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1883 American Association Batting Leaders

Classification: Major League

Overall: 390 games, 8 teams, approx. 97 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Tom Mansell	28	SL4	Maj	STL	28	119	112	23	45	8	1	0	24	7	.402	.437	.491	.928	55
2	Ed Swartwood	24	PT1	Maj	PIT	94	437	412	86	147	24	8	3		25	.357	.394	.476	.869	196
3	Pete Browning	22	LS2	Maj	LOU	84	381	358	95	121	15	9	4		23	.338	.378	.464	.842	166
4	Jim Clinton	32	BL2	Maj	BAL	94	426	399	69	125	16	8	0		27	.313	.357	.394	.750	157
5	Dave Rowe	28	BL2	Maj	BAL	59	258	256	40	80	11	6	0		2	.313	.318	.402	.720	103
6	John Reilly	24	CN2	Maj	CIN	98	446	437	103	136	21	14	9	79	9	.311	.325	.485	.810	212
7	Mike Moynahan	27	PH4	Maj	PHA	95	431	400	90	124	18	10	1	67	31	.310	.360	.413	.772	165
8	Candy Nelson	34	NY4	Maj	NYP	97	448	417	75	127	19	6	0		31	.305	.353	.379	.732	158
9	Harry Stovey	26	PH4	Maj	PHA	94	448	421	110	128	31	6	14	66	27	.304	.346	.506	.852	213
10	Fred Lewis	24	SL4	Maj	STL	49	210	209	37	63	8	4	1	33	1	.301	.305	.392	.697	82
11	Hick Carpenter*	27	CN2	Maj	CIN	95	454	435	99	130	18	4	3	40	19	.299	.328	.379	.708	165
12	Charlie Comiskey	23	SL4	Maj	STL	96	412	401	87	118	17	9	2	64	11	.294	.313	.397	.710	159
13	Charley Jones	31	CN2	Maj	CIN	90	411	391	84	115	15	12	10	80	20	.294	.329	.471	.799	184
14	Jack Gleason	28	LS2,SL4	Maj	LOU-STL	93	418	389	71	114	11	4	2		29	.293	.342	.357	.699	139
15	Ed Whiting*	23	LS2	Maj	LOU	58	249	240	35	70	16	4	2		9	.292	.317	.417	.734	100
16	Jack O'Brien	23	PH4	Maj	PHA	94	415	390	74	113	14	10	0	70	25	.290	.333	.377	.709	147
17	Bill Gleason	24	SL4	Maj	STL	98	440	425	81	122	21	9	2	42	15	.287	.311	.393	.704	167
18	Hugh Nicol	25	SL4	Maj	STL	94	386	368	73	105	13	3	0	39	18	.285	.319	.337	.656	124
19	John Richmond	28	CL5	Maj	COL	92	410	385	63	109	7	8	0		25	.283	.327	.343	.670	132
20	Joe Sommer	24	CN2	Maj	CIN	97	433	413	79	115	5	7	3	52	20	.279	.312	.346	.658	143
21	Billy Reid	26	BL2	Maj	BAL	24	101	97	14	27	3	0	0		4	.278	.307	.309	.616	30
22	Tom Brown	22	CL5	Maj	COL	97	440	420	69	115	12	7	5	32	20	.274	.307	.371	.678	156
23	Phil Baker*	26	BL2	Maj	BAL	28	129	121	22	33	2	1	1		8	.273	.318	.331	.648	40
24	Gid Gardner	24	BL2	Maj	BAL	42	179	161	28	44	10	3	1		18	.273	.346	.391	.738	63
25	Cub Stricker	24	PH4	Maj	PHA	89	349	330	67	90	8	0	1	40	19	.273	.312	.306	.618	101
26	Steve Brady?	31	NY4	Maj	NYP	97	443	432	69	117	12	6	0		11	.271	.289	.326	.615	141
27	Guy Hecker	27	LS2	Maj	LOU	81	344	332	59	90	6	6	1		12	.271	.297	.334	.631	111
28	John O'Rourke*	33	NY4	Maj	NYP	77	336	315	49	85	19	5	2		21	.270	.316	.381	.697	120
29	Tom O'Brien	23	BL2	Maj	BAL	33	143	138	16	37	6	4	0		5	.268	.294	.370	.663	51
