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Indianapolis Blues Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Name: Indianapolis Blues

Seasons: 1 (1878 to 1878)

Record: 24-36, .400 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 0

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: John Clapp, 24-36, .400 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Orator Shafer 3.5

2. John Clapp 2.1

3. Silver Flint 1.3

4. Ed Williamson 0.8

5. The Only Nolan 0.6

Fred Warner 0.6

7. Russ McKelvy 0.3

8. Jimmy Hallinan 0.1

Offensive WAR †

1. Orator Shafer 2.9

2. John Clapp 2.2

3. Ed Williamson 1.1

4. Silver Flint 0.7

Fred Warner 0.7

6. The Only Nolan 0.6

7. Joe Quest 0.3

8. Jimmy Hallinan 0.1

Russ McKelvy 0.1

Defensive WAR †

1. Silver Flint 1.0

2. Orator Shafer 0.2

Fred Warner 0.2

Games Played

1. John Clapp 63

Silver Flint 63

Russ McKelvy 63

Orator Shafer 63

Ed Williamson 63

6. Joe Quest 62

7. Art Croft 60

8. Fred Warner 43

9. The Only Nolan 38

10. Jack Nelson 19

At Bats

1. Joe Quest 278

2. Orator Shafer 266

3. John Clapp 263

4. Silver Flint 254

5. Russ McKelvy 253

6. Ed Williamson 250

7. Art Croft 222

8. Fred Warner 165

9. The Only Nolan 152

10. Jack Nelson 84

Plate Appearances

1. Joe Quest 290

2. Orator Shafer 279

3. John Clapp 276

4. Russ McKelvy 258

5. Silver Flint 256

6. Ed Williamson 255

7. Art Croft 227

8. Fred Warner 167

9. The Only Nolan 154

10. Jack Nelson 89

Runs Scored

1. Orator Shafer 48

2. Joe Quest 45

3. John Clapp 42

4. Russ McKelvy 33

5. Ed Williamson 31

6. Silver Flint 23

7. Art Croft 22

8. Fred Warner 19

9. Jack Nelson 12

10. The Only Nolan 11

Hits

1. Orator Shafer 90

2. John Clapp 80

3. Ed Williamson 58

4. Silver Flint 57

Russ McKelvy 57

Joe Quest 57

7. Fred Warner 41

8. The Only Nolan 37

9. Art Croft 35

10. Jack Nelson 11

Total Bases

1. Orator Shafer 121

2. John Clapp 94

3. Ed Williamson 75

4. Russ McKelvy 73

5. Silver Flint 64

Joe Quest 64

7. The Only Nolan 45

Fred Warner 45

9. Art Croft 41

10. Jack Nelson 12

Doubles

1. Orator Shafer 19

2. John Clapp 10

Ed Williamson 10

4. The Only Nolan 8

5. Silver Flint 7

6. Art Croft 6

7. Russ McKelvy 4

Fred Warner 4

9. Joe Quest 3

10. Jimmy Hallinan 2

Triples

1. Orator Shafer 6

2. Russ McKelvy 3

3. John Clapp 2

Joe Quest 2

Ed Williamson 2

Home Runs

1. Russ McKelvy 2

2. Ed Williamson 1

Runs Batted In

1. Russ McKelvy 36

2. Orator Shafer 30

3. John Clapp 29

4. Ed Williamson 19

5. Silver Flint 18

6. Art Croft 16

The Only Nolan 16

8. Joe Quest 13

9. Fred Warner 10

10. Jack Nelson 5

Bases on Balls

1. John Clapp 13

Orator Shafer 13

3. Joe Quest 12

4. Art Croft 5

Russ McKelvy 5

Jack Nelson 5

Ed Williamson 5

8. Silver Flint 2

The Only Nolan 2

Fred Warner 2

Strikeouts

1. Russ McKelvy 38

2. Joe Quest 24

3. Art Croft 23

4. Orator Shafer 20

5. Silver Flint 15

Fred Warner 15

Ed Williamson 15

8. Tom Healey 14

9. Jack Nelson 11

10. The Only Nolan 10

Singles

1. John Clapp 68

2. Orator Shafer 65

3. Joe Quest 52

4. Silver Flint 50

5. Russ McKelvy 48

6. Ed Williamson 45

7. Fred Warner 37

8. Art Croft 29

The Only Nolan 29

10. Jack Nelson 10

Runs Created

1. Orator Shafer 45

2. John Clapp 32

3. Ed Williamson 19

4. Russ McKelvy 18

5. Silver Flint 15

Joe Quest 15

7. Fred Warner 12

8. The Only Nolan 11

9. Art Croft 7

10. Tom Healey 2

Jack Nelson 2

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Orator Shafer 24

2. John Clapp 12

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Orator Shafer 2.6

2. John Clapp 1.3

3. Jimmy Hallinan 0.1

Extra Base Hits

1. Orator Shafer 25

2. Ed Williamson 13

3. John Clapp 12

4. Russ McKelvy 9

5. The Only Nolan 8

6. Silver Flint 7

7. Art Croft 6

8. Joe Quest 5

9. Fred Warner 4

10. Jimmy Hallinan 2

Times On Base

1. Orator Shafer 103

2. John Clapp 93

3. Joe Quest 69

4. Ed Williamson 63

5. Russ McKelvy 62

6. Silver Flint 59

7. Fred Warner 43

8. Art Croft 40

9. The Only Nolan 39

10. Jack Nelson 16

Outs Made

1. Joe Quest 221

2. Silver Flint 197

3. Russ McKelvy 196

4. Ed Williamson 192

5. Art Croft 187

6. John Clapp 183

7. Orator Shafer 176

8. Fred Warner 124

9. The Only Nolan 115

10. Jack Nelson 73

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