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1889 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Harry StoveyBAT17.5
  2. 2Roger ConnorBAT15.7
  3. 3Jimmy RyanBAT15.3
  4. 4Bug HollidayBAT15.2
  5. 5Dan BrouthersBAT14.3
  6. 6Tip O'NeillBAT14.1
  7. 7Sam ThompsonBAT14
  8. 8Mike TiernanBAT13.8
  9. 9Tommy TuckerBAT13.7
  10. 10Jesse DuryeaPITCH13.6
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Herman LongSS133
  2. 2Amos RusieP122.1
  3. 3Jack Doyle1B103.9
  4. 4Jack StivettsP92.7
  5. 5Bug HollidayCF78.7
  6. 6Sadie McMahonP74.3
  7. 7Dusty MillerRF45.8
  8. 8Jimmy McAleerCF41.2

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Jack Farrell2B56.4
  2. 2Bill GleasonSS48.5
  3. 3Henry BoyleP44.7
  4. 4Silver FlintC38.8
  5. 5Sam Barkley2B35.5
  6. 6Henry PorterP28.2
  7. 7Ecky Stearns1B27.3
  8. 8Pete ConwayP22.3

Teams · 16

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Los Angeles Dodgers91-44151.9Adonis Terry
St. Louis Cardinals90-44176.5Tip O'Neill
San Francisco Giants83-43164Roger Connor
Atlanta Braves83-45132.3Dan Brouthers
Philadelphia Athletics75-58130.7Harry Stovey
Cincinnati Red Stockings76-63142Bug Holliday
Baltimore Orioles70-65109.2Tommy Tucker
Chicago Cubs67-65140Jimmy Ryan
Philadelphia Phillies63-64109.7Sam Thompson
Pittsburgh Pirates61-7197.5Harry Staley
Cleveland Spiders61-72120.5Ed McKean
Indianapolis Hoosiers59-75131.2Jack Glasscock
Columbus Colts60-77114.9Mark Baldwin
Kansas City Blues55-82106.3Billy Hamilton
Washington Senators41-8374.1Walt Wilmot
Louisville Colonels27-11168.5Jimmy Wolf

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.