1888 Season
1887 / 1889














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#
1 Silver King
SP
20.5
248
585.7
15.8
1.3
0.0
14.5
-0.0
71.9
4.0
0.0
67.9
50.6
2.3
-0.0
48.3
2 Charlie Buffinton
SP
27.0
167
400.3
12.0
-0.1
-0.0
12.1
0.0
41.2
0.0
0.0
41.2
26.4
-0.5
-0.0
26.9
3 Ed Seward
SP
21.0
246
518.7
9.9
-0.1
-0.0
9.9
-0.1
42.1
0.0
0.3
41.7
22.9
-1.7
0.2
24.4
4 Tim Keefe
SP
31.5
185
434.3
9.1
-1.1
-0.0
10.3
0.0
36.7
0.0
0.0
36.7
20.7
-0.5
-0.0
21.2
5 Ben Sanders
SP
23.4
246
275.3
8.8
1.1
-0.2
7.8
-0.1
33.0
3.9
1.1
28.0
22.0
3.2
0.6
18.2
6 Mickey Welch
SP
29.0
171
425.3
7.9
-0.1
-0.0
8.0
0.0
31.2
0.0
0.0
31.2
15.6
-0.5
0.0
16.0
7 Roger Connor
1B
31.0
558
7.6
6.3
1.4
0.0
0.1
31.7
28.5
3.2
0.0
21.6
19.8
1.7
0.0
8 Pete Conway
SP
21.7
178
391.0
6.9
1.4
-0.0
5.6
0.0
29.8
3.8
0.0
26.0
15.3
3.3
-0.0
12.0
9 Bob Caruthers
SP
24.5
384
391.7
6.9
1.0
-0.1
5.6
-0.3
43.9
9.0
1.2
33.7
27.2
6.4
0.3
20.6
10 Cap Anson
1B
36.2
563
6.9
6.4
0.5
0.0
0.1
29.4
27.3
2.1
0.0
19.3
18.6
0.7
0.0
11 Dan Brouthers
1B
30.1
602
6.6
6.8
-0.1
0.0
0.1
27.3
25.9
1.4
0.0
16.6
16.5
0.0
0.0
12 Gus Krock
SP
22.1
140
339.7
6.3
-0.5
-0.0
6.8
0.0
26.5
0.0
0.0
26.5
14.0
-0.4
0.0
14.4
13 Pud Galvin
SP
31.5
176
437.3
5.7
-0.9
-0.0
6.6
0.0
27.5
0.0
0.0
27.5
11.4
-0.5
-0.0
11.9
14 Harry Stovey
LF
31.5
595
5.4
4.5
0.2
0.0
-0.8
31.5
27.0
4.5
0.0
20.9
18.2
2.7
0.0
15 Billy Nash
3B
23.0
580
5.3
4.3
1.5
0.0
0.5
23.7
16.2
7.5
0.0
10.9
7.2
3.7
0.0
16 Jimmy Ryan
CF
25.4
589
38.3
5.3
6.2
-1.0
-0.5
-0.6
34.9
29.6
3.3
2.0
21.6
20.4
0.4
0.7
17 John Reilly
1B
29.7
562
5.3
5.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
30.3
27.8
2.5
0.0
20.5
19.5
1.0
0.0
18 Elmer Smith
SP
20.3
149
348.3
5.1
0.7
0.0
4.4
-0.0
28.4
2.0
0.0
26.5
15.7
0.9
-0.0
14.8
19 Nat Hudson
SP
29.5
216
333.0
5.0
1.0
-0.1
4.0
-0.1
35.6
3.8
0.5
31.3
22.7
2.3
0.2
20.2
20 Ed Morris
SP
25.8
193
480.0
5.0
-1.4
-0.0
6.4
0.0
32.3
0.0
0.0
32.3
14.6
-0.5
0.0
15.1
21 Mike Tiernan
RF
21.4
492
4.8
4.2
0.1
0.0
-0.6
27.3
22.8
4.5
0.0
17.8
15.2
2.7
0.0
22 Mickey Hughes
SP
21.7
146
363.0
4.8
-0.5
0.0
5.2
-0.0
31.9
0.0
0.0
31.9
18.8
-1.0
0.0
19.8
23 Tony Mullane
SP
29.4
186
380.3
4.5
1.0
-0.1
3.6
-0.0
31.8
3.3
0.1
28.3
17.7
2.1
0.0
15.6
24 King Kelly
C
30.5
475
4.5
5.4
-0.6
0.0
0.4
24.2
20.6
3.6
0.0
13.7
13.2
0.5
0.0
25 Elton Chamberlain
SP
MULT
20.7
155
308.0
4.4
0.1
-0.0
4.4
-0.0
23.1
0.4
0.0
22.7
11.7
-0.6
