The Milestones

[ImTheCrew]

Maybe I didn't read something, but why did you create orouke? In my league he was in the first amateur draft...

Btw I have a rip tattoo of Asa Brainard.

[ImTheCrew]

Also- really enjoy reading... Thanks for the hard work. :thumbsup:

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by ImTheCrew

Maybe I didn't read something, but why did you create orouke? In my league he was in the first amateur draft...

Btw I have a rip tattoo of Asa Brainard.

I'm using the Gambo-Spritze database, so players will come in as 18 year olds out of high school. In O'Rourke's case that was only one year since the first year was only one year before.

That is pretty cool about Brainard. He definitely stands out as one of the better players of the era.

Originally Posted by ImTheCrew

Also- really enjoy reading... Thanks for the hard work. :thumbsup:

Thanks, it's a little slow in the beginning, but I think once things get running it will be fun.

[NYY #23]

One of my favorite players from this era, John Montgomery Ward, will be debuting in 1877. Ward was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964. He won 164 games as a pitcher in 7 seasons, collected 2107 hits in 17 seasons, and of course stole 540 bases.*

A player-manager who was one of the main ones responsible for The Players' League in 1890, and acted as the player-manager for the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders. Ward will be interesting to watch though, as he has very good ratings at pitcher, and a hitter. I'll let the game decide which position he ends up at, but will he get robbed of his chance to steal 500 bases because he remains a pitcher? Can he win 300 games if he remains a pitcher?* Stay tuned to find out.



The other debut this year will be Dan Brouthers, who didn't qualify previously because of his hit total, but always seems to be in the leaderboards. Luckily for Brouthers his 1523 runs scored was enough to qualify for the watch list. Brouthers hit .342 for his career, and collected 106 home runs and 2296 hits and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.

[NYY #23]

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

[scott1964]

If Dan "Big Dan" Brouthers turns out as awesome as he did in my dynasty before he retired with an injury. He finished with 2888 hits and I believe a .3252 career average with 127 HR and 1501 RBIs.

[NYY #23]

1878 brings two 300 game winners into the league, with Charley 'Old Hoss' Radbourn the first. Radbourn won 309 games in 11 seasons, and hold the record with 59 wins in a season after going 59-12 with a 1.38 ERA. Radbourn was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939.



Mickey Welch was the third pitcher to reach 300 wins, finishing his career with a 307-210 record. Welch was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973 by the Veteran's Committee.

[NYY #23]

Jim McCormick won both the rookie of the year and pitcher of the year award after going 38-19 with a 1.75 ERA for the Philadelphia Athletics. In real life McCormick won 265 games while losing 214, but looks to have a strong shot at reaching 300 if he can continue to build on his strong start.



Monte Ward had a 22 game hitting streak this season, and hit .313 for the season. We also had our first trade of a player that I'm watching, as Charley Radbourn was traded to the Cleveland Blues were he got a chance to start and went 11-17 following the deal.

A second trade involving a member of the 300 win club took place, as Mickey Welch was traded from the Boston Red Caps to the Brooklyn Atlantics, although Welch has yet to make his debut.

The Philadelphia Athletics captured their second championship, and trail only the White Stockings, who have won three championships.



Dick McBride lost his spot in the White Stockings rotation, just 6 wins away from 200. With Asa Brainard struggling this season with a 3.09 ERA and losing his spot in the rotation, 23 year old Billy Henry Taylor has an outside shot of becoming the first 200 game winner, sitting in third place 44 wins shy.

Career Leaders
Hits
1. Ross Barnes - 681
2. George Hall - 679
3. Levi Meyerle - 656
4. Cal McVey - 636
5. Lip Pike - 625
6. Fred Waterman - 624
7. Dick Higham - 614
8. Cap Anson - 602
9. Deacon White - 598
10. George Wright - 583

Runs
1. Ross Barnes - 441
2. Levi Meyerle - 401
3. George Hall - 394
4. Andy Leonard - 389
5. George Wright - 388
6. Cal McVey - 386
7. Fred Waterman - 378
8. Dick Higham - 364
9. Lip Pike - 363
10. Deacon White - 355
Cap Anson - 347
Jim O'Rourke - 85
Dan Brouthers - 63

