1879 Season
1878 / 1880














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1879 National League Rookie of the Year Award

by Votes
 
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
The Rookie of the Year Award was not awarded this season
by Wins Above Replacement
Total
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Harry McCormick
SR1
SP
23.7
4.7
20.6
3.9
2 John O'Rourke
BSN
CF
29.9
3.5
19.7
13.3
3 Hardy Richardson
BFN
3B
24.2
2.5
14.5
7.0
4 Buttercup Dickerson
CN1
LF
20.7
2.0
14.0
7.6
5 Pete Hotaling
CN1
CF
22.5
1.9
15.0
7.4
6 Ed Cogswell
BSN
1B
25.4
1.8
9.3
5.1
7 Doc Kennedy
CL2
C
25.9
1.8
6.2
1.6
8 Oscar Walker
BFN
1B
25.3
1.7
9.0
3.8
9 Emil Gross
PRO
C
21.3
1.7
8.3
5.3
10 Jake Evans
TRN
RF
22.8
1.6
5.0
-0.5
11 Charlie Eden
CL2
RF
24.5
1.4
9.8
3.1
12 Sadie Houck
BSN
RF
23.3
1.4
10.9
3.6
13 Ed Caskin
TRN
SS
27.5
1.3
6.2
-0.7
14 Jack Farrell
MULT
2B
22.0
1.0
11.4
5.3
15 Fred Goldsmith
TRN
SP
23.1
0.9
2.2
-0.2
16 George Gore
CHN
CF
22.2
0.8
7.9
2.5
17 Bill McGunnigle
BFN
RF
24.5
0.8
12.3
5.1
18 Mike Mansell
SR1
LF
21.5
0.8
2.8
-1.8
19 Joe Hornung
BFN
LF
22.1
0.7
8.4
2.6
20 Bill Phillips
CL2
1B
22.3
0.6
7.4
0.7
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James