Jimmy Callahan
Pitcher
1902 Chicago AL
In the 17th inning, Callahan “was shooting them over the plate with the same speed and accuracy he had showed at the start.”
— Chicago Inter Ocean, May 19, 1902
Howie Camnitz
Pitcher
1906 Pittsburgh NL
Camnitz had Brooklyn “at his mercy, allowing them but three bingles and blanking them all the way.”
— Pittsburgh Press, September 29, 1906
Billy Campbell
Pitcher
1908 Cincinnati NL
Campbell “caught several of the Cardinals off first by his quick, unexpected snaps to the bag.”
— Cincinnati Post, September 7, 1908
Wirt Cannell
Outfield
1904 Boston NL
Cannell caught “the ball over his left shoulder after a hard run to deep right center. It was a grand catch and saved the game.”
— Boston Globe, April 3, 1904
George Carey
First base
1902 Washington AL
“Has George Carey’s record at first base ever been excelled? A fielding percentage of .992 is mighty close to the perfect figure.”
— Washington Star, November 15, 1902
Charlie Carr
First base
1903 Detroit AL
“Charlie Carr seems to have conquered his old-time weakness, the low throw. He gathered in some nasty ones yesterday.”
— Detroit Free Press, April 24, 1903
Bill Carrick
Pitcher
1902 Washington AL
“The Athletics’ bats were cooled by the breeze raised by Carrick’s curves.”
— Washington Star, July 7, 1902
Bill Carrigan
Catcher
1908 Boston AL
“In the first two innings, Bill Carrigan threw out three men at second base.”
— Boston Globe, May 13, 1908
Doc Casey
Third base
1902 Detroit AL
“Casey’s stop of Selbach’s wicked drive was about the prettiest fielding play of the game.”
— Detroit Free Press, June 12, 1902
Luis Castro
Second base
1902 Philadelphia AL
Castro, at second base, “created a favorable impression and seems to be able to fill his position satisfactorily.”
— Philadelphia Times, May 15, 1902
Frank Chance
First base
1903 Chicago NL
“Captain Chance is not only putting up a first-class game at first base, but is also getting good work out of the team.”
— Chicago Inter Ocean, August 5, 1903
Chance was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1946.
Raymond Charles
Infield
1908 St. Louis NL
“Charles made one error on a snake ball down the third-base line, but he made a couple of high-class plays to even up for this.”
— St. Louis Globe-Democrat, March 29, 1908
Hal Chase
First base
1905 New York AL
Chase “often had to doff his cap to the plaudits that his deft pickups of low throws earned.”
— New York Sun, July 2, 1905
Charlie Chech
Pitcher
1905 Cincinnati NL
Chech is “a man of brains and powerful physique.”
— Cincinnati Enquirer, October 29, 1905
Jack Chesbro
Pitcher
1903 New York AL
Chesbro “had great speed, excellent control and all the shoots and curves known to the business.”
— New York American, May 1, 1903
Chesbro was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1946.
Eddie Cicotte
Pitcher
1908 Boston AL
Cicotte has been “given plenty of notice because of the freak ‘knuckle ball’ that he has been pitching.”
— Boston Globe, March 10, 1908
Fred Clarke
Left field and manager
1903 Pittsburgh NL
“Fred Clarke is the mainstay of the Pittsburgh team.”
— Pittsburgh Press, August 9, 1903
Clarke was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1945.
Jay Clarke
Catcher
1905 Cleveland AL
Jay Clarke “is something of a herder, and when not attending to his baseball duties attends to the cattle.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 15, 1905
William Clarke
Catcher
1902 Washington AL
“Catcher Clarke cleared the bases with a timely double between the left and center fielders.”
— Washington Star, August 4, 1902
Otis Clymer
Right field
1905 Pittsburgh NL
“Clymer threw Slagle out at the plate in the sixth inning. The throw was perfect.”
