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⚾ Batting Leaders

Batting Average

1 Jesse Burkett 0.410 2 Hughie Jennings 0.401 3 Ed Delahanty 0.397 4 Willie Keeler 0.386 5 Bill Joyce 0.370

Home Runs

1 Ed Delahanty 13 2 Sam Thompson 12 3 Roger Connor 11 4 Fred Clarke 9 5 Bill Dahlen 9

RBI

1 Ed Delahanty 126 2 Hughie Jennings 121 3 Hugh Duffy 113 4 Ed McKean 112 5 Cupid Childs 106

Stolen Bases

1 Joe Kelley 87 2 Bill Lange 84 3 Billy Hamilton 83 4 Dusty Miller 76 5 Jack Doyle 73

Hits

1 Jesse Burkett 240 2 Willie Keeler 210 3 Hughie Jennings 209 4 Ed Delahanty 198 5 George Van Haltren 197

Runs

1 Jesse Burkett 160 2 Billy Hamilton 153 3 Willie Keeler 153 4 Joe Kelley 148 5 Bill Dahlen 137

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🎯 Pitching Leaders

ERA

1 Joe Corbett 2.20 2 Billy Rhines 2.45 3 Kid Nichols 2.83 4 Fred Klobedanz 3.01 5 Effie Norton 3.07

Wins

1 Frank Killen 30 2 Kid Nichols 30 3 Cy Young 28 4 Jouett Meekin 26 5 George Cuppy 25

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 140 2 Pink Hawley 137 3 Frank Killen 134 4 Theodore Breitenstein 114 5 Jouett Meekin 110

Saves

1 Cy Young 3 2 Chauncey Fisher 2 3 Bill Hill 2 4 Buttons Briggs 1 5 Kid Carsey 1

WHIP

1 Joe Corbett 1.17 2 Billy Rhines 1.23 3 Fred Klobedanz 1.24 4 George Cuppy 1.29 5 Cy Young 1.30

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📋 Standings

National League

Baltimore Orioles ★ 90-39 Cleveland Spiders 80-48 Cincinnati Reds 77-50 Boston Beaneaters 74-57 Chicago Colts 71-57 Pittsburgh Pirates 66-63 New York Giants 64-67 Philadelphia Phillies 62-68 Washington Senators 58-73 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 58-73 St. Louis Browns 40-90 Louisville Colonels 38-93

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