30	Joe Gerhardt	28	LS2	Maj	LOU	78	333	319	56	84	11	9	0		14	.263	.294	.354	.649	113
31	Jackie Hayes	22	PT1	Maj	PIT	85	366	351	41	92	23	5	3		15	.262	.292	.382	.674	134
32	Jerry McCormick?	21	BL2	Maj	BAL	93	391	389	40	102	16	6	0		2	.262	.266	.334	.600	130
33	Pop Smith	26	CL5	Maj	COL	97	427	405	82	106	14	17	4		22	.262	.300	.410	.710	166
34	Chicken Wolf	21	LS2	Maj	LOU	98	394	389	59	102	17	9	1		5	.262	.272	.360	.632	140
35	Billy Taylor	28	PT1	Maj	PIT	83	378	369	43	96	13	7	2		9	.260	.278	.350	.627	129
36	Fred Corey	28	PH4	Maj	PHA	71	310	298	45	77	16	2	1	40	12	.258	.287	.336	.623	100
37	Jim Field?	20	CL5	Maj	COL	75	298	291	31	75	10	6	1		7	.258	.275	.344	.619	100
38	Pat Deasley	25	SL4	Maj	STL	58	212	206	27	53	2	1	0	15	6	.257	.278	.277	.555	57
39	Mike Mansell?	25	PT1	Maj	PIT	96	437	412	90	106	12	13	3		25	.257	.300	.371	.671	153
40	Lou Say	29	BL2	Maj	BAL	74	334	324	52	83	13	2	1		10	.256	.278	.318	.596	103
41	Pop Snyder	28	CN2	Maj	CIN	58	258	250	38	64	14	6	0	34	8	.256	.279	.360	.639	90
42	George Creamer	28	PT1	Maj	PIT	91	389	369	54	94	7	9	0		20	.255	.293	.323	.616	119
43	Charles Fulmer	32	CN2	Maj	CIN	92	374	362	52	92	13	5	5	52	12	.254	.278	.359	.637	130
44	Dude Esterbrook	26	NY4	Maj	NYP	97	422	407	55	103	9	7	0		15	.253	.280	.310	.589	126
45	Lon Knight	30	PH4	Maj	PHA	97	450	429	98	108	23	9	1	53	21	.252	.287	.354	.641	152
46	James Roseman	26	NY4	Maj	NYP	93	409	398	48	100	13	6	0		11	.251	.271	.314	.586	125
47	Jumbo Latham	30	LS2	Maj	LOU	88	380	368	60	92	7	6	0		12	.250	.274	.302	.575	111
48	Buttercup Dickerson	24	PT1	Maj	PIT	85	372	354	62	88	15	1	0		18	.249	.285	.297	.582	105
49	Fred Mann	25	CL5	Maj	COL	96	412	394	61	98	18	13	1		18	.249	.282	.368	.650	145
50	Bob Barr	26	PT1	Maj	PIT	37	147	142	12	35	4	3	0		5	.247	.272	.317	.589	45
51	Bob Blakiston?	27	PH4	Maj	PHA	44	176	167	26	41	3	3	0	26	9	.246	.284	.299	.584	50
52	Phil Powers	28	CN2	Maj	CIN	30	117	114	16	28	1	4	0	8	3	.246	.265	.325	.590	37
53	Dan Stearns	21	BL2	Maj	BAL	93	416	382	54	94	10	9	1		34	.246	.308	.327	.635	125
54	Bid McPhee	23	CN2	Maj	CIN	96	385	367	61	90	10	10	2	42	18	.245	.281	.343	.624	126
55	Jud Birchall?	27	PH4	Maj	PHA	96	468	448	95	108	10	1	1	24	20	.241	.274	.275	.548	123
56	Bill Holbert	28	NY4	Maj	NYP	73	300	299	26	71	9	1	0		1	.238	.240	.274	.514	82
57	Arlie Latham	23	SL4	Maj	STL	98	424	406	86	96	12	7	0		18	.237	.269	.301	.569	122
58	Sam Crane	29	NY4	Maj	NYP	96	362	349	57	82	8	5	0		13	.235	.262	.287	.549	100
59	George Bradley	30	PH4	Maj	PHA	76	320	312	47	73	8	5	1	36	8	.234	.253	.301	.554	94
60	John Kelly	24	BL2	Maj	BAL	48	205	202	18	46	9	2	0		3	.228	.239	.292	.531	59
61	Bill Kuehne	24	CL5	Maj	COL	95	376	374	38	85	8	14	1		2	.227	.231	.332	.563	124
