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#
1 Kid Nichols
SP
27.8
160
368.0
11.2
0.4
0.0
10.8
0.0
41.1
1.8
0.0
39.3
27.6
1.1
0.0
26.4
2 Amos Rusie
SP
26.1
148
322.3
8.8
0.3
0.0
8.4
0.0
30.2
1.0
0.0
29.2
18.4
0.4
0.0
18.0
3 Ted Breitenstein
SP
28.1
134
320.3
8.2
0.4
0.0
7.8
0.0
33.4
1.4
0.0
32.0
21.7
0.8
0.0
20.9
4 Hughie Jennings
SS
28.2
544
7.3
6.3
1.7
0.0
0.7
28.4
19.7
8.7
0.0
16.8
11.8
5.0
0.0
5 Willie Keeler
RF
25.3
618
7.2
6.5
0.0
0.0
-0.7
30.6
26.8
3.8
0.0
19.9
17.8
2.1
0.0
6 Cy Young
SP
30.3
159
333.7
6.9
-0.6
-0.1
7.5
-0.0
24.7
0.0
0.0
24.7
12.3
-0.7
-0.0
13.0
7 George Davis
SS
26.9
572
6.9
6.0
1.6
0.0
0.7
30.7
23.0
7.6
0.0
18.3
14.7
3.6
0.0
8 Fred Clarke
LF
24.7
590
6.5
6.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
29.5
26.0
3.5
0.0
18.8
17.4
1.4
0.0
9 Ed Delahanty
LF
29.7
598
5.7
5.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
22.8
20.1
2.7
0.0
12.0
11.4
0.6
0.0
10 Jack Powell
SP
23.0
108
225.0
5.5
-0.4
-0.0
6.0
-0.0
19.1
0.0
0.0
19.1
10.8
-0.5
-0.0
11.3
11 Win Mercer
SP
23.0
151
333.0
5.4
0.9
0.0
4.5
0.0
24.9
2.4
0.0
22.5
12.6
1.8
0.0
10.9
12 Frank Dwyer
SP
29.3
107
247.3
5.3
0.1
0.0
5.2
0.0
23.3
0.2
0.0
23.1
14.2
-0.3
0.0
14.5
13 Jimmy Collins
3B
27.5
585
5.2
4.0
1.6
0.0
0.4
26.3
18.2
8.1
0.0
14.2
9.8
4.5
0.0
14 Nap Lajoie
1B
22.8
577
5.2
5.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
20.0
17.6
2.4
0.0
10.2
9.3
1.0
0.0
15 Joe Kelley
LF
25.6
591
5.1
4.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
25.0
20.9
4.1
0.0
14.2
12.3
1.9
0.0
16 Clark Griffith
SP
27.6
183
343.7
5.0
0.5
-0.1
4.6
0.0
22.0
1.3
0.1
20.6
9.1
0.4
-0.0
8.7
17 Billy Hamilton
CF
31.4
622
4.8
4.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
28.5
23.2
5.4
0.0
16.5
14.1
2.4
0.0
18 Brickyard Kennedy
SP
29.7
152
343.3
4.8
0.5
0.0
4.3
0.0
22.8
1.4
0.0
21.3
10.1
0.7
0.0
9.4
19 Jouett Meekin
SP
30.4
143
303.7
4.7
0.6
0.0
4.1
0.0
21.9
2.0
0.0
19.9
10.7
1.4
0.0
9.4
20 Billy Rhines
SP
28.3
119
288.7
4.5
-0.7
0.0
5.2
0.0
25.1
0.0
0.0
25.1
14.5
-0.5
0.0
15.0
21 Kip Selbach
LF
25.3
576
4.5
3.7
0.2
0.0
-0.7
19.3
15.8
3.5
0.0
8.9
7.5
1.5
0.0
22 John McGraw
3B
24.2
507
4.4
4.4
0.3
0.0
0.3
19.1
15.5
3.7
0.0
8.9
8.1
0.8
0.0
23 Mike Griffin
CF
32.3
637
4.4
3.8
0.0
0.0
-0.6
23.7
19.6
4.1
0.0
11.2
10.3
0.9
0.0
24 Cy Seymour
SP
24.6
142
277.7
4.3
0.1
-0.0
4.3
-0.0
19.8
0.5
0.2
19.1
9.4
-0.1
0.0
9.5
25 Nixey Callahan
2B
23.3
383
