1887 Season
1886 / 1888














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1 John Clarkson
SP
26.0
226
523.0
15.1
0.3
-0.1
14.9
-0.0
50.0
1.5
0.0
48.5
30.6
0.3
-0.1
30.4
2 Matt Kilroy
SP
21.0
271
589.3
11.9
1.2
-0.0
10.8
0.0
51.9
3.2
0.0
48.7
30.0
2.3
-0.1
27.8
3 Bob Caruthers
RF
23.5
436
341.0
11.0
3.9
-0.0
6.8
-0.3
54.1
19.1
1.6
33.4
34.8
12.7
0.8
21.3
4 Elmer Smith
SP
19.3
198
447.3
10.6
0.5
0.0
10.1
0.0
49.6
1.9
0.0
47.7
33.0
1.2
-0.0
31.8
5 Charlie Ferguson
SP
24.2
300
297.3
10.4
2.9
-0.2
7.7
0.0
36.0
11.0
1.0
24.0
23.2
9.3
0.1
13.8
6 Dan Casey
SP
24.6
170
390.3
9.3
-1.0
-0.1
10.4
-0.0
31.7
0.0
0.0
31.7
17.2
-0.9
0.0
18.1
7 Jim Whitney
SP
29.6
219
404.7
8.5
1.2
-0.3
7.6
-0.0
32.4
4.0
0.0
28.3
16.9
2.8
-0.2
14.3
8 Toad Ramsey
SP
22.9
244
561.0
7.7
-0.6
0.1
8.2
0.0
44.2
0.0
0.0
44.2
23.5
-0.9
0.0
24.4
9 Tony Mullane
SP
28.4
219
416.3
7.6
0.5
0.0
7.1
-0.0
42.9
1.9
0.2
40.8
27.2
1.1
0.0
26.1
10 Tim Keefe
SP
30.5
211
476.7
7.5
0.5
-0.1
7.1
-0.0
36.6
1.5
0.0
35.1
18.8
0.3
-0.0
18.5
11 Ed Seward
SP
20.0
284
470.7
7.0
-0.4
-0.0
7.4
-0.1
32.3
0.0
0.4
31.8
14.1
-1.0
-0.0
15.2
12 Tip O'Neill
LF
29.1
572
6.9
6.6
-0.3
0.0
-0.6
34.8
32.3
2.5
0.0
24.7
23.9
0.8
0.0
13 John Ward
SS
27.3
578
6.6
4.6
2.7
0.0
0.8
26.1
17.6
8.5
0.0
13.5
9.1
4.5
0.0
14 Pud Galvin
SP
30.5
195
440.7
6.4
-0.4
-0.1
6.8
0.0
32.0
0.0
0.0
32.0
15.7
-1.1
-0.0
16.8
15 Roger Connor
1B
30.0
554
6.2
5.3
1.0
0.0
0.0
22.6
19.9
2.7
0.0
13.1
11.7
1.4
0.0
16 Pete Browning
CF
26.0
610
6.1
6.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
31.9
27.5
4.5
0.0
19.8
18.6
1.2
0.0
17 Silver King
SP
19.5
246
390.0
5.6
-0.4
-0.3
6.2
-0.1
35.1
0.0
0.0
35.1
20.1
-0.9
-0.3
21.3
18 Henry Boyle
SP
26.8
152
328.0
5.4
0.0
-0.2
5.5
-0.0
14.9
0.0
0.0
14.9
2.6
-0.8
-0.1
3.5
19 Jack Glasscock
SS
29.9
534
1.0
5.3
3.6
2.4
0.1
0.7
17.8
12.2
5.5
0.1
6.1
4.3
1.7
0.1
20 Mark Baldwin
SP
23.7
149
334.0
5.3
-0.6
-0.1
6.0
-0.0
26.6
0.0
0.0
26.5
14.1
-0.8
-0.1
15.0
21 Sam Thompson
RF
27.3
586
5.3
5.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
29.1
25.5
3.6
0.0
18.6
16.8
1.7
0.0
22 Dan Brouthers
1B
29.1
577
5.2
5.9
-0.7
0.0
0.1
25.7
25.1
0.6
0.0
15.9
16.6
-0.7
0.0
23 Cap Anson
1B
35.2
533
5.2
4.3
0.9
0.0
0.0
19.6
17.2
2.5
0.0
10.4
9.3
1.1
0.0
24 Mickey Welch
SP
28.0
155
346.0
5.1
0.5
-0.1
4.7
-0.0
24.9
0.8
0.0
24.1
12.0
-0.1
-0.0
12.1
25 Denny Lyons
3B
