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1904 Brooklyn Superbas

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1903 / 1905

56-97, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ned Hanlon (56-97)
Scored 497 runs, Allowed 614 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 62-91

Ballparks: Washington Park III · Attendance: 214,600 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 98


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1903 / 1905 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Bill Bergen 26 96 347 329 17 60 4 2 0 12 3 9 50 .182 .204 .207 .411 28 68 0 9
2 1B Pop Dillon* 30 135 561 511 60 132 18 6 0 31 13 40 32 .258 .313 .317 .630 97 162 1 9
3 2B Dutch Jordan 24 87 284 252 21 45 10 2 0 19 7 13 52 .179 .225 .234 .459 43 59 2 17
4 SS Charlie Babb# 31 151 595 521 49 138 18 3 0 53 34 53 72 .265 .345 .311 .656 105 162 11 10
5 3B Mike McCormack 21 105 398 347 28 64 5 4 0 27 22 43 50 .184 .278 .222 .500 57 77 2 6
6 OF Jimmy Sheckard* 25 143 583 507 70 121 23 6 1 46 21 56 57 .239 .317 .314 .630 97 159 2 18
7 OF John Dobbs* 29 101 403 363 36 90 16 2 0 30 11 28 22 .248 .304 .303 .607 90 110 1 11
8 OF Harry Lumley* 23 150 633 577 79 161 23 18 9 78 30 41 106 .279 .331 .428 .759 136 247 4 11
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Doc Gessler* 23 104 381 341 41 99 18 4 2 28 13 30 45 .290 .355 .384 .739 131 131 4 6
10 2B Sammy Strang# 27 77 324 271 28 52 11 0 1 9 16 45 44 .192 .316 .244 .559 75 66 4 4
11 C Lew Ritter 28 72 241 214 23 53 4 1 0 19 17 20 34 .248 .318 .276 .593 86 59 2 5
12 3B Emil Batch 24 28 98 94 9 24 1 2 2 7 6 1 9 .255 .271 .372 .643 100 35 1 2
13 UT Fred Jacklitsch 28 26 88 77 8 18 3 1 0 8 7 7 16 .234 .322 .299 .621 94 23 3 1
14 2B Bill Reidy 30 11 36 32 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 .156 .250 .156 .406 28 5 1 0
15 1B Jack Doyle 34 8 29 22 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 6 1 .227 .414 .273 .687 116 6 1 0
16 2B Charlie Loudenslager? 23 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
17 Deacon Van Buren* 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 525 1 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
18 P Oscar Jones 24 46 150 137 10 24 0 1 0 0 4 8 20 .175 .226 .190 .416 30 26 1 4
19 P Jack Cronin 30 40 115 108 5 17 2 0 0 8 0 4 23 .157 .188 .176 .363 14 19 0 3
20 P Ned Garvin 30 23 67 63 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 .127 .141 .127 .268 -16 8 0 3
21 P Ed Poole 29 25 65 62 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 .129 .129 .145 .274 -14 9 0 3
22 P Doc Scanlan* 23 13 41 35 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 .143 .167 .143 .310 -3 5 0 5
23 P Fred Mitchell 26 8 27 24 3 7 1 1 0 6 0 1 2 .292 .346 .417 .763 138 10 1 1
24 P Doc Reisling 29 7 15 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 .267 .154 .421 32 2 1 0
25 P Bull Durham 27 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 56 1 0 0
26 P Grant Thatcher? 27 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 56 1 0 0
27 P Joe Koukalik 24 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
28 P Jack Doscher* 23 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 212 1 0 0
Team Totals 26.4 154 5497 4916 497 1142 159 53 15 390 205 411 694 .232 .297 .295 .592 85 1452 42 128
Rank in 8 NL teams 8 7 8 6 7 7 3 1 2 1 8 6 8 7 8 6 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Charlie Babb# 31 595 1 -2 0 0 -6 10 18 21 2.1 27 3.0 -0.9 $ Traded *6
Emil Batch 24 98 -1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ Rule 5 Draft 5
Bill Bergen 26 347 -29 -1 0 0 0 6 10 -14 -1.8 -14 -1.5 -0.3 $ Purchased 2/3
