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New Haven Elm Citys Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. John McKelvey 43 1875

2. Jim Tipper 41 1875

3. Henry Luff 38 1875

4. Billy Geer 37 1875

Johnny Ryan 37 1875

6. Tricky Nichols 34 1875

7. Ed Somerville 33 1875

Sam Wright 33 1875

9. Tim McGinley 32 1875

10. Charlie Gould 27 1875

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. John McKelvey 43 193

2. Jim Tipper 41 160

3. Henry Luff 38 166

4. Billy Geer 37 165

Johnny Ryan 37 149

6. Tricky Nichols 34 119

7. Ed Somerville 33 137

Sam Wright 33 128

9. Tim McGinley 32 131

10. Charlie Gould 27 110

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. John McKelvey 188 1875

2. Henry Luff 166 1875

3. Billy Geer 164 1875

4. Jim Tipper 159 1875

5. Johnny Ryan 146 1875

6. Ed Somerville 136 1875

7. Tim McGinley 131 1875

8. Sam Wright 127 1875

9. Tricky Nichols 119 1875

10. Charlie Gould 109 1875

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. John McKelvey 188 193

2. Henry Luff 166 166

3. Billy Geer 164 165

4. Jim Tipper 159 160

5. Johnny Ryan 146 149

6. Ed Somerville 136 137

7. Tim McGinley 131 131

8. Sam Wright 127 128

9. Tricky Nichols 119 119

10. Charlie Gould 109 110

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. John McKelvey 193 1875

2. Henry Luff 166 1875

3. Billy Geer 165 1875

4. Jim Tipper 160 1875

5. Johnny Ryan 149 1875

6. Ed Somerville 137 1875

7. Tim McGinley 131 1875

8. Sam Wright 128 1875

9. Tricky Nichols 119 1875

10. Charlie Gould 110 1875

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. John McKelvey 193 193

2. Henry Luff 166 166

3. Billy Geer 165 165

4. Jim Tipper 160 160

5. Johnny Ryan 149 149

6. Ed Somerville 137 137

7. Tim McGinley 131 131

8. Sam Wright 128 128

9. Tricky Nichols 119 119

10. Charlie Gould 110 110

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. John McKelvey 26 1875

2. Billy Geer 20 1875

3. Johnny Ryan 17 1875

4. Henry Luff 15 1875

5. Ed Somerville 14 1875

6. Tim McGinley 13 1875

7. Tricky Nichols 12 1875

8. Jim Tipper 10 1875

Sam Wright 10 1875

10. Charlie Gould 9 1875

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. John McKelvey 26 193

2. Billy Geer 20 165

3. Johnny Ryan 17 149

4. Henry Luff 15 166

5. Ed Somerville 14 137

6. Tim McGinley 13 131

7. Tricky Nichols 12 119

8. Jim Tipper 10 160

Sam Wright 10 128

10. Charlie Gould 9 110

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Henry Luff 45 1875

2. John McKelvey 43 1875

3. Billy Geer 40 1875

4. Tim McGinley 36 1875

5. Charlie Gould 29 1875

Ed Somerville 29 1875

7. Jim Tipper 25 1875

8. Sam Wright 24 1875

9. Tricky Nichols 23 1875

Johnny Ryan 23 1875

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Henry Luff 45 166

2. John McKelvey 43 193

3. Billy Geer 40 165

4. Tim McGinley 36 131

5. Charlie Gould 29 110

Ed Somerville 29 137

7. Jim Tipper 25 160

8. Sam Wright 24 128

9. Tricky Nichols 23 119

Johnny Ryan 23 149

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Henry Luff 67 1875

2. John McKelvey 48 1875

3. Billy Geer 46 1875

4. Tim McGinley 41 1875

5. Charlie Gould 35 1875

6. Ed Somerville 34 1875

7. Johnny Ryan 29 1875

8. Sam Wright 28 1875

9. Tricky Nichols 27 1875

10. Jim Tipper 26 1875

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Henry Luff 67 166

2. John McKelvey 48 193

3. Billy Geer 46 165

4. Tim McGinley 41 131

5. Charlie Gould 35 110

6. Ed Somerville 34 137

7. Johnny Ryan 29 149

8. Sam Wright 28 128

9. Tricky Nichols 27 119

10. Jim Tipper 26 160

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Henry Luff 10 1875

2. Ed Somerville 5 1875

3. Billy Geer 4 1875

Charlie Gould 4 1875

Sam Wright 4 1875

6. Tim McGinley 3 1875

John McKelvey 3 1875

8. Johnny Ryan 2 1875

George Trenwith 2 1875

10. John Cassidy 1 1875

Rit Harrison 1 1875

Juice Latham 1 1875

Jim Tipper 1 1875

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Henry Luff 10 166

2. Ed Somerville 5 137

3. Billy Geer 4 165

