It's seems I've played the early years quite a bit in one dynasty or another, but I don't ever recall the name of Billy Henry Taylor. But Taylor made a big first impression, winning 35 games during his rookie season with the Baltimore Orioles after being selected third overall in last year's amateur draft. At 19 years old Taylor appears like he could be worth watching if he can keep this pace up. Based on his ratings vs potential he has a lot of room for growth, and in real life Taylor made his debut in 1881, and his one good season came in 1884 when he won 43 games and lost 16. Just 15 more wins will match his career total. I'm going to shortlist Taylor, because the first 300 game winner may have just debuted.
Anson continued at a steady pace this year, hitting .341 and collecting a career high 94 hits moving up to the top 10 in the career list. O'Rourke is having a tough time in Baltimore, spending the majority of his time on the bench behind Davy Force. Just one year older, and performing better, Force may prevent O'Rourke from scoring the runs he needs, barring a trade.
Career Leaders
Hits
1. Ross Barnes - 345
2. Levi Meyerle - 336
3. George Hall - 334
4. Fred Waterman - 329
5. Cal McVey - 310
Cap Anson - 292
Runs
1. Ross Barnes - 228
2. Levi Meyerle - 224
3. George Hall - 217
4. Cal McVey - 210
5. Fred Waterman - 210
Cap Anson - 198
Jim O'Rourke - 77
RBI
1. Lip Pike - 186
2. Dick Higham - 184
3. Cal McVey - 184
4. Ezra Sutton - 179
5. Ross Barnes - 173
Cap Anson - 166
SB
1. Andy Leonard - 106
2. Mike McGeary - 106
3. Fred Treacey - 97
4. Ross Barnes - 88
5. George Wright - 83
Home Runs
1. Lip Pike - 13
2. Levi Meyerle - 9
3. John Clapp - 8
4. Charlie Hodes - 8
5. Gat Stires - 8
Wins
1. Dick McBride - 108
2. Asa Brainard - 79
3. Frank Fleet - 78
4. Al Pratt - 78
5. Cherokee Fisher - 77
6. Bill Stearns - 66
Strikeouts
1. Asa Brainard - 170
2. Jim Britt - 111
3. George Zettlein - 106
4. Dick McBride - 101
5. Al Pratt - 93
6. Cherokee Fisher - 78
Saves
1. Jumbo McGinnis - 5
2. John McMullin - 5
3. Ryan Wolters - 4
4. U McDoolan - 4