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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

Batting Average
Rank Player BA Year

1. Denny Lyons .367 1887

2. Denny Lyons .354 1890

3. Denny Lyons .329 1889

4. Henry Larkin .329 1885

5. Harry Stovey .326 1884

6. Billy Shindle .324 1890

7. Henry Larkin .319 1886

8. Henry Larkin .318 1889

9. Blondie Purcell .316 1889

10. Harry Stovey .315 1885

Batting Average
Rank Player BA PA

1. Denny Lyons .329 2264

2. Harry Stovey .302 3798

3. Henry Larkin .301 3831

4. Jocko Milligan .287 2057

5. Curt Welch .274 1690

6. Jack O'Brien .273 2034

7. Lou Bierbauer .268 2229

8. Wilbert Robinson .227 1527

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP Year

1. Denny Lyons .461 1890

2. Henry Larkin .428 1889

3. Denny Lyons .426 1889

4. Denny Lyons .421 1887

5. George Wood .399 1891

6. Jocko Milligan .397 1891

7. Harry Stovey .393 1889

8. Curt Welch .392 1890

9. Henry Larkin .390 1886

10. Blondie Purcell .383 1889

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Denny Lyons .408 2264

2. Henry Larkin .374 3831

3. Curt Welch .373 1690

4. Harry Stovey .370 3798

5. Jocko Milligan .341 2057

6. Jack O'Brien .339 2034

7. Lou Bierbauer .298 2229

8. Wilbert Robinson .265 1527

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG Year

1. Harry Stovey .545 1884

2. Denny Lyons .531 1890

3. Henry Larkin .525 1885

4. Harry Stovey .525 1889

5. Denny Lyons .523 1887

6. Harry Stovey .506 1883

7. Jocko Milligan .505 1891

8. Harry Stovey .488 1885

9. Billy Shindle .483 1890

10. Denny Lyons .469 1889

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Harry Stovey .483 3798

2. Denny Lyons .467 2264

3. Henry Larkin .441 3831

4. Jocko Milligan .423 2057

5. Jack O'Brien .377 2034

6. Curt Welch .361 1690

7. Lou Bierbauer .347 2229

8. Wilbert Robinson .294 1527

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS Year

1. Denny Lyons .992 1890

2. Denny Lyons .943 1887

3. Harry Stovey .918 1889

4. Harry Stovey .913 1884

5. Jocko Milligan .903 1891

6. Henry Larkin .897 1885

7. Denny Lyons .895 1889

8. Harry Stovey .858 1885

9. Henry Larkin .854 1889

10. Billy Shindle .854 1890

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS PA

1. Denny Lyons .875 2264

2. Harry Stovey .853 3798

3. Henry Larkin .815 3831

4. Jocko Milligan .764 2057

5. Curt Welch .734 1690

6. Jack O'Brien .716 2034

7. Lou Bierbauer .645 2229

8. Wilbert Robinson .558 1527

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Bill Hallman 141 1891

2. Henry Larkin 139 1886

3. Frank Fennelly 138 1889

4. Lou Bierbauer 137 1886

Denny Lyons 137 1887

Chippy McGarr 137 1887

Harry Stovey 137 1889

8. Curt Welch 136 1888

9. Henry Larkin 135 1888

Tom Poorman 135 1887

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Henry Larkin 859 3831

2. Harry Stovey 824 3798

3. Lou Bierbauer 527 2229

4. Denny Lyons 499 2264

5. Jocko Milligan 483 2057

6. Jack O'Brien 468 2034

7. Cub Stricker 374 1481

8. Wilbert Robinson 372 1527

9. Curt Welch 364 1690

10. Blondie Purcell 323 1467

At Bats
