1897 National League Batting Leaders

Classification: Major League

Overall: 807 games, 12 teams, approx. 134 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	Willie Keeler*	25	BLN	Maj	BLN	129	618	564	145	239	27	19	0	74	64	35	5	.424	.464	.539	1.003	304	7	12
2	Fred Clarke	24	LS3	Maj	LOU	130	599	526	122	205	30	13	6	67	59	45	26	.390	.461	.530	.992	279	25	3
3	Jesse Burkett*	28	CL4	Maj	CLV	127	610	517	129	198	28	7	2	60	28	76	25	.383	.468	.476	.944	246	7	10
4	Ed Delahanty	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	129	598	530	109	200	40	15	5	96	26	60	23	.377	.444	.538	.981	285	3	5
5	Jack Stivetts	29	BSN	Maj	BSN	61	217	199	41	73	9	9	2	37	2	15	12	.367	.417	.533	.949	106	2	1
6	Joe Kelley	25	BLN	Maj	BLN	131	591	505	113	183	31	9	5	118	44	70	19	.362	.447	.489	.936	247	7	9
7	Nap Lajoie	22	PHI	Maj	PHI	127	577	545	107	197	40	23	9	127	20	15	25	.362	.392	.569	.960	310	12	5
8	Hughie Jennings	28	BLN	Maj	BLN	117	544	439	133	156	26	9	2	79	60	42	9	.355	.463	.469	.932	206	46	17
9	Jack Doyle	27	BLN	Maj	BLN	114	492	460	91	163	29	4	2	87	62	29	23	.354	.394	.448	.842	206	1	2
10	Chick Stahl*	24	BSN	Maj	BSN	114	515	469	112	166	30	13	4	97	18	38	18	.354	.406	.499	.905	234	3	5
11	George Davis	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	131	576	521	112	184	31	10	10	135	65	43	23	.353	.410	.509	.918	265	7	5
12	Jake Stenzel	30	BLN	Maj	BLN	131	585	536	113	189	43	7	4	116	69	36	21	.353	.404	.481	.885	258	10	3
13	Jimmy Collins	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	134	585	529	103	183	28	13	6	132	14	41	16	.346	.400	.482	.882	255	7	8
14	Billy Hamilton*	31	BSN	Maj	BSN	127	622	507	152	174	17	5	3	61	66	105	30	.343	.461	.414	.875	210	6	4
15	Deacon McGuire	33	WSN	Maj	WHS	93	351	327	51	112	17	7	4	53	9	21	12	.343	.386	.474	.860	155	2	1
16	Gene DeMontreville	24	WSN	Maj	WHS	133	602	566	92	193	27	8	3	93	30	21	35	.341	.366	.433	.799	245	1	14
17	Hugh Duffy	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	134	621	550	130	187	25	10	11	129	41	52	17	.340	.403	.482	.885	265	6	13
18	Bill Lange	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	118	541	479	119	163	24	14	5	83	73	48	12	.340	.406	.480	.886	230	5	9
19	Cupid Childs	29	CL4	Maj	CLV	114	537	444	105	150	15	9	1	61	25	74	19	.338	.435	.419	.854	186	2	17
20	Louis Sockalexis	25	CL4	Maj	CLV	66	303	278	43	94	9	8	3	42	16	18	38	.338	.385	.460	.845	128	3	4
21	Honus Wagner	23	LS3	Maj	LOU	62	263	242	38	81	18	4	2	39	20	15	14	.335	.376	.467	.843	113	1	5
22	Bobby Wallace	23	CL4	Maj	CLV	130	580	516	99	173	33	21	4	112	14	48	32	.335	.394	.504	.898	260	2	14
23	Tommy Tucker	33	WSN,BSN	Maj	WHS-BSN	97	409	366	52	122	20	5	5	65	18	29	27	.333	.399	.456	.855	167	11	3
24	Jake Beckley*	29	CIN,NY1	Maj	CIN-NYG	114	472	433	84	143	19	12	8	87	25	20	14	.330	.380	.485	.865	210	15	4
25	Duff Cooley	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	133	629	566	124	186	14	13	4	40	31	51	39	.329	.386	.421	.807	238	2	10