62	Harry Wheeler	25	CL5	Maj	COL	82	377	371	42	84	6	7	0		6	.226	.239	.280	.519	104
63	Tony Mullane	24	SL4	Maj	STL	83	320	307	38	69	11	6	0	33	13	.225	.256	.300	.556	92
64	George Strief	26	SL4	Maj	STL	82	314	302	22	68	9	0	1	22	12	.225	.255	.265	.520	80
65	Will White	28	CN2	Maj	CIN	65	256	240	38	54	4	3	0	23	16	.225	.273	.267	.540	64
66	Tim Keefe	26	NY4	Maj	NYP	70	273	259	39	57	6	9	0		14	.220	.260	.313	.573	81
67	Ed Kennedy?	27	NY4	Maj	NYP	94	373	356	57	78	6	7	2		17	.219	.255	.292	.547	104
68	Frank McLaughlin	26	PT1	Maj	PIT	29	120	114	15	25	2	0	1		6	.219	.258	.263	.522	30
69	Ed Rowen?	25	PH4	Maj	PHA	49	207	196	28	43	10	1	0	21	11	.219	.261	.281	.542	55
70	Frank Mountain	23	CL5	Maj	COL	70	285	276	36	60	14	5	3		9	.217	.242	.337	.579	93
71	John Corkhill	25	CN2	Maj	CIN	88	378	375	53	81	10	8	2	46	3	.216	.222	.301	.524	113
72	Tim Manning	29	BL2	Maj	BAL	35	135	121	23	26	5	0	0		14	.215	.296	.256	.553	31
73	Joe Battin	29	PT1	Maj	PIT	98	399	388	42	83	9	6	1		11	.214	.236	.276	.511	107
74	Tom Dolan	28	SL4	Maj	STL	81	304	295	32	63	9	2	1	18	9	.214	.237	.268	.505	79
75	Dan Sullivan	26	LS2	Maj	LOU	36	148	145	8	31	5	2	0		3	.214	.230	.276	.506	40
76	Jack Neagle	25	PT1,BL2	Maj	PIT-BAL	36	143	136	17	29	4	1	0		7	.213	.252	.257	.509	35
77	Rudy Kemmler	23	CL5	Maj	COL	84	331	318	27	66	6	2	0		13	.208	.239	.239	.478	76
78	Rooney Sweeney?	24	BL2	Maj	BAL	25	105	101	13	21	5	2	0		4	.208	.238	.297	.535	30
79	Leech Maskrey	29	LS2	Maj	LOU	96	371	361	50	73	13	8	1		10	.202	.224	.291	.515	105
80	Jumbo McGinnis?	29	SL4	Maj	STL	45	180	180	20	36	4	2	0	14	0	.200	.200	.244	.444	44
81	Bill Traffley	23	CN2	Maj	CIN	30	109	105	17	21	5	0	0	8	4	.200	.229	.248	.477	26
82	Denny Mack	33	PT1	Maj	PIT	60	237	224	26	44	5	3	0		13	.196	.241	.246	.486	55
83	Tom McLaughlin	23	LS2	Maj	LOU	42	151	146	16	28	1	2	0		5	.192	.219	.226	.445	33
84	Sam Weaver	27	LS2	Maj	LOU	53	205	193	19	37	6	1	0		12	.192	.239	.233	.472	45
85	Dave Eggler	34	BL2	Maj	BAL	53	203	202	15	38	2	0	0	7	1	.188	.192	.198	.390	40
86	Jack Leary*	25	LS2,BL2	Maj	LOU-BAL	43	178	176	17	33	1	5	3		2	.188	.197	.301	.498	53
87	Jack Lynch	26	NY4	Maj	NYP	29	111	107	9	20	2	1	0		4	.187	.216	.224	.441	24
88	Bobby Mathews	31	PH4	Maj	PHA	45	172	167	15	31	2	0	0	11	5	.186	.209	.198	.407	33
89	Charlie Reipschlager	27	NY4	Maj	NYP	37	149	145	8	27	4	2	0		4	.186	.208	.241	.450	35
90	Denny Driscoll*	27	PT1	Maj	PIT	41	152	148	19	27	2	1	0		4	.182	.204	.210	.413	31
91	Bob Emslie	24	BL2	Maj	BAL	27	103	97	14	16	1	2	0		6	.165	.214	.217	.430	21
92	Hardie Henderson	20	BL2	Maj	BAL	51	201	191	13	31	5	1	1		10	.162	.204	.215	.419	41
93	Bill Morgan?	27	PT1	Maj	PIT	32	121	114	12	18	2	1	0		7	.158	.207	.193	.400	22
94	Joe Straub	25	CL5	Maj	COL	27	104	100	4	13	0	0	0		4	.130	.164	.130	.294	13