Dick Padden
Second base
1902 St. Louis AL
Padden “shot a double into right field that knocked over a bucket of paint with which a sign painter was adorning the fence.”
— St. Louis Republic, July 10, 1902
Freddy Parent
Shortstop
1902 Boston AL
“Parent brought the crowd to its feet by a smashing home run drive.”
— Boston Post, July 10, 1902
Dode Paskert
Outfield
1908 Cincinnati NL
“A phenomenal running catch by Dody Paskert in deep center prevented Fred Clarke from annexing a home run.”
— Cincinnati Post, June 24, 1908
Jim Pastorius
Pitcher
1906 Brooklyn NL
“Pastorius was not in form and was touched up freely by the home batters. There was a strong wind blowing across the diamond and he couldn’t control his curve ball.”
— Brooklyn Standard Union, May 13, 1906
Casey Patten
Pitcher
1902 Washington AL
“The balls Patten put in over the plate went sizzling by the Cleveland batsmen.”
— Washington Times, May 28, 1902
Roy Patterson
Pitcher
1902 Chicago AL
“Roy Patterson, the so-called Boy Wonder, has been pitching gilt-edged ball during the last three weeks.”
— Chicago Inter Ocean, August 11, 1902
Heinie Peitz
Catcher and infield
1903 Cincinnati NL
Peitz “seems to be engaged chiefly in talking back to the umpire. More safe hits and less roast by Peitz for the umpire would materially aid the Reds.”
— Cincinnati Post, July 13, 1903
Barney Pelty
Pitcher
1903 St. Louis AL
Young “Pelty is not used to the publicity that a major league player is given. It took Manager McAleer and the photographer to persuade him to pose” for a photograph.
— St. Louis Globe-Democrat, August 30, 1903
Jeff Pfeffer
Pitcher
1905 Chicago NL
“Pfeffer, the young giant of Manager Selee’s staff, was on the slab, and the Pirates were able to connect with his delivery only seven times.”
— Chicago Tribune, April 27, 1905
Jack Pfiester
Pitcher
1906 Chicago NL
Tim Jordan, a left-handed batter, went hitless facing Pfiester, a tough lefty. Jordan “pulled back and slashed away at his curves blindly.”
— Chicago Tribune, July 23, 1906
Ed Phelps
Catcher
1903 Pittsburgh NL
For three full weeks Phelps “caught every afternoon there was a game and never allowed a base to be pilfered on him.”
— Pittsburgh Press, June 30, 1903
Deacon Phillippe
Pitcher
1903 Pittsburgh NL
Phillippe “has the most superb control, terrific speed and all kinds of curves. He is perfectly cool and collected, and this aids him in keeping the opposing batsmen at his mercy.”
— Pittsburgh Press, June 12, 1903
Wiley Piatt
Pitcher
1902 Chicago AL
Piatt’s “curves and benders were landed on with discouraging regularity.”
— Chicago Tribune, August 5, 1902
Ollie Pickering
Center field
1902 Cleveland AL
Anderson’s “hit was a tremendous drive and Pickering reached it and the fence at the same time, crashing into the boards with terrific force. Everyone expected him to drop the ball, but he did not.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 25, 1902
Charlie Pittinger
Pitcher
1903 Boston NL
Pittinger “was batted to every corner of the lot. Fifteen hits were registered against him.”
— Boston Globe, July 16, 1903
Eddie Plank
Pitcher
1902 Philadelphia AL
“In the big parade at Philadelphia yesterday, Eddie Plank shared with the victorious Philadelphia Athletics the glory bestowed upon them for the winning of the pennant.”
— Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) Compiler, September 30, 1902
Plank was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1946.
Jack Powell
Pitcher
1904 New York AL
Powell “is a strapping big fellow, with tremendous speed, a magnificent slow ball and knows the value of control.”
— New York Sun, March 7, 1904
Doc Powers
Catcher
1902 Philadelphia AL
“The second inning was a bad one for the Athletics. Catcher Powers twice threw to second and there was no one there to receive the ball.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, July 18, 1902
Harry Pulliam
President
1903 National League
Young “Mr. Pulliam is called the boy president, but he has the making of one of the best.”
— Boston Globe, December 6, 1903
Billy Purtell
Third base and
second base
1909 Chicago AL
“Bill Purtell scintillates at third base. One of his stops of a crazy bounding grounder extracted much applause from the home rooters.”
— Chicago Tribune, June 8, 1909
Ambrose Puttmann
Pitcher
1904 New York AL
Puttmann “had a line of speed that scorched. The ball was humming over the plate.”
— New York Sun, May 26, 1904