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MLB 1886 Leaders
Batting Average

1
Profile photo of King Kelly

King Kelly

Chicago White Stockings

.388

2
Profile photo of Cap Anson

Cap Anson

Chicago White Stockings

.371

3
Profile photo of Dan Brouthers

Dan Brouthers

Detroit Wolverines

.370

4
Profile photo of Roger Connor

Roger Connor

New York Giants

.355

5
Profile photo of Hardy Richardson

Hardy Richardson

Detroit Wolverines

.351

6
Profile photo of Guy Hecker

Guy Hecker

Louisville Colonels

.341

7
Profile photo of Pete Browning

Pete Browning

Louisville Colonels

.340

8
Profile photo of Dave Orr

Dave Orr

New York Metropolitans

.338

9
Profile photo of Bob Caruthers

Bob Caruthers

St. Louis Browns

.334

10
Profile photo of Tip O'Neill

Tip O'Neill

St. Louis Browns

.328

11
Profile photo of Jack Glasscock

Jack Glasscock

St. Louis Maroons

.325

12
Profile photo of Henry Larkin

Henry Larkin

Philadelphia Athletics

.319

13
Profile photo of Paul Hines

Paul Hines

Washington Nationals

.312

14
Profile photo of Sam Thompson

Sam Thompson

Detroit Wolverines

.310

15
Profile photo of Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke

New York Giants

.309

16
Profile photo of Buck Ewing

Buck Ewing

New York Giants

.309

17
Profile photo of Jimmy Ryan

Jimmy Ryan

Chicago White Stockings

.306

18
Profile photo of George Gore

George Gore

Chicago White Stockings

.304

19
Profile photo of Jack Rowe

Jack Rowe

Detroit Wolverines

.303

20
Profile photo of Alex McKinnon

Alex McKinnon

St. Louis Maroons

.301

21
Profile photo of Arlie Latham

Arlie Latham

St. Louis Browns

.301

22
Profile photo of Harry Stovey

Harry Stovey

Philadelphia Athletics

.294

23
Profile photo of Jim Fogarty

Jim Fogarty

Philadelphia Quakers

.293

24
Profile photo of Mike Dorgan

Mike Dorgan

New York Giants

.292

25
Profile photo of Sam Wise

Sam Wise

Boston Beaneaters

.289

26
Profile photo of Deacon White

Deacon White

Detroit Wolverines

.289

27
Profile photo of Fred Carroll

Fred Carroll

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.288

28
Profile photo of Tom Brown

Tom Brown

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.285

29
Profile photo of Curt Welch

Curt Welch

St. Louis Browns

.281

30
Profile photo of Billy Nash

Billy Nash

Boston Beaneaters

.281

31
Profile photo of Ed Swartwood

Ed Swartwood

Brooklyn Grays

.280

32

Dave "Scissors" Foutz

St. Louis Browns

.280

33
Profile photo of Al Myers

Al Myers

Kansas City Cowboys

.277

34
Profile photo of Ezra Sutton

Ezra Sutton

Boston Beaneaters

.277

35
Profile photo of Tom Burns

Tom Burns

Chicago White Stockings

.276

36
Profile photo of Yank Robinson

Yank Robinson

St. Louis Browns

.274

37

Fred "Sure Shot" Dunlap

St. Louis Maroons
Detroit Wolverines

.274

38
Profile photo of Bill Phillips

Bill Phillips

Brooklyn Grays

.274

39
Profile photo of George Wood

George Wood

Philadelphia Quakers

.273

40
Profile photo of John Ward

John Ward

New York Giants

.273

41
Profile photo of Patrick Gillespie

Patrick Gillespie

New York Giants

.273

42
Profile photo of Chicken Wolf

Chicken Wolf

Louisville Colonels

.272

43
Profile photo of Charley Jones

Charley Jones

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.270

44
Profile photo of Bill Gleason

Bill Gleason

St. Louis Browns

.269

45
Profile photo of John Kerins

John Kerins

Louisville Colonels

.269

46
Profile photo of Bid McPhee

Bid McPhee

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.268

47
Profile photo of Joe Mulvey

Joe Mulvey

Philadelphia Quakers

.267

48
Profile photo of Sam Barkley

Sam Barkley

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.266

49
Profile photo of John Reilly

John Reilly

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.265

50
Profile photo of Pop Corkhill

Pop Corkhill

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.265

51
Profile photo of Dude Esterbrook

Dude Esterbrook

