Ross Barnes set the record for most hits in a season after collecting 128 and increased his lead on the career hit list.
Asa Brainard became the first big name player to retire following the 1879 season. Brainard's 182 wins currently rank second on the all-time win list. Mike McGeary also decided to hang up his cleats. McGeary hit .247 for his career, and currently is second on the career stolen base list with 224.
Mickey Welch made his debut for the Atlantics this season, winning 21 games while losing 18 and posting a 1.75 ERA.
Career Leaders
Hits
1. Ross Barnes - 809
2. George Hall - 792
3. Levi Meyerle - 747
4. Fred Waterman - 742
5. Cal McVey - 733
6. Lip Pike - 722
7. Dick Higham - 710
8. Cap Anson - 709
9. Deacon White - 709
10. Steve King - 687
Runs
1. Ross Barnes - 508
2. George Hall - 456
3. Levi Meyerle - 452
4. Fred Waterman - 450
5. Cal McVey - 442
6. George Wright - 432
7. Andy Leonard - 422
8. Dick Higham - 411
9. Lip Pike - 405
10. Deacon White - 402
Cap Anson - 398
Dan Brouthers - 140
Jim O'Rourke - 85
Roger Connor - 67
Tom Brown - 12
Bid McPhee - 2
RBI
1. Cal McVey - 433
2. Lip Pike - 389
3. Ross Barnes - 381
4. Dick Higham - 373
5. Ezra Sutton - 364
6. Levi Meyerle - 355
7. George Hall - 349
8. Cap Anson - 347
9. Fred Waterman - 347
10. Jimmy Wood - 347
SB
1. Ross Barnes - 251
2. Mike McGeary - 224
3. Andy Leonard - 222
4. George Wright - 200
5. Jimmy Wood - 169
6. Ralph Ham - 157
7. John Hatfield - 146
8. Dickie Flowers - 132
9. Dave Eggler - 125
10. Harry Stovey - 125
Monte Ward - 98
Tom Brown - 10
Arlie Latham - 4
Bid McPhee - 1
Home Runs
1. Lip Pike - 23
2. Levi Meyerle - 18
3. Ezra Sutton - 17
4. John Bass - 14
5. Charlie Hodes - 14
Wins
1. Dick McBride - 194
2. Asa Brainard - 182
3. Billy Henry Taylor - 178
4. Tommy Bond - 118
5. Tricky Nichols - 117
6. Bobby Mathews - 108
7. Jim Britt - 103
8. George Darby - 89
9. Frank Fleet - 84
10. Cherokee Fisher - 82
Old Hoss Radbourn - 31
Mickey Welch - 21
Tim Keefe - 12
Pud Galvin - 1
Strikeouts
1. Billy Henry Taylor - 834
2. Bobby Mathews - 604
3. George Derby - 511
4. Asa Brainard - 346
5. Jumbo McGinnis - 339
6. Jim McCormick - 320
7. Jim Britt - 287
8. Jim Conway - 260
9. Tommy Bond - 243
10. Dick McBride - 230
Saves
1. Jake Seymour - 13
2. Hugh O'Neill - 11
3. Harry Salisbury - 7
4. George Knight - 6
5. Jumbo McGinnis - 6