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#
PA
R
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2B
3B
HR
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SBA
SB%
1 Orator Shaffer
RF
279
37.6
21.6
37.0
21.8
7.5
9.5
3.4
-0.5
15.4
0.6
26.3
6.2
26.3
0.0
6.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2 Paul Hines
CF
259
30.5
25.1
42.9
13.0
17.0
4.2
1.6
3.5
17.7
9.2
21.7
-4.6
21.7
0.0
-1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3 Tom York
LF
277
26.2
12.7
38.9
27.3
-5.0
9.3
7.5
0.6
26.2
1.4
13.5
1.1
13.5
0.0
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4 Lew Brown
C
250
21.7
10.5
32.1
22.4
-6.6
12.7
3.7
0.5
21.7
-19.0
11.0
0.8
11.0
0.0
-5.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
5 Dick Higham
RF
286
21.4
16.7
26.8
7.9
6.4
12.1
-1.8
0.6
10.1
5.2
15.0
-2.2
15.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
6 Joe Start
1B
287
19.4
23.3
30.6
1.6
20.7
1.3
2.1
0.7
7.3
18.3
19.3
-5.5
19.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
7 John Clapp
LF
276
19.0
12.2
10.4
4.7
11.3
0.4
-0.6
-0.4
-1.8
12.7
16.9
6.3
16.9
0.0
10.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
8 Charley Jones
LF
265
18.4
13.8
32.5
16.1
5.2
2.1
4.7
2.5
18.7
2.6
11.8
-2.6
11.8
0.0
-1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
9 Bob Ferguson
SS
269
18.2
21.3
18.9
0.9
21.6
-0.1
-0.8
-0.3
-2.3
7.7
23.5
3.1
23.5
0.0
5.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
10 Cap Anson
LF
274
18.0
18.7
18.3
5.8
16.3
1.9
-0.8
-0.4
-0.4
19.3
23.1
6.1
23.1
0.0
12.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
11 Jim O'Rourke
CF
260
16.7
3.4
22.1
17.1
-9.3
8.0
4.6
0.5
18.7
-2.0
2.3
-1.6
2.3
0.0
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
12 Abner Dalrymple
LF
277
16.2
22.9
23.8
-0.3
22.4
0.0
1.3
-0.5
1.0
-9.1
22.0
-1.2
22.0
0.0
-4.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
13 Cal McVey
3B
276
13.9
13.2
21.1
6.0
10.0
0.7
1.5
1.4
7.9
10.6
11.8
-1.9
11.8
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
14 Deacon White
C
268
10.8
14.6
4.9
-6.1
20.9
-5.2
-1.5
-0.5
-9.7
15.1
17.1
3.5
17.1
0.0
8.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
15 Lip Pike
CF
MULT
172
8.2
8.8
7.8
-0.3
9.5
-0.9
0.4
-0.3
-1.0
2.7
9.4
0.8
9.4
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
16 Joe Gerhardt
2B
266
7.4
10.2
5.6
-4.2
13.1
-2.0
-0.4
-0.6
-4.6
5.8
10.5
0.4
10.5
0.0
2.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
17 Jack Burdock
2B
249
6.0
-1.3
7.8
5.6
-6.9
3.3
3.7
-0.5
9.1
1.3
-3.7
-3.4
-3.7
0.0
-2.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
18 Buttercup Dickerson
CF
123
4.1
6.3
5.9
-3.5
6.6
0.8
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
2.1
4.0
-3.1
4.0
0.0
-2.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
19 King Kelly
RF
244
3.2
5.8
0.5
-4.3
8.6
-1.2
-1.2
-0.6
-5.3
11.3
6.5
1.0
6.5
0.0
4.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
20 Andy Leonard
LF
265
2.1
-1.5
0.4
-1.9
-1.1
-1.4
2.5
-0.5
1.9
0.4
-4.3
-3.8
-4.3
0.0
-3.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
21 Jack Manning
RF
258
2.0
-2.8
-6.1
0.3
-2.7
0.9
-1.5
-0.5
-3.3
3.0
-0.2
3.5
-0.2
0.0
