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Robert Charles Nieman was an American professional baseball player and scout. An outfielder,he spent all or parts of a dozen Major League Baseball seasons with the St. Louis Browns (1951–52),Detroit Tigers (1953–54),Chicago White Sox (1956),Baltimore Orioles (1956–59),St. Louis Cardinals (1960–61),Cleveland Indians (1961–62) and San Francisco Giants (1962). He also played one season in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons (1963). He threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
David Russell "Gus" Bell Jr. was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1950 through 1964,who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates,Cincinnati Reds,New York Mets and Milwaukee Braves. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed,stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
William Shawn Wooten is the assistant major league hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels (2000–03),Philadelphia Phillies (2004),and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right-handed.
Richard Alan Sisler was an American professional baseball player,coach,and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was the son of Hall of Fame first baseman and two-time .400 hitter George Sisler. Younger brother Dave Sisler was a relief pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s with four MLB teams,and older brother George Jr. was a longtime executive in Minor League Baseball (MiLB).
John Leonard Hopp was an American professional baseball player and coach. Born in Hastings,Nebraska,he was an outfielder and first baseman who appeared in 1,393 Major League Baseball games over 14 seasons (1939–52) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Boston Braves,Pittsburgh Pirates,Brooklyn Dodgers,New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. He threw and batted left-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg). He was nicknamed "Cotney" as a youth because of his blond ("cotton-top") hair.
Herbert Eugene Plews was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He played four years in the majors,from 1956 to 1959 with the Washington Senators and in 1959 for the Boston Red Sox. In the minor leagues he played for Kansas City,Binghamton,Norfolk,and Denver before reaching the majors in 1956,and Toronto,Birmingham,Hawaii,Tacoma,and Arkansas after his major league career ended. During his playing career he served in the military from 1951 to 1952,during the Korean War. Plews batted left-handed and threw right-handed;he was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg).
Thomas Michael Brown is an American former professional baseball player. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with his hometown Brooklyn Dodgers at 16 years and 241 days old,starting at shortstop at Ebbets Field against the Chicago Cubs,on August 3,1944,during the World War II manpower shortage. Brown thus became the youngest non-pitcher to ever play in a major league game,and the second-youngest overall after Joe Nuxhall,who was 15 years and 316 days old when he first appeared as a hurler for the Cincinnati Reds on June 10,1944. In Brown's debut game,he collected his first big-league hit,a double off the Cubs' Bob Chipman,and in the field handled three chances,with one error,as the Dodgers fell,6–2.
David Earl Philley was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. A switch hitter who threw right-handed,he debuted on September 6,1941 and played his final game on August 6,1962. He was born in Paris,Texas.
Aaron Andrew Robinson was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1943 to 1951 for the New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox,Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. Robinson's tenure with the Yankees spanned the gap between the careers of Yankee Hall of Fame catchers Bill Dickey (1928–1946) and Yogi Berra (1946–1963).
Jay Allen Bruce is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,New York Mets,Cleveland Indians,Seattle Mariners,Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. The Reds drafted Bruce in the first round,12th overall pick,of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft;he made his MLB debut in 2008. Bruce was named an All-Star three times during his career,and won the Silver Slugger Award twice.
Homer Elliot "Dixie" Howell was an American professional baseball catcher. He appeared in eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1947 and 1956 for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Stewart Edward Hofferth was an American professional baseball player. The catcher appeared in 136 Major League Baseball games played over three seasons for the 1944–46 Boston Braves. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches tall and 195 pounds,Hofferth threw and batted right-handed. He was born in Logansport,Indiana.
Otto George Denning was an American professional baseball player and manager. His 20-year (1932–51) career was confined to minor league baseball except for 129 games at the Major League level during the World War II manpower shortage for the 1942–43 Cleveland Indians. He was a native of Hays,Kansas,and attended high school in Chicago,Illinois.
Alan Lee Knicely is an American former professional baseball catcher,who played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),from 1979 until 1986. He served mainly as a backup catcher for four teams during that time,while also playing some first base and outfield.
Joffre James "Jeff" Cross was an American professional baseball infielder who appeared in 119 games over all or parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. Born in Tulsa,Oklahoma,he threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
Edwin Charles Freed was a professional baseball player. Within an eleven-year span,Freed played eight seasons in the minor leagues,with a "cup of coffee" in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1942 season. He was officially listed as standing 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) and weighing 165 pounds (75 kg).
Benjamin Eugene Taylor was an American professional baseball first baseman whose 13-year career included 52 games played over three partial seasons with the St. Louis Browns,Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Braves of Major League Baseball.
Jesse Roy Levan was an American professional baseball player. In a 14-season pro career,he appeared in Major League Baseball in 1947 with the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League and in 1954 and 1955 with the American League's Washington Senators. He was officially listed as standing 6 feet (180 cm) and weighing 172 pounds (78 kg). In 25 career major league games,Levan had a .286 batting average with a home run and five runs batted in (RBI).
George Addison Hinshaw is an American former professional baseball player. Hinshow appeared in 13 Major League Baseball games in 1982–1983 as a member of the San Diego Padres,and also spent the 1989 season playing in Nippon Professional Baseball. In the Major Leagues he primarily played right field and third base,and was exclusively an outfielder during his stay in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Frank Sacka was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in 14 Major League games as a catcher and pinch hitter for the 1951 and 1953 editions of the Washington Senators,playing in seven games in each season. Sacka threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).