Notes:
- I eliminated any pitchers. Hey, they can’t bat anyway, right?
- I also eliminated anyone who was listed without any position. Just wanted to make sure they weren’t pitchers.
- I limited it to the modern era (1903 and after).
- I’m listing them from oldest to most recent.
BTW, the famous Moonlight Graham actually got his bat on the ball. He at least avoided a big K.
There is one famous major leaguer here though. In fact, he’s in the Hall of Fame! Can you guess who he is? Read on …
Claude Gouzzie
Year: 1903
Team: St. Louis Browns
Position: 2B
Interesting Tidbit: Born in France
Willy Fetzer
Year: 1906
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Position: OF
Interesting Tidbit: Head baseball coach at Davidson, NC State & UNC
Hunky Shaw
Year: 1908
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Position: 3B
Interesting Tidbit: Actually had his own (T206) baseball card
Larry McClure
Year: 1910
Team: New York Giants
Position: OF
Interesting Tidbit: Attended Choate & Amherst
Ed Conwell
Year: 1911
Team: St Louis Cardinals
Position: OF
Interesting Tidbit: Nickname was “Irish”
John Vann
Year: 1913
Team: St Louis Cardinals
Position: C
Interesting Tidbit: Played in minors for 17 years
George Tomer
Year: 1913
Team: St Louis Browns
Position: 3B
Interesting Tidbit: Once managed the Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
Delos Brown
Year: 1914
Team: Chicago White Sox
Position: SS
Interesting Tidbit: Only played 2 years of professional baseball
Al Cypert
Year: 1914
Team: Cleveland Indians
Position: 3B
Interesting Tidbit: Had a law degree from Harvard
Frank Fletcher
Year: 1913
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Position: 3B
Interesting Tidbit: AKA Fletcher Franks
Buck Sweeney
Year: 1914
Team: Philadelphia A’s
Position: OF
Interesting Tidbit: Born Charles Francis
Harry Daubert
Year: 1915
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Position: SS
Interesting Tidbit: Once played for the Lima (OH) Cigarmakers
Newt Halladay
Year: 1916
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Position: SS
Interesting Tidbit: Died of TB at age 21
Ed Murray
Year: 1917
Team: St Louis Browns
Position: SS
Interesting Tidbit: Namesake Eddie Murray is in the Hall of Fame
John Cavanaugh
Year: 1919
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Position: 3B
Interesting Tidbit: 1st player born in 1900s to play in MLB
Augie Swentor
Year: 1922
Team: Chicago White Sox
Position: 3B
Interesting Tidbit: Only played 3 seasons in professional baseball
Uke Clanton
Year: 1922
Team: Cleveland Indians
Position: 1B
Interesting Tidbit: Also made an error in that one game
Joe Price
Year: 1928
Team: New York Giants
Position: OF
Interesting Tidbit: Nickname was “Lumber”
Dutch Fehring
Year: 1934
Team: Chicago White Sox
Position: C
Interesting Tidbit: Head baseball coach at Purdue & Stanford
Walt Alston
Year: 1936
Team: St Louis Cardinal
Position: 1B
Interesting Tidbit: In the Hall of Fame as a manager for the Dodgers
Bill Sodd
Year: 1937
Team: Cleveland Indians
Position: OF
Interesting Tidbit: 107 home runs in 7 minor league seasons
Carl McNabb
Year: 1945
Team: Detroit Tigers
Position: 2B
Interesting Tidbit: Nickname was “Skinny”
Doc Daugherty
Year: 1951
Team: Detroit Tigers
Position: SS
Interesting Tidbit: 1945 West Virginia Amateur Athlete of the Year
Dick Teed
Year: 1953
Team: Brooklyn Dodgers
Position: C
Interesting Tidbit: 17 seasons in the minors
Moose Morton
Year: 1954
Team: Boston Red Sox
Position: C
Interesting Tidbit: Father Guy played in MLB for 11 years
Rod Miller
Year: 1957
Team: Brooklyn Dodgers
Position: OF
Interesting Tidbit: At bat came at age 17
Leroy Ream
Year: 1969
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Position: OF
Interesting Tidbit: High school teammate of Hall of Famer Joe Morgan
John Bormann
Year: 2017
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Position: C
Interesting Tidbit: Called up from A ball
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