Jack Cronin 30 115 -11 -1 0 0 0 3 3 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.7 0.0 $ Traded 1
Pop Dillon* 30 561 -6 -1 0 0 5 -4 16 10 0.9 5 0.6 0.3 $ *3
John Dobbs* 29 403 -7 -1 0 0 -1 -2 12 1 0.0 2 0.2 -0.2 $ Free Agency O/46
Jack Doscher* 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Free Agency /1
Jack Doyle 34 29 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $ Purchased /3
Bull Durham 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Rule 5 Draft /1
Ned Garvin 30 67 -9 0 0 0 0 2 2 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.6 0.0 $ Jumped Lgs 1
Doc Gessler* 23 381 9 -1 0 0 -2 -3 11 14 1.6 16 1.8 -0.2 $ O/34
Fred Jacklitsch 28 88 -1 0 0 0 -3 0 3 -1 -0.2 2 0.2 -0.4 $ Free Agency 3/42
Oscar Jones 24 150 -12 0 0 0 0 4 4 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
Dutch Jordan 24 284 -18 0 0 0 -7 0 8 -17 -2.0 -10 -1.1 -0.9 $ 45/3
Joe Koukalik 24 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Charlie Loudenslager? 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /4
Harry Lumley* 23 633 18 2 0 0 -2 -8 18 28 3.1 30 3.3 -0.2 $ Rule 5 Draft *O
Mike McCormack 21 398 -19 0 0 0 -4 3 12 -8 -1.1 -4 -0.4 -0.7 $ *5/4
Fred Mitchell 26 27 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ Purchased /1
Ed Poole 29 65 -8 0 0 0 0 2 2 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ Purchased 1
Bill Reidy 30 36 -3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ /14
Doc Reisling 29 15 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Purchased /1
Lew Ritter 28 241 -5 0 0 0 0 4 7 6 0.5 6 0.7 -0.2 $ 2/45
Doc Scanlan* 23 41 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ Purchased 1
Jimmy Sheckard* 25 583 -5 1 0 0 7 -7 17 13 1.3 6 0.7 0.6 $ Jumped Lgs *O/4
Sammy Strang# 27 324 -8 -1 0 0 -10 0 9 -10 -1.1 0 0.0 -1.1 $ Free Agency 45/6
Grant Thatcher? 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Deacon Van Buren* 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
Team Total 26.4 5497 -118 -5 0 0 -23 13 159 26 1.1 49 5.6 -4.5 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Charlie Babb# 31 595 393 54 3.6 75 .307 .265 .254 .345 .312 .311 .328 .656 .640 105 .544 6.4 0.7 .679 .213 .046 .0 *6
Emil Batch 24 98 72 9 3.3 75 .265 .255 .254 .271 .312 .372 .328 .643 .641 100 .500 -0.8 -0.1 .614 .191 .117 3.0 5
Bill Bergen 26 347 278 14 1.3 75 .215 .182 .254 .204 .312 .207 .329 .411 .641 28 .159 -28.3 -3.3 .297 .061 .024 .0 2/3
Jack Cronin 30 115 94 4 1.1 75 .200 .157 .254 .188 .312 .176 .328 .363 .641 14 .123 -10.9 -1.3 .253 .056 .019 1
Pop Dillon* 30 561 388 51 3.4 75 .276 .258 .254 .313 .312 .317 .329 .630 .641 97 .523 -1.5 -0.2 .570 .162 .059 .0 *3
John Dobbs* 29 403 284 33 3.0 75 .264 .248 .254 .304 .312 .303 .329 .607 .641 90 .467 -3.8 -0.4 .549 .163 .055 .0 O/46
Jack Doscher* 23 2 1 1 26.3 75 1.000 .500 .254 .500 .312 .500 .328 1.000 .641 212 .978 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000 /1
Jack Doyle 34 29 17 2 3.1 75 .238 .227 .254 .414 .312 .273 .328 .687 .641 116 .473 1.1 0.1 .824 .364 .045 .0 /3
Bull Durham 27 4 3 0 0.0 75 .333 .250 .254 .250 .312 .250 .328 .500 .641 56 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .333 .000 .000 /1
Ned Garvin 30 67 58 1 0.4 75 .170 .127 .254 .141 .312 .127 .329 .268 .641 -16 .026 -8.6 -1.0 .164 .016 .000 1
Doc Gessler* 23 381 248 46 4.9 75 .330 .290 .254 .355 .312 .384 .328 .739 .640 131 .673 13.0 1.5 .736 .220 .094 3.5 O/34
Fred Jacklitsch 28 88 60 7 3.1 75 .295 .234 .254 .322 .312 .299 .328 .621 .640 94 .470 -0.1 -0.0 .678 .247 .065 .0 3/42
Oscar Jones 24 150 117 6 1.4 75 .205 .175 .254 .226 .312 .190 .328 .416 .640 30 .165 -11.3 -1.3 .345 .102 .015 .0 1