26	Al Orth	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	53	157	152	26	50	7	4	1	17	5	3	8	.329	.342	.447	.789	68	0	2
27	George Van Haltren*	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	130	615	566	119	186	22	9	3	64	50	42	25	.329	.376	.415	.791	235	1	6
28	Klondike Douglass	25	SLN	Maj	STL	126	587	519	77	170	15	3	6	50	12	52	20	.328	.402	.403	.805	209	13	3
29	Mike Tiernan*	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	128	595	532	123	174	29	10	5	72	40	61	36	.327	.397	.447	.845	238	1	1
30	John Anderson	23	BRO	Maj	BRO	117	527	492	93	160	28	12	4	85	29	17	14	.325	.357	.455	.812	224	7	11
31	John McGraw	24	BLN	Maj	BLN	106	507	391	90	127	15	3	0	48	44	99	15	.325	.471	.379	.849	148	9	8
32	Fred Klobedanz*	26	BSN	Maj	BSN	48	160	148	29	48	8	5	1	20	1	5	26	.324	.363	.466	.829	69	4	3
33	Patsy Donovan*	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	120	517	479	82	154	16	7	0	57	34	25	23	.322	.360	.384	.744	184	4	9
34	Duke Farrell	30	WSN	Maj	WHS	78	284	261	41	84	9	6	0	53	8	17	4	.322	.366	.402	.768	105	1	5
35	Herman Long	31	BSN	Maj	BSN	107	492	450	89	145	32	7	3	69	22	23	17	.322	.358	.444	.802	200	2	17
36	Walter Thornton*	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	75	305	265	39	85	9	6	0	55	13	30	16	.321	.402	.400	.802	106	6	4
37	Fred Tenney*	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	132	646	566	125	180	24	3	1	85	34	49	18	.318	.376	.376	.753	213	4	27
38	Kid Gleason	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	132	578	543	86	172	16	4	1	106	44	27	24	.317	.353	.367	.719	199	3	5
39	Mike Griffin	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	134	637	534	136	169	25	11	2	56	16	81	13	.317	.416	.416	.832	222	10	12
40	Win Mercer	23	WSN	Maj	WHS	50	151	139	23	44	2	5	0	19	7	6	13	.317	.354	.403	.757	56	2	4
41	Dusty Miller	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	119	517	440	83	139	27	1	4	70	29	48	17	.316	.393	.409	.802	180	8	21
42	Charles Zimmer	36	CL4	Maj	CLV	80	328	294	50	93	22	3	0	40	8	25	29	.316	.378	.412	.789	121	4	5
43	Jake Gettman*	21	WSN	Maj	WHS	36	154	143	28	45	7	3	3	29	8	7	19	.315	.360	.469	.828	67	3	1
44	Wilbert Robinson	33	BLN	Maj	BLN	48	191	181	25	57	9	0	0	23	0	8	8	.315	.347	.365	.712	66	1	1
45	Bill Everitt	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	92	426	379	63	119	14	7	5	39	26	36	37	.314	.374	.427	.801	162	0	11
46	Fielder Jones	25	BRO	Maj	BRO	135	631	548	134	172	15	10	1	49	48	61	22	.314	.392	.383	.775	210	9	13
47	Bug Holliday	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	61	225	195	50	61	9	4	2	20	6	27	6	.313	.399	.431	.830	84	1	2
48	Kip Selbach	25	WSN	Maj	WHS	124	576	486	113	152	25	16	5	59	46	80	32	.313	.414	.461	.875	224	4	6
49	Elmer Smith*	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	123	550	467	99	145	19	17	6	54	25	70	32	.311	.408	.463	.871	216	7	6
50	Jesse Hoffmeister	20	PIT	Maj	PIT	48	197	188	33	58	6	9	3	36	6	8	25	.309	.337	.484	.821	91	0	1
