Ed Abbaticchio
Second base
1903 Boston NL
“Boston fans are already beginning to know him as ‘Batty.’ Abbaticchio is the hardest tongue-twister yet assigned to Boston.”
— Boston Globe, April 27, 1903
Fred Abbott
Catcher
1903 Cleveland AL
“Abbott certainly is a star behind the bat, being in the game every minute and forcing the opposing runners to hug the bags.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 23, 1903
Whitey Alperman
Second base
1906 Brooklyn NL
Alperman “accepted ten chances at second base, covering acres of territory and making some difficult plays.”
— Brooklyn Eagle, September 22, 1906
Dave Altizer
Shortstop
1906 Washington AL
Altizer “goes after everything that comes his way. He will not ‘play for his [fielding] average’ and shirk dangerous propositions.”
— Washington Times, June 22, 1906
Nick Altrock
Pitcher
1903 Chicago AL
Altrock is “one of the most promising left-handers in the business.”
— Chicago Inter Ocean, August 21, 1903
Red Ames
Pitcher
1903 New York NL
Ames is “the best youngster who has broken into fast company since I have been watching the game.”
— Manager John McGraw, New York World, September 18, 1903
John Anderson
First base
1902 St. Louis AL
“Big John Anderson, the idol of the fans, added another feather to his cap by pounding out a clean two-bagger in the second inning.”
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 1, 1902
Jimmy Archer
Catcher
1904 Pittsburgh NL
Archer is “a big fellow and his throwing arm is strong.”
— Pittsburgh Press, September 7, 1904
Frank Arellanes
Pitcher
1908 Boston AL
Arellanes “is not only a clever pitcher, but a fine fielder as well.”
— Boston Journal, August 27, 1908
Charlie Armbruster
Catcher
1905 Boston AL
“Cy Young pitched a clever game, and Armbruster caught in fine style.”
— Boston Globe, September 29, 1905
Bill Armour
Manager
1902 Cleveland AL
“That Manager Armour is instilling his methods of team work is very evident, as the players are putting up a far snappier game.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 27, 1902
Harry Arndt
Second base
1905 St. Louis NL
Arndt made “a spectacular one-hand running pick-up in the eighth inning when the bases were filled” and thereby “saved at least two runs.”
— St. Louis Republic, May 17, 1905
Harry Aubrey
Shortstop
1903 Boston NL
“Young Aubrey had a lot of work to do, and while he made errors, he also did some grand good ball playing.”
— Boston Globe, June 26, 1903