Harrisburg Giants Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Name: Harrisburg Giants

Seasons: 4 (1924 to 1927)

Record: 134-101, .570 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 0

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Oscar Charleston, 105-78, .574 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Oscar Charleston 17.7

2. Fats Jenkins 8.2

3. Walter Cannady 6.2

4. Rap Dixon 4.8

5. John Beckwith 3.7

6. Heavy Johnson 2.3

7. John Shackelford 1.7

8. Dick Jackson 1.5

9. Ben Taylor 1.3

10. Darltie Cooper 1.2

Offensive WAR †

1. Oscar Charleston 16.8

2. Fats Jenkins 6.6

3. Walter Cannady 6.4

4. Rap Dixon 4.7

5. John Beckwith 3.5

6. Heavy Johnson 2.3

7. Ben Taylor 1.4

8. Darltie Cooper 1.3

9. Mack Eggleston 0.9

Dick Jackson 0.9

John Shackelford 0.9

Defensive WAR †

1. Connie Day 1.8

2. John Shackelford 1.0

3. Dick Jackson 0.9

4. Walter Cannady 0.7

George Fiall 0.7

6. Márgaro Gámiz 0.6

7. John Beckwith 0.5

Fats Jenkins 0.5

9. Hen Jordan 0.4

10. Oscar Charleston 0.3

Games Played

1. Oscar Charleston 250

2. Fats Jenkins 248

3. Rap Dixon 192

4. Walter Cannady 191

5. Dick Jackson 154

6. José Pérez 117

7. John Beckwith 98

8. Darltie Cooper 97

9. Márgaro Gámiz 90

10. Connie Day 81

At Bats

1. Fats Jenkins 1004

2. Oscar Charleston 906

3. Walter Cannady 736

4. Rap Dixon 724

5. Dick Jackson 579

6. John Beckwith 386

7. José Pérez 382

8. Connie Day 311

9. Márgaro Gámiz 284

10. Ben Taylor 268

Plate Appearances

1. Fats Jenkins 1154

2. Oscar Charleston 1086

3. Rap Dixon 806

4. Walter Cannady 803

5. Dick Jackson 600

6. José Pérez 458

7. John Beckwith 417

8. Connie Day 340

9. Márgaro Gámiz 303

10. Ben Taylor 293

Runs Scored

1. Oscar Charleston 276

2. Fats Jenkins 255

3. Rap Dixon 157

4. Walter Cannady 137

5. John Beckwith 86

6. Dick Jackson 74

7. José Pérez 56

8. Ben Taylor 40

9. John Shackelford 39

10. Connie Day 36

Hits

1. Oscar Charleston 352

2. Fats Jenkins 339

3. Walter Cannady 243

4. Rap Dixon 233

5. Dick Jackson 161

6. John Beckwith 131

7. José Pérez 94

8. Ben Taylor 88

9. Heavy Johnson 74

10. John Shackelford 73

Total Bases

1. Oscar Charleston 643

2. Fats Jenkins 418

3. Walter Cannady 369

4. Rap Dixon 346

5. Dick Jackson 239

6. John Beckwith 208

7. Ben Taylor 126

8. José Pérez 117

9. Heavy Johnson 110

10. John Shackelford 100

Doubles

1. Oscar Charleston 83

2. Walter Cannady 42

3. Fats Jenkins 39

4. Rap Dixon 33

5. John Beckwith 26

6. Dick Jackson 22

7. Ben Taylor 15

8. Heavy Johnson 12

Edgar Wesley 12

10. Márgaro Gámiz 11

Triples

1. Oscar Charleston 17

2. Walter Cannady 15

3. Rap Dixon 13

Dick Jackson 13

5. Fats Jenkins 8

6. John Beckwith 6

Darltie Cooper 6

Heavy Johnson 6

9. Connie Day 5

José Pérez 5

Home Runs

1. Oscar Charleston 58

2. Walter Cannady 18

Rap Dixon 18

4. John Beckwith 13

5. Dick Jackson 10

6. Fats Jenkins 8

7. Mack Eggleston 5

Bill Johnson 5

