iowa's major leaguers
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Iowa's Major LeaguersBorn in Iowa
Iowa High School
Iowa College
Debuted 1871 - 1907Part One
Cap Anson Hall of Fame 1939
Marshalltown High School
Rockford Forest Citys 1871Philadelphia Athletics 1972-75Chicago White Stockings 1876-97
Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Catcher
27 years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotals 2534 10281 1999 3435 582 142 97 2075 984 .334
Cal McVey
Born in Montrose
Boston Red Stockings 1871,72, 74, 75Baltimore Canaries 1873Chicago White Stockings 1876-77Cincinnati Reds 1878-79
Positions: First Baseman, Catcher and Outfielder
9 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 530 2513 555 869 133 44 11 449 30 .346
Cliff Carroll
Born in Clay Grove
Providence Grays 1882-85 Chicago Colts 1890-91Washington Nationals 1886-87 St. Louis Browns 1892Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1888 Boston Beaneaters 1893
Position: Leftfielder
11 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 991 3972 729 995 125 47 31 423 361 .251
Julius Willigrod
Marshalltown
Detroit Wolverines 1882Cleveland Blues 1882
Positions: Centerfielder and Shortstop
1 year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotals 10 39 5 6 1 1 0 2 3 .154
Charlie Hodnett
Dubuque
St. Louis Browns 1883St. Louis Maroons 1884
Position: Pitcher
2 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 18 153 14 4 1.88 0 47
Billy Sunday
Nevada High School
Chicago White Stockings 1883-87Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1888-90Philadelphia Phillies 1890
Position: Outfielder
8 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 616 2484 423 621 67 27 13 209 184 .248
George Crosby
Lyons
Chicago White Stockings 1884
Position: Pitcher
1 Year G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 3 28 1 2 3.54 0 11
Joe Quinn
Dubuque
St. Louis Maroons 1884-86 Cleveland Spiders 1899Boston Beaneaters 1888-92 St. Louis Cardinals 1900St. Louis Browns 1893-96, 98 Cincinnati Reds 1900Baltimore Orioles 1896-98 Washington Senators 1901
Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder
17 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 1769 6883 893 1800 228 70 30 796 365 .262
Tom Ryder
Dubuque
St. Louis Maroons 1884
Position: Outfielder
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 8 28 4 7 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Nate Kellogg
Rochester
Detroit Wolverines 1885
Position: Shortstop
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 5 17 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .118
Ed Keas
Dubuque
Cleveland Blues 1888
Position: Pitcher
1 Year G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 6 51 3 3 2.29 0 18
Jesse Duryea
Osage
Cincinnati Reds 1889-92St. Louis Browns 1891Washington Senators 1892-93
Position: Pitcher
5 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 143 1088 59 67 3.45 3 416
Jerry Harrington
Keokuk
Cincinnati Reds 1890-92Louisville Colonels 1893
Position: Catcher
4 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 189 666 60 151 19 6 3 73 43 .227
George Cobb
Independence
Baltimore Orioles 1892
Position: Pitcher
1 Year G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 53 394.1 10 37 4.86 0 159
Fred Clarke Hall of Fame 1945
Winterset
Louisville Colonels 1894-99Pittsburgh Pirates 1900-15
Position: Leftfielder
21 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 2246 8584 1622 2678 361 220 67 1015 875 .312
Bill Hoffer
Cedar Rapids
Baltimore Orioles 1895-98Pittsburgh Pirates 1998-99Cleveland Blues 1901
Position: Pitcher
6 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 161 1254.1 92 46 3.75 3 314
Ducky Holmes
Des Moines
Louisville Colonels 1895-97 Detroit Tigers 1901-02New York Giants 1897 Washington Senators 1903St. Louis Browns 1898 Chicago White Sox 1903-05Baltimore Orioles 1998-99
Position: Outfielder
10 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 933 3605 540 1014 142 58 17 375 236 .281
Walt Thornton
Cornell College
Chicago Colts 1895-98
Position: Pitcher
4 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 56 409.1 23 18 4.18 1 134
Herm McFarland
Des Moines
Louisville Colonels 1896 Baltimore Orioles 1902Cincinnati Reds 1898 New York Yankees 1903Chicago White Sox 1901-02
Position: Outfielder
5 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 352 1278 204 340 61 28 13 167 175 .266
Josh Clarke
Winterset
Louisville Colonels 1898 Cleveland Naps 1908-09St. Louis Cardinals 1905 Boston Rustlers 1911
Position: Leftfielder and Second Baseman
5 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 223 809 118 193 18 9 5 43 135 .239
Charlie Frisbee
Dows
Boston Beaneaters 1899New York Giants 1900
Position: Centerfielder