RBI
1. Cal McVey - 377
2. Lip Pike - 346
3. Ross Barnes - 325
4. Ezra Sutton - 325
5. Dick Higham - 324
6. Cap Anson - 303
7. George Hall - 303
8. Harry Schafer - 302
9. Fred Waterman - 296
10. Levi Meyerle - 293

SB
1. Mike McGeary - 224
2. Ross Barnes - 207
3. Andy Leonard - 203
4. George Wright - 179
5. Jimmy Wood - 142
6. Ralph Ham - 129
7. Dave Eggler - 125
8. John Hatfield - 120
9. Tom Foley - 113
10. Fred Treacey - 112
Harry Stovey - 85
Monte Ward - 44

Home Runs
1. Lip Pike - 22
2. Levi Meyerle - 15
3. Charlie Hodes - 14
4. Ezra Sutton - 13
5. John Bass - 11

Wins
1. Dick McBride - 194
2. Asa Brainard - 182
3. Billy Henry Taylor - 156
4. Tommy Bond - 118
5. Jim Britt - 103
6. Bobby Mathews - 94
7. Tricky Nichols - 94
8. Frank Fleet - 84
9. Cherokee Fisher - 82
10. Al Pratt - 82
Old Hoss Radbourn - 11
Pud Galvin - 1
Mickey Welch - 0

Strikeouts
1. Billy Henry Taylor - 617
2. Bobby Mathews - 438
3. George Derby - 355
4. Asa Brainard - 346
5. Jim Britt - 287
6. Tommy Bond - 240
7. Jumbo McGinnis - 238
8. Dick McBride - 230
9. George Zettlein - 178
10. Jim McCormick - 173

Saves
1. Jake Seymour - 12
2. Hugh O'Neill - 9
3. Harry Salisbury - 7
4. Jumbo McGinnis - 6
5. John McMullin - 5

[NYY #23]

This year will see the entrance of 5 players, our biggest group yet with one pitcher and four batters.



342 game winner Tim Keefe is the first player to talk about. Keefe went 342-225 for his career with a 2.62 ERA and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964. Keefe won the pitching triple crown in 1888, and had seven 20 win, six 30 win, and two 40 win seasons.



Arlie Latham began his career with the Buffalo Bisons in 1880 and finished his career in 1909 for the New York Giants. A career .269 hitter, Latham scored 1478 runs during his career and stole 742 bases, which added him to the watch list as a member of the 500 steal club. Latham is 8th on the all-time stolen base list.



Tom Brown will also making his debut, and stole 657 bases in his career and scored 1523 runs while collecting 1951 hits. Following his career Brown he spent parts of three years as an umpire.



Bid McPhee played 18 seasons, all for the Cincinnati Reds collecting 568 stolen bases and scoring 1684 runs. McPhee was a .271 career hitter and elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000 by the Veteran's Committee.



First baseman Roger Connor was also elected to the Hall of Fame in 1976. Connor hit .316 for his career with 138 home runs and scored 1620 runs.

[NYY #23]

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

[yougo1000]

McBride could possibly get to 300.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by yougo1000

McBride could possibly get to 300.

I was thinking the same thing, but McBride had other plans and decided to retire at the age of 33 as you'll see by my next post. Not only did his ratings not drop, but his stuff rating actually increased by 1. To me he looks like the same pitcher who is capable of winning 20+ games per year, but either he wanted to go out on top, or he really doesn't want to play for the Cubs...

[NYY #23]

Deacon White won the triple crown for the 1880 season by leading the league with 7 home runs, 58 RBI, and a .305 average, becoming the first player to do so.

Another first, as Lee Richmond of the Boston Red Caps pitched the first no-hitter in the history of the league against Chicago.



Dick McBride, who recently dropped to second on the all-time win list also unexpectedly decided to retire at the age of 33. His 194 wins is good for a slim 3 win lead over Billy Henry Taylor, who moved into second place.