Rank Player AB Year

1. Bill Hallman 587 1891

2. Tom Poorman 585 1887

3. Billy Shindle 584 1890

4. Denny Lyons 570 1887

5. Henry Larkin 565 1886

6. Harry Stovey 556 1889

7. Lou Bierbauer 549 1889

Curt Welch 549 1888

9. Henry Larkin 546 1888

10. George Wood 539 1890

At Bats
Rank Player AB PA

1. Henry Larkin 3429 3831

2. Harry Stovey 3427 3798

3. Lou Bierbauer 2136 2229

4. Denny Lyons 1998 2264

5. Jocko Milligan 1900 2057

6. Jack O'Brien 1850 2034

7. Curt Welch 1461 1690

8. Wilbert Robinson 1453 1527

9. Cub Stricker 1399 1481

10. Blondie Purcell 1340 1467

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA Year

1. Harry Stovey 634 1889

2. Henry Larkin 631 1886

3. Bill Hallman 630 1891

Tom Poorman 630 1887

5. Billy Shindle 628 1890

6. Denny Lyons 623 1887

7. Henry Larkin 615 1889

8. Curt Welch 611 1888

9. Henry Larkin 607 1891

George Wood 607 1891

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Henry Larkin 3831 3831

2. Harry Stovey 3798 3798

3. Denny Lyons 2264 2264

4. Lou Bierbauer 2229 2229

5. Jocko Milligan 2057 2057

6. Jack O'Brien 2034 2034

7. Curt Welch 1690 1690

8. Wilbert Robinson 1527 1527

9. Cub Stricker 1481 1481

10. Blondie Purcell 1467 1467

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs Year

1. Harry Stovey 152 1889

2. Tom Poorman 140 1887

3. Denny Lyons 135 1889

4. Curt Welch 134 1889

5. Henry Larkin 133 1886

6. Harry Stovey 130 1885

7. Denny Lyons 128 1887

8. Mike Griffin 127 1890

Billy Shindle 127 1890

Harry Stovey 127 1888

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs PA

1. Harry Stovey 883 3798

2. Henry Larkin 702 3831

3. Denny Lyons 457 2264

4. Curt Welch 359 1690

5. Jack O'Brien 323 2034

6. Lou Bierbauer 293 2229

Jocko Milligan 293 2057

8. Blondie Purcell 263 1467

9. Cub Stricker 231 1481

10. George Wood 220 1205

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Denny Lyons 209 1887

2. Billy Shindle 189 1890

3. Henry Larkin 180 1886

4. Harry Stovey 171 1889

5. Denny Lyons 168 1889

6. Lou Bierbauer 167 1889

7. Bill Hallman 166 1891

8. Henry Larkin 164 1889

9. George Wood 163 1891

10. Blondie Purcell 160 1889

Hits
Rank Player Hits PA

1. Harry Stovey 1036 3798

2. Henry Larkin 1031 3831

3. Denny Lyons 658 2264

4. Lou Bierbauer 572 2229

5. Jocko Milligan 545 2057

6. Jack O'Brien 505 2034

7. Curt Welch 401 1690

8. Blondie Purcell 389 1467

9. Cub Stricker 334 1481

10. Wilbert Robinson 330 1527

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Denny Lyons 298 1887

2. Harry Stovey 292 1889

3. Billy Shindle 282 1890

4. Henry Larkin 254 1886

5. Harry Stovey 244 1884

Harry Stovey 244 1888

7. Denny Lyons 239 1889

8. Henry Larkin 238 1885

9. Harry Stovey 237 1885

10. Henry Larkin 232 1891

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Harry Stovey 1654 3798

2. Henry Larkin 1511 3831

3. Denny Lyons 933 2264

4. Jocko Milligan 804 2057

5. Lou Bierbauer 741 2229

6. Jack O'Brien 698 2034

7. Curt Welch 528 1690

8. Blondie Purcell 492 1467

9. George Wood 449 1205

10. Wilbert Robinson 427 1527

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles Year

