Mal Eason
Pitcher
1905 Brooklyn NL
Eason “was taken out after he had issued six passes, hit a man, made a balk and been hit for eight safe whacks.”
— Brooklyn Standard Union, May 30, 1905
Harry Eells
Pitcher
1906 Cleveland AL
The White Sox “won the game in the first inning by bunching hits off Eells’ wiggle ball.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 3, 1906
Kid Elberfeld
Shortstop
1902 Detroit AL
Elberfeld, the shortstop, “made some great throws, playing the field very deep all through the game.”
— Detroit Free Press, June 18, 1902
Bones Ely
Shortstop
1902 Washington AL
“The bases were filled and ‘Bones’ Ely to bat. A low one just suited him, and he cut it into short left, where it took a lucky bound over Selbach’s head to the fence.”
— Washington Post, July 13, 1902
John Eubank
Pitcher
1906 Detroit AL
Eubank “pitched well for one who has had so little work, several of the hits against him being dinky infield things.”
— Detroit Free Press, June 29, 1906
Johnny Evers
Second base
1903 Chicago NL
“Little Evers sauntered up and smashed the ball an awful crack out into right center.”
— Chicago Tribune, June 9, 1903
Evers was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1946.
Bob Ewing
Pitcher
1903 Cincinnati NL
“With Long Bob Ewing at the firing line, the St. Louis Cardinals were almost as helpless as a squad of coppers using blank cartridges in a riot.”
— Cincinnati Enquirer, May 4, 1903
Duke Farrell
Catcher
1903 Boston AL
Farrell “threw out five men that attempted to steal second, showing that his salary wing was in apple-pie order.”
— Boston Globe, April 21, 1903
Cecil Ferguson
Pitcher
1906 New York NL
“Ferguson is a right-hander with a barrel of speed. He has a wicked shoot on his fast ball.”
— New York World, March 9, 1906
Hobe Ferris
Second base
1902 Boston AL
“Ferris drove one to the extreme corner in center for a clean home run.”
— Boston Globe, April 25, 1902
Patsy Flaherty
Pitcher
1904 Pittsburgh NL
Flaherty “is probably the best fielding pitcher in the league.”
— Pittsburgh Press, August 28, 1904
Elmer Flick
Right field
1902 Cleveland AL
“It is seldom that Cy Young has been hit as hard as he was in this game. Six triples were made off him, two each by Flick and McCarthy.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 23, 1902
Flick was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1963.
Chick Fraser
Pitcher
1903 Philadelphia NL
Fraser helped Brooklyn “by his prodigality with bases on balls.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, August 4, 1903
Buck Freeman
Right field
1902 Boston AL
“Buck Freeman hit the ball in a savage manner, three doubles and one single out of five times up.”
— Boston Globe, April 25, 1902
Jerry Freeman
First base
1908 Washington AL
Jerry Freeman “is a hard hitter and is very fast on his feet for a big man.”
— Washington Post, April 26, 1908
Bill Friel
Utility
1902 St. Louis AL
Friel is “a real utility man, having played every infield and outfield position and worked at both ends of a battery.”
— St. Louis Republic, September 29, 1902
Art Fromme
Pitcher
1907 St. Louis NL
Fromme has the “ability to pitch overhand, sidearm or underhand, and this gives him a more puzzling assortment than the average twirler.”
— St. Louis Globe-Democrat, September 24, 1907
Dave Fultz
Center field
1902 Philadelphia AL
“Fultz, the crack centre fielder of the American League, stole four bases during the game.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer, August 9, 1902