1870s: 1870-1879

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1870s 1880s

🎮 Top Players by Games

Tom York1871-1885 George Wright1871-1882 Tom Carey1871-1879 Cal McVey1871-1879 Deacon White1871-1890 Joe Start1871-1886 Jack Burdock1872-1891 Jim O'Rourke1872-1904 Ezra Sutton1871-1888 Cap Anson1871-1897 Bob Ferguson1871-1884 Andy Leonard1871-1880 Davy Force1871-1886 Mike McGeary1871-1882 Paul Hines1872-1891 Jack Remsen1872-1884 Ross Barnes1871-1881 John Clapp1872-1883
Most Games — 1870-1879

Most Games Played (1870-1879)

1 Tom York 539 G 2 George Wright 537 G 3 Tom Carey 536 G 4 Cal McVey 530 G 5 Deacon White 525 G 6 Joe Start 515 G 7 Jack Burdock 498 G 8 Jim O'Rourke 497 G 9 Ezra Sutton 488 G 10 Cap Anson 483 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1870-1879

Most Home Runs (1870-1879)

1 Lip Pike 21 HR 2 Charley Jones 18 HR 3 Jim O'Rourke 16 HR 4 George Hall 13 HR 5 Joe Start 12 HR 6 George Wright 11 HR 7 Cal McVey 11 HR 8 Deacon White 10 HR 9 Levi Meyerle 10 HR 10 Paul Hines 9 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1870-1879

Highest Batting Average (1870-1879)

1 Ross Barnes 0.372 2 Levi Meyerle 0.358 3 Cap Anson 0.350 4 Cal McVey 0.346 5 Deacon White 0.345 6 Paul Hines 0.325 7 Lip Pike 0.325 8 Jim O'Rourke 0.323 9 George Hall 0.322 10 King Kelly 0.321

What the 1870s page shows

1871 opens the 1870s and 1879 closes it in the season links. Ranked by games played within the 1870s, Tom York comes first with 539, followed by George Wright (537). Among those players, Lip Pike hit the most home runs, 21, just ahead of Charley Jones (18). By average, Ross Barnes leads at 0.372, with Levi Meyerle second at 0.358. Power and average met in Cal McVey, Deacon White, and George Hall, ranked on both 1870s lists. Cap Anson rounds out the top three by average at 0.350. The power list's third name is Jim O'Rourke (16). Only games from 1870 through 1879 count toward the 1870s lists. The data lists no championship teams in the 1870s.

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