Harrisburg Giants Top 50 Career Batting Leaders

Career Top 50 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

11. Edgar Wesley 1.0

12. Bill Johnson 0.7

13. Connie Day 0.6

Hen Jordan 0.6

15. Cliff Carter 0.5

Charles Corbett 0.5

Mack Eggleston 0.5

José Pérez 0.5

19. Henry Gillespie 0.4

20. Fred Bell 0.3

George Fiall 0.3

22. Nat Rogers 0.2

23. Slim Branham 0.1

Pepper Daniels 0.1

Ping Gardner 0.1

Thompson 0.1

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

12. Edgar Wesley 0.8

13. Bill Johnson 0.7

14. Cliff Carter 0.5

Henry Gillespie 0.5

16. Fred Bell 0.4

Charles Corbett 0.4

Hen Jordan 0.4

José Pérez 0.4

20. Slim Branham 0.1

Pepper Daniels 0.1

Ping Gardner 0.1

Nat Rogers 0.1

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

11. Nat Rogers 0.2

Cleo Smith 0.2

13. Tex Burnett 0.1

Bill Johnson 0.1

Will Owens 0.1

Thompson 0.1

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

11. George Fiall 77

12. Ben Taylor 71

13. Ping Gardner 70

14. Hen Jordan 69

15. John Shackelford 64

16. Heavy Johnson 59

17. Edgar Wesley 58

18. Bill Johnson 49

19. Charles Corbett 48

20. Cliff Carter 44

21. Mack Eggleston 30

Charlie Henry 30

23. Sam Cooper 29

24. Tex Burnett 26

25. John George 24

Willie Gisentaner 24

27. Wilbert Pritchett 20

28. Claude Johnson 19

29. Nat Rogers 17

30. Pepper Daniels 15

Bunny Downs 15

32. Henry Gillespie 14

Earl Gurley 14

Newt Robinson 14

Ewing Russell 14

Cleo Smith 14

37. Rufus Battle 10

Fred Bell 10

John Mungin 10

40. Bill Lucas 9

41. Slim Branham 7

42. Charlie Craig 4

Bob Scott 4

Fred Williams 4

45. Willie Haynes 3

Will Owens 3

Ed Poles 3

Elmer Wicks 3

49. Charles Banks 2

Jesse Barber 2

Jim Jeffries 2

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

11. John Shackelford 242

12. George Fiall 241

13. Hen Jordan 234

14. Darltie Cooper 230

15. Edgar Wesley 218

16. Heavy Johnson 194

17. Bill Johnson 170

18. Ping Gardner 168

19. Charles Corbett 113

20. Mack Eggleston 109

21. Cliff Carter 105

22. Tex Burnett 88

23. John George 87

24. Charlie Henry 70

25. Claude Johnson 68

26. Sam Cooper 60

27. Nat Rogers 56

28. Cleo Smith 55

29. Newt Robinson 50

30. Bunny Downs 47

31. Ewing Russell 45

32. Pepper Daniels 42

33. Wilbert Pritchett 37

34. Willie Gisentaner 35

35. Rufus Battle 26

36. John Mungin 25

37. Fred Bell 22

38. Bill Lucas 20

39. Henry Gillespie 19

40. Earl Gurley 17

41. Slim Branham 13

42. Bob Scott 12

43. Elmer Wicks 11

44. Will Owens 10

45. Charlie Craig 9

46. Ed Poles 8

47. Willie Haynes 7

48. Charles Banks 6

49. Jesse Barber 5

Jim Jeffries 5

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

11. George Fiall 271

12. John Shackelford 260

13. Hen Jordan 243

14. Darltie Cooper 242

15. Edgar Wesley 236

16. Heavy Johnson 222

17. Bill Johnson 181

18. Ping Gardner 176

19. Mack Eggleston 120

20. Charles Corbett 118

21. Cliff Carter 108

22. Tex Burnett 91

John George 91

24. Claude Johnson 79

25. Charlie Henry 70

26. Nat Rogers 63

27. Sam Cooper 62

28. Cleo Smith 59

29. Newt Robinson 54

30. Bunny Downs 51

31. Ewing Russell 48

32. Pepper Daniels 44

33. Wilbert Pritchett 40

