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1884 Union Association Batting Leaders

Classification: Major League

Overall: 423 games, 12 teams, approx. 70 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Jack Glasscock	26	CNU	Maj	COR	38	180	172	48	72	9	5	2	8	.419	.444	.564	1.008	97
2	Fred Dunlap	25	SLU	Maj	SLM	101	478	449	160	185	39	8	13	29	.412	.448	.621	1.069	279
3	Billy Taylor	29	SLU	Maj	SLM	43	193	186	44	68	23	1	3	7	.366	.389	.548	.937	102
4	Buttercup Dickerson	25	SLU	Maj	SLM	46	219	211	49	77	15	1	0	8	.365	.388	.446	.834	94
5	William Hoover	21	PHU	Maj	PHK	63	287	275	76	100	20	8	0	12	.364	.390	.495	.885	136
6	Orator Shafer	32	SLU	Maj	SLM	106	497	467	130	168	40	10	2	30	.360	.398	.501	.900	234
7	Emil Gross	26	CHU	Maj	CPI	23	101	95	13	34	6	2	4	6	.358	.396	.590	.986	56
8	Fatty Briody	25	CNU	Maj	COR	22	90	89	11	30	2	2	0	1	.337	.344	.405	.749	36
9	Henry Moore?	22	WSU	Maj	WHS	111	480	461	77	155	23	5	1	19	.336	.363	.414	.777	191
10	Jack Gleason	29	SLU	Maj	SLM	92	418	395	90	128	30	2	4	23	.324	.361	.441	.802	174
11	Elmer Cleveland	21	CNU	Maj	COR	29	119	115	24	37	9	2	0	4	.322	.345	.435	.779	50
12	Thomas Gorman*	24	KCU	Maj	KCC	25	110	106	22	34	4	2	0	4	.321	.346	.396	.742	42
13	Martin Powell*	28	CNU	Maj	COR	43	198	185	46	59	4	2	1	13	.319	.364	.378	.742	70
14	Charlie Sweeney	21	SLU	Maj	SLM	45	181	171	31	54	14	2	1	10	.316	.354	.439	.792	75
15	Germany Smith	25	ALT	Maj	ALT	25	109	108	9	34	8	1	0	1	.315	.321	.407	.729	44
16	Jerry Moore?	29	ALT	Maj	ALT	20	80	80	10	25	3	1	1	0	.313	.313	.413	.725	33
17	Emmett Seery	23	BLU,KCU	Maj	BLU-KCC	106	488	467	115	146	26	7	2	21	.313	.342	.411	.753	192
18	Jumbo Schoeneck	22	CHU,BLU	Maj	CPI-BLU	106	434	426	61	131	24	2	2	8	.308	.320	.387	.708	165
19	Dick Burns*	20	CNU	Maj	COR	79	355	350	84	107	17	12	4	5	.306	.316	.457	.773	160
20	Tommy Bond	28	BSU	Maj	BOS	37	166	162	21	48	8	0	0	4	.296	.313	.346	.659	56
21	Dave Rowe	29	SLU	Maj	SLM	109	495	485	95	142	32	11	4	10	.293	.307	.429	.736	208
22	John Kelly	25	CNU,WSU	Maj	COR-WHS	42	162	156	24	45	6	1	1	6	.289	.315	.359	.674	56
23	Phil Baker*	27	WSU	Maj	WHS	86	382	371	75	107	12	5	1	11	.288	.309	.356	.665	132
24	Ed Crane	22	BSU	Maj	BOS	101	442	428	83	122	23	6	12	14	.285	.308	.451	.759	193
25	Eddie Fusselback?	27	BLU	Maj	BLU	68	306	303	60	86	16	3	1	3	.284	.291	.366	.657	111
26	Jack Clements*	19	PHU	Maj	PHK	41	186	177	37	50	13	2	3	9	.283	.317	.429	.747	76
27	Abner Powell	23	WSU	Maj	WHS	48	194	191	36	54	10	5	0	3	.283	.294	.387	.681	74
28	Will Foley	28	CHU	Maj	CPI	19	76	71	15	20	1	1	0	5	.282	.329	.324	.653	23
29	Tom Lee?	22	BLU	Maj	BLU	21	87	82	11	23	1	0	0	5	.281	.322	.293	.615	24
30	Mox McQuery?	23	CNU	Maj	COR	35	140	132	31	37	5	0	2	8	.280	.321	.364	.685	48
31	Bill Harbridge*	29	CNU	Maj	COR	82	366	341	59	95	12	5	2	25	.279	.328	.361	.689	123
32	Bill Hawes	30	CNU	Maj	COR	79	354	349	80	97	7	4	4	5	.278	.288	.355	.643	124
