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Rockford Forest Citys Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

WAR Position Players (?)†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Cap Anson	0.8	1871
2.	Denny Mack	0.4	1871
	Gat Stires	0.4	1871
4.	Chick Fulmer	0.3	1871
	Scott Hastings	0.3	1871
6.	Bob Addy	0.2	1871

WAR Position Players (?)

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Cap Anson	0.8	122
2.	Denny Mack	0.4	130
	Gat Stires	0.4	117
4.	Chick Fulmer	0.3	68
	Scott Hastings	0.3	120
6.	Bob Addy	0.2	122

Offensive WAR (?)†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Cap Anson	0.7	1871
2.	Gat Stires	0.4	1871
3.	Bob Addy	0.3	1871
	Chick Fulmer	0.3	1871
5.	George Bird	0.2	1871
	Scott Hastings	0.2	1871
	Denny Mack	0.2	1871
8.	Pony Sager	0.1	1871

Offensive WAR (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Cap Anson	0.7	122
2.	Gat Stires	0.4	117
3.	Bob Addy	0.3	122
	Chick Fulmer	0.3	68
5.	George Bird	0.2	109
	Scott Hastings	0.2	120
	Denny Mack	0.2	130
8.	Pony Sager	0.1	41

Defensive WAR (?)†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Cap Anson	0.2	1871
2.	Chick Fulmer	0.1	1871
	Scott Hastings	0.1	1871
	Denny Mack	0.1	1871

Defensive WAR (?)

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Cap Anson	0.2	122
2.	Chick Fulmer	0.1	68
	Scott Hastings	0.1	120
	Denny Mack	0.1	130

Batting Average (?)

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year

Batting Average (?)

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base% (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year

On-Base% (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging % (?)

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year

Slugging % (?)

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year

On-Base Plus Slugging (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played (?)

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Bob Addy	25	1871
	Cap Anson	25	1871
	George Bird	25	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	25	1871
	Ralph Ham	25	1871
	Scott Hastings	25	1871
	Denny Mack	25	1871
	Gat Stires	25	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	16	1871
10.	Pony Sager	8	1871

Games Played (?)

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Bob Addy	25	122
	Cap Anson	25	122
	George Bird	25	109
	Cherokee Fisher	25	126
	Ralph Ham	25	114
	Scott Hastings	25	120
	Denny Mack	25	130
	Gat Stires	25	117
9.	Chick Fulmer	16	68
10.	Pony Sager	8	41

At Bats (?)

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	123	1871
2.	Denny Mack	122	1871
3.	Cap Anson	120	1871
4.	Bob Addy	118	1871
	Scott Hastings	118	1871
6.	Ralph Ham	113	1871
7.	Gat Stires	110	1871
8.	George Bird	106	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	63	1871
10.	Pony Sager	39	1871

At Bats (?)

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Cherokee Fisher	123	126
2.	Denny Mack	122	130
3.	Cap Anson	120	122
4.	Bob Addy	118	122
	Scott Hastings	118	120
6.	Ralph Ham	113	114
7.	Gat Stires	110	117
8.	George Bird	106	109
9.	Chick Fulmer	63	68
10.	Pony Sager	39	41

Plate Appearances (?)

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Denny Mack	130	1871
2.	Cherokee Fisher	126	1871
3.	Bob Addy	122	1871
	Cap Anson	122	1871
5.	Scott Hastings	120	1871
6.	Gat Stires	117	1871
7.	Ralph Ham	114	1871
8.	George Bird	109	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	68	1871
10.	Pony Sager	41	1871

Plate Appearances (?)