1. Denny Lyons 43 1887

2. Curt Welch 39 1889

3. Harry Stovey 38 1889

4. Henry Larkin 37 1885

5. Henry Larkin 36 1886

Denny Lyons 36 1889

7. Jocko Milligan 35 1891

8. Harry Stovey 31 1883

Harry Stovey 31 1887

10. Mike Griffin 29 1890

Denny Lyons 29 1890

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Harry Stovey 202 3798

2. Henry Larkin 194 3831

3. Denny Lyons 133 2264

4. Jocko Milligan 123 2057

5. Jack O'Brien 91 2034

6. Lou Bierbauer 83 2229

7. Curt Welch 82 1690

8. Blondie Purcell 65 1467

9. Wilbert Robinson 50 1527

10. Fred Corey 47 1172

Triples
Rank Player Triples Year

1. Harry Stovey 23 1884

2. Billy Shindle 21 1890

3. Harry Stovey 20 1888

4. Tom Poorman 19 1887

5. John Coleman 16 1886

Fred Corey 16 1884

Henry Larkin 16 1886

8. Tommy Corcoran 15 1891

Joe Mulvey 15 1890

10. Lave Cross 14 1891

Sadie Houck 14 1884

Henry Larkin 14 1885

Henry Larkin 14 1891

Denny Lyons 14 1887

Jack O'Brien 14 1890

George Wood 14 1890

George Wood 14 1891

Triples
Rank Player Triples PA

1. Harry Stovey 94 3798

2. Henry Larkin 89 3831

3. Jack O'Brien 36 2034

4. John Coleman 30 1085

5. Denny Lyons 29 2264

Jocko Milligan 29 2057

7. Lou Bierbauer 28 2229

Joe Mulvey 28 1023

George Wood 28 1205

10. Fred Corey 26 1172

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Harry Stovey 19 1889

2. Harry Stovey 14 1883

3. Harry Stovey 13 1885

4. Jocko Milligan 11 1891

5. Henry Larkin 10 1891

Billy Shindle 10 1890

Harry Stovey 10 1884

8. Denny Lyons 9 1889

Harry Stovey 9 1888

George Wood 9 1890

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Harry Stovey 76 3798

2. Henry Larkin 36 3831

3. Denny Lyons 28 2264

4. Jocko Milligan 26 2057

5. George Wood 12 1205

6. Joe Mulvey 11 1023

7. Lou Bierbauer 10 2229

Jack O'Brien 10 2034

Billy Shindle 10 628

10. Ed Seward 9 780

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI Year

1. Harry Stovey 119 1889

2. Jocko Milligan 106 1891

3. Lou Bierbauer 105 1889

4. Denny Lyons 102 1887

George Wood 102 1890

6. Henry Larkin 101 1888

7. Henry Larkin 93 1891

8. Billy Shindle 90 1890

9. Henry Larkin 88 1885

Henry Larkin 88 1887

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Henry Larkin 555 3831

2. Harry Stovey 544 3798

3. Denny Lyons 351 2264

4. Lou Bierbauer 314 2229

5. Jocko Milligan 297 2057

6. Jack O'Brien 273 2034

7. Blondie Purcell 172 1467

8. George Wood 163 1205

9. Wilbert Robinson 155 1527

10. Joe Mulvey 153 1023

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Henry Larkin 83 1889

2. Denny Lyons 79 1889

3. Harry Stovey 77 1889

4. George Wood 72 1891

5. Curt Welch 67 1889

6. Henry Larkin 66 1891

7. Frank Fennelly 65 1889

8. Mike Griffin 64 1890

Harry Stovey 64 1886

10. Harry Stovey 62 1888

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB PA

1. Harry Stovey 351 3798

2. Henry Larkin 330 3831

3. Denny Lyons 232 2264

4. Jack O'Brien 157 2034

5. Curt Welch 149 1690

6. Jocko Milligan 132 2057

7. George Wood 123 1205

8. Blondie Purcell 114 1467

9. Lou Bierbauer 88 2229

10. Frank Fennelly 74 637