Charlie Gould 4 110

Sam Wright 4 128

6. Tim McGinley 3 131

John McKelvey 3 193

8. Johnny Ryan 2 149

George Trenwith 2 25

10. John Cassidy 1 22

Rit Harrison 1 4

Juice Latham 1 76

Jim Tipper 1 160

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Henry Luff 3 1875

2. Tricky Nichols 2 1875

Charlie Pabor 2 1875

Johnny Ryan 2 1875

5. Billy Geer 1 1875

Charlie Gould 1 1875

Tim McGinley 1 1875

John McKelvey 1 1875

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Henry Luff 3 166

2. Tricky Nichols 2 119

Charlie Pabor 2 23

Johnny Ryan 2 149

5. Billy Geer 1 165

Charlie Gould 1 110

Tim McGinley 1 131

John McKelvey 1 193

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Henry Luff 2 1875

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Henry Luff 2 166

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Henry Luff 18 1875

2. Tim McGinley 10 1875

John McKelvey 10 1875

4. Billy Geer 9 1875

5. Charlie Gould 8 1875

Johnny Ryan 8 1875

7. Ed Somerville 7 1875

8. Juice Latham 5 1875

Tricky Nichols 5 1875

Sam Wright 5 1875

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Henry Luff 18 166

2. Tim McGinley 10 131

John McKelvey 10 193

4. Billy Geer 9 165

5. Charlie Gould 8 110

Johnny Ryan 8 149

7. Ed Somerville 7 137

8. Juice Latham 5 76

Tricky Nichols 5 119

Sam Wright 5 128

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. John McKelvey 5 1875

2. Johnny Ryan 3 1875

3. Billy Geer 1 1875

Charlie Gould 1 1875

John Smith 1 1875

Ed Somerville 1 1875

Jim Tipper 1 1875

Sam Wright 1 1875

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. John McKelvey 5 193

2. Johnny Ryan 3 149

3. Billy Geer 1 165

Charlie Gould 1 110

John Smith 1 4

Ed Somerville 1 137

Jim Tipper 1 160

Sam Wright 1 128

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Johnny Ryan 12 1875

2. John McKelvey 8 1875

3. Tim McGinley 7 1875

4. Jim Tipper 6 1875

5. Henry Luff 5 1875

6. Billy Geer 4 1875

Juice Latham 4 1875

8. Stud Bancker 3 1875

Ed Somerville 3 1875

10. Charlie Gould 2 1875

Tricky Nichols 2 1875

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Johnny Ryan 12 149

2. John McKelvey 8 193

3. Tim McGinley 7 131

4. Jim Tipper 6 160

5. Henry Luff 5 166

6. Billy Geer 4 165

Juice Latham 4 76

8. Stud Bancker 3 72

Ed Somerville 3 137

10. Charlie Gould 2 110

Tricky Nichols 2 119

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Johnny Ryan 10 1875

2. Juice Latham 6 1875

3. Tricky Nichols 5 1875

4. Henry Luff 3 1875

John McKelvey 3 1875

6. Billy Geer 2 1875

7. Stud Bancker 1 1875

Tim McGinley 1 1875

Ed Somerville 1 1875

Sullivan 1 1875

Jim Tipper 1 1875

Sam Wright 1 1875

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Johnny Ryan 10 149

2. Juice Latham 6 76

3. Tricky Nichols 5 119

4. Henry Luff 3 166

John McKelvey 3 193

6. Billy Geer 2 165

7. Stud Bancker 1 72

Tim McGinley 1 131

Ed Somerville 1 137

Sullivan 1 8

Jim Tipper 1 160

Sam Wright 1 128

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. John McKelvey 39 1875

2. Billy Geer 35 1875

3. Tim McGinley 32 1875

4. Henry Luff 30 1875

5. Charlie Gould 24 1875

Ed Somerville 24 1875

Jim Tipper 24 1875

8. Tricky Nichols 21 1875

9. Sam Wright 20 1875

10. Johnny Ryan 19 1875

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. John McKelvey 39 193

2. Billy Geer 35 165

3. Tim McGinley 32 131

4. Henry Luff 30 166

5. Charlie Gould 24 110

Ed Somerville 24 137

Jim Tipper 24 160

8. Tricky Nichols 21 119

9. Sam Wright 20 128

10. Johnny Ryan 19 149

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Henry Luff 17 1875

2. John McKelvey 12 1875

3. Billy Geer 11 1875

Tim McGinley 11 1875

5. Charlie Gould 9 1875

6. Ed Somerville 7 1875

7. Tricky Nichols 6 1875

Sam Wright 6 1875

9. Johnny Ryan 5 1875

10. Juice Latham 4 1875

Charlie Pabor 4 1875

Jim Tipper 4 1875

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Henry Luff 17 166

2. John McKelvey 12 193

3. Billy Geer 11 165

Tim McGinley 11 131

5. Charlie Gould 9 110