4.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
22 Bill Harbidge
C
246
1.9
6.1
2.9
-3.5
6.2
2.9
-2.6
-0.3
-3.1
5.0
5.8
-0.4
5.8
0.0
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
23 Jimmy Hallinan
LF
MULT
84
1.6
0.7
0.8
3.0
-1.0
1.9
-0.9
-0.1
0.1
-1.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
0.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
24 Doug Allison
C
77
0.7
2.1
-0.6
-3.6
3.9
-0.6
-0.7
-0.2
-2.6
-2.4
1.4
-0.9
1.4
0.0
-1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
25 Al Spalding
2B
4
0.7
0.9
0.7
-0.4
1.1
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.3
0.3
0.8
-0.1
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
26 John Peters
2B
251
0.5
9.3
1.7
-9.2
15.0
-3.4
-1.6
-0.4
-7.7
10.4
8.2
-1.5
8.2
0.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
27 Alamazoo Jennings
C
3
-0.2
-0.5
-0.7
0.8
-0.7
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.1
0.9
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
28 Bill Sullivan
LF
6
-0.9
-0.6
-1.0
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
-0.0
-0.4
0.4
-0.7
-0.2
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
29 Jake Knowdell
C
14
-1.1
-0.8
-0.7
-0.3
-1.0
0.5
-0.1
-0.0
0.1
-2.0
-1.1
-0.4
-1.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
30 Harry Schafer
RF
8
-1.4
-1.1
-1.6
-0.7
-0.7
-0.3
-0.1
-0.0
-0.5
-0.4
-1.3
-0.2
-1.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
31 Frank Bliss
3B
8
-1.5
-1.2
-1.7
-0.7
-0.7
-0.3
-0.1
-0.0
-0.5
0.6
-1.3
-0.2
-1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
32 Bill Traffley
C
9
-1.7
-1.4
-2.0
-0.8
-0.9
-0.3
-0.1
-0.0
-0.6
-0.3
-1.6
-0.2
-1.6
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
33 Joe Ellick
C
13
-2.1
-1.5
-2.4
-1.2
-0.8
-0.5
-0.1
-0.0
-0.8
-0.1
-1.8
-0.3
-1.8
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
34 Will Foley
3B
236
-2.3
-0.2
3.4
4.6
-2.1
-0.8
2.7
-0.3
3.6
3.2
0.4
0.9
0.4
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
35 Phil Powers
C
32
-3.0
-3.4
-2.4
1.2
-3.9
-0.2
0.7
-0.0
1.1
-2.7
-3.3
0.2
-3.3
0.0
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
36 Tim Murnane
1B
196
-3.5
-4.4
-7.9
-0.3
-3.0
-1.0
-0.9
-0.3
-3.5
2.5
-2.1
3.1
-2.1
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
37 Frank Hankinson
3B
245
-3.7
-1.1
0.9
0.6
-0.9
-1.0
0.6
0.7
2.0
-18.6
-2.1
-1.4
-2.1
0.0
-8.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
38 Fred Warner
SS
167
-3.7
-1.7
-7.7
-8.2
2.6
-1.8
-1.6
-0.3
-6.0
-2.7
-3.3
-2.2
-3.3
0.0
-3.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
39 Ned Williamson
3B
255
-3.8
-6.8
-4.8
0.7
-7.8
1.1
-0.4
0.6
2.1
3.9
-7.8
-1.3
-7.8
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40 Jack Remsen
CF
241
-5.0
-8.9
-6.9
13.2
-13.3
2.2
-1.4
0.7
2.0
-15.8
-0.9
11.0
-0.9
0.0
5.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
41 Pidgey Morgan
RF
59
-5.7
-4.2
-7.8
-2.0
-1.8
-2.1
-0.6
-0.1
-3.5
-4.7
-3.2
1.5
-3.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
42 Charlie Bennett
C
194
-5.7
-5.1
-4.7
5.6
-7.1
1.9
-2.0
0.7
0.4
-12.1
-1.4
5.1
-1.4
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
43 Chub Sullivan
1B
246
-5.7
-0.1
-6.9
