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1879 NL
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* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
+ - stats are not player's league total, TOT for team signifies player's league totals.
Player Ag Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS OPS+SH SF IBB GDP POS
-+--------------------+--+---+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+--+--+---+---+-----+
George Adams 0 SYR 4 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .286 .231 81 /3O
+ Jack Allen 23 SYR 11 48 7 9 2 1 0 3 1 5 .188 .204 .271 62 /5O
+ Jack Allen 23 CLV 16 60 7 7 1 1 0 4 1 9 .117 .131 .167 -2 5/O
Jack Allen 23 TOT 27 108 14 16 3 2 0 7 2 14 .148 .164 .213 26 5/O
Doug Allison 32 PRO 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -100 /2
Cap Anson 27 CHC 51 227 40 72 20 1 0 34 2 2 .317 .323 .414 135 *3
Ross Barnes 29 CIN 77 323 55 86 9 2 1 30 16 25 .266 .301 .316 108 *64
Tommy Bond 23 BSN 65 257 35 62 3 1 0 21 6 8 .241 .259 .261 70 *1/O3
George Bradley 26 TRO 63 251 36 62 9 5 0 23 1 20 .247 .250 .323 93 *1/53O6
*Dan Brouthers 21 TRO 39 168 17 46 12 1 4 17 1 18 .274 .278 .429 136 3/1
+ Lew Brown 21 PRO 53 229 23 59 13 4 2 38 4 24 .258 .270 .376 111 *2/O
+ Lew Brown 21 CHC 6 21 2 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 .286 .318 .333 109 /3
Lew Brown 21 TOT 59 250 25 65 14 4 2 41 5 28 .260 .275 .372 111 2/3O
Jack Burdock 27 BSN 84 359 64 86 10 3 0 36 9 28 .240 .258 .284 77 *4
Mike Burke 25 CIN 28 117 13 26 3 0 0 8 2 5 .222 .235 .248 63 6/5O
Tom Carey 33 CLV 80 335 30 80 14 1 0 32 5 20 .239 .250 .287 77 *6
Hick Carpenter 23 SYR 65 261 30 53 6 0 0 20 2 15 .203 .209 .226 50 35O/4
Ed Caskin 27 TRO 70 304 32 78 13 2 0 21 2 14 .257 .261 .313 94 62/4
John Cassidy 22 TRO 9 37 4 7 1 0 0 1 2 4 .189 .231 .216 53 /O3
?Aaron Clapp 22 TRO 36 146 24 39 9 3 0 18 6 10 .267 .296 .370 124 3O
John Clapp 27 BUF 70 292 47 77 12 5 1 36 11 11 .264 .290 .349 108 *2/O
Ed Cogswell 25 BSN 49 236 51 76 8 1 1 18 8 5 .322 .344 .377 135 3
George Creamer 24 SYR 15 60 3 13 2 0 0 3 1 2 .217 .230 .250 66 4/6O
Bill Crowley 22 BUF 60 261 41 75 9 5 0 30 6 14 .287 .303 .360 115 *O2/34
*Abner Dalrymple 21 CHC 71 333 47 97 25 1 0 23 4 29 .291 .300 .372 114 *O
Frank Decker 23 SYR 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 -31 /23O
*Buttercup Dickerson 20 CIN 81 350 73 102 18 14 2 57 3 27 .291 .297 .440 144 *O
Tom Dolan 24 CHC 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -100 /2
Mike Dorgan 25 SYR 59 270 38 72 11 5 1 17 4 13 .267 .277 .356 117 3O5/6214
+ Herm Doscher 26 TRO 47 191 16 42 8 0 0 18 2 10 .220 .228 .262 66 *5
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Player Ag Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS OPS+SH SF IBB GDP POS
-+--------------------+--+---+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+--+--+---+---+-----+
