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The Ballplayers : A Baseball Player Encyclopedia
Casey Stengel once said, "You could look it up." This comprehensive baseball players section here at Baseball Almanac allows you to do just that — Look it up! Stat pages for EVERY Major League player (through completion of the 2006 season) in history are accessible using the links below. Included in each alphabetical section is an easy-to-use list that leads you to a player's year-by-year statistics, career statistics, uniform numbers, salaries, links and miscellaneous items of interest.
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"There are three types of baseball players: those who make things happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens." - Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda |
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| Aar-Alv | A is for Alex
The great Alexander;
More Goose eggs he pitched
Than a popular gander. | Aardsma
to
Alvarez | 469 Players |
| Alv-Azo | Alvis
to
Azocar |
| Bab-Bar | B is for Bresnahan
Back of the plate;
The Cubs were his love,
and McGraw his hate. | Babb
to
Barrett | 1,600 Players |
| Bar-Bel | Barrios
to
Bell |
| Bel-Bla | Bella
to
Blackburne |
| Bla-Bos | Blackerby
to
Bostock |
| Bos-Bri | Boston
to
Briles |
| Bri-Buf | Briley
to
Buffinton |
| Buf-Bys | Buford
to
Bystrom |
| Cab-Car | C is for Cobb,
Who grew spikes and not corn,
And made all the basemen
Wish they weren't born. | Caballero
to
Carreno | 1,287 Players |
| Car-Cha | Carreon
to
Chavez |
| Che-Clo | Cheadle
to
Cloninger |
| Clo-Con | Clontz
to
Conway |
| Con-Cra | Conwell
to
Crawford |
| Cre-Cza | Creamer
to
Czajkowski |
| D'A-de | D is for Dean,
The grammatical Diz,
When the asked, Who's the tops?
Said correctly, I is. | D'Acquisto
to
de la Rosa | 804 Players |
| Del-Dic | Delcarmen
to
Dickerson |
| Dic-Doy | Dickey
to
Doyle |
| Doy-Dyl | Doyne
to
Dyler |
| Ead-Els | E is for Evers,
His jaw in advance;
Never afraid
To Tinker with Chance. | Eaddy
to
Elston | 306 Players |
| Elv-Ezz | Elvira
to
Ezzell |
| Faa-Fio | F is for Fordham
And Frankie and Frisch;
I wish he were back
With the Giants, I wish. | Faatz
to
Fiore | 591 Players |
| Fio-Fos | Fiorentino
to
Fossum |
| Fos-Fyh | Foster
to
Fyhrie |
| Gab-Gen | G is for Gehrig,
The Pride of the Stadium;
His record pure gold,
His courage, pure radium. | Gabbard
to
Genovese | 887 Players |
| Gen-Gog | Gentile
to
Goggin |
| Gog-Gre | Gogolewski
to
Green |
| Gre-Gys | Greenberg
to
Gyselman |
| Haa-Har | H is for Hornsby;
When pitching to Rog,
The pitcher would pitch,
Then the pitcher would dodge. | Haad
to
Harting | 1,224 Players |
| Har-Hay | Hartje
to
Hayes |
| Hay-Her | Hayner
to
Hernandez |
| Her-Hof | Hernandez
to
Hofferth |
| Hof-How | Hoffman
to
Howard |
| How-Hyz | Howarth
to
Hyzdu |
| Ian-Izt | I is for Me,
Not a hard-hitting man,
But an outstanding all-time
Incurable fan. | Iannetta
to
Izturis | 49 Players |
| Jab-Joh | J is for Johnson
The Big Train in his prime
Was so fast he could throw
Three strikes at a time. | Jablonski
to
Johnson | 436 Players |
| Joh-Juu | Johnston
to
Juul |
| Kaa-Ken | K is for Keeler,
As fresh as green paint,
The fastest and mostest
To hit where they ain't. | Kaat
to
Kent | 629 Players |
| Ken-Kno | Kenworthy
to
Knoll |
| Kno-Kyl | Knolls
to
Kyle |
| Laa-Law | L is for Lajoie
Whom Clevelanders love,
Napolean himself,
With glue in his glove. | Laabs
to
Lawrence | 773 Players |
| Law-Lew | Lawry
to
Lewis |
| Ley-Lop | Ley
to
Lopez |
| Lor-Lyt | Lord
to
Lyttle |
| Maa-Man | M is for Matty,
Who carried a charm
In the form of an extra
brain in his arm. | Maas
to
Mantei | 1,746 Players |
| Man-Mat | Mantilla
to
Mattis |
| Mat-McD | Mattox
to
McDonnell |
| McD-McN | McDonough
to
McNulty |
| McP-Mil | McPartlin
to
Milchin |
| Mil-Mon | Miles
to
Money |
| Mon-Mos | Monge
to
Mossi |
| Mos-Myr | Mossor
to
Myrow |
| Nab-Nic | N is for Newsom,
Bobo's favorite kin.