51	Bobby Lowe	31	BSN	Maj	BSN	123	548	499	87	154	24	8	5	106	16	32	20	.309	.355	.419	.774	209	4	13
52	George LaChance	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	126	548	520	86	160	28	16	4	90	26	15	38	.308	.333	.446	.780	232	5	8
53	Tom Leahy	28	PIT,WSN	Maj	PIT-WHS	43	169	144	22	44	5	4	0	19	9	16	17	.306	.405	.396	.801	57	8	1
54	Harry Davis	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	111	475	429	70	131	10	28	2	63	21	26	40	.305	.359	.473	.832	203	10	10
55	Fred Hartman	32	SLN	Maj	STL	125	559	519	67	158	21	8	2	67	18	26	24	.304	.350	.387	.737	201	10	4
56	Bill Joyce	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	110	492	389	111	118	15	13	3	64	35	81	38	.303	.444	.432	.875	168	17	5
57	Pop Schriver	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	61	202	178	29	54	12	4	1	30	3	19	7	.303	.374	.433	.806	77	1	4
58	Bid McPhee	37	CIN	Maj	CIN	81	337	282	45	85	13	7	1	39	9	35	19	.301	.386	.408	.794	115	4	16
59	Perry Werden	35	LS3	Maj	LOU	133	569	512	76	154	21	14	5	83	15	41	21	.301	.365	.426	.791	218	11	5
60	Jimmy Ryan*	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	136	587	520	103	156	33	17	5	85	27	50	27	.300	.369	.458	.827	238	7	10
61	Aleck Smith	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	66	249	237	36	71	13	1	1	39	12	4	15	.300	.317	.376	.692	89	2	6
62	Jouett Meekin	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	42	143	137	22	41	6	1	0	10	3	5	11	.299	.329	.358	.686	49	1	0
63	Parke Wilson	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	47	174	158	29	47	9	3	0	23	6	15	3	.298	.362	.392	.755	62	1	0
64	Heinie Peitz	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	77	292	266	35	78	11	7	1	44	3	18	15	.293	.340	.399	.739	106	1	7
65	Steve Brodie	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	100	410	370	47	108	7	12	2	53	11	25	13	.292	.348	.392	.740	145	7	8
66	Tom Brown	36	WSN	Maj	WHS	116	530	469	91	137	17	2	5	45	25	52	63	.292	.364	.369	.733	173	1	8
67	Jimmy Callahan	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	94	383	360	60	105	18	6	3	47	12	10	25	.292	.320	.400	.720	144	5	8
68	Billy Hoy	35	CIN	Maj	CIN	128	586	497	87	145	24	6	2	42	37	54	27	.292	.375	.376	.751	187	12	23
69	Ollie Pickering	27	LS3,CL4	Maj	LOU-CLV	110	479	431	67	126	10	4	2	43	38	37	42	.292	.352	.348	.700	150	3	8
70	Farmer Vaughn	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	54	205	199	21	58	13	5	0	30	2	2	4	.292	.299	.407	.706	81	0	4
71	Jim Connor	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	77	318	285	40	83	10	5	3	38	10	24	20	.291	.355	.393	.748	112	4	5
72	Tuck Turner*	30	SLN	Maj	STL	103	461	416	58	121	17	12	2	41	8	35	18	.291	.350	.404	.754	168	3	7
73	Bill Dahlen	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	75	339	276	67	80	18	8	6	40	15	43	25	.290	.399	.478	.877	132	7	13
74	George Decker*	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	111	465	428	72	124	12	7	5	63	11	24	14	.290	.333	.386	.719	165	4	9