+ Herm Doscher 26 CHC 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .182 .182 .182 17 /5
Herm Doscher 26 TOT 50 202 17 44 8 0 0 19 2 13 .218 .225 .257 63 5
*Charlie Eden 24 CLV 81 353 40 96 31 7 3 34 6 20 .272 .284 .425 130 *O/32
Dave Eggler 30 BUF 78 317 41 66 5 7 0 27 11 41 .208 .235 .268 64 *O
?Jake Evans 22 TRO 72 280 30 65 9 5 0 17 5 18 .232 .246 .300 84 O
+ Jack Farrell 21 SYR 54 241 40 73 6 2 1 21 3 13 .303 .311 .357 130 *4
+ Jack Farrell 21 PRO 12 51 5 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 .255 .255 .294 81 4
Jack Farrell 21 TOT 66 292 45 86 8 2 1 26 3 13 .295 .302 .346 121 *4
#Bob Ferguson 34 TRO 30 123 18 31 5 2 0 4 4 3 .252 .276 .325 103 5/4
Silver Flint 23 CHC 79 324 46 92 22 6 1 41 6 44 .284 .297 .398 121 *2/O
?Curry Foley 23 BSN 35 146 16 46 3 1 0 17 3 4 .315 .329 .349 121 1O/3
Will Foley 23 CIN 56 218 22 46 5 1 0 25 2 16 .211 .218 .243 55 5O/4
Davy Force 29 BUF 79 316 36 66 5 2 0 8 13 37 .209 .240 .237 56 *6/5
Chick Fulmer 28 BUF 76 306 30 82 11 5 0 28 5 34 .268 .280 .337 100 *4
Pud Galvin 22 BUF 67 265 34 66 11 6 0 27 1 56 .249 .252 .336 90 *1/6
?Gid Gardner 20 TRO 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 14 /1
Joe Gerhardt 24 CIN 79 313 22 62 12 3 1 39 3 19 .198 .206 .265 57 *45/36
Barney Gilligan 23 CLV 52 205 20 35 6 2 0 11 0 13 .171 .171 .220 28 2O/6
Jack Glasscock 21 CLV 80 325 31 68 9 3 0 29 6 24 .209 .224 .255 58 45
Fred Goldsmith 23 TRO 9 38 6 9 1 0 0 2 1 3 .237 .256 .263 77 /1O3
*George Gore 22 CHC 63 266 43 70 17 4 0 32 8 30 .263 .285 .357 104 O/3
Emil Gross 21 PRO 30 132 31 46 9 5 0 24 4 8 .348 .368 .492 181 2
?Fred Gunkle 0 CLV 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -100 /2O
Bill Hague 27 PRO 51 209 20 47 3 1 0 21 3 19 .225 .236 .249 60 *5
?Al Hall 0 TRO 67 306 30 79 7 3 0 14 3 13 .258 .265 .301 92 O
Frank Hankinson 23 CHC 44 171 14 31 4 0 0 8 2 14 .181 .191 .205 27 1O/5
*Bill Harbidge 24 CHC 4 18 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 .111 .111 .111 -28 /O
Bill Hawes 25 BSN 38 155 19 31 3 3 0 9 2 13 .200 .210 .258 52 O/2
Thorny Hawkes 26 TRO 64 250 24 52 6 1 0 20 4 14 .208 .220 .240 56 4
Paul Hines 24 PRO 85 409 81 146 25 10 2 52 8 16 .357 .369 .482 178 *O
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Player Ag Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS OPS+SH SF IBB GDP POS
-+--------------------+--+---+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+--+--+---+---+-----+
?William Hoffman 26 CLV 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 -100 /2O
+ Bill Holbert 24 SYR 59 229 11 46 0 0 0 21 1 20 .201 .204 .201 41 *2/O
+ Bill Holbert 24 TRO 4 15 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 .267 .267 .267 82 /2
Bill Holbert 24 TOT 63 244 12 50 0 0 0 23 1 21 .205 .208 .205 43 *2/O
Joe Hornung 22 BUF 78 319 46 85 18 7 0 38 2 27 .266 .271 .367 106 O/3
*Pete Hotaling 22 CIN 81 369 64 103 20 9 1 27 12 17 .279 .302 .390 131 O/245
Sadie Houck 23 BSN 80 356 69 95 24 9 2 49 4 11 .267 .275 .402 117 O6
