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#
1 Kid Nichols
SP
28.8
167
388.0
11.1
0.3
0.0
10.8
0.0
46.3
1.0
0.0
45.3
32.0
0.2
-0.0
31.8
2 Clark Griffith
SP
28.6
137
325.7
10.5
-0.2
0.0
10.7
0.0
31.2
0.0
0.0
31.2
19.3
-0.7
0.0
20.0
3 Al Maul
SP
32.7
112
239.7
7.8
0.4
-0.0
7.4
-0.0
23.4
1.0
0.0
22.3
14.6
0.5
-0.0
14.1
4 Jesse Tannehill
SP
24.0
165
326.7
7.7
1.0
-0.1
6.7
-0.0
33.3
3.5
0.3
29.5
21.0
2.8
0.1
18.2
5 Cy Young
SP
31.3
169
377.7
7.6
0.6
0.0
6.9
0.0
35.2
1.7
0.0
33.4
21.3
0.9
0.0
20.4
6 Doc McJames
SP
23.8
155
374.0
7.5
-0.6
0.0
8.1
0.0
30.1
0.0
0.0
30.1
16.5
-0.7
0.0
17.2
7 Hughie Jennings
SS
29.2
665
7.5
6.9
1.3
0.0
0.8
31.6
24.1
7.5
0.0
17.1
14.1
3.0
0.0
8 John McGraw
3B
25.2
652
7.1
6.7
0.9
0.0
0.5
30.3
25.0
5.3
0.0
16.7
15.2
1.5
0.0
9 Bert Cunningham
SP
32.6
150
362.0
6.9
0.2
0.0
6.8
0.0
29.8
0.6
0.0
29.2
16.7
-0.1
0.0
16.8
10 Jimmy Collins
3B
28.5
657
6.9
5.6
1.9
0.0
0.5
32.2
23.2
8.9
0.0
18.1
13.4
4.7
0.0
11 Ted Lewis
SP
25.5
142
313.3
6.8
0.5
0.0
6.3
0.0
32.8
1.6
0.0
31.2
21.2
0.9
0.0
20.3
12 Ed Delahanty
LF
30.7
640
6.1
5.9
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
30.9
28.3
2.6
0.0
18.8
18.8
-0.0
0.0
13 Bill Dahlen
SS
28.5
619
5.7
4.8
1.9
0.0
1.0
27.8
17.7
10.1
0.0
13.8
8.4
5.3
0.0
14 Pink Hawley
SP
25.6
140
331.0
5.4
-0.5
0.0
5.9
0.0
27.5
0.0
0.0
27.5
15.4
-0.7
0.0
16.1
15 Jack Powell
SP
24.0
149
342.0
5.4
-0.6
0.0
6.0
0.0
28.0
0.0
0.0
28.0
15.6
-0.7
0.0
16.3
16 Dan McGann
1B
27.0
635
5.2
4.2
0.9
0.0
-0.1
20.9
18.1
2.8
0.0
10.0
8.6
1.4
0.0
17 Wiley Piatt
SP
24.0
130
306.0
5.1
0.4
0.0
4.7
0.0
20.5
1.0
0.0
19.5
9.4
0.4
0.0
9.0
18 Gene DeMontreville
2B
25.3
641
5.0
4.2
1.2
0.0
0.4
23.6
17.4
6.2
0.0
10.0
7.8
2.2
0.0
19 Elmer Flick
RF
22.5
565
4.9
4.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
24.1
22.3
1.8
0.0
14.0
13.9
0.1
0.0
20 Bobby Wallace
3B
24.7
671
4.7
3.7
1.4
0.0
0.5
23.6
13.2
10.4
0.0
9.3
3.2
6.1
0.0
21 Billy Hamilton
CF
32.4
508
4.6
5.2
-1.1
0.0
-0.5
28.9
26.8
2.1
0.0
18.9
19.2
-0.3
0.0
22 Willie Keeler
RF
26.3
604
4.5
3.8
0.0
0.0
-0.7
23.8
19.9
3.9
0.0
13.1
10.8
2.3
0.0
23 Lave Cross
3B
32.1
646
4.5
3.7
1.3
0.0
0.5
18.7
11.2
7.5
0.0
4.9
1.6
3.4
0.0
24 Al Orth
SP
25.8
133
250.0
4.4
0.9
-0.0
3.6
0.0
17.9
2.7
0.0
15.2
8.6
2.1
0.0
6.5
25 Vic Willis
SP
22.2
132
311.0
4.3
-0.7
0.0
5.0
0.0
28.6
0.0
0.0
28.6
17.2
-0.6
0.0
17.9