Cub Stricker 74 1481

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Frank Fennelly 78 1889

2. Harry Stovey 68 1889

3. Gus Weyhing 65 1891

4. Gus Weyhing 59 1889

5. Tommy Corcoran 56 1891

Bill Hallman 56 1891

Henry Larkin 56 1891

8. George Wood 52 1891

9. Jocko Milligan 51 1891

10. Jim Fogarty 50 1890

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Gus Weyhing 124 807

2. Henry Larkin 97 3831

3. George Wood 87 1205

4. Bill Hallman 80 1024

5. Frank Fennelly 78 637

6. Jocko Milligan 70 2057

7. Joe Mulvey 68 1023

Harry Stovey 68 3798

9. Tommy Corcoran 56 550

10. Jim Fogarty 50 415

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB Year

1. Curt Welch 95 1888

2. Tom Poorman 88 1887

3. Harry Stovey 87 1888

4. Chippy McGarr 84 1887

5. Harry Stovey 74 1887

6. Denny Lyons 73 1887

7. Harry Stovey 68 1886

8. Curt Welch 66 1889

9. Curt Welch 64 1890

10. Harry Stovey 63 1889

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB PA

1. Harry Stovey 292 3798

2. Curt Welch 225 1690

3. Denny Lyons 150 2264

4. Tom Poorman 134 1049

5. Lou Bierbauer 110 2229

6. Henry Larkin 102 3831

7. Chippy McGarr 101 839

8. Wilbert Robinson 88 1527

9. Blondie Purcell 80 1467

10. Jack O'Brien 54 2034

Singles
Rank Player Singles Year

1. Denny Lyons 146 1887

2. Billy Shindle 137 1890

3. Blondie Purcell 134 1889

4. Chippy McGarr 128 1887

George Wood 128 1891

6. Lou Bierbauer 126 1889

Bill Hallman 126 1891

Henry Larkin 126 1886

Henry Larkin 126 1889

10. Curt Welch 124 1888

Singles
Rank Player Singles PA

1. Henry Larkin 712 3831

2. Harry Stovey 664 3798

3. Denny Lyons 468 2264

4. Lou Bierbauer 451 2229

5. Jack O'Brien 368 2034

6. Jocko Milligan 367 2057

7. Blondie Purcell 306 1467

8. Curt Welch 298 1690

9. Cub Stricker 277 1481

10. Wilbert Robinson 260 1527

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ Year

1. Denny Lyons 194 1890

2. Harry Stovey 185 1884

3. Henry Larkin 174 1885

4. Harry Stovey 163 1888

5. Harry Stovey 163 1885

6. Henry Larkin 162 1886

7. Harry Stovey 162 1889

8. Harry Stovey 161 1883

9. Denny Lyons 161 1887

10. Denny Lyons 156 1889

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Harry Stovey 157 3798

2. Denny Lyons 157 2264

3. Henry Larkin 143 3831

4. Jocko Milligan 121 2057

5. Curt Welch 121 1690

6. Jack O'Brien 121 2034

7. Lou Bierbauer 92 2229

8. Wilbert Robinson 67 1527

Runs Created
Rank Player RC Year

1. Denny Lyons 124 1887

2. Harry Stovey 114 1889

3. Billy Shindle 103 1890

4. Denny Lyons 100 1889

5. Henry Larkin 97 1886

6. Henry Larkin 91 1889

7. Harry Stovey 89 1884

8. Harry Stovey 88 1888

9. Henry Larkin 87 1885

Jocko Milligan 87 1891

Harry Stovey 87 1885

Runs Created
Rank Player RC PA

1. Harry Stovey 608 3798

2. Henry Larkin 545 3831

3. Denny Lyons 378 2264

4. Jocko Milligan 269 2057

5. Jack O'Brien 230 2034

6. Lou Bierbauer 223 2229

7. Curt Welch 180 1690

8. Blondie Purcell 172 1467

9. George Wood 166 1205

10. Fred Corey 120 1172

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Denny Lyons 47 1887

2. Harry Stovey 45 1889

