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A2
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1 Bill Holbert
MULT
C
60
539.3
 
31.0
57.4
-4.2
35.2
 
7.4
0.0
0.0
-11.3
18.7
2 Mike Mansell
LF
67
600.3
 
28.0
46.6
26.0
2.0
 
35.7
35.0
0.7
3 Doc Kennedy
C
46
414.0
 
25.6
61.8
-6.3
31.8
 
47.2
0.0
0.0
-6.4
53.6
4 Silver Flint
C
78
685.3
 
25.1
36.6
8.3
16.8
 
9.7
0.0
0.0
2.0
7.7
5 Paul Hines
CF
85
776.0
 
23.1
29.8
20.7
2.5
 
20.3
15.5
4.8
6 Jake Evans
RF
64
570.3
 
20.6
36.1
19.1
1.5
 
37.9
33.8
4.1
7 Pop Snyder
C
80
702.7
 
20.2
28.7
12.9
7.3
 
32.7
0.0
0.0
20.3
12.4
8 George Wright
SS
85
776.0
 
20.2
26.0
20.2
 
24.0
24.0
9 Orator Shaffer
RF
72
632.3
 
17.0
26.8
9.4
7.5
 
21.0
4.5
16.5
10 Ned Williamson
3B
70
627.7
 
13.9
22.1
13.9
 
24.1
24.1
11 Chick Fulmer
2B
76
672.3
 
13.1
19.5
13.1
 
23.4
23.4
12 Mike McGeary
2B
73
654.0
 
11.5
17.5
11.5
 
2.0
2.0
13 Joe Quest
2B
83
744.0
 
10.0
13.4
10.0
 
15.3
15.3
14 Davy Force
SS
78
690.0
 
10.0
14.4
10.0
 
12.2
12.2
15 Cap Anson
1B
51
456.3
 
8.6
18.8
8.6
 
3.4
3.4
16 George Gore
CF
48
430.0
 
8.2
19.2
7.8
0.4
 
-2.1
-0.8
-1.3
17 John O'Rourke
CF
70
615.0
 
7.6
12.4
7.8
-0.2
 
11.2
13.1
-1.9
18 Oscar Walker
1B
72
637.0
 
7.1
11.1
7.1
 
13.4
13.4
19 Ed Caskin
SS
42
373.0
 
6.7
18.0
6.7
 
11.2
11.2
20 Thorny Hawkes
2B
64
566.0
 
6.7
11.8
6.7
 
11.2
11.2
21 Lew Brown
MULT
C
48
447.7
 
6.1
13.6
1.1
4.9
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22 Charley Jones
LF
83
729.0
 
6.0
8.2
3.9
2.0
 
16.7
11.6
5.1
23 Al Hall
CF
63
557.0
 
5.2
9.3
3.6
1.6
 
8.8
6.1
2.7
24 Abner Dalrymple
LF
66
584.3
 
5.0
8.6
5.1
-0.1
 
-17.7
-13.6
-4.1
25 Bill Crowley
RF
39
335.0
 
4.9
14.7
4.1
0.9
 
1.1
0.2
0.9
26 Bob Ferguson
3B
24
225.3
 
4.5
20.1
4.5
 
-2.4
-2.4
27 Deacon White
C
59
526.0
 
4.5
8.6
-0.5
5.0
 
42.9
0.0
0.0
4.3
38.6
28 Tom Carey
SS
80
708.3
 
4.5
6.3
4.5
 
4.9
4.9
29 King Kelly
3B
33
286.3
 
4.3
14.9
4.3
 
13.5
13.5
30 Joe Gerhardt
2B
55
513.0
 
4.0
7.8
4.0
 
-7.2
-7.2
31 Jack Remsen
CF
26
233.0
 
3.9
16.9
4.8
-0.8
 
-2.2
-1.6
-0.6
32 Jack Burdock
2B
84
753.0
 
3.8
5.1
3.8
 
8.8
8.8
33 Bill Hague
3B
51
449.0
 
3.6
8.0
3.6
 
10.7
10.7
34 Billy Riley
LF
43
379.3
 
3.3
8.7
1.6
1.7
 
6.9
3.3
3.6
35 John Ward
3B
16
128.0
 
2.8
21.6
2.8
 
1.4
1.4
36 Jack Farrell
MULT
2B
66
605.7
 
2.7
4.5
2.7
 
-1.0
-1.0
37 Jack Rowe
C
6
58.0
 
2.7
46.7
-1.6
4.3
 
-3.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
-3.3
38 King Kelly
RF
27
225.3
 
