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Owen
Joseph "Donie" Bush
1908 - 1923 (Detroit AL, Washington AL)
Shortstop with an incredible
batting
eye. From 1910-19, no one had more
BB and only Cobb, Eddie Collins, &
Speaker scored more runs. 403 SBs.
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Zachary
Davis Wheat "Buck"
1909 - 1927 (Brooklyn NL, Philadelphia AL)
Well rounded player. 2,884
career hits.
Ran well. Scored and drove in 1,200+.
Won 1918 NL Batting Title.
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Max
George Carey "Scoops"
1910 - 1929 (Pittsburgh NL, Brooklyn NL)
Great defensive CF. Stole
738 bases.
Scored 1,545 runs. 2,665 career hits.
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Samuel
James Tilden Sheckard
1897 - 1913 (Brooklyn NL, Baltimore AL,
Chicago NL, St. Louis NL, Cincinnati NL)
One of the best fielding OF of his
time.
From 1900-09, only 2 players had more
BB, only 3 had more SBs & only
six scored more runs.
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Frederick "Topsy" Hartsel
1898 - 1911 (Louisville NL, Cincinnati NL,
Chicago NL, Philadelphia AL)
Only 5' 5'' tall. Great
lead-off hitter.
Led AL in BB 5 times. Only Roy
Thomas had more BB from 1900-09.
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Henry
Knight "Heine" Groh
1912 - 1927 (New York Giants NL,
Cincinnati NL, Pittsburgh NL)
Best fielding NL 3B in the 1910's.
Great batting eye. Played in 5 World
Series. Used non-tapered bat.
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Charles
Benjamin "Babe" Adams
1906 - 1926 (St. Louis NL, Pittsburgh NL)
Pitched with incredible control -
430
career BB allowed in 2,995 IP.
Lifetime ERA of 2.75.
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James
Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn
1908 - 1921 (New York AL, Washington AL,
Chicago NL)
Won 20+ five times in a 6 year
span.
Lifetime 2.49 ERA in 2,730 career IP.
Led NL in K's twice & ERA once.
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Elmer
Harrison Flick
1898 - 1910 (Philadelphia NL, Cleveland AL)
Lifetime .313 BA w/330 SBs.
Only 4
had more XBH from 1900-09. Tigers
offered "prospect" Ty Cobb for him in
1907 and were turned down - Flick
played 3 more years, Cobb played 21.
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Lawrence
Joseph Doyle
"Laughing Larry"
1907 - 1920 (New York Giants NL, Chicago
NL)
Second baseman who also
contributed
with the bat and on the bases.
NL MVP 1912.
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Samuel
Leever
"The Goshen Schoolmaster"
1898 - 1910 (Pittsburgh NL)
From 1900-09, only Ed Reulbach had
a better winning percentage. Also
used to finish games as well as starting.
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Sherwood
Robert "Sherry" Magee
1904 - 1919 (Philadelphia NL, Boston NL,
Cincinnati NL)
Led NL in RBI 4 times. Good
glove in
the OF. 441 SBs. 674 career XBH.
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Clifford Byren
"Gavy" Cravath "Cactus"
1908 - 1920 (Boston AL, Chicago AL,
Washington AL, Philadelphia NL)
Led the NL in HRs 6 times.
No one
had more HRs from 1910-19. Led
NL in OF assists 3 times.
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Harry
Franklin "Slim" Sallee
1908 - 1921 (St. Louis NL,
New York Giants NL, Cincinnati NL)
From 1910-19, only 6 had more GS
&
only 4 won more games. Also pitched
in relief - closing many games.
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Michael
Joseph
"Turkey Mike" Donlin
1899 - 1914 (St. Louis NL, Baltimore AL,
Cincinnati NL, New York Giants NL,
Boston NL, Pittsburgh NL)
Flamboyant & controversial.
Was an
excellent hitter when he played. Sat
out 1907 for more money. Sought
spotlight off the field as a performer.
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Edward
Marvin
Reulbach "Big Ed"
1905 - 1917 (Chicago NL, Brooklyn NL,
Newark Federal Lge., Boston NL)
182 career wins w/.632 Win %.
Made
300 starts, completed 200 of them.
Career 2.28 ERA in 2,632.1 IP.
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Adrian
"Addie" Joss
1902 - 1910 (Cleveland AL)
Pitched 9 seasons - won 160 &
had .623
Win %. Only 3 had a lower ERA from
1900-09. Died at age 31 due to
tubercular meningitis in 1911.
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Edward
Victor Cicotte
"Knuckles"
1905 - 1920 (Detroit AL, Boston AL,
Chicago AL)
2nd best player to be banned
(after Joe
Jackson) as a result of the "Black
Sox"
scandal. One of the top ten pitchers
from 1910-19.
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Joseph
Jerome McGinnity
"Iron Man"
1899 - 1908 (Baltimore NL, Brooklyn NL,
Baltimore AL, New York Giants NL)
300+ IP/season for 9 straight
years.
Led league in wins 5 times. Won 246
in career. Pitched in minors after 1908,
for another 17 years - retiring at age 54.
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Jesse Niles Tannehill
"Tanny" "Powder"
1894 - 1911 (Cincinnati NL, Pittsburgh NL,
New York AL, Boston AL, Washington AL)
Little lefty. Very good
control. Won
20+ 6 times. Lifetime Win % of .629.
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Charles
Albert
"Chief" Bender
1903 - 1925 (Philadelphia AL,
Baltimore Federal Lge., Philadelphia NL,
Chicago AL)
212 career wins w/a .625 Win %.
Descendant of the Chippewa.
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Rhoderick
John
"Bobby" Wallace
1894 - 1918 (Cleveland NL, St. Louis NL)
Standout defensive SS. Some
good
offensive years early in his career.
Played in parts of 25 seasons.
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