34. Willie Gisentaner 37

35. Rufus Battle 27

36. John Mungin 26

37. Fred Bell 24

38. Henry Gillespie 22

39. Bill Lucas 20

40. Earl Gurley 19

41. Bob Scott 15

42. Slim Branham 14

43. Elmer Wicks 13

44. Will Owens 11

45. Charlie Craig 9

Ed Poles 9

47. Willie Haynes 7

48. Charles Banks 6

Jim Jeffries 6

50. Jesse Barber 5

Fred Williams 5

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

11. Heavy Johnson 34

12. Darltie Cooper 30

13. Edgar Wesley 29

14. George Fiall 23

Márgaro Gámiz 23

Bill Johnson 23

17. Ping Gardner 22

18. Hen Jordan 20

19. Mack Eggleston 17

20. Charles Corbett 16

21. Cliff Carter 12

22. Tex Burnett 10

23. Nat Rogers 9

24. John George 8

25. Pepper Daniels 7

Claude Johnson 7

Ewing Russell 7

28. Fred Bell 6

29. Sam Cooper 5

Cleo Smith 5

31. Rufus Battle 4

Henry Gillespie 4

Charlie Henry 4

34. Slim Branham 3

Bunny Downs 3

Willie Gisentaner 3

Wilbert Pritchett 3

Newt Robinson 3

39. Ed Poles 2

40. Charles Banks 1

Willie Haynes 1

Bill Lucas 1

John Mungin 1

Will Owens 1

Bob Scott 1

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

11. Hen Jordan 70

12. Connie Day 66

13. Darltie Cooper 64

14. Márgaro Gámiz 62

Edgar Wesley 62

16. George Fiall 56

17. Bill Johnson 46

18. Ping Gardner 37

19. Mack Eggleston 33

20. Cliff Carter 32

21. Charles Corbett 29

22. Tex Burnett 23

23. John George 20

24. Nat Rogers 14

25. Claude Johnson 13

26. Pepper Daniels 12

27. Charlie Henry 11

Cleo Smith 11

29. Sam Cooper 10

Newt Robinson 10

31. Fred Bell 8

Henry Gillespie 8

Willie Gisentaner 8

Ewing Russell 8

35. Bunny Downs 6

36. Bill Lucas 5

Wilbert Pritchett 5

38. Earl Gurley 4

39. Rufus Battle 3

Slim Branham 3

Bob Scott 3

42. Ed Poles 2

43. Charles Banks 1

Jesse Barber 1

Jim Jeffries 1

Jenkins 1

John Mungin 1

Will Owens 1

Elmer Wicks 1

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

11. Edgar Wesley 97

12. Darltie Cooper 93

13. Connie Day 86

Hen Jordan 86

15. Bill Johnson 79

16. Márgaro Gámiz 76

17. George Fiall 64

18. Mack Eggleston 56

19. Ping Gardner 46

20. Charles Corbett 40

21. Cliff Carter 38

22. Tex Burnett 30

23. John George 25

24. Sam Cooper 17

Pepper Daniels 17

Nat Rogers 17

27. Claude Johnson 16

Newt Robinson 16

29. Fred Bell 15

Henry Gillespie 15

31. Cleo Smith 14

32. Charlie Henry 13

33. Ewing Russell 12

34. Willie Gisentaner 9

35. Bunny Downs 8

36. Earl Gurley 6

37. Slim Branham 5

Bill Lucas 5

Wilbert Pritchett 5

40. Rufus Battle 3

Bob Scott 3

42. Ed Poles 2

43. Charles Banks 1

Jesse Barber 1

Jim Jeffries 1

Jenkins 1

John Mungin 1

Will Owens 1

Elmer Wicks 1

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

11. Bill Johnson 10

José Pérez 10

13. Darltie Cooper 8

14. Connie Day 7

Ping Gardner 7

16. Cliff Carter 6

Charles Corbett 6

Hen Jordan 6

John Shackelford 6

20. Pepper Daniels 5

21. Mack Eggleston 4

George Fiall 4

23. Claude Johnson 3

24. Slim Branham 2

Tex Burnett 2

John George 2

Charlie Henry 2

Newt Robinson 2

29. Willie Gisentaner 1

Nat Rogers 1

Ewing Russell 1

Cleo Smith 1

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

11. Bill Johnson 4

