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Merkle923 · 01-26-2015, 01:16 PM

There are plenty of records from the '60s/'70s - they are just woefully inconsistent and incomplete.

From about 1960 through around 1968, The Sporting News did an annual round-up of them, usually in a February or early March issue - but one team or more would always read "To be determined after early camp."

The best bet is team media guides, but they too are incomplete and many teams didn't even list them (the 1969 Dodgers guide lists nobody) or left guys out - often because the process was so informal.

The most reliable sources are actually spring training scorecards and box scores. An easy solution if you can spend a few thousand bucks on each year's scorecards (and if you can find them).

01-26-2015, 01:16 PM	#24192
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,210	Non-Rosters There are plenty of records from the '60s/'70s - they are just woefully inconsistent and incomplete. From about 1960 through around 1968, The Sporting News did an annual round-up of them, usually in a February or early March issue - but one team or more would always read "To be determined after early camp." The best bet is team media guides, but they too are incomplete and many teams didn't even list them (the 1969 Dodgers guide lists nobody) or left guys out - often because the process was so informal. The most reliable sources are actually spring training scorecards and box scores. An easy solution if you can spend a few thousand bucks on each year's scorecards (and if you can find them).