189.7
4.3
0.4
-0.1
4.0
0.1
19.0
5.3
1.7
12.0
5.2
-0.2
0.1
5.4
26 Joe Corbett
SP
21.6
156
313.0
4.2
0.0
0.0
4.2
0.0
25.7
0.0
0.0
25.7
14.2
-0.7
-0.0
14.8
27 Jesse Burkett
LF
28.6
610
4.2
4.3
-0.8
0.0
-0.7
24.0
20.2
3.8
0.0
13.1
11.3
1.8
0.0
28 Bobby Wallace
3B
23.7
580
4.2
3.7
0.8
0.0
0.4
22.2
14.9
7.3
0.0
10.4
6.5
3.9
0.0
29 Hugh Duffy
LF
30.6
621
4.1
3.4
-0.0
0.0
-0.7
25.1
20.6
4.6
0.0
13.8
11.5
2.3
0.0
30 Arlie Pond
SP
24.5
105
248.0
4.0
0.2
-0.0
3.9
-0.0
20.1
0.5
0.0
19.6
11.0
0.0
-0.0
10.9
31 Jerry Nops
SP
22.0
98
220.7
4.0
-0.4
0.0
4.3
0.0
20.5
0.0
0.0
20.5
12.4
-0.4
0.0
12.8
32 Jack Taylor
SP
24.1
148
317.3
3.9
0.3
-0.0
3.7
-0.0
18.0
0.3
0.0
17.7
6.3
-0.3
-0.0
6.7
33 Jake Stenzel
CF
30.0
585
3.8
4.2
-0.9
0.0
-0.5
23.2
19.3
3.9
0.0
11.6
10.9
0.8
0.0
34 Jack Doyle
1B
27.7
492
3.7
3.3
0.4
0.0
-0.0
16.4
14.8
1.5
0.0
8.1
7.7
0.4
0.0
35 Cupid Childs
2B
29.9
537
3.7
3.2
0.7
0.0
0.2
19.1
13.4
5.7
0.0
8.7
5.6
3.1
0.0
36 Perry Werden
1B
31.9
562
3.7
2.5
1.1
0.0
-0.0
14.4
12.0
2.5
0.0
5.0
3.8
1.2
0.0
37 Bill Lange
CF
26.1
541
3.7
3.7
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
21.3
18.5
2.8
0.0
10.6
10.6
0.0
0.0
38 Fred Klobedanz
SP
26.1
160
309.3
3.7
1.0
-0.0
2.6
-0.0
24.6
3.9
0.0
20.6
13.1
3.2
0.0
9.9
39 Bill Joyce
3B
31.8
488
3.7
4.3
-0.3
0.0
0.3
18.4
16.8
1.5
0.0
8.5
9.8
-1.3
0.0
40 Nig Cuppy
SP
28.0
61
139.3
3.6
-0.4
0.0
3.9
0.0
12.2
0.0
0.0
12.2
7.1
-0.3
0.0
7.4
41 Monte Cross
SS
27.8
544
3.5
3.2
1.1
0.0
0.7
13.8
10.8
2.9
0.0
1.8
2.9
-1.1
0.0
42 Zeke Wilson
SP
27.5
127
263.7
3.5
-0.4
-0.0
3.8
-0.0
17.0
0.0
0.0
16.9
7.2
-0.6
0.0
7.8
43 Heinie Reitz
2B
30.0
544
3.4
1.7
1.9
0.0
0.2
15.3
8.8
6.5
0.0
4.4
0.9
3.5
0.0
44 Jack Stivetts
SP
29.3
217
129.3
3.3
1.6
-0.2
1.8
-0.1
19.4
8.0
0.6
10.7
13.3
7.1
0.1
6.2
45 Al Orth
SP
24.8
157
282.3
3.3
1.1
-0.0
2.2
-0.0
16.2
2.7
0.1
13.4
5.6
2.0
-0.0
3.6
46 Doc McJames
SP
22.8
129
323.7
3.1
-0.7
0.0
3.9
0.0
19.9
0.0
0.0
19.9
8.0
-0.6
0.0
8.6
47 Elmer Smith
LF
29.3
550
3.1
3.3
-0.8
0.0
-0.6
20.0
18.3
1.7
0.0
10.1
10.3
-0.3
0.0
48 George Van Haltren
CF
31.3
611
3.1
2.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
24.0
16.7
7.2
0.0
12.1
7.9
4.2
0.0
49 Mike Tiernan
RF
30.4
591
3.1
3.2
-0.8
0.0
-0.6
21.7
19.1
2.5
0.0
11.3
10.5
0.8
0.0
50 Ted Lewis
SP
24.5
126
290.0
3.0
-0.2
0.0
3.2
0.0
21.5
0.0
0.0
21.5
10.8
-0.6
0.0
11.4
51 Fielder Jones
RF
25.9
631
3.0
2.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