John Shackelford 5

Ben Taylor 5

Edgar Wesley 5

Runs Batted In

1. Oscar Charleston 274

2. Walter Cannady 168

3. Rap Dixon 127

4. Fats Jenkins 103

5. John Beckwith 88

6. Dick Jackson 84

7. Ben Taylor 61

8. Heavy Johnson 42

9. Edgar Wesley 40

10. José Pérez 38

Bases on Balls

1. Oscar Charleston 165

2. Fats Jenkins 141

3. Rap Dixon 72

4. Walter Cannady 60

José Pérez 60

6. John Beckwith 29

7. Connie Day 26

Heavy Johnson 26

9. George Fiall 25

10. Ben Taylor 24

Stolen Bases

1. Oscar Charleston 86

2. Fats Jenkins 65

3. Walter Cannady 37

4. Rap Dixon 36

5. Dick Jackson 9

6. Edgar Wesley 8

7. José Pérez 7

8. John Shackelford 6

9. Connie Day 5

10. John Beckwith 4

George Fiall 4

Bill Johnson 4

Heavy Johnson 4

Singles

1. Fats Jenkins 284

2. Oscar Charleston 194

3. Rap Dixon 169

4. Walter Cannady 168

5. Dick Jackson 116

6. John Beckwith 86

7. José Pérez 78

8. Ben Taylor 64

9. Hen Jordan 60

10. John Shackelford 59

Runs Created

1. Oscar Charleston 312

2. Fats Jenkins 175

3. Walter Cannady 143

4. Rap Dixon 133

5. John Beckwith 81

6. Dick Jackson 74

7. Heavy Johnson 50

8. Ben Taylor 48

9. José Pérez 41

10. John Shackelford 34

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Oscar Charleston 159

2. Fats Jenkins 42

3. Walter Cannady 32

4. Rap Dixon 31

5. John Beckwith 22

6. Heavy Johnson 20

7. Ben Taylor 8

8. Mack Eggleston 5

9. Henry Gillespie 4

10. Fred Bell 3

Edgar Wesley 3

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Oscar Charleston 14.7

2. Fats Jenkins 4.0

3. Walter Cannady 3.0

4. Rap Dixon 2.9

5. John Beckwith 2.1

6. Heavy Johnson 1.8

7. Ben Taylor 0.8

8. Mack Eggleston 0.4

Henry Gillespie 0.4

10. Edgar Wesley 0.3

Extra Base Hits

1. Oscar Charleston 158

2. Walter Cannady 75

3. Rap Dixon 64

4. Fats Jenkins 55

5. John Beckwith 45

Dick Jackson 45

7. Ben Taylor 24

8. Heavy Johnson 22

9. Edgar Wesley 21

10. Bill Johnson 19

Times On Base

1. Oscar Charleston 532

2. Fats Jenkins 489

3. Rap Dixon 315

4. Walter Cannady 310

5. Dick Jackson 182

6. José Pérez 170

7. John Beckwith 162

8. Ben Taylor 113

9. Heavy Johnson 102

10. Connie Day 95

Hit By Pitch

1. José Pérez 16

2. Oscar Charleston 15

3. Rap Dixon 10

4. Fats Jenkins 9

5. Walter Cannady 7

6. George Fiall 5

John Shackelford 5

8. Márgaro Gámiz 4

9. Connie Day 3

10. John Beckwith 2

Mack Eggleston 2

Heavy Johnson 2

Nat Rogers 2

Power-Speed #

1. Oscar Charleston 69.3

2. Walter Cannady 24.2

3. Rap Dixon 24.0

4. Fats Jenkins 14.2

5. Dick Jackson 9.5

6. Edgar Wesley 6.2

7. John Beckwith 6.1

8. John Shackelford 5.5

9. Bill Johnson 4.4

10. Heavy Johnson 4.0

Outs Made

1. Fats Jenkins 665

2. Oscar Charleston 554

3. Walter Cannady 493

4. Rap Dixon 491

5. Dick Jackson 418

6. José Pérez 288

7. John Beckwith 255

8. Connie Day 245

9. Márgaro Gámiz 222

10. George Fiall 185

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