-0.1
12.4
26 Dick Johnston
CF
25.2
601
4.4
4.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
25.1
19.3
5.8
0.0
12.6
10.0
2.6
0.0
27 Buck Ewing
C
28.7
442
7.0
4.4
5.3
0.3
-0.4
0.7
27.2
22.0
5.2
0.0
16.9
15.2
1.9
-0.2
28 Dummy Hoy
CF
26.1
583
4.3
4.5
-0.8
0.0
-0.7
31.1
28.2
2.9
0.0
18.9
19.2
-0.2
0.0
29 Adonis Terry
SP
23.9
120
195.0
4.2
0.5
-0.0
3.7
-0.1
20.1
1.7
0.3
18.0
12.6
0.9
0.2
11.5
30 Gus Weyhing
SP
21.8
185
404.0
4.2
0.5
0.0
3.6
-0.0
29.8
1.4
0.0
28.5
15.0
0.1
-0.0
14.9
31 John Clarkson
SP
27.0
212
483.3
4.2
-0.1
-0.0
4.3
0.0
31.4
0.0
0.0
31.4
13.5
-0.6
-0.0
14.1
32 Charlie Bennett
C
33.6
291
4.2
2.5
2.2
0.0
0.6
12.4
7.9
4.5
0.0
5.4
3.3
2.0
0.0
33 Tip O'Neill
LF
30.1
577
4.2
3.2
0.2
0.0
-0.8
26.6
22.7
4.0
0.0
16.3
14.1
2.2
0.0
34 Hub Collins
LF
MULT
24.2
582
4.1
4.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.4
25.3
22.2
3.1
0.0
14.1
13.6
0.5
0.0
35 Ed McKean
SS
24.1
582
4.1
4.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
26.1
22.8
3.3
0.0
14.0
14.2
-0.1
0.0
36 Fred Pfeffer
2B
28.3
552
4.0
3.2
1.1
0.0
0.4
20.4
13.8
6.6
0.0
8.6
5.2
3.4
0.0
37 Dave Foutz
RF
31.8
593
176.0
4.0
1.7
-0.2
1.9
-0.5
32.1
15.3
2.7
14.1
15.8
6.5
1.0
8.3
38 Jersey Bakely
SP
24.2
221
532.7
3.9
-0.0
0.0
3.9
-0.0
23.8
0.0
0.1
23.7
4.4
-1.5
0.1
5.8
39 Curt Welch
CF
26.4
611
3.9
3.0
0.1
0.0
-0.7
30.1
21.5
8.6
0.0
17.8
12.4
5.4
0.0
40 Ned Williamson
SS
30.7
523
3.8
4.1
0.7
0.0
1.0
19.3
15.0
4.3
0.0
6.9
6.9
0.1
0.0
41 George Pinkney
3B
29.5
653
3.7
3.8
0.3
0.0
0.4
24.5
20.1
4.4
0.0
10.9
10.5
0.4
0.0
42 Denny Lyons
3B
22.3
504
3.6
3.7
0.2
0.0
0.3
20.4
18.1
2.2
0.0
9.9
10.7
-0.8
0.0
43 Tommy Tucker
1B
24.7
554
2.3
3.6
3.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
23.1
20.3
2.7
0.1
13.4
12.1
1.3
0.1
44 Yank Robinson
2B
28.8
583
3.5
3.6
0.2
0.0
0.3
21.0
17.9
3.2
0.0
8.9
9.2
-0.3
0.0
45 Deacon White
3B
40.6
557
3.5
3.9
0.1
0.0
0.5
17.6
14.1
3.5
0.0
5.6
5.5
0.1
0.0
46 Danny Richardson
2B
25.4
577
3.4
1.5
2.3
0.0
0.4
14.0
8.0
6.0
0.0
1.9
-0.9
2.8
0.0
47 Oyster Burns
SS
MULT
23.8
571
12.7
3.4
3.9
-0.6
-0.0
-0.1
26.7
23.3
3.0
0.4
14.5
14.8
-0.3
0.0
48 Hank O'Day
SP
26.0
170
403.0
3.3
-0.9
-0.0
4.2
0.0
19.8
0.0
0.0
19.8
4.9
-0.5
-0.0
5.4
49 Lee Viau
SP
22.0
160
387.7
3.3
-1.0
0.0
4.2
-0.0
30.0
0.0
0.0
30.0
15.9
-1.1
-0.0
17.0
50 Arlie Latham
3B
28.3
621
3.3
2.2
1.5
0.0
0.4
23.6
16.4
7.1
0.0
10.8
7.2
3.5
0.0
51 Bill Sowders
SP