20.0
17.8
2.3
0.0
9.1
8.6
0.5
0.0
52 Bert Cunningham
SP
31.6
100
234.7
3.0
-0.1
-0.0
3.1
-0.0
14.2
0.0
0.0
14.2
5.6
-0.5
-0.0
6.1
53 Chick Stahl
RF
24.5
515
2.9
2.9
-0.6
0.0
-0.6
19.9
17.5
2.4
0.0
11.0
10.1
0.9
0.0
54 George Wheeler
SP
27.9
84
191.0
2.9
-0.1
0.0
3.0
0.0
11.8
0.0
0.0
11.8
4.7
-0.4
0.0
5.1
55 Klondike Douglass
C
25.1
583
2.8
3.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
14.5
13.1
1.4
0.0
3.1
4.6
-1.5
0.0
56 Duff Cooley
CF
24.3
629
2.8
2.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.6
16.2
12.7
3.5
0.0
4.3
3.5
0.7
0.0
57 Bill Dahlen
SS
27.5
339
2.7
2.5
0.7
0.0
0.4
13.5
9.1
4.4
0.0
6.1
4.2
2.0
0.0
58 Herman Long
SS
31.2
492
2.7
2.3
0.9
0.0
0.6
17.0
11.6
5.4
0.0
6.4
4.4
2.0
0.0
59 Gene DeMontreville
SS
24.3
602
2.6
3.2
0.1
0.0
0.6
17.0
12.0
5.0
0.0
4.3
3.3
1.1
0.0
60 Bobby Lowe
2B
32.0
548
2.6
1.7
1.1
0.0
0.2
15.6
11.3
4.3
0.0
4.7
3.4
1.3
0.0
61 Deacon McGuire
C
33.6
351
2.6
2.6
0.4
0.0
0.4
12.3
8.5
3.7
0.0
4.6
3.4
1.1
0.0
62 John Anderson
LF
23.5
527
2.5
2.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
17.3
15.3
2.0
0.0
7.7
7.6
0.0
0.0
63 Jake Beckley
1B
MULT
29.9
472
2.5
2.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
15.2
13.9
1.3
0.0
7.2
7.1
0.1
0.0
64 Frank Killen
SP
26.6
147
337.3
2.4
0.4
0.0
2.0
0.0
21.2
1.4
0.0
19.8
8.9
0.7
0.0
8.1
65 Candy LaChance
1B
27.4
548
2.4
2.1
0.3
0.0
-0.0
15.7
13.8
2.0
0.0
6.5
5.8
0.7
0.0
66 Bill Hoffer
SP
26.6
149
303.3
2.4
0.1
-0.0
2.3
-0.0
19.8
0.4
0.1
19.3
8.5
-0.3
0.1
8.7
67 Danny Friend
SP
24.2
94
203.0
2.3
0.3
-0.0
2.1
-0.0
11.2
0.9
0.0
10.3
3.7
0.4
-0.0
3.3
68 Fred Tenney
1B
25.6
646
2.3
1.7
0.6
0.0
-0.1
15.7
13.2
2.4
0.0
5.0
3.9
1.1
0.0
69 Pink Hawley
SP
24.6
136
311.3
2.3
-0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
18.4
0.0
0.0
18.4
7.0
-0.6
0.0
7.6
70 Kid Gleason
2B
30.7
574
2.2
1.9
0.5
0.0
0.2
17.1
11.8
5.3
0.0
5.7
3.5
2.1
0.0
71 Jimmy Ryan
RF
34.4
587
2.2
2.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.7
16.0
14.0
2.0
0.0
5.7
5.4
0.3
0.0
72 Chief Zimmer
C
36.6
328
1.9
1.4
0.9
0.0
0.4
11.1
6.0
5.2
0.0
3.7
1.2
2.4
0.0
73 Bid McPhee
2B
37.7
337
1.8
1.4
0.6
0.0
0.1
10.9
6.9
4.1
0.0
4.1
2.0
2.2
0.0
74 Tommy Tucker
1B
MULT
33.7
409
1.8
2.5
-0.7
0.0
-0.0
10.9
10.2
0.7
0.0
3.9
4.2
-0.3
0.0
75 Billy Shindle
3B
36.6
605
1.7
2.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
15.1
11.4
3.7
0.0
2.8
2.6
0.1
0.0
