The Batting Averages.
We give below a record, taken from the official averages of the League, giving the batting figure, which shows the base hit percentage and the total sacrifice hits of those who have played in a majority of the scheduled games of the season of 1894, the limit being not less than 70 games. The names of the clubs are given in pennant-race order, beginning with Baltimore and ending with Louisville. The record is not of much account, except in the showing of the comparative base hit and sacrifice hit batting, the larger total of the latter giving the palm in case of a tie in the base hit averages. It also shows, as far as sacrifice hit figures can show, which batsman did the best team-work batting. But the one thing wanting in the record of batting averages is the data showing the runners forwarded by base hits, and until the scoring rules give such data there can be no correct data useful as a criterion of skilful batting. Another record needed in the score summary of each game is that of the number of chances given for catches off the bat, thus showing the carelessness of the batting in the averaged number of chances for catches offered off the bat.
Here, is the record above referred to:
An Analysis of the Batting Averages. ———————————————————
BALTIMORE CLUB.
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Percent. of Sacrifice
BATSMEN. Games. Base Hits. Hits.
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Kelly 129 .391 19
Brodie 129 .369 24
Keeler 128 .367 16
Robinson 106 .348 11
Brouthers 123 .344 18
McGraw 123 .340 14
Jennings 128 .332 18
Reitz 109 .306 7
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NEW YORK CLUB.
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Percent. of Sacrifice
BATSMEN. Games. Base Hits. Hits.
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Doyle 105 .369 4
Davis 124 .345 9
Van Haltren 139 .333 13
Burke 138 .299 10
Fuller 95 .282 0
Tiernan 112 .282 6
Farrell 112 .282 3
Murphy 73 .271 2
Ward 136 .262 20
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BOSTON CLUB.
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Percent. of Sacrifice
BATSMEN. Games. Base Hits. Hits.
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Duffy 124 .438 10
McCarthy 126 .349 9
Lowe 133 .341 9
Bannon 127 .336 6
Tucker 122 .328 2
Long 103 .324 8
Nash 132 .294 3
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PHILADELPHIA CLUB.
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Percent. of Sacrifice
BATSMEN. Games. Base Hits. Hits.
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Turner 77 .423 8
Thompson 102 .403 8
Delahanty 114 .400 5
Hamilton 131 .398 7
Cross 128 .388 16
Hallman 119 .327 22
Boyle 116 .291 18
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BROOKLYN CLUB.
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Percent. of Sacrifice
BATSMEN. Games. Base Hits. Hits.
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Griffin 106 .365 5
Burns 126 .358 9
Daly 123 .338 4
Treadway 122 .336 12
Foutz 73 .310 8
Corcoran 129 .302 10
Shindle 117 .300 17
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CLEVELAND CLUB.
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Percent. of Sacrifice
BATSMEN. Games. Base Hits. Hits.
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Childs 117 .365 4
Burkett 124 .357 10
McKean 130 .354 11
O'Connor 80 .330 4
O. Tebeau 119 .305 9
Blake 73 .286 10
Zimmer 88 .285 2
McGarr 127 .272 5
G. Tebeau 105 .266 11
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