26 Ted Breitenstein
SP
29.1
142
315.7
4.3
0.2
-0.0
4.2
-0.0
23.7
0.5
0.0
23.1
12.1
-0.2
-0.0
12.3
27 Jimmy Ryan
LF
35.4
657
4.3
4.6
-1.0
0.0
-0.8
27.3
24.0
3.2
0.0
14.9
14.2
0.6
0.0
28 Bill Joyce
1B
32.8
619
4.3
4.0
0.2
0.0
-0.1
23.1
21.3
1.8
0.0
12.2
12.0
0.1
0.0
29 Amos Rusie
SP
27.1
139
300.0
4.2
-0.2
-0.0
4.4
0.0
19.6
0.0
0.0
19.6
8.6
-0.7
-0.0
9.2
30 Jesse Burkett
LF
29.6
706
4.2
4.6
-1.3
0.0
-0.8
27.0
23.6
3.4
0.0
13.8
13.0
0.7
0.0
31 Elmer Smith
LF
30.3
563
1.0
4.1
3.7
-0.2
-0.1
-0.7
26.8
22.8
4.0
0.0
16.0
14.4
1.7
-0.0
32 Brickyard Kennedy
SP
30.7
139
339.3
4.0
0.3
0.0
3.8
0.0
20.1
1.1
0.0
19.0
7.7
0.4
0.0
7.3
33 Frank Dwyer
SP
30.3
95
240.0
4.0
-0.4
0.0
4.4
0.0
20.1
0.0
0.0
20.1
11.4
-0.5
0.0
11.8
34 Nixey Callahan
SP
24.3
172
274.3
3.9
0.5
-0.2
3.7
-0.0
22.3
2.0
0.0
20.3
11.9
1.2
-0.1
10.8
35 George Davis
SS
27.9
529
3.9
3.4
1.3
0.0
0.8
19.6
15.2
4.4
0.0
7.7
7.3
0.5
0.0
36 Bill Lange
CF
27.1
490
3.9
3.0
0.5
0.0
-0.5
22.2
16.0
6.2
0.0
12.4
8.6
3.8
0.0
37 Cy Seymour
SP
25.6
309
356.7
3.9
1.0
-0.3
3.0
-0.2
26.2
5.2
0.4
20.6
11.8
3.7
-0.3
8.3
38 Kip Selbach
LF
26.3
589
3.9
3.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
17.2
15.1
2.1
0.0
6.0
6.3
-0.2
0.0
39 Fred Clarke
LF
25.7
667
3.8
3.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.8
24.0
20.8
3.2
0.0
11.3
10.8
0.5
0.0
40 Joe Kelley
CF
26.6
530
3.7
3.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
21.5
16.6
5.0
0.0
11.1
8.6
2.5
0.0
41 Jack Taylor
SP
25.1
174
397.3
3.7
0.4
-0.0
3.3
0.0
19.9
0.8
0.0
19.1
5.4
-0.0
-0.0
5.4
42 George Van Haltren
CF
32.3
722
3.7
3.8
-0.8
0.0
-0.7
29.3
25.5
3.8
0.0
15.2
14.7
0.4
0.0
43 Nap Lajoie
2B
23.8
641
3.6
4.8
-1.0
0.0
0.2
25.2
21.0
4.2
0.0
12.2
11.4
0.8
0.0
44 Honus Wagner
1B
24.4
635
3.4
3.4
0.2
0.0
0.2
21.0
16.7
4.3
0.0
8.9
7.2
1.7
0.0
45 Ed McKean
SS
34.1
674
3.4
4.1
0.3
0.0
1.0
15.8
13.8
2.0
0.0
0.7
3.7
-3.0
0.0
46 Jay Hughes
SP
24.4
180
300.7
3.4
0.4
-0.2
3.0
-0.1
20.9
1.4
0.4
19.1
9.4
0.6
0.1
8.7
47 Herman Long
SS
32.2
645
3.4
2.1
2.2
0.0
1.0
18.5
10.4
8.1
0.0
4.0
0.7
3.3
0.0
48 Hugh Duffy
LF
31.6
645
3.3
2.0
0.5
0.0
-0.8
23.9
16.2
7.8
0.0
11.4
6.5
4.8
0.0
49 Dummy Hoy
CF
36.1
659
3.3
3.4
-0.8
0.0
-0.6
23.6
20.1
3.5
0.0
10.5
10.3
0.3
0.0
50 Jim Hughey
SP
29.3
111
283.7
3.3
-0.6
0.0
3.9
0.0
13.9
0.0
0.0
13.9
3.6
-0.5
0.0
4.1
51 Ed McFarland
C
23.9
484
3.2
