopatka
1945-09-12
boxscore
26.114
P
5-10
170
B
L
1919-05-28
Chicago,IL
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
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
Joe Mack
1945-04-17
boxscore
33.112
1B
6-0
185
B
L
1912-01-04
Chicago,IL
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Bob Maier
1945-04-17
boxscore
29.232
3B
5-8
180
R
R
1915-09-05
Dunellen,NJ
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Dick Mauney
1945-06-13
boxscore
25.145
P
6-0
164
R
R
1920-01-26
Concord,NC
MLB
1945-1947
1945-1947
premium
premium
premium
Howie McFarland
1945-07-16
boxscore
35.140
OF
6-0
175
R
R
1910-03-07
El Reno,OK
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Carl McNabb
1945-04-20
boxscore
28.092
H
5-9
155
R
R
1917-01-25
Stevenson,AL
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ed Mierkowicz
1945-08-31
boxscore
21.183
OF
6-4
205
R
R
1924-03-06
Wyandotte,MI
MLB
1945-1950
1945-1950
premium
premium
premium
Mike Modak
1945-07-04
boxscore
23.053
P
5-11
195
R
R
1922-05-18
Campbell,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Bitsy Mott
1945-04-17
boxscore
26.316
SS-2B
5-8
155
R
R
1918-06-12
Arcadia,FL
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Tommy Nelson
1945-04-17
boxscore
27.358
3B-2B
6-0
180
R
R
1917-05-01
Chicago,IL
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Otho Nitcholas
1945-04-18
boxscore
36.226
P
6-0
190
R
R
1908-09-13
McKinney,TX
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Reggie Otero
1945-09-02
boxscore
29.003
1B
6-0
165
L
R
1915-09-07
Havana,CU
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Lee Pfund
1945-04-21
boxscore
25.200
P
6-1
185
R
R
1919-10-10
Oak Park,IL
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Jack Phillips
1945-07-13
boxscore
26.057
P
6-1
185
R
R
1919-05-24
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Nick Picciuto
1945-05-11
boxscore
23.263
3B
5-9
165
R
R
1921-08-27
Newark,NJ
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Bill Ramsey
1945-04-19
boxscore
25.065
OF
6-0
175
R
R
1920-02-20
Osceola,AR
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Danny Reynolds
1945-05-26
boxscore
25.188
SS-2B
5-11
158
R
R
1919-11-26
Stony Point,NC
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Armando Roche
1945-05-10
boxscore
18.159
P
6-0
190
R
R
1926-12-07
Havana,CU
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Bob Rothel
1945-04-22
boxscore
21.223
3B
5-11
170
R
R
1923-09-17
Columbia Station,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ernie Rudolph
1945-06-16
boxscore
36.132
P
5-8
165
L
R
1909-02-13
Black River Falls,WI
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Dee Sanders
1945-08-12
boxscore
24.132
P
6-3
195
R
R
1921-04-08
Quitman,TX
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Hal Schacker
1945-05-09
boxscore
20.038
P
6-0
190
R
R
1925-04-06
Brooklyn,NY
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Mike Schemer
1945-08-08
boxscore
27.268
1B
6-0
180
L
L
1917-11-20
Baltimore,MD
MLB
1945-1946
1945-1946
premium
premium
premium
Marshall Scott
1945-06-15
boxscore
29.343
P
6-0
165
R
L
1915-07-15
Roswell,NM
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Bert Shepard
1945-08-04
boxscore
25.043
P
5-11
185
L
L
1920-06-28
Dana,IN
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Vince Shupe
1945-07-07
boxscore
23.311
1B
5-11
180
L
L
1921-09-05
East Canton,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
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
Dick Sipek
1945-04-28
boxscore
22.108
OF
5-9
170
L
R
1923-01-16
Chicago,IL
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Mayo Smith
1945-06-24
boxscore
30.166
OF
6-0
183
L
R
1915-01-17
New London,MO
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Charlie Sproull
1945-04-19
boxscore
26.107
P
6-3
185
R
R
1919-01-09
Taylorsville,GA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ben Steiner
1945-04-17
boxscore
23.269
2B
5-11
165
L
R
1921-07-28
Alexandria,VA
MLB
1945-1947
1945-1947
premium
premium
premium
Red Steiner
1945-05-11
boxscore
30.132
C
6-0
185
L
R
1915-01-07
Los Angeles,CA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Dick Stone
1945-08-26
boxscore
33.273
P
5-9
153
L
L
1911-12-05
Oklahoma City,OK
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Johnny Tobin
1945-04-20
boxscore
24.108
3B
6-0
165
L
R
1921-01-08
Oakland,CA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Mike Ulisney
1945-05-05
boxscore
27.226
C
5-9
165
R
R
1917-09-28
Greenwald,PA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Vince Ventura
1945-05-08
boxscore
28.027
OF
6-2
190
R
R
1917-04-18
New York,NY
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ed Walczak
1945-09-03
boxscore
26.354
2B
5-11
180
R
R
1918-09-21
Arctic,RI
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Norm Wallen
1945-04-20
boxscore
28.073
3B
6-0
175
R
R
1917-02-13
Milwaukee,WI
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Fred Walters
1945-04-17
boxscore
32.233
C
6-1
210
R
R
1912-09-04
Laurel,MS
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Elmer Weingartner
1945-04-19
boxscore
26.256
SS
5-11
178
R
R
1918-08-13
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Milt Welch
1945-06-05
boxscore
20.319
C
5-10
175
R
R
1924-07-26
Farmersville,IL
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Stan Wentzel
1945-09-23
boxscore
28.260
OF
6-1
200
R
R
1917-01-13
Lorane,PA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Ed Wheeler
1945-04-19
boxscore
29.338
3B-SS
5-9
160
R
R
1915-05-24
Los Angeles,CA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Bob Whitcher
1945-08-20
boxscore
28.120
P
5-8
165
L
L
1917-04-29
Berlin,NH
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Barney White
1945-06-05
boxscore
21.351
SS-3B
5-11
186
R
R
1923-06-25
Paris,TX
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Fred Williams
1945-04-19
boxscore
31.284
1B
6-1
200
R
R
1913-07-17
Meridian,MS
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Walter Wilson
1945-04-17
boxscore
31.152
P
6-4
190
L
R
1913-11-24
Glenn,GA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Adrian Zabala
1945-08-11
boxscore
28.357
P
5-11
165
L
L
1916-08-26
San Antonio de Los Banos,CU
MLB
1945-1949
1945-1949
premium
premium
premium
Jose Zardon
1945-04-18
boxscore
21.339
OF
6-0
150
R
R
1923-05-20
Havana,CU
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
Roy Zimmerman
1945-09-02
boxscore
28.361
1B
6-2
187
L
L
1916-09-13
Pine Grove,PA
MLB
1945-1945
1945-1945
premium
premium
premium
98 record(s)