Ben Taylor 4

Edgar Wesley 4

14. John Shackelford 3

15. Fred Bell 2

Sam Cooper 2

Mack Eggleston 2

George Fiall 2

Henry Gillespie 2

Hen Jordan 2

Newt Robinson 2

22. Tex Burnett 1

Charles Corbett 1

Bunny Downs 1

Ping Gardner 1

Earl Gurley 1

Nat Rogers 1

Cleo Smith 1

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

12. Heavy Johnson 4

13. Darltie Cooper 3

14. Hen Jordan 2

15. Fred Bell 1

Tex Burnett 1

Sam Cooper 1

Charles Corbett 1

Connie Day 1

Márgaro Gámiz 1

John George 1

Henry Gillespie 1

José Pérez 1

Ewing Russell 1

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

11. John Shackelford 35

12. Connie Day 31

13. Hen Jordan 27

14. Bill Johnson 25

15. Darltie Cooper 24

16. Mack Eggleston 21

17. George Fiall 18

Márgaro Gámiz 18

19. Charles Corbett 16

20. Tex Burnett 13

21. Ping Gardner 11

22. Claude Johnson 8

23. Fred Bell 7

Cliff Carter 7

John George 7

26. Sam Cooper 6

Henry Gillespie 6

28. Pepper Daniels 5

Newt Robinson 5

Cleo Smith 5

31. Nat Rogers 4

32. Rufus Battle 3

Bunny Downs 3

Willie Gisentaner 3

Charlie Henry 3

Ewing Russell 3

37. Wilbert Pritchett 2

Bob Scott 2

39. Jesse Barber 1

Earl Gurley 1

Will Owens 1

Ed Poles 1

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

11. Dick Jackson 21

12. Edgar Wesley 18

13. Márgaro Gámiz 15

14. John Shackelford 13

15. Darltie Cooper 12

16. Claude Johnson 11

17. Bill Johnson 10

18. Mack Eggleston 9

19. Ping Gardner 8

Hen Jordan 8

21. Charles Corbett 5

Nat Rogers 5

23. Bunny Downs 4

Newt Robinson 4

Cleo Smith 4

26. Tex Burnett 3

Cliff Carter 3

John George 3

Henry Gillespie 3

Wilbert Pritchett 3

Ewing Russell 3

32. Fred Bell 2

Sam Cooper 2

Pepper Daniels 2

Willie Gisentaner 2

Earl Gurley 2

Bob Scott 2

Elmer Wicks 2

39. Rufus Battle 1

Slim Branham 1

Jim Jeffries 1

John Mungin 1

Will Owens 1

Ed Poles 1

Thompson 1

Fred Williams 1

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

14. John George 2

15. Fred Bell 1

Tex Burnett 1

Darltie Cooper 1

Charles Corbett 1

Mack Eggleston 1

Ping Gardner 1

Hen Jordan 1

Bill Lucas 1

Nat Rogers 1

Ewing Russell 1

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

11. Connie Day 53

12. Heavy Johnson 52

13. George Fiall 50

Márgaro Gámiz 50

15. Darltie Cooper 47

16. Edgar Wesley 41

17. Ping Gardner 29

18. Bill Johnson 27

19. Cliff Carter 26

20. Mack Eggleston 22

21. Charles Corbett 21

22. Tex Burnett 19

23. John George 17

24. Nat Rogers 12

25. Claude Johnson 10

26. Charlie Henry 9

Cleo Smith 9

28. Sam Cooper 7

Pepper Daniels 7

Willie Gisentaner 7

31. Newt Robinson 6

Ewing Russell 6

33. Fred Bell 5

Bunny Downs 5

Henry Gillespie 5

Bill Lucas 5

Wilbert Pritchett 5

38. Rufus Battle 3

Earl Gurley 3

Bob Scott 3

41. Ed Poles 2

42. Charles Banks 1

Jesse Barber 1

Slim Branham 1

Jim Jeffries 1

Jenkins 1

John Mungin 1

Will Owens 1

Elmer Wicks 1

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

11. Edgar Wesley 33

12. Darltie Cooper 29

13. Hen Jordan 28

14. Bill Johnson 25

15. Connie Day 23

16. Mack Eggleston 20

17. George Fiall 19

Márgaro Gámiz 19

19. Cliff Carter 13

Charles Corbett 13