21.3
623
5.0
5.7
-0.4
0.0
0.3
28.1
23.6
4.5
0.0
15.2
14.5
0.7
0.0
26 Sam Wise
SS
29.9
510
4.7
4.8
0.2
0.0
0.3
22.5
19.6
2.9
0.0
12.1
12.0
0.1
0.0
27 Oyster Burns
SS
22.8
619
11.3
4.6
6.2
-0.5
-0.5
0.6
28.5
24.4
4.1
0.0
15.0
15.4
-0.1
-0.4
28 Jerry Denny
3B
28.3
526
4.4
4.0
0.8
0.0
0.4
19.5
15.5
4.1
0.0
8.4
7.7
0.7
0.0
29 Charlie Getzien
SP
23.4
167
366.7
4.3
-0.4
-0.1
4.7
0.0
24.9
0.0
0.0
24.9
11.3
-0.9
-0.0
12.3
30 Dave Foutz
RF
30.8
448
339.3
4.2
2.1
0.0
1.8
-0.2
41.4
14.1
1.2
26.1
22.0
7.6
0.4
14.1
31 Jack Rowe
SS
30.6
579
4.1
3.7
1.1
0.0
0.7
20.2
15.6
4.5
0.0
7.7
7.1
0.6
0.0
32 Kid Madden
SP
20.7
146
321.0
4.0
0.4
-0.1
3.7
-0.0
21.1
1.6
0.0
19.5
9.2
0.8
-0.0
8.4
33 Jim Fogarty
RF
23.4
587
3.0
4.0
2.7
0.9
-0.1
-0.6
26.4
19.4
7.0
0.0
15.7
10.7
5.0
-0.1
34 Charlie Buffinton
SP
26.0
281
332.3
3.9
0.5
-0.5
3.8
-0.1
23.3
2.8
0.2
20.4
9.8
1.2
-0.3
8.9
35 Billy Nash
3B
22.0
537
3.9
3.8
0.4
0.0
0.3
19.2
15.5
3.7
0.0
8.0
7.6
0.5
0.0
36 Hardy Richardson
2B
32.2
576
3.7
3.1
0.5
0.0
-0.2
23.2
17.7
5.5
0.0
12.3
9.2
3.1
0.0
37 Danny Richardson
2B
24.4
490
3.7
2.3
1.5
0.0
0.2
14.1
9.4
4.8
0.0
3.9
2.1
1.8
0.0
38 Yank Robinson
2B
27.8
539
3.0
3.5
3.7
0.0
0.0
0.2
21.7
17.7
3.6
0.4
10.5
9.9
0.4
0.3
39 John Reilly
1B
28.7
588
3.5
2.7
0.8
0.0
-0.0
19.5
16.6
2.9
0.0
9.4
8.0
1.3
0.0
40 Bid McPhee
2B
27.7
600
3.4
2.4
1.2
0.0
0.2
22.7
16.3
6.4
0.0
10.8
7.5
3.3
0.0
41 Jumbo Davis
3B
25.8
518
3.3
3.5
0.4
0.0
0.5
20.3
15.5
4.8
0.0
9.0
7.9
1.0
0.0
42 Fred Carroll
C
23.0
459
3.3
3.9
-0.6
0.0
0.1
18.1
16.9
1.2
0.0
8.6
10.1
-1.6
0.0
43 Arlie Latham
3B
27.3
677
3.3
2.4
1.2
0.0
0.4
26.7
18.7
8.0
0.0
13.1
8.9
4.2
0.0
44 Guy Hecker
1B
31.2
407
285.3
3.2
2.0
-0.5
1.6
-0.1
29.9
10.5
0.4
19.0
13.2
4.6
-0.3
8.9
45 Frank Fennelly
SS
27.4
612
3.2
3.1
0.8
0.0
0.7
22.4
15.6
6.9
0.0
9.3
6.6
2.7
0.0
46 Bob Gilks
SP
23.0
88
108.0
3.0
0.4
-0.1
2.7
0.0
7.2
1.4
0.1
5.8
2.9
1.1
-0.1
1.9
47 Reddy Mack
2B
21.2
566
3.0
2.9
0.3
0.0
0.2
17.5
12.7
4.8
0.0
6.2
4.5
1.7
0.0
48 King Kelly
RF
29.5
540
13.0
3.0
4.5
-1.2
-0.4
-0.1
23.3
21.2
1.7
0.4
12.4
13.3
-0.9
0.0
49 Ned Williamson
SS
29.7
517
2.0
3.0
3.2
0.6
-0.0
0.7
13.6
11.6
1.9
0.0
1.8
4.0
-2.2
-0.0
50 Buck Ewing
3B
27.7
351
3.0
2.9
0.3
0.0
0.2
12.5
10.9
1.6
0.0
5.1
5.7
-0.6
0.0
51 Billy O'Brien
1B
27.3
479
2.9
2.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
14.0
11.7
2.2
0.0
5.6
4.6
0.9
0.0