33	Chris Fulmer	25	WSU	Maj	WHS	48	192	181	39	50	9	0	0	11	.276	.318	.326	.644	59
34	Steve Matthias?	24	CHU	Maj	CPI	37	147	142	24	39	7	1	0	5	.275	.299	.338	.637	48
35	Joe Quinn	21	SLU	Maj	SLM	103	438	429	74	116	21	1	0	9	.270	.285	.324	.609	139
36	William Robinson	24	BLU	Maj	BLU	102	452	415	101	111	24	4	3	37	.268	.327	.366	.694	152
37	Bernie Graham?	24	BLU,CHU	Maj	BLU-CPI	42	174	172	23	46	11	0	0	2	.267	.276	.331	.607	57
38	Lou Sylvester	29	CNU	Maj	COR	82	351	333	67	89	13	8	2	18	.267	.305	.372	.677	124
39	Jerry Sweeney?	26	KCU	Maj	KCC	31	133	129	16	34	3	0	0	4	.264	.286	.287	.573	37
40	James Harris?	--	ALT	Maj	ALT	24	98	95	10	25	2	1	0	3	.263	.286	.305	.591	29
41	Tom O'Brien	24	BSU	Maj	BOS	103	461	449	80	118	31	8	4	12	.263	.282	.394	.676	177
42	Joe Crotty	24	CNU	Maj	COR	21	85	84	11	22	4	2	1	1	.262	.271	.393	.664	33
43	Ri Jones	25	CNU	Maj	COR	69	284	272	36	71	5	1	2	12	.261	.292	.309	.601	84
44	Jerry McCormick?	22	PHU,WSU	Maj	PHK-WHS	109	457	452	64	118	20	4	0	5	.261	.269	.323	.592	146
45	Henry Boyle	23	SLU	Maj	SLM	65	271	262	41	68	10	3	4	9	.260	.284	.366	.651	96
46	Charlie Dougherty?	22	ALT	Maj	ALT	23	87	85	6	22	5	0	0	2	.259	.276	.318	.594	27
47	Dan O'Leary?	27	CNU	Maj	COR	32	137	132	14	34	0	2	1	5	.258	.285	.311	.595	41
48	Gid Gardner	25	CHU,BLU	Maj	CPI-BLU	39	163	153	22	39	10	2	0	10	.255	.301	.346	.647	53
49	Bill Kienzle*	24	PHU	Maj	PHK	67	320	299	76	76	13	8	0	21	.254	.303	.351	.654	105
50	Jim Brown?	23	ALT	Maj	ALT	21	89	88	12	22	2	2	1	1	.250	.258	.352	.611	31
51	Bob Black	21	KCU	Maj	KCC	38	156	146	25	36	14	2	1	10	.247	.295	.390	.685	57
52	Charlie Geggus?	22	WSU	Maj	WHS	44	158	154	14	38	7	1	0	4	.247	.266	.305	.571	47
53	Bill Krieg	25	CHU	Maj	CPI	71	290	279	35	69	15	4	0	11	.247	.276	.330	.606	92
54	John O'Brien	32	BLU	Maj	BLU	18	79	77	7	19	1	1	0	2	.247	.266	.286	.552	22
55	Joe Flynn?	22	PHU,BSU	Maj	PHK-BOS	61	253	240	42	59	11	4	4	13	.246	.285	.375	.660	90
56	Jim McCormick	27	CNU	Maj	COR	27	110	110	12	27	3	1	0	0	.246	.246	.291	.536	32
57	Dick Phelan?	29	BLU	Maj	BLU	101	414	402	63	99	13	3	3	12	.246	.268	.316	.584	127
58	Henry Easterday	19	PHU	Maj	PHK	28	120	115	12	28	5	0	0	5	.244	.275	.287	.562	33
59	Walter Hackett?	26	BSU	Maj	BOS	103	422	415	71	101	19	0	1	7	.243	.256	.296	.552	123
60	Patrick Larkins?	24	WSU	Maj	WHS	17	74	70	11	17	0	0	0	4	.243	.284	.243	.527	17
61	Dupee Shaw*	25	BSU	Maj	BOS	44	158	153	13	37	8	0	0	5	.242	.266	.294	.560	45
62	Harry Wheeler	26	CHU,BLU,KCU	Maj	CPI-BLU-KCC	68	296	289	43	70	8	3	1	7	.242	.260	.301	.561	87
63	Bill Sweeney	26	BLU	Maj	BLU	74	305	296	35	71	7	0	0	9	.240	.262	.264	.526	78
64	Clarence Cross?	28	KCU,PHU,ALT	Maj	KCC-PHK-ALT	29	117	109	14	26	2	0	0	8	.239	.291	.257	.548	28
65	Charlie Householder	28	CHU	Maj	CPI	83	322	310	32	74	12	5	1	12	.239	.267	.319	.587	99
66	Harry Luff?	31	PHU,KCU	Maj	PHK-KCC	31	135	130	9	31	4	2	0	5	.239	.267	.300	.567	39