— Pittsburgh Press, April 30, 1905
Andy Coakley
Pitcher
1904 Philadelphia AL
“The White Sox made only seven hits off Coakley, Connie Mack’s youngest protege.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, September 26, 1904
Ty Cobb
Right field
1907 Detroit AL
Cobb “planted the sphere against the right field fence for three sacks, relieving the bases of their contents.”
— Detroit Free Press, July 11, 1907
Cobb was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936.
Eddie Collins
Utility
1907 Philadelphia AL
Eddie Collins, “the former Columbia University captain, has been carried all this year as a utility man.”
— Washington Herald, October 17, 1907
Collins was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939.
Jimmy Collins
Third base and manager
1903 Boston AL
Jimmy Collins, the Boston leader, is “quiet, reserved and dignified.”
— Boston Post, May 6, 1903
Collins was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1945.
Ray Collins
Pitcher
1909 Boston AL
Ray Collins has “twirled some good ball and shows promise of becoming a wonder.”
— Boston Globe, September 13, 1909
Bunk Congalton
Right field
1906 Cleveland AL
“Three times Congalton backed up against the right field bleachers to pull down apparent two or three baggers.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 2, 1906
Wid Conroy
Third base
1903 New York AL
“Little Conroy is working like a Trojan at third. He is giving plenty of ginger to the infield.”
— New York World, March 28, 1903
Jim Cook
Outfield
1903 Chicago NL
“Jimmy Cook, center fielder of the University of Illinois nine, has signed to play with Chicago.”
— Chicago Tribune, June 14, 1903
Jack Coombs
Pitcher
1906 Philadelphia AL
“It was a treat indeed to watch the delivery of young Coombs. He was coolness itself.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2, 1906
Tommy Corcoran
Shortstop
1903 Cincinnati NL
Corcoran’s catch “brought applause that shook the wooden grand stand.”
— Cincinnati Post, October 5, 1903
Frank Corridon
Pitcher
1905 Philadelphia NL
Corridon “fielded finely, and he figured in five of the assists by stopping some wicked-looking hits as they went off the bat.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, June 27, 1905
Bill Coughlin
Third base
1904 Detroit AL
“Coughlin is undoubtedly one of the leading third basemen in the country.”
— Detroit News-Tribune, July 31, 1904
Ernie Courtney
Infield
1903 Detroit AL
Courtney “made four hits off Rube Waddell and played star ball” at third base.
— Detroit News-Tribune, June 28, 1903
Doc Crandall
Pitcher
1908 New York NL
Crandall “had the Cardinals in distress at all stages. He was cool, calm and confident, and they had hard work in connecting with his steaming slants.”
— New York American, September 17, 1908
Gavvy Cravath
Left field
1908 Boston AL
“Cravath robbed Schweitzer of a slashing three-bagger by a desperate reach while on a dead run into the left field corner. Indeed he actually made the catch with his finger tips.”
— Boston Herald, May 26, 1908
Sam Crawford
Right field
1903 Detroit AL
“The ball was a fierce liner for right center which Crawford reached shoe-string high and just nabbed, nearly falling on his head while running at full speed.”
— Detroit News-Tribune, August 16, 1903
Crawford was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1957.
Lou Criger
Catcher
1902 Boston AL
“Criger caught a superb game and threw like a shot to second.”
— Boston Globe, April 25, 1902
Dode Criss
Pitcher and right field
1908 St. Louis AL
“The mighty Dode lammed the first ball from Cicotte for a double to the left-field fence.”
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 17, 1908
Jack Cronin
Pitcher
1903 New York NL
“Before Cronin was fairly in the swing of his delivery, the Reds had distributed it over the adjacent scenery to such good advantage that they had two runs.”
— New York Sun, May 15, 1903
Lave Cross
Third base
1902 Philadelphia AL
“Lave Cross slammed out a pair of two-baggers.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 1902
Monte Cross
Shortstop
1905 Philadelphia AL
“Monte Cross, after fouling off a few and keeping the crowd on the anxious bench, swatted one of Winter’s spit balls to centre for a single” which drove in the winning run.
— Philadelphia Inquirer, September 16, 1905