|
41 |
|
Bill Salkeld
c, Sacramento High
Teams: Pirates 1945-47; Boston Braves 1948-49; White Sox 1950.
Best season-1945: .311 average with 16 doubles, 1 triple, 15 home runs, 52 RBI and a .420 on-base
percentage.
His game-tying home run in Game 5 of the 1948 World Series helped Boston to 1 of their 2 wins
against the champion Indians.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
Avg
|
Games
|
AB
|
Runs
|
Hits
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
BB
|
SO
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
TB
|
|
1945
|
6
|
.273
|
356
|
850
|
111
|
232
|
39
|
2
|
31
|
132
|
6
|
182
|
101
|
.402
|
.433
|
.835
|
368
|
|
|
42 |
|
Manny Salvo
rhp, Sacramento High
Teams: Giants 1939; Boston Bees 1940; Boston Braves 1941-43; Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943.
Best season-1940: 10-9 win-loss record, 3.09 ERA and 14 complete games in 20 starts.
Though, he was only 10-9 for the seventh-place Braves in 1940, he shared the N.L. league lead in
shutouts with 5.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
W-L
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SO
|
Sv
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
WHIP
|
H/9
|
W/9
|
K/9
|
|
1939
|
5
|
33-50
|
3.69
|
135
|
93
|
40
|
9
|
1
|
721.1
|
723
|
352
|
296
|
284
|
247
|
1.396
|
9.0
|
3.5
|
3.1
|
|
|
43 |
|
Elmer Myers
rhp, Elk Grove High
Teams: A’s 1915-18; Indians 1919-20; Red Sox 1920-22.
Best season-1920: 11-5 win-loss record, 3.25 ERA and 11 complete games in 17 starts.
In 1916, he won 14 games with a 3.66 ERA, however, he also lost 23 times and led the A.L. in earned
runs (128) and walks (168).
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
W-L
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SO
|
Sv
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
WHIP
|
H/9
|
W/9
|
K/9
|
|
1915
|
8
|
55-72
|
4.06
|
185
|
127
|
78
|
8
|
7
|
1102.0
|
1148
|
625
|
497
|
440
|
428
|
1.441
|
9.4
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
|
|
44 |
|
Gordon Jones
rhp, Sacramento High
Teams: Cardinals
1954-56; N.Y. Giants 1957; S.F. Giants 1958-59; Orioles 1960-61; A’s 1962;; Houston Colt
.45s/Astros 1964-65.
Best season-1954: 4-4 win-loss record, 2.00 ERA and 2 shutouts in 10 starts in his rookie
season.
His best season after 1954 was for the original San Francisco Giants of 1958, going 3-1 with a 2.37
ERA in 11 games.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
W-L
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SO
|
Sv
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
WHIP
|
H/9
|
W/9
|
K/9
|
|
1954
|
11
|
15-18
|
4.16
|
171
|
21
|
4
|
2
|
12
|
378.2
|
405
|
193
|
175
|
120
|
232
|
1.386
|
9.6
|
2.9
|
5.5
|
|
|
45 |
|
Leron Lee
of, Grant High
Teams: Cardinals 1969-71; Padres 1971-73; Indians 1974-75; Dodgers 1975-76.
Best season-1972: .300 average with 23 doubles, 7 triples, 12 home runs, 47 RBI and a .353 on-base
percentage.
The No. 1 draft pick of the Cardinals in 1966, his career in the Japanese League from 1977-87 far
out-weighed his M.L. one.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
Avg
|
Games
|
AB
|
Runs
|
Hits
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
BB
|
SO
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
TB
|
|
1969
|
8
|
.250
|
614
|
1617
|
173
|
404
|
83
|
13
|
31
|
152
|
19
|
133
|
315
|
.307
|
.375
|
.682
|
606
|
|
|
46 |
|
Spider Jorgensen
3b, Folsom High, Sacramento City College
Teams: Dodgers 1947-50; Giants 1950-51.
Best season-1947: .274 average with 29 doubles, 8 triples, 5 home runs, 67 RBI, 57 runs scored and
a .360 on-base percentage.
On April 15, 1947, Jorgensen made his M.L. debut along with teammate Jackie Robinson, who broke the
color barrier that day.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
Avg
|
Games
|
AB
|
Runs
|
Hits
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
BB
|
SO
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
TB
|
|
1947
|
5
|
.266
|
267
|
755
|
97
|
201
|
40
|
11
|
9
|
107
|
5
|
106
|
75
|
.359
|
.384
|
.743
|
290
|
|
|
47 |
|
Charley Schanz
rhp, Christian Brothers High
Teams: Philadelphia
Blue Jays/Phillies 1944-47; Red Sox 1950.
Best season-1944: 13-16 win-loss record, 3.32 ERA, 13 complete games, 1 shutout and 3 saves in
241.1 innings pitched.
Despite being described as “very fast,” he always managed plenty of base on balls, wild pitches and
hit batsmen.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
W-L
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SO
|
Sv
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
WHIP
|
H/9
|
W/9
|
K/9
|
|
1944
|
5
|
28-43
|
4.34
|
155
|
72
|
23
|
2
|
14
|
626.2
|
658
|
369
|
302
|
332
|
243
|
1.580
|
9.5
|
4.8
|
3.5
|
|
|
48 |
|
Tommy Glaviano
3b, Sacramento High
Teams: Cardinals 1949-52; Phillies 1953.
Best season-1950: .285 average with 29 doubles, 2 triples, 11 home runs, 44 RBI, 92 runs scored and
a .421 on-base percentage.
Termed a wild dresser and clubhouse comedian, he once committed 4 errors in 1 inning in 1950, 3
coming on consecutive at-bats.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
Avg
|
Games
|
AB
|
Runs
|
Hits
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
BB
|
SO
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
TB
|
|
1949
|
5
|
.257
|
389
|
1008
|
191
|
259
|
55
|
6
|
24
|
108
|
11
|
208
|
173
|
.395
|
.395
|
.789
|
398
|
|
|
49 |
|
F.P. Santangelo
utl, Oak Ridge High, Sacramento City College
Teams: Expos 1995-98; Giants 1999; Dodgers 2000; A’s 2001.
Best season-1996: .277 average with 20 doubles, 5 triples, 7 home runs, 56 RBI and 54 runs scored
in 393 at-bats.
In his rookie 1995 season, he played six different positions and finished fourth in the N.L. Rookie
of the Year balloting.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
Avg
|
Games
|
AB
|
Runs
|
Hits
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
BB
|
SO
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
TB
|
|
1995
|
7
|
.245
|
665
|
1691
|
258
|
415
|
87
|
14
|
21
|
162
|
37
|
240
|
319
|
.364
|
.351
|
.715
|
593
|
|
|
50 |
|
James Mouton
of, Burbank High
Teams: Astros 1994-97; Padres 1998; Expos 1999; Brewers 2000-01.
Best season-1996: .263 average with 15 doubles, 21 stolen bases and a 3.43 on-base percentage in
300 at-bats.
A Pacific Coast League MVP in 1993, once he made the major leagues he was used primarily as a
reserve outfielder.
|
Debut
|
Yrs
|
Avg
|
Games
|
AB
|
Runs
|
Hits
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
BB
|
SO
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
TB
|
|
1994
|
8
|
.246
|
723
|
1570
|
223
|
386
|
75
|
7
|
18
|
109
|
41
|
174
|
338
|
.328
|
.337
|
.665
|
529
|
|