Career Leaders
Hits
1. Ross Barnes - 913
2. George Hall - 862
3. Cal McVey - 838
4. Fred Waterman - 820
5. Deacon White - 816
6. Levi Meyerle - 813
7. Lip Pike - 812
8. Cap Anson - 808
9. Dick Higham - 804
10. Steve King - 761

Runs
1. Ross Barnes - 573
2. Fred Waterman - 501
3. George Hall - 497
4. Cal McVey - 495
5. Levi Meyerle - 485
6. Jimmy Wood - 464
7. Dick Higham - 459
8. Deacon White - 459
9. Cap Anson - 454
10. Lip Pike - 454
Dan Brouthers - 203
Roger Connor - 125
Jim O'Rourke - 85
Tom Brown - 37
Bid McPhee - 30

RBI
1. Cal McVey - 474
2. Ross Barnes - 458
3. Lip Pike - 435
4. Dick Higham - 411
5. Deacon White - 390
6. Jimmy Wood - 390
7. Cap Anson - 384
8. George Hall - 383
9. Ezra Sutton - 381
10. Levi Meyerle - 380

SB
1. Ross Barnes - 291
2. Mike McGeary - 224
3. Andy Leonard - 222
4. George Wright - 205
5. Jimmy Wood - 193
6. Ralph Ham - 183
7. John Hatfield - 172
8. Harry Stovey - 161
9. Monte Ward - 145
10. Dickie Flowers - 143
Arlie Latham - 32
Tom Brown - 30
Bid McPhee - 20

Home Runs
1. Lip Pike - 24
2. Levi Meyerle - 20
3. Ezra Sutton - 17
4. Charlie Hodes - 16
5. Deacon White - 16

Wins
1. Billy Henry Taylor - 197
2. Dick McBride - 194
3. Asa Brainard - 182
4. Bobby Mathews - 129
5. Tricky Nichols - 129
6. Tommy Bond - 118
7. George Darby - 110
8. Jim Britt - 103
9. Jim McCormisk - 86
10. Frank Fleet - 84
Old Hoss Radbourn - 44
Mickey Welch - 42
Tim Keefe - 30
Pud Galvin - 1

Strikeouts
1. Billy Henry Taylor - 1000
2. Bobby Mathews - 755
3. George Derby - 669
4. Jim McCormick - 453
5. Jumbo McGinnis - 391
6. Jim Conway - 361
7. Asa Brainard - 346
8. The Only Nolan - 323
9. Jim Britt - 287
10. Tim Keefe - 258

Saves
1. Jake Seymour - 13
2. Hugh O'Neill - 12
3. George Knight - 10
4. Jumbo McGinnis - 8
5. Harry Salisbury - 7

[NYY #23]

The big story this year was Billy Henry Taylor collecting the 200th win of his career on 5/4. Taylor was the first player to reach 200 wins in the league, and the first player of any kind to reach a milestone in the league.

The Brooklyn Atlantics captured their second straight World Series, and third overall. They now are tied with the Chicago White Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics with 3 total championships.

Milestone Watch
300 Wins
With 23 wins, the 26 year old Taylor moves closer to the 300 win mark, and appears likely to become the first member of the club. 22 year old Mickey Welch continues to rack up the wins, finishing with his third straight 21 game season.

Billy Henry Taylor - 220
Mickey Welch - 63
Old Hoss Radbourn - 48
Tim Keefe - 45
Pud Galvin - 1

3000 Strikeouts
No active player with 2000 or more

300 Saves
No active player with 200 or more

500 Home Runs
No active player with 400 or more

500 Stolen Bases
Harry Stovey continues to lead the group with185 stolen bases, stealing 24 this season. Arlie Latham led all players we are watching with 37, followed by Tom Brown and his 35.

Harry Stovey - 185
Monte Ward - 175
Cap Anson - 157
Arlie Latham - 69
Tom Brown - 65
Bid McPhee - 29

3000 Hits
At this point in his career Anson had already collected five 100 hit seasons, but has only accumulated one. If I had to make a prediction it would be that Anson doesn't have the longevity to reach 3000.

Cap Anson - 903

1500 Runs
23 year old Dan Brouthers led all players with 71 runs scored, and is now third on the list of players we are following.

