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Top 10 Yearly Leaders

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2018

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2012

2011

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1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1. Juan Samuel 159
2. Tom Herr 158
3. Marty Barrett 155
4. Ryne Sandberg 153
5. Johnny Ray 151
6. Lou Whitaker 150
7. Frank White 149

1984

1. Juan Samuel 160
2. Tim Teufel 157
4. Ryne Sandberg 156
5. Jim Gantner 153
6. Jack Perconte 150
9. Ron Oester 147
10. Tom Herr 144

1983

1. Lou Whitaker 160
2. Jim Gantner 158
3. Ryne Sandberg 157
5. Ron Oester 154
6. Bill Doran 153
7. Steve Sax 152
8. Johnny Ray 151
9. Juan Bonilla 149
10. Glenn Hubbard 148

1982

1981

1. Lou Whitaker 108
2. Jim Gantner 107
4. Tom Herr 103
6. Bump Wills 101
7. Bobby Grich 100
10. Juan Bonilla 97

1980

1979

1978

1. Dave Cash 159
2. Bump Wills 156
3. Duane Kuiper 149
5. Davey Lopes 147
6. Bobby Grich 144
7. Julio Cruz 141
8. Dave McKay 140

1977

1976

1. Phil Garner 159
2. Dave Cash 158
4. Manny Trillo 156
5. Bob Randall 153
6. Bobby Grich 140
8. Jerry Remy 133
10. Frank White 130

1975

1974

1. Dave Cash 162
2. Bobby Grich 160
4. Rod Carew 148
6. Denny Doyle 146
7. Davey Lopes 143
8. Joe Morgan 142
9. Cookie Rojas 141
10. Pedro García 140

1973

1972

1. Sandy Alomar 154
2. Tito Fuentes 152
3. Joe Morgan 149
4. Mike Andrews 145
5. Horace Clarke 143
6. Rod Carew 139
8. Jack Brohamer 132
9. Cookie Rojas 131
10. Doug Griffin 129

1971

1. Joe Morgan 157
2. Horace Clarke 156
3. Tito Fuentes 152
4. Tommy Helms 149
5. Dick Green 143
6. Rod Carew 142
8. Davey Johnson 140
9. Sandy Alomar 137
10. Ron Hunt 133

1970

1969

1968

1967

1966

1. Bill Mazeroski 162
2. Bobby Knoop 161
3. Glenn Beckert 152
6. Pete Rose 140
7. Dick Green 137
8. Davey Johnson 126
9. Ron Hunt 123
10. Jim Lefebvre 119

1965

1964

1. Bill Mazeroski 162
2. Bobby Knoop 161
3. Jerry Lumpe 158
6. Jerry Adair 153
7. Tony Taylor 150
9. Pete Rose 128
10. Dick Green 120

1963

1. Julián Javier 161
2. Pete Rose 157
3. Jerry Lumpe 155
4. Ken Hubbs 152
5. Billy Moran 151
7. Tony Taylor 149
9. Ron Hunt 142
10. Frank Bolling 141

1962

1961

1960

1959

1958

1957

1956

1955

1954

1953

1952

1951

1950

1949

1948

1947

1946

1945

1944

1943

1. Bobby Doerr 155
2. Ray Mack 153
4. Joe Gordon 152
5. Lonny Frey 144
6. Jerry Priddy 134
8. Eddie Stanky 131
10. Lou Klein 126

1942

1. Billy Herman 153
2. Joe Gordon 147
5. Ray Mack 143
6. Bobby Doerr 142
7. Lonny Frey 140
9. Sibby Sisti 124
10. Al Glossop 118

1941

1940

1939

1938

1. Charlie Gehringer 152
2. Billy Herman 151
3. Pep Young 149
5. Bobby Doerr 145
6. Don Heffner 141
7. Johnny Hudson 132
8. Odell Hale 127
9. Joe Gordon 126
10. Buddy Myer 121

1937

1936

1935

1934

1933

1932

1931

1. Tony Cuccinello 154
2. Oscar Melillo 151
4. Buddy Myer 137
5. Max Bishop 130
7. Johnny Hodapp 121
8. John Kerr 117
9. Neal Finn 112
10. Les Mallon 97

1930

1929

1928

1927

1926

1925

1924

1923

1922

1921

1. Jimmy Dykes 155
2. Bucky Harris 154
5. Eddie Collins 136
6. Del Pratt 134
7. Aaron Ward 124
8. Zeb Terry 122
9. Horace Ford 119
10. Ralph Young 106

1920

1919

1918

1917

1. Eddie Collins 156
2. Ralph Young 141
3. Roy Grover 139
6. Dave Shean 131
7. Larry Doyle 128
8. Del Pratt 119
9. Jack Barry 116
10. Buck Herzog 113

1916

1. Del Pratt 158
2. Eddie Collins 155
4. Ralph Young 146
5. Bert Niehoff 144
6. Larry Doyle 122
8. Bruno Betzel 113
10. Nap Lajoie 105

1915

1. Del Pratt 158
2. Eddie Collins 155
4. Bert Niehoff 148
5. Larry Doyle 147
6. Frank LaPorte 146
7. Jim Viox 134
8. Bobby Vaughn 127
9. Ralph Young 119
10. Luke Boone 115
Lee Magee 115

