Philadelphia City Players in Major League Baseball
(Public, Catholic, Inter-Ac)
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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.
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|
Player |
School |
Born |
Debut |
Pos. |
Where He Came From . . . |
|
Ruben Amaro |
Penn Charter |
1965 |
1991 |
OF | Summerdale & Borbeck (not far from Rhawn) |
|
*J. Howard "Joe" Berry |
Northeast |
1894 |
1921 |
INF | 28th & Huntingdon |
|
Joe Bonikowski |
Judge |
1941 |
1962 |
P | Pratt & Cottage |
|
Elmer "Swede" Burkart |
Olney |
1917 |
1936 |
P | Levick & Lawndale (close to Rising Sun) |
|
Al Brancato |
Southern |
1919 |
1939 |
OF | Rosewood (near Broad) & Porter |
|
/-George Burns |
Central |
1893 |
1914 |
1B | 21st & Westmoreland |
|
Albert "Doc" Bushong |
Central |
1856 |
1875 |
C | Lee (near Front) & Jefferson |
|
=-Roy Campanella |
Gratz |
1921 |
1948 |
C | 16th & Kerbaugh (near Pike) |
|
Joe Cascarella |
Southern |
1907 |
1934 |
P | Chadwick (near 17th) & McKean [tentative] |
| Eddie Collins Jr. | Episcopal | 1916 | 1939 | OF |
suburbs (Lansdowne) |
| Bert Conn | Central | 1879 | 1898 | INF | Stella & Frankford Ave. |
| Tim Cooney | Malvern | 1990 | 2015 | P | suburbs (Collegeville) |
| Mike Costanzo | Carroll | 1983 | 2012 | 1B | suburbs (Springfield, Delco) |
|
Jack Crimian |
Olney |
1926 |
1951 |
P | Linton (near Champlost) & Mascher |
|
Benny Culp |
Northeast |
1914 |
1942 |
C | Anchor (near Cheltenham) & Torresdale [and 2 others] |
|
Mark "Ben" Davis |
Malvern |
1977 |
1998 |
C | suburbs (Aston) |
|
Bill Dietrich |
Frankford |
1910 |
1933 |
P | Akron (near Oakland) & Pratt |
|
Frank DiMichele |
Neumann |
1965 |
1988 |
P | 8th & Tasker |
|
Lee Elia |
Olney |
1937 |
1966 |
INF | 11th & Duncannon (near Lindley) |
|
Del Ennis |
Olney |
1925 |
1946 |
OF | Colgate (near Rising Sun) & Godfrey |
|
Eddie "Itzzy" Feinberg |
Southern |
1917 |
1938 |
INF | 6th & Wolf |
| Bob File | Judge | 1977 | 2001 | P | |
|
Tom Filer |
Ryan |
1956 |
1982 |
P | Susan & Redd Rambler Dr. (close to Welsh & Verree) |
|
Phil Gosselin |
Malvern |
1988 |
2013 |
INF | suburbs (West Chester) |
|
Mark Gubicza |
Penn Charter |
1962 |
1984 |
P | Monastery & Jannette (near Henry) |
|
Walter "Buddy" Harris |
Roxborough |
1948 |
1970 |
P | School House Lane & Henry Avenue |
|
Joe Harvey |
Kenn.-Kenrick |
1992 |
2019 |
P | suburbs (Audubon, Pa.) |
|
Bobby Higginson |
Frankford |
1970 |
1995 |
OF | Large & Anchor (near Cheltenham) |
|
Frank Hoerst |
North Catholic |
1917 |
1940 |
P | Gaul & Sergeant [close to Aramingo & Lehigh] |
|
Bill Hoffman |
Northeast |
1918 |
1939 |
P | 28th & Somerset |
|
T-Nolan Jones |
Penn Charter |
1998 |
2022 |
INF | suburbs (Langhorne) |
|
Harold "Pat" Kelly |
Gratz |
1944 |
1967 |
OF | Deacon (near Roberts) & Wissahickon |
|
Joe Kerrigan |
Judge |
1954 |
1976 |
P | Leiper (near Penn) and Pratt |
|
John Knight |
Central |
1885 |
1905 | INF | Butler & Rising Sun Ave. |
|
Dick Koecher |
Gratz |
1926 |
1946 |
P | 17th & Westmoreland (near Allegheny) |
| Mike Koplove | Chestnut Hill | 1976 | 2001 | P | |
|
Joe Kracher |
Roman |
1915 |
1939 |
C | Shelmire & Frankford |
|
Charlie Kress |
Frankford |
1921 |
1947 |
1B | Sepviva (near Frankford) & Venango |
|
*-Bernard "Bert" Kuczynski |
Northeast |
1920 |
1943 |
P | Edgemont & Westmoreland |
|
Marty Kutyna |
North Catholic |
1932 |
1959 |
P | Thompson & Clearfield |
|
Jeff Leonard |
Overbrook |
1955 |
1977 |
OF | Felton (near 63rd) & Lansdowne |
|
Jesse Levis |
Northeast |
1968 |
1992 |
C | Afton (near Faunce) & Algon [1/2 block to NE] |
|
Sam Lowry |
St. John's |
1920 |
1942 |
P | Terrace & Shurs Lane [tentative] |
|
Cy Malis |
Central |
1907 |
1934 |
P | Patton (near 32nd) and York |
|
Harry "Hal" Marnie |
Southern |