3. Denny Lyons 44 1890

4. Denny Lyons 43 1889

5. Henry Larkin 42 1886

6. Harry Stovey 42 1884

7. Henry Larkin 39 1885

8. Harry Stovey 38 1888

9. Henry Larkin 36 1889

10. Harry Stovey 36 1885

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Harry Stovey 238 3798

2. Henry Larkin 187 3831

3. Denny Lyons 154 2264

4. Jocko Milligan 50 2057

5. Curt Welch 50 1690

6. Jack O'Brien 50 2034

7. George Wood 25 1205

8. Blondie Purcell 24 1467

9. Mike Moynahan 18 435

10. Billy Shindle 16 628

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins Year

1. Harry Stovey 4.7 1884

2. Henry Larkin 4.6 1886

3. Denny Lyons 4.6 1887

4. Denny Lyons 4.5 1890

Harry Stovey 4.5 1889

6. Henry Larkin 4.3 1885

Harry Stovey 4.3 1888

8. Denny Lyons 4.3 1889

9. Harry Stovey 4.0 1885

10. Henry Larkin 3.7 1889

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Harry Stovey 25.9 3798

2. Henry Larkin 20.1 3831

3. Denny Lyons 15.8 2264

4. Jack O'Brien 5.5 2034

5. Curt Welch 5.4 1690

6. Jocko Milligan 5.3 2057

7. George Wood 2.5 1205

8. Blondie Purcell 2.5 1467

9. Mike Moynahan 2.0 435

10. Billy Shindle 1.5 628

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH Year

1. Harry Stovey 70 1889

2. Denny Lyons 63 1887

3. Henry Larkin 59 1885

4. Jocko Milligan 58 1891

5. Harry Stovey 55 1884

6. Henry Larkin 54 1886

Harry Stovey 54 1888

8. Billy Shindle 52 1890

9. Henry Larkin 51 1891

Harry Stovey 51 1883

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Harry Stovey 372 3798

2. Henry Larkin 319 3831

3. Denny Lyons 190 2264

4. Jocko Milligan 178 2057

5. Jack O'Brien 137 2034

6. Lou Bierbauer 121 2229

7. Curt Welch 103 1690

8. Blondie Purcell 83 1467

9. Fred Corey 80 1172

10. George Wood 78 1205

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB Year

1. Henry Larkin 263 1889

2. Denny Lyons 262 1887

3. Denny Lyons 254 1889

4. Harry Stovey 249 1889

5. Henry Larkin 246 1886

6. George Wood 242 1891

7. Billy Shindle 233 1890

8. Henry Larkin 228 1891

9. Curt Welch 226 1889

10. Harry Stovey 217 1888

Curt Welch 217 1888

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Henry Larkin 1433 3831

2. Harry Stovey 1407 3798

3. Denny Lyons 924 2264

4. Jocko Milligan 702 2057

5. Jack O'Brien 689 2034

6. Lou Bierbauer 665 2229

7. Curt Welch 630 1690

8. Blondie Purcell 516 1467

9. George Wood 457 1205

10. Cub Stricker 416 1481

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Denny Lyons .842 1890

2. Harry Stovey .831 1884

3. Henry Larkin .812 1885

4. Harry Stovey .785 1885

5. Denny Lyons .783 1887

6. Harry Stovey .765 1888

7. Harry Stovey .764 1883

8. Henry Larkin .763 1886

9. Harry Stovey .758 1889

10. Denny Lyons .754 1889

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Denny Lyons .761 2264

2. Harry Stovey .751 3798

3. Henry Larkin .701 3831

4. Jocko Milligan .625 2057

5. Jack O'Brien .612 2034

6. Curt Welch .582 1690

7. Lou Bierbauer .490 2229

8. Wilbert Robinson .331 1527

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Curt Welch 32 1890

2. Curt Welch 29 1888

3. Curt Welch 19 1889