Dutch Jordan 24 284 224 13 1.5 75 .225 .179 .254 .225 .312 .234 .328 .459 .641 43 .198 -16.7 -2.0 .391 .135 .056 .0 45/3
Joe Koukalik 24 3 3 0 0.0 75 .000 .000 .254 .000 .312 .000 .329 .000 .641 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
Charlie Loudenslager? 23 2 2 0 0.0 75 .000 .254 .000 .312 .000 .328 .000 .641 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /4
Harry Lumley* 23 633 427 81 5.0 75 .329 .279 .254 .331 .312 .428 .328 .759 .640 136 .682 21.8 2.5 .774 .272 .149 13.8 *O
Mike McCormack 21 398 289 21 1.9 75 .215 .184 .254 .278 .312 .222 .329 .500 .641 57 .271 -16.2 -1.9 .509 .225 .037 .0 *5/4
Fred Mitchell 26 27 18 3 4.4 75 .318 .292 .254 .346 .312 .417 .328 .763 .641 138 .629 1.0 0.1 .706 .167 .125 /1
Ed Poole 29 65 57 1 0.5 75 .170 .129 .254 .129 .312 .145 .328 .274 .641 -14 .027 -8.3 -1.0 .167 .016 .016 1
Bill Reidy 30 36 27 1 1.0 75 .250 .156 .254 .250 .312 .156 .328 .406 .641 28 .097 -2.6 -0.3 .333 .094 .000 /14
Doc Reisling 29 15 11 0 0.0 75 .222 .154 .254 .267 .312 .154 .328 .421 .640 32 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .364 .077 .000 /1
Lew Ritter 28 241 166 18 2.8 75 .294 .248 .254 .318 .312 .276 .328 .593 .641 86 .436 -2.8 -0.3 .609 .201 .028 .0 2/45
Doc Scanlan* 23 41 35 1 0.8 75 .172 .143 .254 .167 .312 .143 .329 .310 .641 -3 .063 -4.2 -0.5 .200 .029 .000 1
Jimmy Sheckard* 25 583 404 50 3.2 75 .267 .239 .254 .317 .312 .314 .329 .630 .641 97 .496 0.2 0.0 .617 .227 .075 1.9 *O/4
Sammy Strang# 27 324 223 20 2.4 75 .226 .192 .254 .316 .312 .244 .329 .559 .641 75 .354 -4.7 -0.5 .598 .277 .052 1.9 45/6
Grant Thatcher? 27 4 3 0 0.0 75 .250 .250 .254 .250 .312 .250 .328 .500 .641 56 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .333 .000 .000 /1
Deacon Van Buren* 33 1 0 1 75 1.000 1.000 .254 1.000 .312 1.000 .328 2.000 .640 525 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
League Average 3.4 78 .274 .249 .258 .305 .317 .322 .334 .627 .650 93 .511 .586 .182 .073
Team Total 26.4 5497 3902 438 2.9 75 .268 .232 .254 .297 .312 .295 .329 .592 .641 85 .452 -79.2 -9.5 .559 .188 .063 28.0
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Charlie Babb# 31 157 628 555 59 157 20 3 0 64 39 60 75 .283 .366 .330 .696 65 151 151
Emil Batch 24 29 103 101 11 28 1 2 2 9 7 1 9 .277 .291 .386 .677 11 28 28
Bill Bergen 26 100 356 346 20 67 4 2 0 14 3 10 52 .194 .216 .217 .433 17 96 96
Jack Cronin 30 42 118 114 6 19 2 0 0 9 0 4 24 .167 .195 .184 .379 4 40 40
Pop Dillon* 30 140 590 544 73 150 20 7 0 38 15 45 33 .276 .332 .338 .670 61 135 135
John Dobbs* 29 105 419 386 44 103 18 2 0 37 13 32 23 .267 .325 .324 .648 40 101 101
Jack Doscher* 23 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 2 2
Jack Doyle 34 77 302 272 26 63 12 3 1 28 6 28 20 .232 .308 .309 .617 26 74 74
Bull Durham 27 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Ned Garvin 30 26 70 69 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 .116 .129 .116 .245 1 25 25
Doc Gessler* 23 108 403 364 50 113 21 5 2 34 15 34 47 .310 .377 .412 .789 55 104 104
Fred Jacklitsch 28 27 92 81 10 20 3 1 0 10 8 8 17 .247 .337 .309 .646 8 26 26
Oscar Jones 24 48 155 145 13 28 0 1 0 0 5 9 21 .193 .245 .207 .452 7 46 46
Dutch Jordan 24 90 283 266 25 51 11 2 0 23 8 15 54 .192 .240 .248 .488 16 87 87
Joe Koukalik 24 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Charlie Loudenslager? 23 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Harry Lumley* 23 156 667 615 96 183 26 20 10 94 34 47 110 .298 .352 .454 .806 98 150 150
Mike McCormack 21 109 418 367 34 73 6 5 0 33 25 49 52 .199 .297 .243 .539 26 105 105
