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THE LEADING PLAYERS OF THE LEAGUE.
Looking over the League averages, and taking those players who have taken
part in a majority of the championship contests of the season, we find the
appended names among those occupying the leading positions at the bat and
in the field.
Of those who played in one hundred games and over in the League
championship arena, the following comprise the first ten batsmen:
|BATSMEN. |CLUB. |Games.|Per cent. of
| | | |Base Hits.
--+---------+--------+------+---------
1|Anson |Chicago | 134 | .343
2|Ryan |Chicago | 130 | .331
3|Kelly |Boston | 105 | .318
4|Brouthers|Detroit | 129 | .306
5|Ewing |New York| 103 | .306
6|White |Detroit | 125 | .298
7|Johnston |Boston | 135 | .295
8|Tiernan |New York| 113 | .293
9|Connor |New York| 134 | .291
10|Nash |Boston | 135 | .283
Of those who played in one hundred games and over in the League campaign,
the following are the first seven in fielding averages:
FIELDERS. |POSITION. |CLUB. |Games.|Fielding|Per cent.
| | | |Average.| of
| | | | |Base Hits.
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