-11.0
6.1
-4.3
-0.2
-0.6
-6.8
9.4
-3.2
-4.2
-3.2
0.0
-1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
44 John Cassidy
RF
265
-6.0
-1.4
-8.6
-5.0
2.9
-2.8
-1.7
-0.4
-7.2
8.4
0.2
2.2
0.2
0.0
5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
45 Billy Geer
SS
247
-6.2
-9.5
-6.6
6.9
-14.4
4.7
-0.3
-0.5
2.8
0.3
-6.5
4.0
-6.5
0.0
4.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
46 John Morrill
1B
238
-6.5
-5.9
-13.4
-8.5
-0.4
-3.5
-1.3
-0.4
-7.5
1.5
-6.7
-1.0
-6.7
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
47 Russ McKelvy
CF
258
-6.9
-8.6
-7.8
-0.6
-5.4
-5.1
0.6
1.6
0.8
-19.3
-9.7
-1.4
-9.7
0.0
-8.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
48 Ezra Sutton
3B
241
-7.0
-9.6
-6.2
-0.9
-10.2
0.5
0.7
0.6
3.4
3.7
-12.6
-4.2
-12.6
0.0
-2.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
49 Tom Carey
SS
253
-8.4
-6.5
-5.9
-6.0
-6.3
1.4
0.7
-0.5
0.6
4.7
-11.3
-6.5
-11.3
0.0
-4.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
50 Candy Nelson
SS
89
-10.6
-10.8
-14.9
-1.2
-8.4
-2.1
-0.8
-0.1
-4.1
-4.5
-8.7
2.8
-8.7
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
51 Billy Redmon
SS
195
-10.7
-7.9
-11.8
-0.8
-7.4
1.0
-1.9
-0.4
-3.8
1.2
-5.8
3.0
-5.8
0.0
3.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
52 Jake Goodman
1B
259
-11.9
-6.6
-9.6
-2.6
-2.2
-5.5
0.5
0.5
-2.9
-14.5
-6.4
0.3
-6.4
0.0
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
53 Silver Flint
C
256
-12.4
-8.9
-17.3
-12.9
-2.9
-2.0
-2.5
-0.4
-8.4
4.0
-12.2
-4.4
-12.2
0.0
-3.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
54 George Wright
SS
273
-12.5
-11.1
-20.7
-10.6
-3.9
-4.8
-1.7
-0.5
-9.6
-2.1
-11.7
-0.9
-11.7
0.0
-1.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
55 George Creamer
2B
198
-13.6
-11.6
-10.8
0.7
-12.0
-0.3
1.0
-0.3
0.9
-0.6
-11.7
-0.1
-11.7
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
56 Joe Quest
2B
290
-14.5
-15.3
-25.1
-4.8
-8.0
-7.3
-0.8
-0.5
-9.9
-2.6
-11.6
4.9
-11.6
0.0
4.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
57 Bill McClellan
2B
207
-15.0
-9.7
-14.7
-8.5
-5.7
-1.8
-1.1
-0.2
-5.0
2.1
-12.2
-3.4
-12.2
0.0
-2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
58 Pop Snyder
C
227
-16.3
-12.2
-21.2
-14.0
-5.2
-3.1
-2.2
-0.4
-9.1
-2.4
-15.7
-4.8
-15.7
0.0
-5.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
59 Mike Golden
CF
217
-18.7
-14.4
-15.9
-4.2
-12.1
-2.1
0.8
-0.3
-1.5
-19.6
-16.4
-2.7
-16.4
0.0
-9.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
60 Bill Hague
3B
255
-20.4
-14.9
-27.3
-13.9
-5.7
-5.9
-2.4
-0.6
-12.4
-15.6
-15.9
-1.4
-15.9
0.0
-6.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
61 Bill Holbert
RF
176
-21.3
-15.2
-24.3
-10.7
-8.2
-4.6
-1.8
-0.2
-9.0
-1.3
-16.4
-1.6
-16.4
0.0
-2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62 Charlie Sweasy
2B
219
-22.0
-18.9
-29.0
-8.5
-12.2
-4.6
-2.1
-0.5
-10.1
-7.0
-17.8
1.5
-17.8
0.0
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
63 Art Croft
1B
227
-24.7
-22.8
-30.3
-8.1
-18.2
-1.9
-2.2
-0.4
-7.4
-6.3
-23.3
-0.6
-23.3
0.0
-2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0

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