23.6
125
317.0
2.9
-0.7
-0.0
3.6
0.0
22.3
0.0
0.0
22.3
10.6
-0.4
0.0
11.0
52 Doggie Miller
C
23.9
429
2.8
3.1
0.1
0.0
0.3
15.8
13.7
2.1
0.0
6.4
7.1
-0.6
0.0
53 Tommy McCarthy
RF
24.9
552
4.3
2.8
1.0
1.2
-0.2
-0.8
22.6
14.8
7.6
0.2
12.1
6.7
5.4
0.0
54 Jack Glasscock
SS
30.9
463
0.3
2.7
3.0
0.8
-0.2
0.8
15.2
10.2
5.0
0.0
4.3
3.0
1.3
-0.0
55 Jake Beckley
1B
20.9
292
2.7
2.9
-0.1
0.0
0.1
15.4
14.5
0.9
0.0
10.1
9.9
0.2
0.0
56 Pete Browning
CF
27.0
424
2.6
3.1
-1.1
0.0
-0.6
17.1
15.8
1.2
0.0
8.7
9.6
-0.9
0.0
57 Jack Rowe
SS
31.6
473
2.6
3.0
0.5
0.0
0.8
13.3
9.7
3.6
0.0
2.5
2.3
0.1
0.0
58 John Ewing
SP
25.1
80
191.0
2.6
0.1
0.0
2.5
-0.0
8.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
1.1
-0.5
0.0
1.6
59 Henry Boyle
SP
27.8
132
323.0
2.5
-0.5
-0.0
3.0
0.0
16.3
0.0
0.0
16.3
4.4
-0.4
-0.0
4.8
60 Darby O'Brien
LF
24.8
569
2.5
1.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
20.8
16.6
4.2
0.0
10.4
8.1
2.3
0.0
61 Lou Bierbauer
2B
22.8
561
3.0
2.5
1.6
1.0
0.1
0.2
17.3
11.1
6.0
0.3
5.6
2.8
2.7
0.2
62 Jim O'Rourke
LF
37.8
436
2.5
2.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
17.5
13.2
4.3
0.0
8.9
6.4
2.4
0.0
63 Emmett Seery
LF
27.4
570
2.4
2.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.8
16.2
14.6
1.6
0.0
5.5
5.8
-0.2
0.0
64 Sam Wise
SS
30.9
457
2.4
2.8
0.3
0.0
0.7
13.8
9.8
4.0
0.0
3.3
2.7
0.6
0.0
65 Bill Burdick
SP
28.7
72
176.0
2.4
-0.3
-0.0
2.7
0.0
10.8
0.0
0.0
10.8
4.2
-0.2
-0.0
4.5
66 Henry Larkin
1B
28.5
592
2.3
2.8
-0.5
0.0
-0.0
17.9
16.3
1.6
0.0
7.4
7.5
-0.1
0.0
67 Frank Fennelly
SS
MULT
28.4
568
2.3
1.4
1.6
0.0
0.7
18.0
8.0
10.0
0.0
5.1
-0.4
5.5
0.0
68 Jim Fogarty
RF
24.4
514
2.3
1.4
0.3
0.0
-0.6
20.6
12.9
7.6
0.0
10.5
5.0
5.5
0.0
69 Fred Dunlap
2B
29.1
340
2.2
2.0
0.4
0.0
0.2
13.5
9.6
3.9
0.0
6.2
4.3
1.9
0.0
70 Dave Orr
1B
28.8
409
2.2
1.7
0.5
0.0
-0.0
13.1
11.4
1.7
0.0
6.0
5.3
0.6
0.0
71 Kid Madden
SP
21.7
70
165.0
2.2
-0.2
-0.0
2.4
0.0
9.9
0.0
0.0
9.9
3.9
-0.2
0.0
4.1
72 Jerry Denny
3B
29.3
535
4.0
2.2
3.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.6
18.2
12.4
5.8
0.0
6.0
4.1
2.0
-0.1
73 Bid McPhee
2B
28.7
506
2.1
1.6
0.7
0.0
0.2
17.9
11.5
6.4
0.0
7.7
4.0
3.7
0.0
74 John Ward
SS
28.3
520
2.1
2.3
0.8
0.0
0.9
14.3
8.5
5.7
0.0
2.3
0.5
1.8
0.0
75 Hardy Richardson
2B
33.2
284
2.1
2.3
-0.0
0.0
0.2
11.0
9.0
2.0
0.0
5.1
4.6
0.5
0.0
76 Jumbo Davis
3B
26.8
517
2.1
1.8
0.6
0.0
0.4
16.4
12.7
