Sometimes it takes a little while for players to develop to their potential, but real life 297 game winner Bobby Mathews broke out in a big way this year, in his 7th season. At 25 years old Mathews got a chance to join the Reds rotation this year, and rewarded the Reds with 34 wins, a 1.90 ERA, and 174 strikeouts. There is still plenty of time for him to turn things around and make a run at 300 though.
After struggling the past two seasons, Anson rebounded in a big way by hitting .341 while collecting 90 hits, 50 RBI, and scoring 48 runs. Monte Ward was selected with the 8th overall pick in the draft by the Philadelphia Athletics, while Dan Brouthers was the third overall pick by the Cleveland Blues. While Brouthers played in just 10 games, his .347 average was an encouraging start at 19 years old.
Career Leaders
Hits
1. George Hall - 598
2. Ross Barnes - 594
3. Levi Meyerle - 582
4. Cal McVey - 562
5. Fred Waterman - 558
6. Lip Pike - 547
7. Dick Higham - 537
8. Cap Anson - 522
9. George Wright - 522
10. Deacon White - 519
Runs
1. Ross Barnes - 390
2. Levi Meyerle - 362
3. George Hall - 361
4. George Wright - 349
5. Cal McVey - 345
6. Andy Leonard - 343
7. Fred Waterman - 338
8. Dick Higham - 324
9. Deacon White - 322
10. Lip Pike - 317
Cap Anson - 310
Jim O'Rourke - 85
Dan Brouthers - 13
RBI
1. Cal McVey - 332
2. Lip Pike - 312
3. Ezra Sutton - 298
4. Dick Higham - 287
5. George Hall - 282
6. Cap Anson - 280
7. Ross Barnes - 280
8. Charlie Hodes - 275
9. Harry Schafer - 271
10. Gat Stires - 269
SB
1. Mike McGeary - 192
2. Andy Leonard - 181
3. Ross Barnes - 172
4. George Wright - 150
5. Dave Eggler - 125
6. Jimmy Wood - 122
7. Ralph Ham - 116
8. Fred Treacey - 112
9. John Hatfield - 106
10. Tom Foley - 105
Harry Stovey - 56
Monte Ward - 6
Home Runs
1. Lip Pike - 21
2. Levi Meyerle - 15
3. Charlie Hodes - 14
4. Ezra Sutton - 12
5. John Bass - 11
Wins
1. Dick McBride - 194
2. Asa Brainard - 171
3. Billy Henry Taylor - 124
4. Jim Britt - 103
5. Tricky Nichols - 93
6. Tommy Bond - 92
7. Frank Fleet - 83
8. Al Pratt - 82
9. Cherokee Fisher - 81
10. Bill Stearns - 76
Pud Galvin - 0
Strikeouts
1. Billy Henry Taylor - 356
2. Asa Brainard - 334
3. Jim Britt - 285
4. Bobby Mathews - 241
5. Dick McBride - 230
6. George Zettlein - 178
7. Tommy Bond - 154
8. George Derby - 151
9. Jumbo McGinnis - 138
10. Al Pratt - 111
Saves
1. Jake Seymour - 11
2. Hugh O'Neill - 8
3. Jumbo McGinnis - 5
4. John McMullin - 5