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Denny Mack	130	130
2.	Cherokee Fisher	126	126
3.	Bob Addy	122	122
	Cap Anson	122	122
5.	Scott Hastings	120	120
6.	Gat Stires	117	117
7.	Ralph Ham	114	114
8.	George Bird	109	109
9.	Chick Fulmer	68	68
10.	Pony Sager	41	41

Runs Scored (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Denny Mack	34	1871
2.	Bob Addy	30	1871
3.	Cap Anson	29	1871
4.	Scott Hastings	27	1871
5.	Ralph Ham	25	1871
6.	Cherokee Fisher	24	1871
7.	Gat Stires	23	1871
8.	George Bird	19	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	11	1871
10.	Pony Sager	9	1871

Runs Scored (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Denny Mack	34	130
2.	Bob Addy	30	122
3.	Cap Anson	29	122
4.	Scott Hastings	27	120
5.	Ralph Ham	25	114
6.	Cherokee Fisher	24	126
7.	Gat Stires	23	117
8.	George Bird	19	109
9.	Chick Fulmer	11	68
10.	Pony Sager	9	41

Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Cap Anson	39	1871
2.	Bob Addy	32	1871
3.	Scott Hastings	30	1871
	Denny Mack	30	1871
	Gat Stires	30	1871
6.	George Bird	28	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	28	1871
	Ralph Ham	28	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	17	1871
10.	Pony Sager	11	1871

Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Cap Anson	39	122
2.	Bob Addy	32	122
3.	Scott Hastings	30	120
	Denny Mack	30	130
	Gat Stires	30	117
6.	George Bird	28	109
	Cherokee Fisher	28	126
	Ralph Ham	28	114
9.	Chick Fulmer	17	68
10.	Pony Sager	11	41

Total Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Cap Anson	56	1871
2.	Gat Stires	52	1871
3.	Scott Hastings	44	1871
4.	George Bird	40	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	40	1871
6.	Denny Mack	39	1871
7.	Bob Addy	38	1871
8.	Ralph Ham	32	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	24	1871
10.	Pony Sager	11	1871

Total Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Cap Anson	56	122
2.	Gat Stires	52	117
3.	Scott Hastings	44	120
4.	George Bird	40	109
	Cherokee Fisher	40	126
6.	Denny Mack	39	130
7.	Bob Addy	38	122
8.	Ralph Ham	32	114
9.	Chick Fulmer	24	68
10.	Pony Sager	11	41

Doubles (?)

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Cap Anson	11	1871
2.	Denny Mack	7	1871
3.	Bob Addy	6	1871
	Scott Hastings	6	1871
5.	Ralph Ham	4	1871
	Gat Stires	4	1871
7.	Cherokee Fisher	3	1871
8.	George Bird	2	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	1	1871

Doubles (?)

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Cap Anson	11	122
2.	Denny Mack	7	130
3.	Bob Addy	6	122
	Scott Hastings	6	120
5.	Ralph Ham	4	114
	Gat Stires	4	117
7.	Cherokee Fisher	3	126
8.	George Bird	2	109
9.	Chick Fulmer	1	68

Triples (?)

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Gat Stires	6	1871
2.	George Bird	5	1871
3.	Scott Hastings	4	1871
4.	Cap Anson	3	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	3	1871
	Chick Fulmer	3	1871
7.	Denny Mack	1	1871

Triples (?)

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Gat Stires	6	117
2.	George Bird	5	109
3.	Scott Hastings	4	120
4.	Cap Anson	3	122
	Cherokee Fisher	3	126
	Chick Fulmer	3	68
7.	Denny Mack	1	130

Home Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Gat Stires	2	1871
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1	1871

Home Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Gat Stires	2	117
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1	126

Runs Batted In (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Gat Stires	24	1871
2.	Cherokee Fisher	22	1871
3.	Scott Hastings	20	1871
4.	Denny Mack	17	1871
5.	Cap Anson	16	1871
6.	Bob Addy	13	1871
	George Bird	13	1871
8.	Ralph Ham	12	1871
9.	Pony Sager	5	1871
10.	Chick Fulmer	3	1871

Runs Batted In (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Gat Stires	24	117
2.	Cherokee Fisher	22	126
3.	Scott Hastings	20	120
4.	Denny Mack	17	130
5.	Cap Anson	16	122
6.	Bob Addy	13	122
	George Bird	13	109
8.	Ralph Ham	12	114
9.	Pony Sager	5	41
10.	Chick Fulmer	3	68

Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Denny Mack	8	1871
2.	Gat Stires	7	1871
3.	Chick Fulmer	5	1871
4.	Bob Addy	4	1871
5.	George Bird	3	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	3	1871
7.	Cap Anson	2	1871
	Scott Hastings	2	1871
	Pony Sager	2	1871
10.	Al Barker	1	1871
	Ralph Ham	1	1871

Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Denny Mack	8	130
2.	Gat Stires	7	117
3.	Chick Fulmer	5	68
4.	Bob Addy	4	122
5.	George Bird	3	109
	Cherokee Fisher	3	126
7.	Cap Anson	2	122
	Scott Hastings	2	120
	Pony Sager	2	41
10.	Al Barker	1	5
	Ralph Ham	1	114

Strikeouts (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Ralph Ham	7	1871
	Denny Mack	7	1871
3.	Gat Stires	5	1871
4.	Scott Hastings	4	1871
5.	George Bird	2	1871
	Pony Sager	2	1871
7.	Cap Anson	1	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	1	1871
	Chick Fulmer	1	1871

Strikeouts (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Ralph Ham	7	114
	Denny Mack	7	130
3.	Gat Stires	5	117
4.	Scott Hastings	4	120
5.	George Bird	2	109
	Pony Sager	2	41
7.	Cap Anson	1	122
	Cherokee Fisher	1	126
	Chick Fulmer	1	68

Stolen Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Denny Mack	12	1871
2.	Scott Hastings	11	1871
3.	Bob Addy	8	1871
4.	Cap Anson	6	1871
	Ralph Ham	6	1871
6.	Pony Sager	5	1871
7.	Gat Stires	3	1871
8.	George Bird	1	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	1	1871

Stolen Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Denny Mack	12	130
2.	Scott Hastings	11	120
3.	Bob Addy	8	122
4.	Cap Anson	6	122
	Ralph Ham	6	114
6.	Pony Sager	5	41
7.	Gat Stires	3	117
8.	George Bird	1	109
	Cherokee Fisher	1	126

Singles (?)

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Bob Addy	26	1871
2.	Cap Anson	25	1871
3.	Ralph Ham	24	1871
4.	Denny Mack	22	1871
5.	George Bird	21	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	21	1871
7.	Scott Hastings	20	1871
8.	Gat Stires	18	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	13	1871
10.	Pony Sager	11	1871

Singles (?)

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Bob Addy	26	122
2.	Cap Anson	25	122
3.	Ralph Ham	24	114
4.	Denny Mack	22	130
5.	George Bird	21	109
	Cherokee Fisher	21	126
7.	Scott Hastings	20	120
8.	Gat Stires	18	117
9.	Chick Fulmer	13	68
10.	Pony Sager	11	41

Adjusted OPS+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year

Adjusted OPS+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Cap Anson	19	1871
2.	Gat Stires	17	1871
3.	Scott Hastings	13	1871
	Denny Mack	13	1871
5.	Bob Addy	12	1871
	George Bird	12	1871
7.	Cherokee Fisher	9	1871
8.	Chick Fulmer	8	1871
	Ralph Ham	8	1871
10.	Pony Sager	4	1871

Runs Created (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Cap Anson	19	122
2.	Gat Stires	17	117
3.	Scott Hastings	13	120
	Denny Mack	13	130
5.	Bob Addy	12	122
	George Bird	12	109
7.	Cherokee Fisher	9	126
8.	Chick Fulmer	8	68
	Ralph Ham	8	114
10.	Pony Sager	4	41

Adj. Batting Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Cap Anson	4	1871
2.	Gat Stires	3	1871

Adj. Batting Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Cap Anson	4	122
2.	Gat Stires	3	117

Adj. Batting Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Cap Anson	0.4	1871
2.	Gat Stires	0.3	1871