4. Henry Larkin 16 1889

5. Henry Larkin 15 1891

Jocko Milligan 15 1891

7. Henry Larkin 13 1888

8. Jack O'Brien 12 1890

9. Jack Gleason 11 1886

10. Tommy Corcoran 10 1891

Denny Lyons 10 1890

Tom Poorman 10 1887

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Curt Welch 80 1690

2. Henry Larkin 72 3831

3. Denny Lyons 34 2264

4. Jack O'Brien 27 2034

5. Jocko Milligan 25 2057

6. Harry Stovey 20 3798

7. Sadie Houck 15 892

Tom Poorman 15 1049

George Wood 15 1205

10. Blondie Purcell 13 1467

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

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd Year

1. Harry Stovey 29.2 1889

2. Billy Shindle 16.7 1890

3. Harry Stovey 16.3 1888

4. Harry Stovey 12.7 1886

5. George Wood 12.4 1890

6. Tommy Corcoran 11.4 1891

7. Denny Lyons 11.1 1887

8. Denny Lyons 10.5 1890

9. Denny Lyons 10.4 1888

10. Henry Larkin 10.4 1888

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd PA

1. Harry Stovey 120.6 3798

2. Henry Larkin 53.2 3831

3. Denny Lyons 47.2 2264

4. Jocko Milligan 27.9 2057

5. George Wood 18.7 1205

6. Lou Bierbauer 18.3 2229

7. Jack O'Brien 16.9 2034

8. Billy Shindle 16.7 628

9. Joe Mulvey 16.2 1023

10. Ed Seward 14.3 780

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Mike Griffin 25.7 1890

2. John Pickett 23.9 1890

3. Pop Corkhill 23.3 1891

4. Sid Farrar 20.9 1890

5. Billy Shindle 19.5 1890

6. Blondie Purcell 18.8 1889

7. Lou Bierbauer 18.3 1889

8. Lave Cross 17.5 1891

9. Curt Welch 17.2 1889

10. George Wood 15.4 1890

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Lou Bierbauer 18.3 2229

2. Curt Welch 17.2 1690

3. Denny Lyons 11.6 2264

4. Henry Larkin 10.7 3831

5. Jocko Milligan 9.8 2057

6. Harry Stovey 8.2 3798

7. Wilbert Robinson 7.8 1527

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR Year

1. Harry Stovey 29.3 1889

2. Harry Stovey 30.1 1883

3. Harry Stovey 37.4 1885

4. Jocko Milligan 41.4 1891

5. Harry Stovey 44.8 1884

6. Denny Lyons 48.4 1890

7. Henry Larkin 52.6 1891

8. Henry Larkin 56.6 1885

9. Denny Lyons 56.7 1889

10. Billy Shindle 58.4 1890

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Harry Stovey 45.1 3798

2. Denny Lyons 71.4 2264

3. Jocko Milligan 73.1 2057

4. Henry Larkin 95.2 3831

5. Jack O'Brien 185.0 2034

6. Wilbert Robinson 207.6 1527

7. Lou Bierbauer 213.6 2229

8. Curt Welch 487.0 1690

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs Year

1. Tom Poorman 430 1887

2. Bill Hallman 421 1891

3. Lou Bierbauer 404 1886

4. Henry Larkin 399 1888

5. Billy Shindle 395 1890

6. Curt Welch 394 1888

7. Lou Bierbauer 392 1888

8. Bill Gleason 387 1888

9. Lou Bierbauer 386 1887

10. Henry Larkin 385 1886

Harry Stovey 385 1889

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs PA

1. Henry Larkin 2398 3831

2. Harry Stovey 2391 3798

3. Lou Bierbauer 1564 2229

4. Jocko Milligan 1355 2057

5. Jack O'Brien 1345 2034

6. Denny Lyons 1340 2264

7. Wilbert Robinson 1123 1527

8. Cub Stricker 1065 1481

9. Curt Welch 1060 1690

10. Blondie Purcell 951 1467

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