21. Ping Gardner 12

22. Tex Burnett 9

23. Henry Gillespie 8

24. Fred Bell 6

John George 6

26. Pepper Daniels 5

Claude Johnson 5

Nat Rogers 5

29. Sam Cooper 4

Newt Robinson 4

Cleo Smith 4

32. Charlie Henry 3

Ewing Russell 3

34. Bunny Downs 2

Willie Gisentaner 2

Earl Gurley 2

37. Slim Branham 1

Jenkins 1

Bill Lucas 1

Ed Poles 1

Wilbert Pritchett 1

Bob Scott 1

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

11. Fred Bell 0.2

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

11. Darltie Cooper 17

12. José Pérez 16

13. John Shackelford 14

14. Connie Day 13

15. Márgaro Gámiz 12

16. Mack Eggleston 11

17. Hen Jordan 10

18. Charles Corbett 8

Ping Gardner 8

20. Cliff Carter 6

George Fiall 6

22. Pepper Daniels 5

23. Tex Burnett 4

Newt Robinson 4

25. Fred Bell 3

Sam Cooper 3

John George 3

Henry Gillespie 3

Claude Johnson 3

30. Slim Branham 2

Charlie Henry 2

Nat Rogers 2

Ewing Russell 2

Cleo Smith 2

35. Bunny Downs 1

Willie Gisentaner 1

Earl Gurley 1

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

11. John Shackelford 91

12. George Fiall 86

13. Márgaro Gámiz 81

14. Edgar Wesley 80

15. Hen Jordan 79

16. Darltie Cooper 76

17. Bill Johnson 57

18. Ping Gardner 45

19. Mack Eggleston 44

20. Cliff Carter 35

21. Charles Corbett 34

22. Tex Burnett 26

23. John George 24

Claude Johnson 24

25. Nat Rogers 21

26. Cleo Smith 15

27. Pepper Daniels 14

Newt Robinson 14

29. Sam Cooper 12

30. Henry Gillespie 11

Charlie Henry 11

Ewing Russell 11

33. Fred Bell 10

Bunny Downs 10

Willie Gisentaner 10

36. Wilbert Pritchett 8

37. Earl Gurley 6

Bob Scott 6

39. Bill Lucas 5

40. Rufus Battle 4

Slim Branham 4

42. Ed Poles 3

Elmer Wicks 3

44. Jim Jeffries 2

John Mungin 2

Will Owens 2

47. Charles Banks 1

Jesse Barber 1

Jenkins 1

Thompson 1

Fred Williams 1

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

14. John George 1

Bill Johnson 1

Hen Jordan 1

Bob Scott 1

Ben Taylor 1

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

11. José Pérez 1.8

12. Connie Day 1.7

Mack Eggleston 1.7

14. Darltie Cooper 1.5

15. John George 1.3

Hen Jordan 1.3

17. Fred Bell 1.0

Tex Burnett 1.0

Charles Corbett 1.0

Ewing Russell 1.0

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

11. Ben Taylor 180

12. John Shackelford 169

13. Darltie Cooper 166

14. Hen Jordan 164

15. Edgar Wesley 156

16. Ping Gardner 131

17. Bill Johnson 124

18. Heavy Johnson 120

19. Charles Corbett 84

20. Mack Eggleston 76

21. Cliff Carter 73

22. John George 67

23. Tex Burnett 65

24. Charlie Henry 59

25. Claude Johnson 55

26. Sam Cooper 50

27. Cleo Smith 44

28. Nat Rogers 42

29. Bunny Downs 41

30. Newt Robinson 40

31. Ewing Russell 37

32. Wilbert Pritchett 32

33. Pepper Daniels 30

34. Willie Gisentaner 27

35. John Mungin 24

36. Rufus Battle 23

37. Bill Lucas 15

38. Fred Bell 14

39. Earl Gurley 13

40. Henry Gillespie 11

41. Slim Branham 10

Elmer Wicks 10

43. Charlie Craig 9

Will Owens 9

Bob Scott 9

46. Willie Haynes 7

47. Ed Poles 6

48. Charles Banks 5

49. Jesse Barber 4

Jim Jeffries 4

Fred Williams 4

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