1918 |
1940 |
INF | Smedley (near 16th) & Oregon |
|
John Marzano |
Central |
1963 |
1987 |
C | 11th & Latona (near Wharton) |
|
*-Walter "Wally" Masters |
Haver. School |
1907 |
1931 |
P | 54th & Oxford |
|
Walt Masterson |
North Catholic |
1920 |
1939 |
P | Markland (near Castor) & Luzerne |
|
Emmet McCann |
West Phila. |
1902 |
1920 |
INF | 56th & Hazel (near Cedar) |
|
Joe McEwing |
Egan |
1972 |
1998 |
OF | suburbs (Bristol) |
|
^-Jack Meyer |
Penn Charter |
1932 |
1955 |
P | Granite & Large (footsteps from Oxford) |
|
Brian O'Grady |
Wood |
1992 |
2019 |
OF | suburbs (Warminster) |
|
Joe "Patsy" O'Rourke Sr. |
??? |
1881 |
1908 |
INF | |
|
Joe O'Rourke Jr. |
Roman |
1904 |
1929 |
PH | Livingston & Clementine |
|
Bill Peterman |
Olney |
1921 |
1942 |
C | Front & Courtland (near Wingohocking) |
|
Jim Peterson |
West Catholic |
1908 |
1931 |
P | suburbs (Folcroft) |
|
Jim Poole |
La Salle |
1966 |
1990 |
P | Morefield & Woodfern (near Verree) |
|
George Riley |
Southern |
1956 |
1979 |
P | Sheridan & Johnston [close to 7th & Oregon] |
|
Cliff Ross |
Frankford |
1928 |
1954 |
P | Large & Anchor (near Cheltenham) |
|
Joe Rullo |
Southern |
1916 |
1943 |
INF | 33rd & Wharton |
|
Gene Schall |
La Salle |
1970 |
1995 |
OF | suburbs (Willow Grove) |
|
Harry Shuman |
Central |
1916 |
1942 |
P | 13th & Parrish |
|
Mike Siani |
Penn Charter |
1999 |
2022 |
OF | suburbs (Glenside) |
|
Eddie Silber |
Southern |
1914 |
1937 |
OF | 5th & Ritner [tentative] |
|
Bernie Snyder |
West Phila. |
1913 |
1935 |
INF | 3623 Cuthbert Street [was near 36th & Market] |
|
Al Spangler |
Olney |
1933 |
1959 |
OF | Gale and B Street [footsteps to Rising Sun & Olney] |
|
Eddie Stanky |
Northeast |
1916 |
1943 |
INF | I & Russell (near Ontario) |
|
Alan "Inky" Strange |
Northeast |
1909 |
1934 |
INF | Franklin (near 8th) & Susquehanna |
| #Aloysius "Al" Travers | SJ Prep | 1909? | 1912 | P | 23rd & Sharswood (near Master) |
|
Christian "Ya-Ya" Walker |
Kenn.-Kenrick |
1991 |
2014 |
1B | suburbs (Limerick) |
|
&-William "Bucky" Walters |
Germantown |
1909 |
1931 |
P-INF | Germantown Ave. & Pleasant St. (near Carpenter Lane) |
|
Phil "Lefty" Weinert |
West Phila. |
1902 |
1919 |
P | Spruce Street [cross street currently unavailable] |
|
Jimmie Wilson |
None |
1900 |
1923 |
C | 3rd & Somerset |
|
*Samuel "Mike" Wilson |
Northeast |
1896 |
1921 |
C | Germantown & Abington (near Willow Grove) Avenues |
| Robert "Bert" Yeabsley | Northeast | 1893 | 1919 | PH | |
| Bob Zupcic | Egan | 1966 | 1991 | OF |
suburbs (Levittown) |
| /-dropped out at age 16 | |||||
| =-unclear whether he played for Gratz; first played as a pro at age 15. | |||||
| ^-Many stories listed Myer as being from Medford, NJ. But it appears his family moved there shortly after he graduated from PC. | |||||
| *-also played in NFL | |||||
| T-transferred to Holy Ghost Prep after freshman season at PC | ||||
| #-pitched in one game vs. A's for Tigers, who were on strike; while attending St. Joe's College - three years later became a priest. | ||||
| Travers was a student manager for the St. Joe's College baseball team. | ||||
| &-dropped out at age 16. | ||||
|
Player |
School |
Born |
Debut |
Pos. |
|
|
Charlie Bates |
??? |
1905 |
1927 |
OF | Frazier (near 57th) & Race |
|
Johnny Berger |
??? |
1901 |
1922 |
C | 25th & Allegheny |
|
Hal Kelleher |
??? |
1913 |
1935 |
P | 23rd & Parrish |
|
Tom Kirk |
??? |
1927 |
1947 |
PH | Rhawnhurst area? |
|
Guido "Wedo" Martini |
??? |
1913 |
1935 |
P | Lambert & York |
|
Louis "Tony" Parisse |
??? |
1911 |
1943 |
C | 21st & Cambria |
|
Eddie Roetz |
??? |
1905 |
1929 |
INF | 11th & Porter |
|
Al Spohrer |
none |
1902 |
1928 |
C | 28th & Jefferson |
| Amos Strunk | ??? | 1889 | 1908 | OF | Newkirk (near 28th) & Susquehanna |