Cap Anson - 523
Monte Ward - 285
Dan Brouthers - 274
Harry Stovey - 272
Roger Connor - 175
Jim O'Rourke - 85
Tom Brown - 88
Bid McPhee - 51

1500 RBI
No active player with 1000 or more

Notable Retirements
After 10 years of play I wanted to begin highlighting the key players that retired each year. This list will correspond to the players who are eligible for the Hall of Fame election once voting begins, although this year I'll highlight a couple of players who retired and weren't eligible. They won't be on the ballot, but I would give them a mention and if they lasted a couple more years they would be eligible.



The first is Asa Brainard, who retired in 1871. His name is familiar looking at the career leaders for the early years. Brainard went 182-167 for his career, and still sits in third place on the career win list. The stretch between 1873 and 1875 was the best where he went 26-21, 27-23, and 34-18 respectively. Brainard posted his two lowest ERA totals in 1874 and 1875, with a 1.59 and 1.61 ERA. Brainard also gets the distinction of being the #1 overall pick in the inaugural draft, was a 5 time all-star, 1 time pitcher of the year, and won one gold glove. While he doesn't qualify for the Hall, he definitely was one of the best from the early era.



The second and more impressive of those players is Dick McBride. From 1872 - 1877 McBride was perhaps the best pitcher in the league. With a 194-128 record he currently ranks second all-time on the wins list. His best season came in 1875 when he was 35-16 with a 1.38 ERA. McBride was a 5 time Pitcher of the Year, 7 time All-Star, and 3 time Gold Glove winner. With two limited years at the end of his career totaling 21 innings, and an early retirement McBride really had just 7 years under his belt. I think he would be a Hall of Famer with 3 more years in the league.

Going forward I will only highlight players when they retire when they are a player I'm watching, reaches one of the milestones, or finishes there career with a WAR greater than 30, or 20 for a reliever. This will correspond to the Hall of Fame ballot when I reach that point.



Cherokee Fisher was the only player who qualified this year, with a 82-63 record and a 2.49 ERA in 1346 2/3 IP. Fisher won the Pitcher of the Year award in 1871 when he went 18-8 with a 3.22 ERA.

[scott1964]

Watch out for Mr Lee Richmond. He won 339 and is currently #9 on my list of winning pitchers. He spent his entire 17 year career with the Athletics. He was the Rookie of the Year in 1880 and won Pitcher of the Year three times (1880, 1881, and 1895).

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by scott1964

Watch out for Mr Lee Richmond. He won 339 and is currently #9 on my list of winning pitchers. He spent his entire 17 year career with the Athletics. He was the Rookie of the Year in 1880 and won Pitcher of the Year three times (1880, 1881, and 1895).

By the looks of it we haven't seen the last of Richmond. He is definitely off to a good start, and if he continues we'll be seeing more of him shortly.

[NYY #23]

A few highlights:

• Ross Barnes is the new career RBI leader
• Fred Waterman appears on RBI leaders for the first time
• Cap Anson is now on career SB list
• Jim Conway is now on career win list
• Mickey Welch is now on career strikeout list

Career Leaders
Hits
1. Ross Barnes - 1042
2. George Hall - 963
3. Cal McVey - 951
4. Fred Waterman - 924
5. Deacon White - 910
6. Cap Anson - 903
7. Dick Higham - 901
8. Lip Pike - 896
9. Levi Meyerle - 885
10. Steve King - 822

Runs
1. Ross Barnes - 651
2. Fred Waterman - 557
3. George Hall - 551
4. Cal McVey - 551
5. Cap Anson - 523
6. Levi Meyerle - 518
7. Jimmy Wood - 515
8. Deacon White - 513
9. Dick Higham - 502
10. Lip Pike - 486

RBI
1. Ross Barnes - 517
2. Cal McVey - 515
3. Lip Pike - 483
4. Cap Anson - 446
5. Deacon White - 446
6. George Hall - 441
7. Dick Higham - 441
8. Jimmy Wood - 434
9. Fred Waterman - 423
10. Ezra Sutton - 412