3.3
0.8
0.0
0.8
16.1
10.5
5.6
0.0
4.7
3.2
1.4
0.0
52 John Anderson
CF
MULT
24.5
569
3.2
3.8
-1.0
0.0
-0.4
17.9
16.1
1.8
0.0
6.9
7.6
-0.7
0.0
53 Cupid Childs
2B
30.9
500
3.2
3.0
0.4
0.0
0.2
16.3
11.8
4.5
0.0
6.3
4.3
2.0
0.0
54 Mike Griffin
CF
33.3
610
3.2
2.7
-0.0
0.0
-0.6
20.0
16.0
4.0
0.0
8.0
6.9
1.0
0.0
55 Duff Cooley
CF
25.3
692
3.1
3.4
-1.0
0.0
-0.6
22.1
19.1
3.0
0.0
8.5
8.8
-0.2
0.0
56 Chick Stahl
RF
25.5
529
3.1
2.3
0.0
0.0
-0.7
18.7
14.6
4.0
0.0
9.0
6.7
2.3
0.0
57 Jack Dunn
SP
25.7
176
322.7
3.0
0.1
-0.1
3.0
0.0
17.7
0.5
0.3
16.9
5.5
-0.3
0.0
5.8
58 Frank Killen
SP
MULT
27.6
142
306.0
3.0
0.7
-0.0
2.3
0.0
17.2
1.9
0.0
15.3
5.9
1.2
-0.0
4.7
59 Fred Tenney
1B
26.6
536
3.0
2.5
0.4
0.0
-0.1
16.4
15.3
1.1
0.0
7.2
7.3
-0.0
0.0
60 Lou Criger
C
26.4
338
2.7
2.5
0.7
0.0
0.5
14.3
7.7
6.5
0.0
6.2
2.7
3.6
0.0
61 Bill Everitt
1B
29.6
661
2.7
3.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
18.1
17.3
0.8
0.0
6.7
7.4
-0.7
0.0
62 Walter Thornton
SP
23.4
235
215.3
2.6
0.7
-0.3
2.1
-0.2
18.3
5.0
0.5
12.7
9.1
3.9
-0.1
5.3
63 Duke Farrell
C
31.8
379
2.5
2.7
0.2
0.0
0.4
11.4
8.9
2.4
0.0
3.6
3.3
0.3
0.0
64 Bobby Lowe
2B
33.0
611
2.5
0.9
1.8
0.0
0.2
14.8
8.0
6.9
0.0
2.1
-1.2
3.2
0.0
65 Algie McBride
CF
29.1
557
2.4
2.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
21.7
16.7
5.0
0.0
10.7
8.4
2.3
0.0
66 Dusty Miller
RF
29.8
653
2.4
1.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.8
21.1
17.4
3.7
0.0
9.3
7.6
1.7
0.0
67 Mike Grady
C
28.5
340
2.3
3.0
-0.5
0.0
0.2
16.5
13.7
2.8
0.0
9.1
8.6
0.5
0.0
68 Jouett Meekin
SP
31.4
138
320.0
2.2
0.1
0.0
2.1
0.0
15.4
0.2
0.0
15.2
3.7
-0.5
0.0
4.2
69 Bill Hill
SP
23.9
105
262.0
2.2
-0.7
0.0
3.0
0.0
16.1
0.0
0.0
16.1
6.6
-0.5
0.0
7.1
70 Bill Magee
SP
23.6
115
295.3
2.2
-1.2
0.0
3.4
0.0
17.5
0.0
0.0
17.5
6.7
-0.5
0.0
7.3
71 Gus Weyhing
SP
31.8
156
361.0
2.2
-0.7
0.0
2.9
0.0
11.5
0.0
0.0
11.5
-1.7
-0.7
-0.0
-0.9
72 Jim Gardner
SP
23.7
107
185.3
2.2
-0.2
-0.1
2.5
0.0
13.4
0.0
0.2
13.1
6.1
-0.5
-0.1
6.7
73 Tommy Corcoran
SS
29.5
664
2.2
1.2
2.0
0.0
1.0
19.2
7.9
11.3
0.0
4.1
-2.0
6.2
0.0
74 Billy Rhines
SP
29.3
109
258.0
2.1
-0.4
0.0
2.6
0.0
16.0
0.0
0.0
16.0
6.6
-0.5
0.0
7.1
75 Monte Cross
SS
28.8
599
2.1
2.8
0.4
0.0
1.0
19.0
10.2
8.8
0.0
5.2
1.2
3.9
0.0
76 Jake Beckley
1B
30.9
506
2.1
2.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
14.7