Charley Jones 29 BSN 83 355 85 112 22 10 9 62 29 38 .315 .367 .510 183 *O
John Kelly 20 CLV 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 66 /32
+?Kick Kelly 22 SYR 10 36 4 4 1 0 0 2 0 6 .111 .111 .139 -14 /23
+?Kick Kelly 22 TRO 6 22 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .227 .227 55 /2O5
?Kick Kelly 22 TOT 16 58 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 7 .155 .155 .172 12 2/3O5
King Kelly 21 CIN 77 345 78 120 20 12 2 47 8 14 .348 .363 .493 184 5O2/4
Rudy Kemmler 19 PRO 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 -5 /2
Doc Kennedy 25 CLV 49 193 19 56 8 2 1 18 2 10 .290 .297 .368 118 2/3
Terry Larkin 0 CHC 60 228 26 50 12 2 0 18 8 24 .219 .246 .289 71 *1/O
?Steve Libby 25 BUF 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -100 /3
Jimmy Macullar 24 SYR 64 246 24 52 9 0 0 13 3 27 .211 .221 .248 62 6O/45
?John Magner 24 CIN 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -100 /O
*Mike Mansell 21 SYR 67 242 24 52 4 2 1 13 5 45 .215 .231 .260 69 *O
+*Tom Mansell 24 TRO 40 177 29 43 6 0 0 11 3 9 .243 .256 .277 81 O
+*Tom Mansell 24 SYR 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 74 /O
*Tom Mansell 24 TOT 41 181 29 44 6 0 0 11 3 9 .243 .255 .276 80 O
Bobby Mathews 27 PRO 43 173 25 35 2 0 1 10 7 12 .202 .233 .231 54 1O/5
Harry McCormick 23 SYR 57 230 21 51 4 1 1 21 0 22 .222 .222 .261 66 1/O
Jim McCormick 22 CLV 75 282 35 62 10 2 0 20 1 9 .220 .223 .270 62 *1O/3
Mike McGeary 28 PRO 85 374 62 103 7 2 0 35 5 13 .275 .285 .305 95 *45
?John McGuinness 22 SYR 12 51 7 15 1 1 0 4 0 6 .294 .294 .353 122 3
Bill McGunnigle 24 BUF 47 171 22 30 0 1 0 5 5 24 .175 .199 .187 27 O1
?Pat McManus 19 TRO 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 -15 /1
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Player Ag Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS OPS+SH SF IBB GDP POS
-+--------------------+--+---+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+--+--+---+---+-----+
Cal McVey 29 CIN 81 354 64 105 18 6 0 55 8 13 .297 .312 .381 132 *3/O152
*Bobby Mitchell 23 CLV 30 109 11 16 2 2 0 6 0 14 .147 .147 .202 14 1/O
John Morrill 24 BSN 84 348 56 98 18 5 0 49 14 32 .282 .309 .362 118 *53
Jack Neagle 21 CIN 3 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 12 /O1
*Candy Nelson 30 TRO 28 106 17 28 7 1 0 10 8 4 .264 .316 .349 125 6/O
*Dan O'Leary 22 PRO 2 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .429 .429 184 /O
Jim O'Rourke 28 PRO 81 362 69 126 19 9 1 46 13 10 .348 .371 .459 172 *O3/25
*John O'Rourke 29 BSN 72 317 69 108 17 11 6 62 8 32 .341 .357 .521 182 O
?Charlie Osterhout 23 SYR 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -100 /2O
John Peters 29 CHC 83 379 45 93 13 2 1 31 1 19 .245 .247 .298 74 *6
Bill Phillips 22 CLV 81 365 58 99 15 4 0 29 2 20 .271 .275 .334 100 32/O
+ Blondie Purcell 25 SYR 63 277 32 72 6 3 0 25 3 13 .260 .268 .303 97 O1/2