52 Tommy Tucker
1B
23.7
582
2.9
2.1
0.8
0.0
0.0
16.9
13.2
3.8
0.0
7.0
4.7
2.3
0.0
53 Harry Stovey
LF
30.5
560
2.9
2.1
0.5
0.0
-0.3
18.4
13.8
4.6
0.0
8.3
5.6
2.7
0.0
54 Jim McCormick
SP
30.7
138
322.3
2.8
0.3
-0.1
2.6
0.0
17.0
0.3
0.0
16.7
5.1
-0.5
0.0
5.6
55 Mike Griffin
CF
22.3
595
2.8
3.0
-0.7
0.0
-0.5
22.5
18.4
4.2
0.0
10.5
9.7
0.8
0.0
56 Paul Hines
CF
32.3
534
2.7
3.8
-1.6
0.0
-0.4
18.8
17.5
1.4
0.0
8.0
9.6
-1.6
0.0
57 Otto Schomberg
1B
22.6
481
2.7
3.7
-0.9
0.0
0.0
15.5
14.9
0.7
0.0
7.3
7.8
-0.5
0.0
58 Charlie Comiskey
1B
27.9
572
2.6
2.1
0.6
0.0
0.0
19.1
17.0
2.0
0.0
9.2
8.7
0.6
0.0
59 Al Mays
SP
22.1
232
441.3
2.6
0.1
-0.1
2.6
-0.0
16.0
0.4
0.0
15.6
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
60 Adonis Terry
SP
22.9
368
318.0
2.6
0.3
-0.1
2.2
-0.2
26.5
7.2
0.6
18.8
13.1
5.8
-0.3
7.6
61 Sid Farrar
1B
27.9
495
2.5
1.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
14.2
11.5
2.6
0.0
5.6
4.2
1.4
0.0
62 Dave Orr
1B
27.8
368
2.4
2.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.0
15.8
14.9
1.0
0.0
9.5
9.5
0.0
0.0
63 Fred Pfeffer
2B
27.3
514
2.4
2.0
0.6
0.0
0.2
16.4
10.0
6.4
0.0
5.8
2.5
3.3
0.0
64 John Kerins
1B
29.0
516
2.4
2.1
0.5
0.0
0.2
14.8
11.0
3.7
0.0
4.7
3.5
1.2
0.0
65 Bill Kuehne
SS
28.7
417
2.3
2.2
0.7
0.0
0.5
14.3
9.2
5.2
0.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
66 Gus Weyhing
SP
20.8
215
466.3
2.3
-0.7
-0.1
3.1
0.0
27.6
0.0
0.0
27.6
10.3
-0.8
-0.1
11.1
67 Jim O'Rourke
C
36.8
438
2.3
2.8
-0.3
0.0
0.2
14.0
10.5
3.5
0.0
5.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
68 Deacon White
3B
39.6
484
2.2
2.3
0.3
0.0
0.3
15.6
11.1
4.5
0.0
5.5
4.0
1.5
0.0
69 Darby O'Brien
LF
23.8
566
1.0
2.2
2.1
-0.5
0.1
-0.6
17.4
16.0
1.3
0.1
7.3
7.8
-0.5
0.1
70 Germany Smith
SS
24.2
449
2.1
1.4
1.2
0.0
0.5
15.8
9.7
6.1
0.0
6.0
3.2
2.8
0.0
71 George Pinkney
3B
28.5
647
2.1
1.5
1.0
0.0
0.4
18.7
12.2
6.5
0.0
5.6
2.8
2.8
0.0
72 Henry Larkin
LF
27.5
553
2.1
2.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
15.8
12.9
2.9
0.0
5.8
4.8
0.9
0.0
73 Lady Baldwin
SP
28.2
96
211.0
2.1
0.4
-0.0
1.8
0.0
14.0
1.3
0.0
12.7
6.2
0.7
0.0
5.4
74 Elton Chamberlain
SP
19.7
143
309.0
2.0
-0.2
0.0
2.2
0.0
21.3
0.0
0.1
21.2
9.8
-0.5
0.1
10.2
75 Charley Radbourn
SP
32.6
195
425.0
2.0
0.3
-0.2
1.8
-0.0
21.5
1.1
0.0
20.4
5.7
0.1
-0.0
5.6
76 Phenomenal Smith
SP
22.6
232
491.3
2.0
1.0
-0.1
1.1
-0.0