New York Giants

.264

52
Profile photo of Fred Pfeffer

Fred Pfeffer

Chicago White Stockings

.264

53
Profile photo of Tom Poorman

Tom Poorman

Boston Beaneaters

.261

54
Profile photo of George Pinkney

George Pinkney

Brooklyn Grays

.261

55
Profile photo of Ernie Burch

Ernie Burch

Brooklyn Grays

.261

56
Profile photo of Charley Bassett

Charley Bassett

Kansas City Cowboys

.260

57
Profile photo of Joe Hornung

Joe Hornung

Boston Beaneaters

.257

58
Profile photo of Jerry Denny

Jerry Denny

St. Louis Maroons

.257

59
Profile photo of Bill White

Bill White

Louisville Colonels

.257

60
Profile photo of Bill McClellan

Bill McClellan

Brooklyn Grays

.255

61
Profile photo of Charlie Comiskey

Charlie Comiskey

St. Louis Browns

.254

62
Profile photo of John Coleman

John Coleman

Philadelphia Athletics
Pittsburg Alleghenys

.254

63
Profile photo of Jim McTamany

Jim McTamany

Brooklyn Grays

.254

64
Profile photo of Jack O'Brien

Jack O'Brien

Philadelphia Athletics

.253

65
Profile photo of Doggie Miller

Doggie Miller

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.252

66
Profile photo of Fred Mann

Fred Mann

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.250

67
Profile photo of Joe Werrick

Joe Werrick

Louisville Colonels

.250

68
Profile photo of Frank Fennelly

Frank Fennelly

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.250

69
Profile photo of Ed Andrews

Ed Andrews

Philadelphia Quakers

.249

70
Profile photo of Sid Farrar

Sid Farrar

Philadelphia Quakers

.248

71
Profile photo of Mox McQuery

Mox McQuery

Kansas City Cowboys

.247

72
Profile photo of John Morrill

John Morrill

Boston Beaneaters

.247

73
Profile photo of Germany Smith

Germany Smith

Brooklyn Grays

.246

74
Profile photo of Reddy Mack

Reddy Mack

Louisville Colonels

.244

75
Profile photo of Frank Hankinson

Frank Hankinson

New York Metropolitans

.241

76
Profile photo of Steve Brady

Steve Brady

New York Metropolitans

.240

77
Profile photo of Dave Rowe

Dave Rowe

Kansas City Cowboys

.240

78
Profile photo of Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston

Boston Beaneaters

.240

79
Profile photo of Art Whitney

Art Whitney

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.239

80
Profile photo of Emmett Seery

Emmett Seery

St. Louis Maroons

.238

81
Profile photo of Ned Hanlon

Ned Hanlon

Detroit Wolverines

.235

82
Profile photo of Arthur Irwin

Arthur Irwin

Philadelphia Quakers

.233

83
Profile photo of Abner Dalrymple

Abner Dalrymple

Chicago White Stockings

.233

84
Profile photo of Joe Quinn

Joe Quinn

St. Louis Maroons

.232

85

Paul "Shorty" Radford

Kansas City Cowboys

.229

86
Profile photo of Cliff Carroll

Cliff Carroll

Washington Nationals

.229

87
Profile photo of Kid Baldwin

Kid Baldwin

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.229

88
Profile photo of Chief Roseman

Chief Roseman

New York Metropolitans

.227

89
Profile photo of Ed Daily

Ed Daily

Philadelphia Quakers

.227

90
Profile photo of Lou Bierbauer

Lou Bierbauer

Philadelphia Athletics

.226

91
Profile photo of Tony Mullane

Tony Mullane

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.225

92
Profile photo of Candy Nelson

Candy Nelson

New York Metropolitans

.225

93
Profile photo of Jack Manning

Jack Manning

Baltimore Orioles

.223

94
Profile photo of Doc Bushong

Doc Bushong

St. Louis Browns

.223

95
Profile photo of Phil Baker

Phil Baker

Washington Nationals

.222

96
Profile photo of Hick Carpenter

Hick Carpenter

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.221

97
Profile photo of Joe Strauss

Joe Strauss

Louisville Colonels
Brooklyn Grays

.219

98
Profile photo of Jimmy Peoples

Jimmy Peoples

Brooklyn Grays

.218

99
Profile photo of Pop Smith

Pop Smith

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.217

100
Profile photo of Charlie Bastian

Charlie Bastian

Philadelphia Quakers

.217

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