SB
1. Ross Barnes - 324
2. Mike McGeary - 224
3. Andy Leonard - 222
4. Jimmy Wood - 220
5. George Wright - 210
6. Ralph Ham - 188
7. Harry Stovey - 185
8. John Hatfield - 180
9. Monte Ward - 175
10. Cap Anson - 157

Home Runs
1. Lip Pike - 28
2. Levi Meyerle - 21
3. Deacon White - 18
4. Ezra Sutton - 17
5. Charlie Hodes - 16

Wins
1. Billy Henry Taylor - 220
2. Dick McBride - 194
3. Asa Brainard - 182
4. Bobby Mathews - 152
5. George Darby - 132
6. Tricky Nichols - 131
7. Tommy Bond - 118
8. Jim McCormisk - 112
9. Jim Britt - 103
10. Jim Conway - 95

Strikeouts
1. Billy Henry Taylor - 1163
2. Bobby Mathews - 893
3. George Derby - 848
4. Jim McCormick - 540
5. Jim Conway - 461
6. The Only Nolan - 406
7. Jumbo McGinnis - 396
8. Tim Keefe - 368
9. Asa Brainard - 346
10. Mickey Welch - 340

Saves
1. Hugh O'Neill - 15
2. Jake Seymour - 14
3. George Knight - 12
4. Jumbo McGinnis - 9
5. Harry Salisbury - 7

[NYY #23]

For the second straight year, Billy Henry Taylor passed a major milestone, this time collecting his 250th career win on 7/15 by stopping the Boston Americans 13-5. At 27 years old Taylor looks well positioned to reach 300 wins and beyond before his playing days are done.

For the fourth straight year the Philadelphia Athletics faced off against the Brooklyn Atlantics in the World Series with the A's winning the series this year to capture their 4th title.

Intros


328 game winner John Clarkson is the only player to debut this season. Clarkson was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1963. Clarkson debuted in 1882 and played until 1894.

Milestone Watch
300 Wins
With a 30 game season Billy Henry Taylor moved closer to the 300 win mark and increased his lead on the all-time win list. We are starting to see some of the pitchers develop, with Welch 26, Radbourn 24, and Keefe 15 having good seasons. John Clarkson made his debut with 12 wins, and Galvin didn't pitch this season for Louisville. At 25 years old he is still a borderline starter, but still shows decent potential.

Billy Henry Taylor - 250
Mickey Welch - 89
Old Hoss Radbourn - 72
Tim Keefe - 60
John Clarkson - 12
Pud Galvin - 1

3000 Strikeouts
No active player with 2000 or more

300 Saves
No active player with 200 or more

500 Home Runs
No active player with 400 or more

500 Stolen Bases
Both Ward and Brown swiped more than 60 bases this season, with Latham stealing 55.

Monte Ward - 237
Harry Stovey - 228
Cap Anson - 174
Tom Brown - 125
Arlie Latham - 124
Bid McPhee - 47

3000 Hits
Cap Anson moved up to 5th on the all-time hit list with 106 hits this season crossing the 1000 hit barrier.

Cap Anson - 1009

1500 Runs

Cap Anson - 584
Monte Ward - 373
Dan Brouthers - 352
Harry Stovey - 348
Roger Connor - 245
Tom Brown - 165
Jim O'Rourke - 85
Bid McPhee - 82


1500 RBI
No active player with 1000 or more

Notable Retirements
No notable retirements this season.

[NYY #23]

A few highlights:

• Jimmy Wood debuts on the career hit list in 10th place
• Levi Meyerle overtook Ezra Sutton for 10th place on the RBI list
• Fred Waterman overtook Cap Anson for 10th place on the SB list
• Bob Emslie debuts in 9th place on the strikeout leaders

Career Leaders
Hits
1. Ross Barnes #- 1166
2. George Hall #- 1069
3. Cal McVey #- 1059
4. Fred Waterman #- 1034
5. Cap Anson #- 1009
6. Deacon White #- 998
7. Lip Pike #- 997
8. Levi Meyerle #- 993
9. Dick Higham #- 991
10. Jimmy Wood #-904