76 Charlie Reilly
3B
30.4
405
1.7
1.3
0.7
0.0
0.3
9.9
5.5
4.4
0.0
1.4
-0.4
1.8
0.0
77 Willie Clark
1B
24.9
481
1.7
1.2
0.4
0.0
-0.1
11.5
9.3
2.2
0.0
3.3
2.3
1.0
0.0
78 Walter Thornton
LF
22.4
305
130.3
1.6
1.1
-1.2
1.5
-0.3
13.5
7.2
0.0
6.3
3.5
2.8
-1.0
1.8
79 Dusty Miller
RF
28.8
517
1.6
1.7
-0.7
0.0
-0.6
14.7
12.0
2.6
0.0
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.0
80 Dummy Hoy
CF
35.1
586
1.6
1.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
16.8
11.1
5.7
0.0
5.3
2.6
2.7
0.0
81 Harry Davis
1B
24.0
475
1.5
2.5
-0.9
0.0
-0.0
14.3
13.2
1.2
0.0
5.5
6.3
-0.8
0.0
82 Duke Farrell
C
30.8
284
1.5
1.4
0.4
0.0
0.4
8.0
4.8
3.3
0.0
2.0
0.7
1.3
0.0
83 Bill Hill
SP
22.9
80
199.0
1.5
-0.8
0.0
2.3
0.0
11.8
0.0
0.0
11.8
4.6
-0.4
0.0
4.9
84 Bones Ely
SS
34.1
557
1.5
1.3
0.9
0.0
0.7
14.1
6.4
7.7
0.0
1.9
-1.7
3.6
0.0
85 Jesse Tannehill
CF
23.0
204
142.0
1.4
0.0
-0.2
1.4
-0.1
13.3
2.5
0.9
9.9
4.7
-0.5
0.2
4.9
86 Ed Doheny
SP
23.6
36
85.0
1.4
-0.1
0.0
1.5
0.0
6.8
0.0
0.0
6.8
3.7
-0.2
0.0
3.9
87 Honus Wagner
CF
23.4
258
1.4
1.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
8.8
7.3
1.6
0.0
3.7
3.5
0.2
0.0
88 Charlie Irwin
3B
28.4
571
1.4
1.4
0.4
0.0
0.4
16.6
9.3
7.3
0.0
4.7
1.1
3.7
0.0
89 George Shoch
2B
38.5
350
1.3
1.6
-0.1
0.0
0.2
9.4
6.9
2.5
0.0
2.1
1.8
0.3
0.0
90 Chauncey Fisher
SP
25.5
66
149.0
1.3
-0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
8.7
0.0
0.0
8.7
3.2
-0.3
0.0
3.5
91 Dick Padden
2B
26.8
591
1.3
1.7
-0.3
0.0
0.2
14.4
9.4
5.0
0.0
2.7
0.9
1.9
0.0
92 Heinie Peitz
C
26.6
292
8.0
1.2
0.9
0.9
-0.1
0.4
8.8
4.3
4.5
0.0
1.7
0.0
2.0
-0.3
93 Cy Swaim
SP
23.3
73
193.0
1.2
-0.3
0.0
1.5
0.0
10.4
0.0
0.0
10.4
3.3
-0.3
0.0
3.6
94 Jim Connor
2B
34.1
318
1.2
0.8
0.5
0.0
0.1
8.3
5.4
2.9
0.0
1.8
0.8
1.0
0.0
95 Billy Nash
3B
32.0
410
1.2
1.6
-0.0
0.0
0.3
8.4
4.4
4.1
0.0
-0.3
-1.6
1.3
0.0
96 Bill Everitt
3B
28.6
426
1.2
1.8
-0.4
0.0
0.2
11.1
9.7
1.4
0.0
2.6
3.5
-0.9
0.0
97 Fred Hartman
3B
29.2
555
1.2
1.9
-0.3
0.0
0.4
9.5
8.4
1.1
0.0
-1.8
0.3
-2.2
0.0
98 Charlie Hastings
SP
26.6
55
118.0
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
7.8
0.8
0.0
7.0
3.4
0.6
0.0
2.9
99 John Warner
C
24.9
443
1.2
1.1
0.7
0.0
0.6
13.0
5.5
7.6
0.0
3.0
-1.0
3.9
0.0
100 Roger Bresnahan
SP
18.1
17
41.0
1.2
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.5
0.3
0.0
3.2
2.0
0.3
-0.0
1.8
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