2.4
10.7
-0.3
2.7
 
6.9
4.7
2.2
39 Sadie Houck
RF
42
351.3
 
2.4
6.8
1.9
0.5
 
-0.6
-2.4
1.8
40 Bill McGunnigle
RF
34
292.0
 
2.0
7.0
3.6
-1.5
 
7.2
10.3
-3.1
41 Joe Hornung
LF
76
672.3
 
1.9
2.8
1.1
0.9
 
0.3
-0.3
0.6
42 Mike Dorgan
RF
16
133.0
 
1.7
12.9
1.8
-0.1
 
0.3
-0.3
0.6
43 Joe Gerhardt
1B
8
71.0
 
1.6
22.2
1.6
 
1.7
1.7
44 Will Foley
RF
25
208.7
 
1.5
7.4
1.3
0.2
 
4.5
3.8
0.7
45 Fred Warner
3B
54
467.7
 
1.3
2.7
1.3
 
2.3
2.3
46 Barney Gilligan
C
27
224.3
 
1.0
4.6
0.9
0.2
 
-8.2
0.0
0.0
2.4
-10.5
47 George Bradley
3B
5
56.3
 
1.0
17.5
1.0
 
1.4
1.4
48 Joe Start
1B
65
581.7
 
0.9
1.5
0.9
 
3.0
3.0
49 George Strief
CF
54
482.0
 
0.9
1.8
1.6
-0.7
 
1.6
2.9
-1.4
50 Buttercup Dickerson
LF
81
726.0
 
0.7
1.0
-1.2
1.9
 
-3.9
-2.1
-1.8
51 Mike McGeary
3B
12
119.3
 
0.7
5.8
0.7
 
4.4
4.4
52 John Richmond
CF
29
254.3
 
0.7
2.6
0.5
0.1
 
-5.0
-4.8
-0.2
53 Jake Evans
CF
7
60.3
 
0.6
10.7
0.6
0.1
 
3.6
3.2
0.5
54 Jack Remsen
1B
11
99.0
 
0.6
6.3
0.6
 
2.8
2.8
55 John Clapp
C
63
564.3
 
0.5
0.8
-4.4
4.9
 
-2.5
0.0
0.0
-6.8
4.3
56 Bill Phillips
1B
75
640.3
 
0.5
0.7
0.5
 
2.6
2.6
57 John Ward
RF
4
34.0
 
0.4
13.0
0.3
0.2
 
-0.9
-0.7
-0.2
58 Rudy Kemmler
C
2
20.0
 
0.4
17.6
0.1
0.2
 
-1.4
0.0
0.0
1.8
-3.2
59 Hick Carpenter
RF
11
91.7
 
0.4
3.8
0.0
0.4
 
1.6
0.0
1.6
60 Bill Crowley
CF
1
23.0
 
0.3
14.5
0.3
0.1
 
-0.6
-0.3
-0.3
61 Sadie Houck
CF
5
46.0
 
0.3
6.6
0.4
-0.1
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
62 Bill Crowley
1B
7
63.3
 
0.3
4.7
0.3
 
1.7
1.7
63 George Gore
1B
9
79.7
 
0.3
3.7
0.3
 
1.0
1.0
64 Cal McVey
RF
6
50.0
 
0.2
4.6
0.4
-0.2
 
1.5
2.7
-1.2
65 John Richmond
LF
4
48.7
 
0.2
4.5
0.1
0.1
 
1.4
0.7
0.8
66 Ross Barnes
2B
16
132.0
 
0.2
1.5
0.2
 
-5.8
-5.8
67 Doug Allison
C
1
13.0
 
0.2
15.4
0.0
0.2
 
-1.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-1.1
68 Jack Rowe
RF
2
17.3
 