6. Ed Somerville 7 137

7. Tricky Nichols 6 119

Sam Wright 6 128

9. Johnny Ryan 5 149

10. Juice Latham 4 76

Charlie Pabor 4 23

Jim Tipper 4 160

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Henry Luff 7 1875

2. Charlie Pabor 2 1875

3. Charlie Gould 2 1875

4. Tim McGinley 2 1875

5. Rit Harrison 1 1875

6. Lester Dole 1 1875

Evans 1 1875

Fred Goldsmith 1 1875

9. Sullivan 1 1875

10. George Trenwith 0 1875

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Henry Luff 7 166

2. Charlie Pabor 2 23

3. Charlie Gould 2 110

4. Tim McGinley 2 131

5. Rit Harrison 1 4

6. Lester Dole 1 4

Evans 1 4

Fred Goldsmith 1 4

9. Sullivan 1 8

10. George Trenwith 0 25

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Henry Luff 0.8 1875

2. Charlie Pabor 0.2 1875

3. Charlie Gould 0.2 1875

Tim McGinley 0.2 1875

5. Rit Harrison 0.1 1875

6. Lester Dole 0.1 1875

Evans 0.1 1875

Fred Goldsmith 0.1 1875

9. Sullivan 0.1 1875

10. George Trenwith 0.0 1875

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Henry Luff 0.8 166

2. Charlie Pabor 0.2 23

3. Charlie Gould 0.2 110

Tim McGinley 0.2 131

5. Rit Harrison 0.1 4

6. Lester Dole 0.1 4

Evans 0.1 4

Fred Goldsmith 0.1 4

9. Sullivan 0.1 8

10. George Trenwith 0.0 25

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Henry Luff 15 1875

2. Billy Geer 5 1875

Charlie Gould 5 1875

Ed Somerville 5 1875

5. Tim McGinley 4 1875

John McKelvey 4 1875

Johnny Ryan 4 1875

Sam Wright 4 1875

9. Tricky Nichols 2 1875

Charlie Pabor 2 1875

George Trenwith 2 1875

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Henry Luff 15 166

2. Billy Geer 5 165

Charlie Gould 5 110

Ed Somerville 5 137

5. Tim McGinley 4 131

John McKelvey 4 193

Johnny Ryan 4 149

Sam Wright 4 128

9. Tricky Nichols 2 119

Charlie Pabor 2 23

George Trenwith 2 25

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. John McKelvey 48 1875

2. Henry Luff 45 1875

3. Billy Geer 41 1875

4. Tim McGinley 36 1875

5. Charlie Gould 30 1875

Ed Somerville 30 1875

7. Johnny Ryan 26 1875

Jim Tipper 26 1875

9. Sam Wright 25 1875

10. Tricky Nichols 23 1875

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. John McKelvey 48 193

2. Henry Luff 45 166

3. Billy Geer 41 165

4. Tim McGinley 36 131

5. Charlie Gould 30 110

Ed Somerville 30 137

7. Johnny Ryan 26 149

Jim Tipper 26 160

9. Sam Wright 25 128

10. Tricky Nichols 23 119

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits Year

Sacrifice Hits
Rank Player Sacrifice Hits PA

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies Year

Sacrifice Flies
Rank Player Sacrifice Flies PA

Intentional Bases on Balls
Rank Player Int. Bases on Balls Year

Intentional Bases on Balls
Rank Player Int. Bases on Balls PA

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Johnny Ryan 4 1875

2. Henry Luff 3 1875

3. Billy Geer 2 1875

Ed Somerville 2 1875

5. John Cassidy 1 1875

Charlie Gould 1 1875

Rit Harrison 1 1875

Tim McGinley 1 1875

John McKelvey 1 1875

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Johnny Ryan 4 149

2. Henry Luff 3 166

3. Billy Geer 2 165

Ed Somerville 2 137

5. John Cassidy 1 22

Charlie Gould 1 110

Rit Harrison 1 4

Tim McGinley 1 131

John McKelvey 1 193

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Henry Luff 2.4 1875

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Henry Luff 2.4 166

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. John McKelvey 146 1875

2. Jim Tipper 134 1875

3. Johnny Ryan 127 1875

4. Billy Geer 126 1875

5. Henry Luff 124 1875

6. Ed Somerville 109 1875

7. Sam Wright 103 1875

8. Tim McGinley 96 1875

Tricky Nichols 96 1875

10. Charlie Gould 81 1875

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. John McKelvey 146 193

2. Jim Tipper 134 160

3. Johnny Ryan 127 149

4. Billy Geer 126 165

5. Henry Luff 124 166

6. Ed Somerville 109 137

7. Sam Wright 103 128

8. Tim McGinley 96 131

Tricky Nichols 96 119

10. Charlie Gould 81 110

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