Bob Ganley
Right field
1906 Pittsburgh NL
“Ganley was the shining star at the stick for the Pirates, twice bunting the ball down the third base line and beating the throw, and another time lining out a scorching single to deep right field.”
— Pittsburgh Post, June 2, 1906
John Ganzel
First base
1903 New York AL
“Ganzel had on his batting togs yesterday. Five times up, four hits, and one a homer.”
— Washington Times, September 3, 1903
Ned Garvin
Pitcher
1903 Brooklyn NL
Garvin’s “speed was terrific, his curves puzzling, his command of the sphere well nigh perfect.”
— Brooklyn Times, August 12, 1903
Doc Gessler
Right field
1908 Boston AL
“Doc Gessler is showing remarkable speed for a large man. He is certainly one of the finds of the season.”
— Boston Globe, May 10, 1908
George Gibson
Catcher
1905 Pittsburgh NL
“Batch thought it easy to steal second, but Gibson got the ball down to Honus Wagner and Batch started back to first, where he was thrown out.”
— Pittsburgh Post, October 1, 1905
Norwood Gibson
Pitcher
1903 Boston AL
“Boston manager Jimmy Collins says that Gibson has the makings of a star pitcher.”
— Boston Globe, May 15, 1903
Billy Gilbert
Second base
1903 New York NL
Gilbert, the second baseman, “tried to lasso a fly in right field, and a muff and a seat in the marshy soil were his reward.”
— New York Sun, April 18, 1903
Fred Glade
Pitcher
1904 St. Louis AL
Glade “shoots the ball across the plate with such marvelous speed that the batter often strikes after the sphere has passed him.”
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 13, 1904
Ralph Glaze
Pitcher
1908 Boston AL
“The Highlanders went at Ralph Glaze like a mad bull at a gate,” scoring four runs in the first inning.
— Boston Globe, April 29, 1908
Harry Gleason
Third base and outfield
1902 Boston AL
“Harry Gleason took Collins’s place on third and handled himself like a veteran. At the bat he got three corking hits, one a triple to right field.”
— Boston Post, July 2, 1902
Kid Gleason
Second base
1902 Detroit AL
“Kid Gleason robbed his younger brother Harry of a hit by a fast stop.”
— Boston Post, May 31, 1902
John Gochnaur
Shortstop
1902 Cleveland AL
Gochnaur’s “catch of a red hot liner off George Davis’ bat was the most sensational play of the day. The ball was going about ten miles a minute when he jumped four feet in the air and pulled the hit down with one hand.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 9, 1902
Mike Grady
Catcher
1904 St. Louis NL
“Grady is a scrappy, aggressive ball player when in the game, but as soon as the game is over Mike is a pleasant, entertaining gentleman.”
— St. Louis Republic, August 28, 1904
Peaches Graham
Catcher
1908 Boston NL
Frank Bowerman, Boston catcher and coach, says Graham “is one of the best men he ever has seen, and speaks glowingly of the young man’s arm.”
— Boston Globe, March 26, 1908
Eddie Grant
Third base
1907 Philadelphia NL
“Byrne hit a terrific grounder down the left field foul line. Grant made a great dive, dug the ball up out of the dirt and then, by a pretty throw, caught Byrne a few feet from first base.” It was “one of the most sensational plays” of the season.
— Philadelphia Inquirer, July 23, 1907
Danny Green
Right field
1902 Chicago AL
In the third inning, Danny Green “drove a liner directly under second base. Shortstop Billy Gilbert had to lift up the bag to find the ball.”
— Chicago Tribune, August 3, 1902
Clark Griffith
Pitcher and manager
1902 Chicago AL
With the Detroit “fans roasting and jeering him from start to finish, Griffith pitched a masterly game. Each inning, as the Tigers retired crestfallen, he smiled at the bleacherites, and with each inning the smile grew broader and the fans angrier.”
— Chicago Tribune, May 20, 1902
Griffith was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1946.