1896 MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders

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PLAYER	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 EdE DelahantyDelahanty X 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	123	499	131	198	44	17	13	126	62	22	37	--	.397	.472	.631	1.103
1 BillB JoyceJoyce 3B 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	WAS	130	475	121	158	25	12	13	94	101	34	45	--	.333	.470	.518	.988
3 SamS ThompsonThompson X 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	119	517	103	154	28	7	12	100	28	13	12	--	.298	.341	.449	.790
4 RogerR ConnorConnor 1B 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	126	483	71	137	21	9	11	72	52	14	10	--	.284	.356	.433	.789
5 JakeJ BeckleyBeckley 1B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYG	105	399	81	110	15	9	9	70	31	35	19	--	.276	.351	.426	.777
5 FredF ClarkeClarke X 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	LOU	131	517	96	168	15	18	9	79	43	34	34	--	.325	.392	.476	.868
5 BillB DahlenDahlen SS 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHI	125	474	137	167	30	19	9	74	64	36	51	--	.352	.438	.553	.991
8 GeneG DeMontrevilleDeMontreville SS 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	WAS	133	533	94	183	24	5	8	77	29	27	28	--	.343	.381	.452	.833
8 JoeJ KelleyKelley X 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	BAL	131	519	148	189	31	19	8	100	91	19	87	--	.364	.469	.543	1.012
10 GeorgeG LachanceLachance 1B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	BRO	89	348	60	99	10	13	7	58	23	32	17	--	.284	.331	.448	.779
10 TomT McCreeryMcCreery X 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	LOU	115	441	87	155	23	21	7	65	42	58	26	--	.351	.409	.546	.955
10 EdE McKeanMcKean SS 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	133	571	100	193	29	12	7	112	45	9	13	--	.338	.388	.468	.856
10 TomT ParrottParrott X 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	118	474	62	138	13	12	7	70	11	24	12	--	.291	.307	.414	.721
10 MikeM TiernanTiernan X 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYG	133	521	132	192	24	16	7	89	77	18	35	--	.369	.452	.516	.968
15 JesseJ BurkettBurkett X 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	133	586	160	240	27	16	6	72	49	19	34	--	.410	.461	.541	1.002
15 MonteM CrossCross SS 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	125	427	66	104	10	6	6	52	58	48	40	--	.244	.342	.337	.679
15 HermanH LongLong SS 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	BSN	120	502	106	173	26	8	6	101	26	16	38	--	.345	.383	.464	.847
15 JohnJ O'BrienO'Brien 2B 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	LOU	122	456	62	135	15	4	6	57	40	19	8	--	.296	.361	.386	.747
15 ElmerE SmithSmith X 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	PIT	122	484	121	175	21	14	6	94	74	18	33	--	.362	.454	.500	.954
20 JackJ ClementsClements C 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	57	184	35	66	5	7	5	45	17	14	2	--	.359	.427	.543	.970
20 JackJ CrooksCrooks 2B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	WAS	64	206	39	53	8	1	5	35	36	16	10	--	.257	.376	.379	.755
20 GeorgeG DavisDavis 3B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYG	124	494	98	158	25	12	5	99	50	24	48	--	.320	.387	.449	.836
20 GeorgeG DeckerDecker X 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHI	107	421	68	118	23	11	5	61	23	14	20	--	.280	.318	.423	.741
20 TommyT DowdDowd 2B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	126	521	93	138	17	11	5	46	42	19	40	--	.265	.322	.369	.691
20 HughH DuffyDuffy X 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	BSN	131	527	97	158	16	8	5	113	52	19	39	--	.300	.365	.389	.754

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