2 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 46 165 24 52 5 2 0 23 11 .315
Charlie Buelow
Dubuque
New York Giants 1901
Position: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 22 72 3 8 4 0 0 4 2 .111
Bill Karns
Richmond
Baltimore Orioles 1901
Position: Pitcher
1 Year G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 3 17 1 0 6.35 0 5
Ernie Courtney
Des Moines
Boston Beaneaters 1902 Detroit Tigers 1903Baltimore Orioles 1902 Philadelphia Phillies 1905-08New York Yankees 1903
Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Leftfielder
6 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 558 1921 26 471 52 17 5 200 188 .245
Fred Glade
Dubuque
Chicago Orphans 1902St. Louis Browns 1904-1907New York Highlanders 1908
Position: Pitcher
6 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 132 1072.2 52 68 2.62 2 464
Dusty Miller
Malvern
Chicago Orphans 1902
Position: Leftfielder
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 51 187 17 46 4 1 0 13 7 .246
Solly Salisbury
Algona
Philadelphia Phillies 1902
Position: Pitcher
1 Year G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 2 6 0 0 13.50 0 0
John Terry
Fairfax
Detroit Tigers 1902St. Louis Browns 1903
Position: Pitcher
2 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 4 22.2 1 2 2.78 0 2
Walt McCredie
Sioux City High School
Brooklyn Superbas 1903
Position: Rightfielder
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 56 213 40 69 5 0 0 20 24 .324
George Stone
Lost Nation
Boston Americans 1903St. Louis Browns 1905-1910
Position: Leftfielder
7 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 848 3271 426 984 106 68 23 268 282 .301
Gus Thompson
Humboldt
Pittsburgh Pirates 1903St. Louis Cardinals 1906
Position: Pitcher
2 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 22 146 2 11 4.07 0 58
Jake Weimer
Ottumwa
Chicago Cubs 1903-1905Cincinnati Reds 1906-08New York Giants 1909
Position: Pitcher
7 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 191 1472.2 97 69 2.23 2 657
Harry Ostdiek
Ottumwa High School
Cleveland Naps 1904Boston Red Sox 1908
Position: Catcher
2 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 8 21 1 3 0 1 0 3 3 .143
Buster Brown
Prairie City High School
St. Louis Cardinals 1905-07 Boston Rustlers 1911Philadelphia Phillies 1907-09 Boston Braves 1912-13Boston Doves 1909-10
Position: Pitcher
9 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 234 1451.2 51 103 3.21 4 501
Homer Hillebrand
LeMars HS
Pittsburg Pirates 1905, 06, 08
Positions: Pitcher, First Baseman and Rightfielder
3 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 47 131 10 31 4 2 0 10 7 .237
3 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 18 114.2 8 4 2.51 1 70
Jack Coombs
Born in LeGrand
Philadelphia Athletics 1906-14Brooklyn Robins 1915-18
Position: Pitcher
14 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 354 2320 158 110 2.78 8 1052
Harry Eells
Woodbury County
Cleveland Naps 1906
Position: Pitcher
1 Year G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 14 86.1 4 5 2.61 0 35
Lou Fiene
Fort Dodge
Chicago White Sox 1906-09
Position: Pitcher
4 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 26 138 3 8 3.85 1 54
Vive Lindaman
Charles City High School
Boston Beaneaters 1906Boston Doves 1907-09
Position: Pitcher
4 Years G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 131 904 36 60 2.92 2 286
Red Morgan
Neola
Boston Americans 1906
Position: Third Baseman
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 88 307 20 66 6 3 1 21 16 .215
Lou Nordyke
Brighton
St. Louis Browns 1906
Position: First Baseman
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 25 53 4 13 1 0 0 7 10 .245
Con Starkel
Red Oak
Washington Senators 1906
Position: Pitcher
1 Year G IP W L ERA SV SOTotal 1 3 0 0 18.00 0 1
Babe Towne
Coon Rapids High School
Chicago White Sox 1906
Position: Catcher
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 14 36 3 10 0 0 0 6 7 .278
Tom Walsh
Davenport
Chicago Cubs 1906
Position: Catcher
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Brush
Osage
Boston Doves 1907
Position: First Baseman
1 Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Red Downs
Neola
Detroit Tigers 1907-08Brooklyn Dodgers 1912Chicago Cubs 1912
Positions: Second Baseman, Outfielder and Shortstop
3 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 241 790 67 179 30 11 3 94 28 .227
Danny Moeller
DeWitt
Pittsburgh Pirates 1907-08Washington Senators 1912-16Cleveland Indians 1916
Position: Rightfielder
7 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 704 2538 379 618 83 43 15 192 302 .243
Mike Welday
Born in Conway
Chicago White Sox 1907, 09
Position: Outfielder
2 Years G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB BATotal 53 109 5 22 1 1 0 5 10 .202