13.3
1.4
0.0
6.0
5.7
0.3
0.0
77 Willie Clark
1B
25.9
236
2.1
1.8
0.2
0.0
-0.1
8.3
7.2
1.1
0.0
4.2
3.7
0.6
0.0
78 Heinie Reitz
2B
31.0
543
2.1
2.6
-0.3
0.0
0.2
13.4
9.3
4.1
0.0
2.2
1.2
1.0
0.0
79 Charlie Dexter
RF
22.0
467
2.0
2.2
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
15.4
13.6
1.9
0.0
6.7
6.6
0.1
0.0
80 Fred Hartman
3B
30.2
507
2.0
1.9
0.6
0.0
0.4
13.0
10.2
2.8
0.0
2.1
2.6
-0.6
0.0
81 Patsy Tebeau
1B
33.6
546
2.0
1.6
0.4
0.0
0.0
11.1
7.4
3.7
0.0
0.9
-0.8
1.6
0.0
82 Fielder Jones
RF
26.9
667
2.0
2.0
-0.8
0.0
-0.8
18.7
16.7
1.9
0.0
6.7
6.7
-0.1
0.0
83 Jack McCarthy
LF
29.3
596
2.0
1.7
-0.5
0.0
-0.8
16.3
12.0
4.3
0.0
4.9
3.1
1.8
0.0
84 Heinie Peitz
C
27.6
374
1.9
1.7
0.9
0.0
0.6
12.6
8.0
4.6
0.0
3.5
2.4
1.1
0.0
85 Bill Dammann
SP
25.9
93
224.7
1.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
16.1
0.4
0.0
15.6
7.7
-0.0
0.0
7.7
86 Willie Sudhoff
SP
23.8
131
315.0
1.9
-0.8
0.0
2.7
0.0
13.6
0.0
0.0
13.6
2.1
-0.6
0.0
2.7
87 Jack Fifield
SP
26.7
72
171.3
1.9
-0.4
0.0
2.3
0.0
10.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
3.7
-0.3
0.0
4.1
88 Dick Padden
2B
27.8
522
1.8
1.5
0.5
0.0
0.2
12.7
7.9
4.9
0.0
1.9
0.1
1.8
0.0
89 Jack Clements
C
33.9
371
1.8
1.7
0.7
0.0
0.6
6.7
3.7
3.0
0.0
-1.8
-1.8
-0.0
0.0
90 Jake Stenzel
CF
MULT
31.0
625
1.8
2.2
-1.0
0.0
-0.6
13.4
10.8
2.7
0.0
1.0
1.4
-0.4
0.0
91 Billy Clingman
3B
28.6
609
1.7
1.5
1.0
0.0
0.8
15.7
7.7
7.9
0.0
1.7
-1.4
3.0
0.0
92 Patsy Donovan
RF
33.3
661
1.7
1.7
-0.9
0.0
-0.8
18.8
15.5
3.2
0.0
7.0
5.6
1.3
0.0
93 Barry McCormick
3B
23.5
594
1.7
1.2
1.0
0.0
0.5
13.2
7.5
5.7
0.0
0.5
-1.4
1.8
0.0
94 Red Donahue
SP
25.4
123
284.3
1.6
-0.9
0.0
2.5
0.0
14.3
0.0
0.0
14.3
3.9
-0.6
0.0
4.5
95 Charlie Hastings
SP
27.6
52
137.3
1.6
0.2
0.0
1.4
0.0
8.8
0.7
0.0
8.1
3.7
0.4
0.0
3.3
96 Deacon McGuire
C
34.6
529
1.6
1.3
0.9
0.0
0.6
8.4
4.5
3.9
0.0
-3.2
-3.4
0.2
0.0
97 Jack Taylor
SP
24.5
18
41.0
1.6
0.1
0.0
1.5
0.0
4.6
0.3
0.0
4.3
3.1
0.2
0.0
2.9
98 Tommy Tucker
1B
MULT
34.7
591
1.6
1.1
0.4
0.0
-0.1
8.6
6.4
2.2
0.0
-1.7
-2.5
0.8
0.0
99 Sam Mertes
RF
25.9
316
1.6
1.8
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
11.4
9.8
1.6
0.0
5.4
5.0
0.4
0.0
100 Pete Dowling
SP
0.0
117
285.7
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
14.2
0.2
0.0
14.0
3.8
-0.3
0.0
4.2
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