City Players in the Majors
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Following is a list of players from the three city leagues -- Public, Catholic and Inter-Ac -- who have appeared in the major leagues. The first list includes confirmed high schools. On the second list are players who perhaps-to-definitely are products of city-leagues schools. In the early part of the 20th century, it was not uncommon for baseball players to sign pro contracts while still in high school and never finish. Any help on determining whether the players on the bottom list are products of city-leagues high schools would be much appreciated. I can be reached at 215-854-5814 or silaryt@phillynews.com.
Player |
School |
Born |
Debut |
Ruben Amaro |
Penn Charter |
1965 |
1991 |
Joe Bonikowski |
Judge |
1941 |
1962 |
Elmer "Swede" Burkart |
Olney |
1917 |
1936 |
Al Brancato |
Southern |
1919 |
1939 |
Roy Campanella |
Gratz |
1921 |
1948 |
Joe Cascarella |
Southern |
1907 |
1934 |
| Eddie Collins Jr. | Episcopal | 1916 | 1939 |
Jack Crimian |
Olney |
1926 |
1951 |
Benny Culp |
Northeast |
1914 |
1942 |
Mark "Ben" Davis |
Malvern |
1977 |
1998 |
Bill Dietrich |
Frankford |
1910 |
1933 |
Frank DiMichele |
Neumann |
1965 |
1988 |
Lee Elia |
Olney |
1937 |
1966 |
Del Ennis |
Olney |
1925 |
1946 |
Eddie "Itzy" Feinberg |
Southern |
1917 |
1938 |
| Bob File | Judge | 1977 | 2001 |
Tom Filer |
Ryan |
1956 |
1982 |
Mark Gubicza |
Penn Charter |
1962 |
1984 |
Walter "Buddy" Harris |
Roxborough |
1948 |
1970 |
Bobby Higginson |
Frankford |
1970 |
1995 |
Frank Hoerst |
N. Catholic |
1917 |
1940 |
Bill Hoffman |
Northeast |
1918 |
1939 |
Harold "Pat" Kelly |
Gratz |
1944 |
1967 |
Joe Kerrigan |
Judge |
1954 |
1976 |
Dick Koecher |
Gratz |
1926 |
1946 |
| Mike Koplove | Chest. Hill | 1976 | 2001 |
Joe Kracher |
Roman |
1915 |
1939 |
Charlie Kress |
Frankford |
1921 |
1947 |
Bernard "Bert" Kuczynski |
Northeast |
1920 |
1943 |
Marty Kutyna |
N. Catholic |
1932 |
1959 |
Jeff Leonard |
Overbrook |
1955 |
1977 |
Jesse Levis |
Northeast |
1968 |
1992 |
Sam Lowry |
St. John's |
1920 |
1942 |
Harry "Hal" Marnie |
Southern |
1918 |
1940 |
John Marzano |
Central |
1963 |
1987 |
*-Walt Masters |
Haver. School |
1907 |
1931 |
Walt Masterson |
N. Catholic |
1920 |
1939 |
Emmett McCann |
West Phila. |
1902 |
1920 |
Joe McEwing |
Egan |
1972 |
1998 |
Jack Meyer |
Penn Charter |
1932 |
1955 |
Joe O'Rourke |
Roman |
1904 |
1929 |
Bill Peterman |
Olney |
1921 |
1942 |
Jim Poole |
La Salle |
1966 |
1990 |
George Riley |
Southern |
1956 |
1979 |
Cliff Ross |
Frankford |
1928 |
1954 |
Joe Rullo |
Southern |
1916 |
1943 |
Gene Schall |
La Salle |
1970 |
1995 |
Harry Shuman |
Central |
1916 |
1942 |
Eddie Silber |
Southern |
1914 |
1937 |
Bernie Snider |
West Phila. |
1913 |
1935 |
Al Spangler |
Olney |
1933 |
1959 |
Eddie Stanky |
Northeast |
1916 |
1943 |
Alan "Inky" Strange |
Northeast |
1909 |
1934 |
William "Bucky" Walters |
Germantown |
1909 |
1931 |
Phil "Lefty" Weinert |
West Phila. |
1902 |
1919 |
Jimmie "Ace" Wilson |
None |
1900 |
1923 |
*Samuel "Mike" Wilson |
Northeast |
1896 |
1921 |
| Bob Zupcic | Egan | 1966 | 1991 |
| *-also played in NFL | |||
Player |
School |
Born |
Debut |
Charlie Bates |
??? |
1905 |
1927 |
Johnny Berger |
??? |
1901 |
1922 |
Nelson "Lefty" Greene |
??? |
1900 |
1924 |
Hal Kelleher |
??? |
1913 |
1935 |
Tom Kirk |
??? |
1927 |
1947 |
Joe "Blackie" Kohlman |
??? |
1913 |
1937 |
William "Carl" Lord |
??? |
1900 |
1923 |
Cy Malis |
??? |
1907 |
1934 |
Guido "Wedo" Martini |
??? |
1913 |
1935 |
Louis "Tony" Parisse |
??? |
1911 |
1943 |
Jim Peterson |
??? |
1908 |
1931 |
Eddie Roetz |
??? |
1905 |
1929 |
Al Spohrer |
none |
1902 |
1928 |