1880s: 1880-1889

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🏆 Championship Teams

1884 Providence Grays 84-28 (0.750) 1886 St. Louis Browns 93-46 (0.669) 1887 Detroit Wolverines 79-45 (0.637) 1888 New York Giants 84-47 (0.641) 1889 New York Giants 83-43 (0.659)

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1870s 1880s 1890s

🎮 Top Players by Games

Cap Anson1871-1897 Roger Connor1880-1897 Harry Stovey1880-1893 Paul Hines1872-1891 Jack Glasscock1879-1895 John Ward1878-1894 Hick Carpenter1879-1892 Tom Burns1880-1892 King Kelly1878-1893 Ned Hanlon1880-1892 Jim O'Rourke1872-1904 John Morrill1876-1890 Ed Williamson1878-1890 Hardy Richardson1879-1892 George Wood1880-1892 Jerry Denny1881-1894 Bill Phillips1879-1888 George Gore1879-1892
Most Games — 1880-1889

Most Games Played (1880-1889)

1 Cap Anson 1089 G 2 Roger Connor 1083 G 3 Harry Stovey 1066 G 4 Paul Hines 1056 G 5 Jack Glasscock 1053 G 6 John Ward 1053 G 7 Hick Carpenter 1052 G 8 Tom Burns 1041 G 9 King Kelly 1029 G 10 Ned Hanlon 1019 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1880-1889

Most Home Runs (1880-1889)

1 Harry Stovey 89 HR 2 Dan Brouthers 77 HR 3 Jerry Denny 70 HR 4 Fred Pfeffer 70 HR 5 Cap Anson 67 HR 6 Roger Connor 66 HR 7 Ed Williamson 60 HR 8 King Kelly 59 HR 9 John Reilly 59 HR 10 George Wood 56 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1880-1889

Highest Batting Average (1880-1889)

1 Dan Brouthers 0.348 2 Pete Browning 0.345 3 Cap Anson 0.344 4 Tip O'Neill 0.343 5 Dave Orr 0.337 6 Roger Connor 0.324 7 King Kelly 0.314 8 George Gore 0.308 9 Hardy Richardson 0.307 10 Henry Larkin 0.305

What the 1880s page shows

In the data, the 1880s run from the 1880 season to 1889. No player appeared in more 1880s games than Cap Anson, with 1089, followed by Roger Connor (1083). Harry Stovey's 89 home runs head the power list, just ahead of Dan Brouthers (77). Dan Brouthers has the highest batting average on the list, 0.348, with Pete Browning second at 0.345. Cap Anson, Dan Brouthers, and King Kelly show up on both 1880s leader lists. Cap Anson rounds out the top three by average at 0.344. Jerry Denny is third in 1880s home runs with 70. Cap Anson (1871-1897) is one of the regulars whose career began before the 1880s. Career totals on the profiles run longer; the 1880s lists stop at the decade's edges. The New York Giants appear most often among the 1880s champions, in 1888 and 1889. The best record among the 1880s title teams belongs to the 1884 Providence Grays, 84-28.

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1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

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