Frank Isbell
First base
1902 Chicago AL
“Isbell ran plumb against the first base bleachers and was cheered when he caught a foul fly.”
— Chicago Tribune, July 20, 1902
Jim Jackson
Left field
1905 Cleveland AL
From left field, “Jackson threw two men out, one at home and one at third.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 16, 1905
Beany Jacobson
Pitcher
1904 Washington AL
“The Senators brought out a young left-hand pitcher named Jacobson, and a very likely pitcher he showed himself to be.”
— Washington Star, May 5, 1904
Hughie Jennings
Manager
1907 Detroit AL
“It was Jennings who put the enthusiasm into the Tigers and made them believe in their own ability.”
— Detroit Free Press, October 6, 1907
Jennings was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1945.
Ban Johnson
President
1902 American League
“Ban Johnson is the Christopher Columbus of balldom. He has discovered more sporting capitalists [men willing to invest in baseball teams] than any other man now in the game.”
— Minneapolis Times, February 8, 1902
Johnson was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1937.
Walter Johnson
Pitcher
1908 Washington AL
“It looked as though Johnson was only lobbing the ball over the plate, as he has such an easy, graceful swing in delivering the ball, but the batters thought differently as the curves and shoots went whizzing by.”
— Washington Star, July 5, 1908
Johnson was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936.
Charlie Jones
Center field
1905 Washington AL
“Jones doesn’t hit much, but he is a wonderful fielder. Never in all my days have I seen another to match his” throwing from the outfield. “Base runners had better take heed when he gets the ball or they will rue their rashness.”
— Umpire Tommy Connolly, Washington Star, May 27, 1905
Davy Jones
Outfield
1903 Chicago NL
Batting with two men on base, “Jones beheld a chance for fame, whacked it viciously, and shoved in two runs.”
— Chicago Inter Ocean, July 27, 1903
Fielder Jones
Center field
1902 Chicago AL
“Three times Jones captured difficult flies while running at full speed. In the fifth inning, he caught a long fly that looked good for a triple, and the crowd of nearly 3,000 people arose and applauded.”
— Chicago Tribune, August 12, 1902
Oscar Jones
Pitcher
1903 Brooklyn NL
“Oscar Jones was chased off the coaching line for turning a handspring as an evidence of joy. Hereafter Umpire Moran will require all players to wear full dress suits and talk in a whisper.”
— Brooklyn Standard Union, May 22, 1903
Tom Jones
First base
1902 Baltimore AL
“The work of Jones in both games at the bat was of the highest order. His batting average was .625 for the day.”
— Washington Star, September 16, 1902
Addie Joss
Pitcher
1902 Cleveland AL
Joss “used his speed to great advantage and shot in many a puzzling curve.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 27, 1902
Joss was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1978.
Frank Jude
Right field
1906 Cincinnati NL
Jude’s game-winning hit was no “fluke tap”; “it rang out so that you could have told it was safe if you’d had your eyes shut.”
— Cincinnati Post, July 23, 1906