75	Jack O'Connor	31	CL4	Maj	CLV	103	432	397	49	115	21	4	2	69	20	26	21	.290	.338	.378	.716	150	3	6
76	Charlie Irwin	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	134	571	505	89	146	26	6	0	74	27	47	29	.289	.360	.364	.725	184	9	10
77	Henry Reitz	30	BLN	Maj	BLN	128	544	477	76	138	15	6	2	84	23	50	25	.289	.370	.359	.728	171	11	6
78	Tommy Corcoran	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	109	472	445	76	128	30	5	3	57	15	13	6	.288	.311	.398	.709	177	2	12
79	Dick Harley	24	SLN	Maj	STL	90	387	333	43	96	6	4	3	35	23	36	23	.288	.378	.357	.735	119	12	6
80	Monte Cross	27	SLN	Maj	STL	132	547	465	60	133	17	11	4	55	38	62	44	.286	.378	.396	.774	184	7	13
81	Tom McCreery	22	LS3,NY1	Maj	LOU-NYG	140	614	521	91	149	13	11	5	68	28	62	73	.286	.363	.382	.745	199	1	30
82	Cap Anson	45	CHN	Maj	CHC	114	497	424	67	121	17	3	3	75	11	60	27	.285	.379	.361	.740	153	4	9
83	Tommy Dowd	28	PHI,SLN	Maj	PHI-STL	126	575	536	93	152	23	5	0	52	41	25	16	.284	.316	.345	.661	185	0	14
84	Dan Lally	29	SLN	Maj	STL	88	381	359	57	102	16	5	2	42	12	9	23	.284	.315	.373	.688	134	7	6
85	Billy Shindle	36	BRO	Maj	BRO	134	605	542	83	154	32	6	4	105	23	35	21	.284	.336	.388	.723	210	7	21
86	Zeke Wrigley?	23	WSN	Maj	WHS	104	422	388	65	110	14	8	3	64	5	21	24	.284	.320	.384	.704	149	0	13
87	Bones Ely	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	133	557	516	63	146	20	8	2	74	10	25	24	.283	.317	.364	.682	188	1	15
88	Dick Padden	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	134	591	517	84	146	16	10	2	58	18	38	24	.282	.350	.364	.714	188	16	20
89	Claude Ritchey	23	CIN	Maj	CIN	101	397	337	58	95	12	4	0	41	11	42	16	.282	.370	.341	.711	115	5	13
90	Willie Clark*	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	117	486	436	63	122	17	12	1	75	18	37	29	.280	.349	.381	.729	166	9	4
91	Charlie Dexter	21	LS3	Maj	LOU	76	283	257	43	72	12	5	2	46	12	21	30	.280	.342	.389	.731	100	3	2
92	Phil Geier	20	PHI	Maj	PHI	92	380	316	51	88	6	2	1	35	19	56	31	.279	.392	.320	.712	101	3	5
93	Amos Rusie	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	40	148	144	25	40	1	3	0	22	1	3	8	.278	.297	.326	.624	47	1	0
94	George Shoch	38	BRO	Maj	BRO	85	350	284	42	79	9	2	0	38	6	49	14	.278	.394	.324	.717	92	5	12
95	Charlie Reilly	30	WSN	Maj	WHS	101	405	351	64	97	18	3	2	60	18	34	26	.276	.359	.362	.720	127	11	9
96	Mike Grady	27	SLN,PHI	Maj	STL-PHI	88	381	339	50	93	11	3	8	57	7	27	19	.274	.346	.395	.741	134	10	5
97	Ed McKean	33	CL4	Maj	CLV	125	573	523	83	143	21	14	2	78	15	40	14	.273	.330	.379	.708	198	4	6
98	Jack Warner	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	111	446	400	50	109	6	3	2	51	8	26	22	.273	.342	.318	.659	127	16	4
99	Brickyard Kennedy	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	45	152	147	10	40	4	3	1	18	0	3	12	.272	.287	.361	.647	53	0	2
100	William Clarke	28	BLN	Maj	BLN	64	259	241	32	65	7	1	1	38	5	9	12	.270	.321	.320	.640	77	9	0