Fred Mitchell 26 34 120 112 14 27 4 2 0 11 1 7 12 .241 .292 .313 .604 10 33 33
Ed Poole 29 26 64 64 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 .125 .125 .141 .266 1 25 25
Bill Reidy 30 11 37 33 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 .152 .243 .152 .395 1 11 11
Doc Reisling 29 7 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 7 7
Lew Ritter 28 75 252 227 27 60 5 1 0 23 19 23 35 .264 .337 .295 .632 22 72 72
Doc Scanlan* 23 18 45 43 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 2 6 .140 .178 .140 .317 1 17 17
Jimmy Sheckard* 25 148 603 538 84 137 26 7 1 55 24 63 59 .255 .335 .335 .670 60 143 143
Sammy Strang# 27 80 344 287 34 60 13 0 1 11 18 52 46 .209 .340 .265 .605 25 77 77
Grant Thatcher? 27 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Deacon Van Buren* 33 14 51 47 2 13 2 0 0 4 2 4 2 .277 .333 .319 .652 5 13 13
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Charlie Babb# 31 2 1097 272 1097 945 117 243 33 11 0 99 56 98 137 .257 .348 .315 .663 97 298 33 21
Emil Batch 24 1 98 28 98 94 9 24 1 2 2 7 6 1 9 .255 .271 .372 .643 100 35 1 2
Bill Bergen 26 4 1233 330 1233 1166 72 220 22 11 1 84 9 38 158 .189 .214 .229 .443 31 267 0 29
Jack Cronin 30 7 400 136 400 367 24 66 10 4 0 34 7 15 89 .180 .222 .229 .451 31 84 5 13
Pop Dillon* 30 5 1283 312 1283 1181 146 298 44 16 1 116 34 78 63 .252 .299 .319 .618 78 377 1 23
John Dobbs* 29 4 1999 459 1999 1764 246 468 64 19 5 171 63 156 119 .265 .330 .332 .662 98 585 15 64
Jack Doscher* 23 2 6 6 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -1 1 0 0
Jack Doyle 34 16 6586 1568 6586 6052 977 1811 316 64 25 971 518 440 282 .299 .352 .385 .737 105 2330 49 45
Bull Durham 27 1 4 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 56 1 0 0
Ned Garvin 30 7 538 181 538 500 34 61 1 0 0 18 1 17 105 .122 .156 .124 .280 -19 62 3 18
Doc Gessler* 23 2 687 182 687 600 70 162 31 11 2 58 23 50 103 .270 .344 .368 .713 117 221 18 19
Fred Jacklitsch 28 5 572 162 572 498 61 120 20 7 1 64 15 61 93 .241 .336 .315 .651 92 157 10 3
Oscar Jones 24 2 281 84 281 262 22 56 1 1 0 13 4 10 36 .214 .248 .225 .473 43 59 2 7
Dutch Jordan 24 2 577 165 577 519 48 108 21 3 0 40 16 32 103 .208 .258 .260 .518 55 135 3 23
Joe Koukalik 24 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Charlie Loudenslager? 23 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Harry Lumley* 23 1 633 150 633 577 79 161 23 18 9 78 30 41 106 .279 .331 .428 .759 136 247 4 11
Mike McCormack 21 1 398 105 398 347 28 64 5 4 0 27 22 43 50 .184 .278 .222 .500 57 77 2 6
Fred Mitchell 26 4 313 103 313 294 35 59 9 5 0 26 2 9 53 .201 .227 .265 .492 44 78 1 9
Ed Poole 29 5 291 96 291 279 24 51 8 1 2 15 1 6 61 .183 .200 .240 .440 28 67 0 6
Bill Reidy 30 6 270 86 270 245 19 39 0 1 0 13 4 15 57 .159 .214 .167 .381 10 41 2 8
Doc Reisling 29 1 15 7 15 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 .267 .154 .421 32 2 1 0
Lew Ritter 28 3 590 166 590 530 54 126 14 7 0 58 28 40 73 .238 .296 .291 .587 76 154 4 16
Doc Scanlan* 23 2 51 18 51 43 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 3 7 .116 .174 .116 .290 -10 5 0 5
Jimmy Sheckard* 25 8 3840 892 3840 3343 615 988 159 75 36 454 268 377 321 .296 .376 .420 .797 129 1405 56 64
Sammy Strang# 27 6 2309 528 2309 1967 314 532 67 16 5 143 146 269 263 .270 .366 .328 .694 102 646 26 47
Grant Thatcher? 27 2 16 5 16 15 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 .200 .250 .267 .517 52 4 0 0
Deacon Van Buren* 33 1 49 13 49 44 2 11 2 0 0 3 2 3 2 .250 .298 .295 .593 84 13 0 2
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1903 / 1905 Batting Statistics

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