0.2
9.5
0.1
0.0
 
2.3
2.1
0.2
69 John Stedronsky
3B
4
37.0
 
0.2
4.3
0.2
 
1.2
1.2
70 Jack Remsen
LF
5
44.3
 
0.1
3.3
0.2
-0.0
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
71 Bill Crowley
LF
3
40.7
 
0.1
2.8
0.1
0.0
 
-0.9
-0.5
-0.4
72 Al Hall
RF
2
17.7
 
0.1
6.2
0.0
0.1
 
1.2
0.4
0.8
73 Fred Warner
CF
7
62.3
 
0.1
1.5
0.0
0.1
 
0.2
-0.3
0.4
74 Bill Holbert
MULT
RF
1
8.3
 
0.1
10.1
0.0
0.1
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
75 Doc Kennedy
1B
4
35.7
 
0.1
2.3
0.1
 
0.6
0.6
76 Ned Williamson
1B
6
56.0
 
0.1
1.4
0.1
 
0.5
0.5
77 George Gore
RF
6
61.0
 
0.1
1.0
0.1
-0.1
 
0.5
0.7
-0.2
78 King Kelly
CF
2
17.3
 
0.1
3.6
0.0
0.0
 
0.7
0.3
0.4
79 Jake Evans
LF
2
17.7
 
0.0
2.8
0.1
-0.0
 
0.6
0.7
-0.2
80 George Adams
CF
2
17.7
 
0.0
2.8
0.1
-0.0
 
0.6
0.8
-0.2
81 Frank Hankinson
3B
5
51.7
 
0.0
0.5
0.0
 
2.7
2.7
82 Len Stockwell
RF
1
6.0
 
0.0
4.2
0.0
0.0
 
0.5
0.0
0.5
83 Mike Dorgan
C
4
42.7
 
0.0
0.6
-0.0
0.0
 
6.6
0.0
0.0
-1.2
7.8
84 Fred Warner
RF
1
6.0
 
0.0
4.0
0.0
-0.0
 
0.5
0.6
-0.1
85 Bill Hawes
LF
1
12.0
 
0.0
1.6
0.0
-0.0
 
0.3
0.4
-0.1
86 Charlie Osterhout
CF
1
8.7
 
0.0
2.1
0.0
-0.0
 
0.3
0.4
-0.1
87 Charlie Eden
1B
3
13.7
 
0.0
1.3
0.0
 
0.2
0.2
88 Joe Hornung
1B
1
5.7
 
0.0
2.2
0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
89 George Strief
LF
1
8.7
 
0.0
0.7
0.0
-0.0
 
0.1
0.2
-0.1
90 Cal McVey
CF
1
8.7
 
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.0
 
0.0
0.2
-0.1
91 Len Stockwell
CF
1
9.0
 
0.0
0.2
-0.0
0.0
 
0.0
-0.5
0.5
92 Abner Dalrymple
CF
1
9.0
 
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.0
 
0.0
0.1
-0.1
93 Charlie Eden
CF
1
9.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
 
0.0
0.1
-0.1
94 Kick Kelly
MULT
RF
2
17.7
 
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
95 John O'Rourke
RF
1
8.3
 
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
 
0.2
0.4
-0.2
96 Tom Mansell
MULT
RF
1
8.3
 
-0.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
97 Tommy Bond
1B
1
2.3
 
-0.0
-2.2
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
98 Steve Libby
1B
1
7.0
 
-0.0
-0.8
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
99 William Hoffman
RF
1
6.0
 
-0.0
-0.9
0.0
-0.0
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
100 George Strief
RF
1
6.0
 
-0.0
-0.9
0.0
-0.0
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
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