Runs
1. Ross Barnes #- 731
2. Fred Waterman #- 631
3. George Hall #- 616
4. Cal McVey #- 606
5. Deacon White #- 585
6. Cap Anson #- 584
7. Jimmy Wood #- 575
8. Levi Meyerle #- 574
9. Lip Pike #- 556
10. Dick Higham #- 555

RBI
1. Ross Barnes #- 588
2. Cal McVey #- 557
3. Lip Pike #- 544
4. George Hall #- 504
5. Deacon White #- 500
6. Cap Anson #- 499
7. Jimmy Wood #- 485
8. Fred Waterman #- 475
9. Dick Higham #- 473
10. Levi Meyerle #- 466

SB
1. Ross Barnes #- 367
2. Jimmy Wood #- 250
3. Monte Ward #- 237
4. Harry Stovey #- 228
5. Mike McGeary - 224
6. Andy Leonard #- 222
7. George Wright #- 215
8. Ralph Ham #- 207
9. John Hatfield #- 188
10. Fred Waterman #- 181

Home Runs
1. Lip Pike #- 30
2. Levi Meyerle #- 29
3. Deacon White #- 18
4. Ned Williamson #-18
5. Jack Rowe #-17
6. Harry Stovey #-17
7. Ezra Sutton #- 17
8. Cap Anson #-16
9. Charlie Hodes #- 16

Wins
1. Billy Henry Taylor #- 250
2. Dick McBride - 194
3. Asa Brainard - 182
4. Bobby Mathews #- 177
5. George Darby #- 154
6. Jim McCormisk #- 146
7. Tricky Nichols #- 134
8. Tommy Bond #- 118
9. Jim Conway #- 112
10. Jim Britt #- 103

Strikeouts
1. Billy Henry Taylor #- 1371
2. George Derby #- 1054
3. Bobby Mathews #- 1045
4. Jim McCormick #- 692
5. Jim Conway #- 588
6. Tim Keefe #- 526
7. The Only Nolan #- 523
8. Mickey Welch #- 474
9. Bob Emslie #-430
10. Jumbo McGinnis - 396

Saves
1. Hugh O'Neill #- 16
2. Jake Seymour #- 14
3. George Knight #- 13
4. Dan Collins #-9
5. Jumbo McGinnis #- 9

[NYY #23]

Ross Barnes led the league again for the 8th time in his career and continued to be one of the most dominate offensive players in the league. Barnes led the league in batting average, on-base percentage, and hits this season, and is currently the career leader in batting average, on-base percentage, at-bats, hits, runs, total bases, singles, triples, RBI, stolen bases, and walks.

For the fifth straight year the Philadelphia Athletics faced off against the Brooklyn Atlantics in the World Series with the A's winning for the second straight time to capture their fifth World Series title.

Intros
None

Milestone Watch
300 Wins
Three players on the watch list won over 30 games this season, with Mickey Welch leading the way with 32, followed by Taylor and his 31 as he moves closer and closer to 300 career wins, and Radbourn with 30 wins. With an injury, John Clarkson appears to have taken a big ratings hit and I'm thinking will end up in the bust category with Pud Galvin.

Billy Henry Taylor - 281
Mickey Welch - 121
Old Hoss Radbourn - 102
Tim Keefe - 68
John Clarkson - 21
Pud Galvin - 1

3000 Strikeouts
No active player with 2000 or more

300 Saves
No active player with 200 or more

500 Home Runs
No active player with 400 or more

500 Stolen Bases
33 year old Ross Barnes debuts in the stolen base list after stealing 40 bases to move past the 400 career mark. Harry Stovey stole 61 bases to lead the group, with Monte Ward stealing 54 and Arlie Latham 50.

Ross Barnes - 407
Monte Ward - 291
Harry Stovey - 289
Cap Anson - 186
Arlie Latham - 174
Tom Brown - 167
Bid McPhee - 81

3000 Hits

Cap Anson - 1126

1500 Runs

Cap Anson - 649
Monte Ward - 476
Harry Stovey - 457
Dan Brouthers - 447
Roger Connor - 328
Tom Brown - 227
Bid McPhee - 136
Jim O'Rourke - 85


1500 RBI
No active player with 1000 or more

Notable Retirements
Once again there were no notable players that retired this season.