Adj. Batting Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Cap Anson	0.4	122
2.	Gat Stires	0.3	117

Extra Base Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Cap Anson	14	1871
2.	Gat Stires	12	1871
3.	Scott Hastings	10	1871
4.	Denny Mack	8	1871
5.	George Bird	7	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	7	1871
7.	Bob Addy	6	1871
8.	Chick Fulmer	4	1871
	Ralph Ham	4	1871

Extra Base Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Cap Anson	14	122
2.	Gat Stires	12	117
3.	Scott Hastings	10	120
4.	Denny Mack	8	130
5.	George Bird	7	109
	Cherokee Fisher	7	126
7.	Bob Addy	6	122
8.	Chick Fulmer	4	68
	Ralph Ham	4	114

Times On Base (?)

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Cap Anson	41	1871
2.	Denny Mack	38	1871
3.	Gat Stires	37	1871
4.	Bob Addy	36	1871
5.	Scott Hastings	32	1871
6.	George Bird	31	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	31	1871
8.	Ralph Ham	29	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	22	1871
10.	Pony Sager	13	1871

Times On Base (?)

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Cap Anson	41	122
2.	Denny Mack	38	130
3.	Gat Stires	37	117
4.	Bob Addy	36	122
5.	Scott Hastings	32	120
6.	George Bird	31	109
	Cherokee Fisher	31	126
8.	Ralph Ham	29	114
9.	Chick Fulmer	22	68
10.	Pony Sager	13	41

Offensive Win % (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year

Offensive Win % (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	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	Intentional Bases on Balls	Year

Intentional Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Intentional Bases on Balls	PA

Double Plays Grounded Into (?)

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	Year
1.	George Bird	3	1871
2.	Cherokee Fisher	2	1871
	Gat Stires	2	1871
4.	Pony Sager	1	1871

Double Plays Grounded Into (?)

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	PA
1.	George Bird	3	109
2.	Cherokee Fisher	2	126
	Gat Stires	2	117
4.	Pony Sager	1	41

Caught Stealing (?)

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	Year
1.	Cap Anson	2	1871
	Cherokee Fisher	2	1871
	Ralph Ham	2	1871
	Scott Hastings	2	1871
5.	Bob Addy	1	1871
	Pony Sager	1	1871

Caught Stealing (?)

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	PA
1.	Cap Anson	2	122
	Cherokee Fisher	2	126
	Ralph Ham	2	114
	Scott Hastings	2	120
5.	Bob Addy	1	122
	Pony Sager	1	41

SB % (?)

Rank	Player	SB %	Year

SB % (?) (since 1951)

Rank	Player	SB %	PA

Power-Speed # (?)

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year
1.	Gat Stires	2.4	1871
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1.0	1871

Power-Speed # (?)

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Gat Stires	2.4	117
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1.0	126

AB per SO (?)

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year

AB per SO (?)

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR (?)

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year

AB per HR (?)

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made (?)

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	99	1871
2.	Denny Mack	92	1871
3.	Scott Hastings	90	1871
4.	Bob Addy	87	1871
	Ralph Ham	87	1871
6.	Cap Anson	83	1871
7.	Gat Stires	82	1871
8.	George Bird	81	1871
9.	Chick Fulmer	46	1871
10.	Pony Sager	30	1871

Outs Made (?)

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Cherokee Fisher	99	126
2.	Denny Mack	92	130
3.	Scott Hastings	90	120
4.	Bob Addy	87	122
	Ralph Ham	87	114
6.	Cap Anson	83	122
7.	Gat Stires	82	117
8.	George Bird	81	109
9.	Chick Fulmer	46	68
10.	Pony Sager	30	41

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) (?)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	Year

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) (?)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	IP

Win Probability Added (WPA) (?)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year

Win Probability Added (WPA) (?)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) (?)†

Rank	Player	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	Year

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) (?)

Rank	Player	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	IP

Base-Out Wins Added (REW) (?)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	Year

Base-Out Wins Added (REW) (?)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	IP

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