+ Blondie Purcell 25 CIN 12 50 10 11 0 0 0 4 0 3 .220 .220 .220 48 O/1
Blondie Purcell 25 TOT 75 327 42 83 6 3 0 29 3 16 .254 .261 .291 89 *O1/2
Joe Quest 26 CHC 83 334 38 69 16 1 0 22 9 33 .207 .227 .260 56 *4
Charlie Reilley 23 TRO 62 236 17 54 5 1 0 19 1 20 .229 .232 .258 66 23/O
Jack Remsen 29 CHC 42 152 14 33 4 2 0 8 2 23 .217 .227 .270 59 O3
Hardy Richardson 24 BUF 79 336 54 95 18 10 0 37 16 30 .283 .315 .396 130 5/2
?John Richmond 24 SYR 62 254 31 54 8 4 1 23 4 24 .213 .225 .287 76 O6/2
?Lee Richmond 22 BSN 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 118 /1
Billy Riley 24 CLV 43 161 14 23 2 0 0 9 2 26 .143 .153 .155 2 *O
*Jack Rowe 22 BUF 8 34 8 12 1 0 0 8 0 1 .353 .353 .382 140 /2O
*Harry Salisbury 24 TRO 10 36 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 .056 .081 .056 -53 1/O
*Orator Shaffer 27 CHC 73 316 53 96 13 0 0 35 6 28 .304 .317 .345 112 *O/5
*John Shoupe 27 TRO 11 44 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .091 .091 .091 -38 6/4
Pop Snyder 24 BSN 81 329 42 78 16 3 2 35 5 31 .237 .249 .322 84 *2/O
*Joe Start 36 PRO 66 317 70 101 11 5 2 37 7 4 .319 .333 .404 142 *3/O
?John Stedronsky 29 CHC 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 -46 /5
Len Stockwell 19 CLV 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -100 /O
George Strief 22 CLV 71 264 24 46 7 1 0 15 10 23 .174 .204 .208 37 O4
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Player Ag Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS OPS+SH SF IBB GDP POS
-+--------------------+--+---+----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+--+--+---+---+-----+
?Denny Sullivan 21 PRO 5 19 5 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 .263 .300 .368 119 /5O
Ezra Sutton 28 BSN 84 339 54 84 13 4 0 34 2 18 .248 .252 .310 82 *65
?Sandy Taylor 0 TRO 24 97 10 21 4 0 0 8 1 8 .216 .224 .258 63 O
Jim Tyng 23 BSN 3 14 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .357 .357 .429 155 /1
*Oscar Walker 25 BUF 72 287 35 79 15 6 1 35 8 38 .275 .295 .380 118 *3
*John Ward 19 PRO 83 364 71 104 9 4 2 41 7 14 .286 .299 .349 113 *15/O
?Fred Warner 24 CLV 76 316 32 77 11 4 0 22 2 20 .244 .248 .304 81 *5O/3
Harry Wheeler 21 CIN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -100 /O1
?Bill White 0 PRO 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 66 /3
*Deacon White 31 CIN 78 333 55 110 16 6 1 52 6 9 .330 .342 .423 156 *2O/3
#Will White 24 CIN 76 294 28 40 6 0 0 17 6 56 .136 .153 .156 4 *1
Ned Williamson 21 CHC 80 320 66 94 20 13 1 36 24 31 .294 .343 .447 151 *5/32
?Red Woodhead 27 SYR 34 131 4 21 1 0 0 2 0 23 .160 .160 .168 14 *5
George Wright 32 PRO 85 388 79 107 15 10 1 42 13 20 .276 .299 .374 121 *6
*Tom York 28 PRO 81 342 69 106 25 5 1 50 19 28 .310 .346 .421 152 *O
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Stats updated through October 6, 2008.
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