31.5
2.6
0.0
28.9
13.2
1.8
-0.1
11.5
77 Steve Toole
SP
28.2
106
194.0
2.0
-0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
11.9
0.3
0.0
11.6
4.6
-0.1
-0.0
4.7
78 Art Whitney
3B
29.5
488
1.9
1.7
0.6
0.0
0.3
14.5
6.3
8.2
0.0
4.0
-0.9
4.9
0.0
79 Fred Dunlap
2B
28.1
297
2.0
1.9
1.2
0.8
-0.0
0.1
10.4
6.4
3.9
0.0
4.4
2.0
2.4
-0.0
80 Joe Werrick
3B
25.7
574
1.8
1.8
0.4
0.0
0.4
13.9
10.0
3.8
0.0
1.8
1.7
0.2
0.0
81 George Gore
CF
30.2
508
1.7
1.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
14.3
9.7
4.6
0.0
4.1
2.2
1.9
0.0
82 Pete Hotaling
CF
30.5
565
1.7
2.2
-1.0
0.0
-0.5
15.6
14.2
1.4
0.0
4.3
6.0
-1.7
0.0
83 Ezra Sutton
SS
36.8
345
1.7
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.2
11.3
8.1
3.2
0.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
84 Bill Greenwood
2B
30.6
550
1.7
1.2
0.7
0.0
0.2
14.7
9.1
5.6
0.0
3.9
1.1
2.8
0.0
85 Charlie Bennett
C
32.6
190
1.7
0.9
1.0
0.0
0.2
7.7
4.1
3.7
0.0
3.5
1.3
2.2
0.0
86 George Wood
LF
28.6
537
1.7
2.1
-0.9
0.0
-0.5
17.6
16.0
1.5
0.0
7.9
8.1
-0.2
0.0
87 Dick Johnston
CF
24.2
523
1.6
0.3
0.8
0.0
-0.6
13.7
8.0
5.7
0.0
2.8
0.2
2.6
0.0
88 Ed Andrews
CF
28.2
488
1.6
2.0
-0.8
0.0
-0.4
17.9
14.7
3.1
0.0
8.1
7.5
0.5
0.0
89 Henry Gruber
SP
23.5
30
62.3
1.6
0.1
-0.0
1.5
0.0
5.3
0.1
0.0
5.1
2.9
-0.0
0.0
3.0
90 John Morrill
1B
32.4
542
1.6
1.8
-0.2
0.0
0.0
12.9
11.5
1.3
0.0
3.5
3.5
-0.0
0.0
91 Chippy McGarr
SS
24.1
561
1.5
1.6
0.7
0.0
0.7
16.5
9.9
6.6
0.0
4.0
1.7
2.3
0.0
92 Pop Corkhill
CF
29.2
559
14.7
1.5
0.5
0.8
-0.3
-0.5
19.9
10.9
8.5
0.6
8.3
2.7
5.4
0.1
93 Doggie Miller
C
22.9
379
1.5
1.4
0.5
0.0
0.4
6.4
5.5
1.0
0.0
-1.9
-0.1
-1.7
0.0
94 Alex McKinnon
1B
30.9
208
1.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.3
6.6
0.7
0.0
3.7
3.6
0.2
0.0
95 Fred Mann
CF
MULT
29.3
541
1.5
1.7
-0.7
0.0
-0.5
14.1
12.3
1.8
0.0
4.0
4.4
-0.4
0.0
96 Paul Radford
SS
25.7
598
5.0
1.4
3.3
-1.0
-0.6
0.3
19.7
16.8
2.8
0.0
7.4
8.1
-0.5
-0.2
97 Jim McTamany
CF
24.0
608
1.4
1.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
17.0
13.4
3.6
0.0
4.9
4.5
0.3
0.0
98 Larry Twitchell
LF
23.4
274
112.3
1.4
0.9
-0.5
0.8
-0.3
14.9
6.9
0.7
7.3
6.1
2.9
-0.2
3.4
99 Jimmy Ryan
CF
24.4
567
45.0
1.4
2.1
-1.4
0.2
-0.5
18.9
12.0
4.1
2.8
6.3
3.6
1.3
1.3
100 Tom Burns
3B
30.3
459
1.4
0.8
0.8
0.0
0.3
12.7
5.6
7.1
0.0
2.7
-1.1
3.9
0.0
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