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. I can be reached at .
Player | School | Born | Debut | Where He Came From . . .
Ruben Amaro | Penn Charter | 1965 | 1991 | Summerdale & Borbeck (not
far from Rhawn)
Joe Bonikowski | Judge | 1941 | 1962 | Pratt & Cottage
Elmer
"Swede" Burkart | Olney | 1917 | 1936 | Levick & Lawndale (close to Rising Sun)
Al Brancato | Southern | 1919 | 1939 | Rosewood (near Broad) &
Porter
=-Roy Campanella | Gratz | 1921 | 1948 | 16th & Kerbaugh (near Pike)
Joe Cascarella | Southern | 1907 | 1934 | Chadwick (near 17th) & McKean [tentative]
Eddie Collins Jr. | Episcopal | 1916 | 1939 | suburbs (Lansdowne)
Tim Cooney | Malvern | 1990 | 2015 | suburbs (Collegeville)
Mike Costanzo | Carroll | 1983 | 2012 | suburbs (Springfield, Delco)
Jack Crimian | Olney | 1926 | 1951 | Linton (near Champlost) &
Mascher
Benny Culp | Northeast | 1914 | 1942 | Anchor (near Cheltenham) &
Torresdale [and 2 others]
Mark
"Ben" Davis | Malvern | 1977 | 1998 | suburbs (Aston)
Bill Dietrich | Frankford | 1910 | 1933 | Akron (near Oakland) & Pratt
Frank DiMichele | Neumann | 1965 | 1988 | 8th & Tasker
Lee Elia | Olney | 1937 | 1966 | 11th & Duncannon (near
Lindley)
Del Ennis | Olney | 1925 | 1946 | Colgate (near Rising Sun) & Godfrey
Eddie
"Itzzy" Feinberg | Southern | 1917 | 1938 | 6th & Wolf
Bob File | Judge | 1977 | 2001 | Frankford & Loring (near Bleigh)
Tom Filer | Ryan | 1956 | 1982 | Susan & Redd Rambler Dr. (close to Welsh & Verree)
Phil Gosselin | Malvern | 1988 | 2013 | suburbs (West Chester)
Mark Gubicza | Penn Charter | 1962 | 1984 | Monastery & Jannette (near
Henry)
Walter
"Buddy" Harris | Roxborough | 1948 | 1970 | School House Lane & Henry
Avenue
Bobby Higginson | Frankford | 1970 | 1995 | Large & Anchor (near
Cheltenham)
Frank Hoerst | North Catholic | 1917 | 1940 | Gaul & Sergeant [close to Aramingo & Lehigh]
Bill Hoffman | Northeast | 1918 | 1939 | 28th & Somerset
Harold
"Pat" Kelly | Gratz | 1944 | 1967 | Deacon (near Roberts) & Wissahickon
Joe Kerrigan | Judge | 1954 | 1976 | Leiper (near Penn) and Pratt
Dick Koecher | Gratz | 1926 | 1946 | 17th & Westmoreland (near
Allegheny)
Mike Koplove | Chestnut Hill | 1976 | 2001 | Chaucer & Hulseman [close to 17th & Hartranft]
Joe Kracher | Roman | 1915 | 1939 | Shelmire & Frankford
Charlie Kress | Frankford | 1921 | 1947 | Sepviva (near Frankford) &
Venango
*-Bernard
"Bert" Kuczynski | Northeast | 1920 | 1943 | Edgemont & Westmoreland
Marty Kutyna | North Catholic | 1932 | 1959 | Thompson & Clearfield
Jeff Leonard | Overbrook | 1955 | 1977 | Felton (near 63rd) & Lansdowne
Jesse Levis | Northeast | 1968 | 1992 | Afton (near Faunce) & Algon [1/2 block to NE]
Sam Lowry | St. John's | 1920 | 1942 | Terrace & Shurs Lane [tentative]
Harry
"Hal" Marnie | Southern | 1918 | 1940 | Smedley (near 16th) & Oregon
John Marzano | Central | 1963 | 1987 | 11th & Latona (near Wharton)
*-Walter
"Wally" Masters | Haver. School | 1907 | 1931 | 54th & Oxford
Walt Masterson | North Catholic | 1920 | 1939 | Markland (near Castor) & Luzerne
Emmett McCann | West Phila. | 1902 | 1920 |
Joe McEwing | Egan | 1972 | 1998 | suburbs (Bristol)
Jack Meyer | Penn Charter | 1932 | 1955 | suburbs (Medford, N.J.)
Joe
"Patsy" O'Rourke Sr. | Roman | 1881 | 1908 |
Joe O'Rourke
Jr. | Roman | 1904 | 1929 | Aramingo & Allegheny (tentative)
Bill Peterman | Olney | 1921 | 1942 | Front & Courtland (near Wingohocking)
Jim Peterson | West Catholic | 1908 | 1931 | TBA
Jim Poole | La Salle | 1966 | 1990 | Morefield & Woodfern (near Verree)
George Riley | Southern | 1956 | 1979 | Sheridan & Johnston [close to 7th & Oregon]
Cliff Ross | Frankford | 1928 | 1954 | Large & Anchor (near
Cheltenham)
Joe Rullo | Southern | 1916 | 1943 | 33rd & Wharton
Gene Schall | La Salle | 1970 | 1995 | suburbs (Willow Grove)
Harry Shuman | Central | 1916 | 1942 | 13th & Parrish
Eddie Silber | Southern | 1914 | 1937 | 5th & Ritner [tentative]
Bernie Snyder | West Phila. | 1913 | 1935 | 3623 Cuthbert Street [was near 36th & Market ]
Al Spangler | Olney | 1933 | 1959 | Gale and B Street [footsteps to Rising Sun & Olney]
Eddie Stanky | Northeast | 1916 | 1943 | I & Russell (near
Ontario)
Alan
"Inky" Strange | Northeast | 1909 | 1934 | Franklin (near 8th) &
Susquehanna
Christian "Ya-Ya" Walker | Kenn.-Kenrick | 1991 | 2014 | suburbs (Limerick)
&-William
"Bucky" Walters | Germantown | 1909 | 1931 | Germantown Ave. & Pleasant St. (near Carpenter Lane)
Phil
"Lefty" Weinert | West Phila. | 1902 | 1919 | Spruce Street [cross street currently unavailable]
Jimmie
Wilson | None | 1900 | 1923 | 3rd & Somerset
*Samuel
"Mike" Wilson | Northeast | 1896 | 1921 | Germantown & Abington (near
Willow Grove) Avenues
Bob Zupcic | Egan | 1966 | 1991 | suburbs (Levittown)
+-unclear whether he played at Gratz; signed first pro contract at age 15 | | | |
*-also played in NFL | | | |
&-left after soph year. | | | |
Player | School | Born | Debut |
Charlie Bates | ??? | 1905 | 1927 |
Johnny Berger | ??? | 1901 | 1922 |
Hal Kelleher | ??? | 1913 | 1935 |
Tom Kirk | ??? | 1927 | 1947 | Rhawnhurst area?
Joe
"Blackie" Kohlman | ??? | 1913 | 1937 |
William
"Carl" Lord | ??? | 1900 | 1923 |
Cy Malis | ??? | 1907 | 1934 |
Guido
"Wedo" Martini | ??? | 1913 | 1935 |
Louis
"Tony" Parisse | ??? | 1911 | 1943 | 21st & Cambria
Jim Peterson | ??? | 1908 | 1931 |
Eddie Roetz | ??? | 1905 | 1929 |
Al Spohrer | none | 1902 | 1928 |
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026