3.7
0.0
5.3
5.1
0.2
0.0
77 Paul Hines
CF
33.3
562
2.0
2.9
-1.5
0.0
-0.6
17.3
15.9
1.3
0.0
5.6
7.2
-1.6
0.0
78 Bill Kuehne
3B
29.7
535
2.0
2.3
0.4
0.0
0.8
18.9
10.0
8.9
0.0
6.4
1.7
4.7
0.0
79 George Van Haltren
LF
22.3
340
245.7
1.9
2.1
-0.6
0.2
-0.3
23.7
11.0
0.7
12.0
8.9
5.7
-0.1
3.3
80 Fred Carroll
C
24.0
408
1.9
2.6
-0.4
0.0
0.2
13.5
12.0
1.4
0.0
4.5
5.7
-1.2
0.0
81 Mike Griffin
CF
23.3
602
1.9
1.8
-0.7
0.0
-0.8
19.2
17.5
1.7
0.0
7.1
8.5
-1.4
0.0
82 Billy Shindle
3B
27.6
542
1.9
0.1
2.1
0.0
0.4
16.6
5.3
11.3
0.0
5.0
-2.7
7.7
0.0
83 Phenomenal Smith
SP
MULT
23.6
131
314.0
1.8
1.1
0.0
0.8
-0.0
19.4
3.8
0.0
15.6
8.0
2.9
-0.0
5.1
84 Sam Thompson
RF
28.3
264
1.8
2.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.3
9.7
9.1
0.5
0.0
4.7
5.0
-0.4
0.0
85 Jim McTamany
CF
25.0
594
1.8
1.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
19.6
16.7
2.9
0.0
8.1
7.9
0.2
0.0
86 Sid Farrar
1B
28.9
552
1.8
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
13.3
10.8
2.5
0.0
3.3
2.2
1.1
0.0
87 Tom Burns
3B
31.3
512
1.8
1.4
0.9
0.0
0.5
12.3
6.4
5.9
0.0
0.8
-1.6
2.4
0.0
88 Jimmy Wolf
RF
26.1
565
1.7
2.4
-0.9
0.0
-0.3
16.2
13.6
2.6
0.0
4.9
5.2
-0.2
0.0
89 George Keefe
SP
21.5
44
114.0
1.7
0.1
-0.0
1.6
0.0
6.8
0.3
0.0
6.5
2.6
0.2
0.0
2.4
90 Charlie Ganzel
2B
26.0
401
1.7
1.3
0.8
0.0
0.4
8.1
4.6
3.5
0.0
-0.8
-1.7
0.9
0.0
91 Pop Corkhill
CF
MULT
30.2
586
5.0
1.7
0.9
0.3
-0.2
-0.8
20.8
13.7
7.1
0.0
8.8
5.0
3.9
-0.1
92 Jim Keenan
C
30.4
340
1.7
0.7
1.4
0.0
0.4
8.7
4.6
4.1
0.0
1.2
-0.4
1.6
0.0
93 Charley Bassett
2B
25.4
519
1.7
1.7
0.3
0.0
0.4
10.4
7.9
2.5
0.0
-0.7
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
94 Charlie Comiskey
1B
28.9
592
1.6
1.1
0.5
0.0
-0.1
14.5
12.9
1.7
0.0
4.2
4.1
0.1
0.0
95 Pop Smith
SS
31.7
508
1.6
1.2
1.1
0.0
0.7
12.3
5.5
6.8
0.0
0.6
-2.4
3.0
0.0
96 Jack Clements
C
23.9
340
1.5
0.9
1.3
0.0
0.6
6.9
3.7
3.2
0.0
-1.4
-1.6
0.2
0.0
97 Jim Whitney
SP
30.6
148
325.0
1.5
-0.1
-0.2
1.8
-0.0
15.8
0.0
0.0
15.8
3.7
-0.4
-0.1
4.2
98 Charlie Getzien
SP
24.4
180
404.0
1.5
0.8
-0.0
0.7
0.0
20.2
2.3
0.0
17.9
5.3
1.8
0.0
3.5
99 George Tebeau
LF
26.5
479
1.5
1.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.8
14.2
11.7
2.4
0.0
5.4
4.7
0.7
0.0
100 Jocko Milligan
C
26.9
238
1.5
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.3
7.9
4.2
3.7
0.0
2.4
0.7
1.7
0.0
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