1914

1913

1. Otto Knabe 148
Eddie Collins 148
4. Del Pratt 146
5. Bill Sweeney 137
6. Johnny Evers 136
7. Ray Morgan 134
8. Larry Doyle 130
9. Steve Yerkes 129
10. Nap Lajoie 126

1912

1. Morrie Rath 157
2. Bill Sweeney 153
4. Dick Egan 149
5. Larry Doyle 143
7. Steve Yerkes 131
8. Otto Knabe 123
9. Del Pratt 122
10. Miller Huggins 114

1911

1910

1909

1. Eddie Collins 152
2. Dots Miller 150
3. Larry Doyle 144
4. Jim Delahanty 131
5. Johnny Evers 126
7. Nap Lajoie 120
9. Dick Egan 116
10. Jake Atz 114

1908

1907

1. Miller Huggins 156
2. Johnny Evers 151
5. Hobe Ferris 143
7. Nap Lajoie 128
8. Danny Murphy 122
9. Otto Knabe 121
10. Frank Isbell 119

1906

1905

1904

1903

1902

1. George Smith 140
2. Tom Daly 137
3. Hobe Ferris 133
4. Tim Flood 132
5. Pete Childs 123
6. Bobby Lowe 119
7. John Farrell 118
9. Dick Padden 117
10. Claude Ritchey 114

1901

1. Claude Ritchey 139
2. Hobe Ferris 138
3. Kid Gleason 135
4. Tom Daly 133
5. Erve Beck 132
8. Billy Gilbert 127
10. Nap Lajoie 119

1900

1899

1. Bobby Lowe 148
2. Joe Quinn 147
4. Tom Daly 141
6. Cupid Childs 125
7. John O'Brien 118
8. Bid McPhee 106
10. Frank Bonner 85

1898

1. Nap Lajoie 146
2. Bobby Lowe 145
3. Kid Gleason 144
4. Jim Connor 138
5. Henry Reitz 132
6. Bid McPhee 130
7. Dick Padden 128
8. Bill Hallman 124
10. Cupid Childs 110

1897

1. Dick Padden 134
2. Kid Gleason 130
3. Henry Reitz 128
4. Bobby Lowe 123
5. Cupid Childs 114
6. Bill Hallman 109
7. John O'Brien 86
8. Bid McPhee 81
9. Jim Connor 76
10. George Shoch 68

1896

1. Cupid Childs 132
2. Kid Gleason 130
3. John O'Brien 122
4. Bill Hallman 120
5. Henry Reitz 118
6. Bid McPhee 117
7. Fred Pfeffer 98
8. Tommy Dowd 78
9. Bobby Lowe 73
10. Tom Daly 66

1895

1. Joe Quinn 135
2. John O'Brien 125
3. Bill Hallman 122
4. Tom Daly 121
5. Cupid Childs 120
6. Jack Crooks 118
8. Bid McPhee 115
10. Bobby Lowe 100

1894

1. John Ward 138
2. Lou Bierbauer 131
3. Bobby Lowe 130
4. Bid McPhee 128
5. Jiggs Parrott 125
6. Tom Daly 124
7. Bill Hallman 122
8. Cupid Childs 118
9. Joe Quinn 106
10. Henry Reitz 97

1893

1. Joe Quinn 135
2. John Ward 134
3. Henry Reitz 130
4. Lou Bierbauer 128
5. Bid McPhee 127
6. Fred Pfeffer 125
7. Cupid Childs 123
8. Bobby Lowe 121
9. Bill Hallman 120
10. Sam Wise 91

1892

1. Lou Bierbauer 152
2. John Ward 148
3. Cupid Childs 145
4. Bid McPhee 144
5. Joe Quinn 143
6. Bill Hallman 138
7. Fred Pfeffer 116
8. Jim Canavan 112
9. Cub Stricker 102
10. Jack Crooks 100

1891

1. Cupid Childs 141
Bill Hallman 141
3. Cub Stricker 139
4. Bid McPhee 138
6. Fred Pfeffer 137
7. Al Myers 135
8. Joe Quinn 124
9. Lou Bierbauer 121
10. Tim Shinnick 118

1890

1889

1888

1887

1886

1. Bill McClellan 141
2. Bid McPhee 140
3. Reddy Mack 137
4. Lou Bierbauer 133
6. Joe Gerhardt 123
7. Fred Dunlap 122
8. Al Myers 118
10. Sam Barkley 112

1885

1884

1883

1881

1880

1877

1876

1875

1874

1873

1872

1. John Hatfield 55
2. Wes Fisler 47
3. Ross Barnes 45
4. Jimmy Wood 32
5. Tom Carey 29
6. Lip Pike 24
7. Eddie Booth 21
8. Jim Hall 13
10. Edward Beavan 10

1871

1. Jimmy Wood 28
2. Al Reach 26
3. Bob Addy 22
4. Andy Leonard 19
6. Bill Craver 18
7. Gene Kimball 17
8. Ross Barnes 16
9. Sam Jackson 14
10. Dick Higham 12