You ask how he's here,
He talked himself in. | Nabholz
to
Nicholson | 287 Players |
| Nic-Nym | Nichting
to
Nyman |
| O'B-Oli | O is for Ott
Of the restless right foot.
When he leaned on the pellet,
The pellet stayed put. | O'Berry
to
Oliveras | 305 Players |
| Oli-Ozu | Olivo
to
Ozuna |
| Pab-Pea | P is for Plank,
The arm of the A's;
When he tangled with Matty
Games lasted for days. | Pabst
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Peacock | 778 Players |
| Pea-Pet | Peak
to
Petty |
| Pet-Pol | Pettyjohn
to
Polli |
| Pol-Pyz | Polly
to
Pyznarski |
| Qua-Qui | Q is for Don Quixote
Cornelius Mack;
Neither Yankees nor years
Can halt his attack. | Qualls
to
Quisenberry | 43 Players |
| Raa-Rei | R is for Ruth.
To tell you the truth,
There's just no more to be said,
Just R is for Ruth. | Raabe
to
Reilly | 872 Players |
| Rei-Rit | Reimer
to
Ritterson |
| Rit-Rom | Rittwage
to
Romero |
| Rom-Ryu | Romine
to
Ryu |
| Saa-Sch | S is for Speaker,
Swift center-field tender,
When the ball saw him coming,
It yelled, "I surrender." | Saarloos
to
Schenz | 1,631 Players |
| Sch-Ser | Schepner
to
Service |
| Ses-Sil | Sessi
to
Silva |
| Sil-Smi | Silvera
to
Smith |
| Smi-Sta | Smithberg
to
Stanley |
| Sta-Str | Stansberry
to
Stroud |
| Str-Szu | Stroughter
to
Szuminski |
| Tab-Thi | T is for Terry
The Giant from Memphis
Whose .400 average
You can't overemphis. | Tabaka
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Thielman | 531 Players |
| Thi-Tom | Thies
to
Tompkins |
| Tom-Tys | Toms
to
Tyson |
| Uch-Utl | U would be 'Ubell
if Carl were a cockney;
We say Hubbell and Baseball
Like Football and Rockne. | Uchrinscko
to
Utley | 52 Players |
| Vac-Vuk | V is for Vance
The Dodger's very own Dazzy;
None of his rivals
Could throw as fast as he. | Vache
to
Vukovich | 212 Players |
| Wac-War | W is for Wagner,
The bowlegged beauty;
Short was closed to all traffic
With Honus on duty. | Wachtel
to
Warnock | 955 Players |
| War-Wes | Warren
to
Westbrook |
| Wes-Wil | Westerberg
to
Williamson |
| Wil-Woo | Willigrod
to
Wood |
| Woo-Wys | Woodall
to
Wysong |
| X | X is the first
of two x's in Foxx
Who was right behind Ruth
with his powerful soxx. | No Names | 0 Players | | Yab-Yva | Y is for Young
The magnificent Cy;
People battled against him,
But I never knew why. | Yabu
to
Yvars | 100 Players |
| Zab-Zwi | Z is for Zenith
The summit of fame.
These men are up there.
These men are the game. | Zabala
to
Zwilling | 80 Players |
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