67	Perry Werden	22	SLU	Maj	SLM	18	78	76	7	18	2	0	0	2	.237	.256	.263	.520	20
68	John McGuinness?	27	PHU	Maj	PHK	53	225	220	25	52	8	1	0	5	.236	.253	.282	.535	62
69	Bill Schwartz	20	CNU	Maj	COR	29	109	106	14	25	4	0	1	3	.236	.257	.302	.559	32
70	Tim Murnane	33	BSU	Maj	BOS	76	333	311	55	73	5	2	0	22	.235	.285	.264	.549	82
71	Thomas Tinney?	29	WSU	Maj	WHS	32	125	119	17	28	3	1	0	6	.235	.272	.277	.549	33
72	John Irwin	22	BSU	Maj	BOS	105	447	432	81	101	22	6	1	15	.234	.260	.319	.579	138
73	Frank McLaughlin	27	KCU,CNU,CHU	Maj	KCC-COR-CPI	63	269	257	38	60	19	2	3	12	.234	.268	.358	.626	92
74	Sam Crane	30	CNU	Maj	COR	80	320	309	56	72	9	3	1	11	.233	.259	.291	.551	90
75	Bill Wise?	23	WSU	Maj	WHS	85	351	339	51	79	17	1	2	12	.233	.259	.307	.566	104
76	Tom Evers*	32	WSU	Maj	WHS	109	434	427	54	99	6	1	0	7	.232	.244	.251	.495	107
77	Lou Say	30	BLU,KCU	Maj	BLU-KCC	95	422	409	71	95	16	2	3	13	.232	.256	.303	.559	124
78	Lew Brown	26	BSU	Maj	BOS	85	338	325	50	75	18	3	1	13	.231	.260	.314	.574	102
79	Barney McLaughlin	22	KCU	Maj	KCC	42	171	162	15	37	7	3	0	9	.228	.269	.309	.578	50
80	Willis Wyman?	24	KCU,CHU	Maj	KCC-CPI	32	135	132	17	30	4	0	0	3	.227	.244	.258	.502	34
81	Joe Ellick?	30	CHU,BLU,KCU	Maj	CPI-BLU-KCC	101	447	429	73	97	11	0	0	18	.226	.257	.252	.509	108
82	Charlie Levis?	24	BLU,WSU	Maj	BLU-WHS	88	379	376	59	85	11	4	5	3	.226	.232	.317	.549	119
83	Rooney Sweeney?	25	BLU	Maj	BLU	48	201	186	37	42	7	1	0	15	.226	.284	.274	.558	51
84	Charlie Berry	23	KCU,CHU,ALT	Maj	KCC-CPI-ALT	43	171	170	21	38	8	1	1	1	.224	.228	.300	.528	51
85	James Burke?	--	BSU	Maj	BOS	47	190	184	21	41	8	3	0	6	.223	.247	.299	.546	55
86	Harry Koons	21	ALT,CHU	Maj	ALT-CPI	22	83	81	8	18	2	1	0	2	.222	.241	.272	.513	22
87	Jack Brennan?	20	SLU	Maj	SLM	56	243	231	38	50	6	1	0	12	.217	.255	.251	.506	58
88	Pop Joy?	24	WSU	Maj	WHS	36	132	130	12	28	0	0	0	2	.215	.227	.215	.443	28
89	Tommy McCarthy	20	BSU	Maj	BOS	53	215	209	37	45	2	2	0	6	.215	.237	.244	.481	51
90	Hugh Daily	36	CHU,WSU	Maj	CPI-WHS	60	210	201	21	43	6	1	0	9	.214	.248	.254	.501	51
91	Sam Weaver	28	PHU	Maj	PHK	20	86	84	11	18	2	0	0	2	.214	.233	.238	.471	20
92	Mike Slattery*	17	BSU	Maj	BOS	106	417	413	60	86	6	2	0	4	.208	.216	.232	.448	96
93	John Deasley?	23	WSU,KCU	Maj	WHS-KCC	44	179	174	23	36	3	1	0	5	.207	.229	.236	.465	41
94	Milt Whitehead	22	SLU,KCU	Maj	SLM-KCC	104	423	415	63	86	15	1	1	8	.207	.222	.255	.478	106
95	Taylor Shafer	17	KCU,ALT,BLU	Maj	KCC-ALT-BLU	60	250	232	29	47	5	2	0	18	.203	.260	.241	.501	56
96	Ned Cuthbert	39	BLU	Maj	BLU	44	178	168	29	34	5	0	0	10	.202	.247	.232	.479	39
97	Elias Peak?	25	PHU,BSU	Maj	PHK-BOS	55	226	218	37	44	6	4	0	8	.202	.230	.266	.496	58
98	Charlie Barber	30	CNU	Maj	COR	55	215	204	38	41	1	4	0	11	.201	.242	.245	.487	50
99	Kid Baldwin	19	KCU,CHU	Maj	KCC-CPI	51	196	192	19	38	6	3	0	4	.198	.214	.260	.475	50
100	Charlie Bastian	26	WIL,KCU	Maj	WIL-KCC	28	113	106	12	21	4	3	3	7	.198	.248	.377	.625	40