Bill Dahlen
Shortstop
1903 Brooklyn NL
Dahlen “spent the majority of his time robbing the Boston batsmen of what looked like safe hits. Anything that landed anywhere in his bailiwick was grabbed by his outstretched claw.”
— Brooklyn Standard Union, May 10, 1903
Tom Daly
Second base
1902 Chicago AL
“Tom Daly pulled down Monte Cross’ liner, jumping high after it, and, without waiting to descend, threw to George Davis in time to double up Lave Cross at second.”
— Chicago Tribune, August 6, 1902
George Davis
Shortstop
1902 Chicago AL
“George Davis and Tom Daly work in perfect harmony, and between them countless clever ‘inside plays’ will be pulled off.”
— Chicago Inter Ocean, April 21, 1902
Davis was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998.
Harry Davis
First base
1902 Philadelphia AL
“The drive was a fierce liner from Callahan’s bat, and Harry Davis was compelled to leap to one side and far into the air to reach it.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 1902
Lefty Davis
Left field
1903 New York AL
“Lefty Davis took a good hold of the wagon tongue and lined out a lawn mower into deep left.”
— New York World, May 2, 1903
John Deering
Pitcher
1903 New York AL
Manager Griffith “thinks he has a prize package in his new pitcher, Deering.”
— New York Journal, July 24, 1903
Ed Delahanty
Left field
1902 Washington AL
“Ed Delahanty hit one of Griffith’s outcurves on the end of the bat and it sailed on a graceful loop over the left-field fence for a home run.”
— Washington Star, May 30, 1902
Delahanty was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1945.
Frank Delahanty
Left field
1906 New York AL
Frank Delahanty “gobbled Crawford’s wicked liner and fired the ball” to second base to complete a double play.
— New York Sun, July 24, 1906
Jim Delahanty
Third base
1904 Boston NL
“Jim Delahanty tore off a two-bagger to far right field,” driving in two runs.
— Boston Globe, June 26, 1904
Art Devlin
Third base
1906 New York NL
“With three on bases and two gone, Devlin delivered a fine two masted spank to right, sending three runs over.”
— New York Sun, July 19, 1906
Pop Dillon
First base
1902 Detroit AL
“Dillon has fielded phenomenally, and has batted in six consecutive games for .409.”
— Detroit Free Press, June 13, 1902
Bill Dinneen
Pitcher
1902 Boston AL
“Dinneen’s drop ball fooled umpire Caruthers as well as the batsmen.”
— Boston Globe, May 23, 1902
John Dobbs
Center field
1903 Brooklyn NL
“Dobbs had a gala day with the bat. He made four hits, all singles.”
— Brooklyn Times, May 27, 1903
Ed Doheny
Pitcher
1903 Pittsburgh NL
Facing the Giants, Doheny “served up a puzzling assortment of benders.”
— Pittsburgh Post, May 19, 1903
Jiggs Donahue
First base
1904 Chicago AL
“Jiggs Donahue lined out a clean cut three bagger to right field.”
— Chicago Inter Ocean, July 5, 1904
Pat Donahue
Catcher
1908 Boston AL
Pat Donahue “is regarded as a comer by Boston manager McGuire.”
— Boston Globe, May 28, 1908
Red Donahue
Pitcher
1902 St. Louis AL
Red Donahue “had plenty of steam and his snakelike shoots wove a mesmeric influence around” the Bostonians.
— St. Louis Republic, June 10, 1902
Mike Donlin
Outfield
1903 Cincinnati NL
“Again did Sir Michael Donlin use the willow with mighty effect, with a home run shot to the right corner lot.”
— Cincinnati Post, July 10, 1903
Bill Donovan
Pitcher
1903 Detroit AL
Bill Donovan and the Tigers “did what had been seemingly impossible — defeat the Athletics with Rube Waddell in the box.”
— Detroit Free Press, June 28, 1903
Patsy Donovan
Right field and manager
1903 St. Louis NL
“Donovan comes very near to being the best versed man in the ‘inside workings’ of the game.”
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 8, 1903
Red Dooin
Catcher
1903 Philadelphia NL
Pitcher Fraser was erratic. “He kept catcher Dooin gyrating all around the plate.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, April 18, 1903
Mickey Doolin
Shortstop
1908 Philadelphia NL
The fans “nearly yelled themselves hoarse when Doolin’s drive went skipping down the right field foul line, cleaning off the bases and bringing victory to the Phillies.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, August 5, 1908
Gus Dorner
Pitcher
1903 Cleveland AL
“Dorner administered the whitewash to the Boston aggregation.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 17, 1903
Patsy Dougherty
Left field
1902 Boston AL
“It was a treat to see Dougherty hit. He showed the best style seen in Boston since the best days of Hugh Duffy.”
— Boston Globe, June 1, 1902
Klondike Douglass
First base
1903 Philadelphia NL
Douglass “scooped a few out of the dirt and took them on the bound in masterly style.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 1903
Jack Doyle
Second base
1902 Washington AL
In the fifth inning, “Jack Doyle tried to stop a bad bounder with his left cheek.”
— Washington Times, September 24, 1902
Joe Doyle
Pitcher
1906 New York AL
Slow Joe “Doyle was excessively deliberate in the box, but when he did speed the slants down the straight and narrow path, he had something on them.”
— New York Sun, August 26, 1906
Larry Doyle
Second base
1907 New York NL
Doyle, “the new man, has good batting form and a swing calculated to meet the ball squarely. He moves over ground rapidly in the field.”
— New York Sun, July 23, 1907
Lew Drill
Catcher
1902 Washington AL
“Lew Drill’s splendid throws and fast thinking helped wonderfully.”
— Washington Post, May 16, 1902
Hugh Duffy
Outfield and manager
1904 Philadelphia NL
“Manager Duffy declared that his [eighth-place] team was far superior to Hanlon’s” sixth-place Brooklyn team.
— Philadelphia Inquirer, September 14, 1904
Duffy was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1945.
Bill Duggleby
Pitcher
1903 Philadelphia NL
Duggleby “fielded his position in fine style, and was notably strong in compelling the runners to hug first after reaching there.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, August 1, 1903
Gus Dundon
Second base
1904 Chicago AL
Dundon “is as clever a fielder as you will find in the country, and, what is more, he knows every trick of the trade.”
— Charles Comiskey, Chicago Inter Ocean, March 20, 1904
Jack Dunleavy
Pitcher and outfield
1903 St. Louis NL
Dunleavy has “everything that goes toward making a high-class slabsman.”
— St. Louis Globe-Democrat, June 8, 1903
Jack Dunn
Infield
1903 New York NL
“Jack Dunn’s fielding, batting and base running made him the stellar artist in the game. He has been a jewel for the New Yorks this year.”
— New York Sun, August 14, 1903
Frank Dwyer
Manager
1902 Detroit AL
“The drop to eighth place taken by the Tigers has stirred Manager Dwyer to action, and some sort of a change in the lineup is expected.”
— Detroit Free Press, July 12, 1902
Jimmy Dygert
Pitcher
1905 Philadelphia AL
In the seventh inning, Dygert “struck out the side, a performance which tickled the crowd amazingly.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1905