Philadelphia Athletics Top 50 Career Batting Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1.	John Milligan	4.4
2.	George Wood	4.1
3.	Lave Cross	3.1
4.	Billy Shindle	2.8
5.	Henry Larkin	2.4
6.	Mike Griffin	2.0
7.	Tommy Corcoran	1.7
8.	Jim Fogarty	1.1
	Bill Hallman	1.1
10.	Charlie Buffinton	0.4
	Joe Mulvey	0.4
12.	Ben Sanders	0.3
13.	Ice Box Chamberlain	0.1
	Charles Matthews	0.1
	Dave McKeough	0.1

Offensive WAR †
1.	John Milligan	5.3
2.	Billy Shindle	3.6
3.	George Wood	3.4
4.	Henry Larkin	3.1
5.	Lave Cross	3.0
6.	Bill Hallman	1.7
7.	Tommy Corcoran	1.3
	Mike Griffin	1.3
9.	Joe Mulvey	1.1
10.	John Pickett	0.6
11.	Ben Sanders	0.5
12.	Charlie Buffinton	0.4
13.	Jim Fogarty	0.3
14.	Dave McKeough	0.2
	Jim McTamany	0.2
16.	Ice Box Chamberlain	0.1
	Charles Matthews	0.1

Defensive WAR †
1.	Tommy Corcoran	1.3
2.	Lave Cross	0.5
	Jim Fogarty	0.5
4.	Mike Griffin	0.3
5.	Dan Shannon	0.1

Games Played
1.	George Wood	264
2.	Joe Mulvey	233
3.	Bill Hallman	225
4.	John Milligan	180
5.	Lave Cross	173
6.	Tommy Corcoran	133
	Henry Larkin	133
8.	Billy Shindle	132
9.	Sid Farrar	127
10.	Mike Griffin	115
11.	John Pickett	100
12.	Ben Sanders	92
13.	Jim Fogarty	91
14.	John Corkhill	83
15.	Jim McTamany	58
16.	Ice Box Chamberlain	54
	Gus Weyhing	54
18.	Jack McGeachey	50
19.	Charlie Buffinton	42
20.	Phil Knell	36
21.	Dan Shannon	19
22.	Bill Husted	18
23.	Ed Beecher	16
24.	Will Calihan	15
	Bert Cunningham	15
	Dave McKeough	15
27.	Sumner Bowman	14
28.	George Meakim	6
29.	Bill Clymer	3
30.	Pat Friel	2
	Mike Sullivan	2
32.	Charles Matthews	1

At Bats
1.	George Wood	1067
2.	Joe Mulvey	972
3.	Bill Hallman	943
4.	John Milligan	689
5.	Lave Cross	647
6.	Billy Shindle	584
7.	Henry Larkin	526
8.	Tommy Corcoran	511
9.	Mike Griffin	489
10.	Sid Farrar	481
11.	John Pickett	407
12.	John Corkhill	349
13.	Jim Fogarty	347
14.	Ben Sanders	345
15.	Jim McTamany	218
16.	Jack McGeachey	201
17.	Gus Weyhing	198
18.	Ice Box Chamberlain	176
19.	Charlie Buffinton	150
20.	Phil Knell	132
21.	Dan Shannon	75
22.	Ed Beecher	71
23.	Will Calihan	56
	Bill Husted	56
25.	Sumner Bowman	54
	Dave McKeough	54
27.	Bert Cunningham	52
28.	George Meakim	15
29.	Bill Clymer	11
30.	Pat Friel	8
31.	Mike Sullivan	7
32.	Charles Matthews	3

Plate Appearances
1.	George Wood	1205
2.	Bill Hallman	1024
3.	Joe Mulvey	1023
4.	John Milligan	785
5.	Lave Cross	700
6.	Billy Shindle	628
7.	Henry Larkin	607
8.	Mike Griffin	560
9.	Tommy Corcoran	550
10.	Sid Farrar	537
11.	John Pickett	449
12.	Jim Fogarty	415
13.	John Corkhill	377
14.	Ben Sanders	364
15.	Jim McTamany	266
16.	Jack McGeachey	208
17.	Gus Weyhing	206
18.	Ice Box Chamberlain	198
19.	Charlie Buffinton	160
20.	Phil Knell	140
21.	Dan Shannon	79
22.	Ed Beecher	74
23.	Dave McKeough	62
24.	Will Calihan	61
25.	Bill Husted	59
26.	Sumner Bowman	56
27.	Bert Cunningham	54
28.	George Meakim	17
29.	Bill Clymer	13
30.	Pat Friel	8
31.	Mike Sullivan	7
32.	Charles Matthews	5

Runs Scored
1.	George Wood	220
2.	Bill Hallman	171
3.	Joe Mulvey	158
4.	Mike Griffin	127
	Billy Shindle	127
6.	John Milligan	113
7.	Lave Cross	108
8.	Henry Larkin	94
9.	Tommy Corcoran	84
	Sid Farrar	84
11.	John Pickett	82
12.	Jim Fogarty	71
13.	Jim McTamany	57
14.	Ben Sanders	55
15.	John Corkhill	50
16.	Charlie Buffinton	24
	Jack McGeachey	24
18.	Ice Box Chamberlain	21
19.	Phil Knell	19
20.	Dan Shannon	15
21.	Gus Weyhing	11
22.	Ed Beecher	9
23.	Sumner Bowman	8
24.	Will Calihan	6
	Bert Cunningham	6
26.	Bill Husted	5
27.	Dave McKeough	4
28.	Pat Friel	2
	George Meakim	2
30.	Charles Matthews	1

Hits
1.	George Wood	319
2.	Joe Mulvey	264
3.	Bill Hallman	261
4.	John Milligan	207
5.	Lave Cross	194
6.	Billy Shindle	189
7.	Henry Larkin	147
8.	Mike Griffin	140
9.	Tommy Corcoran	130
10.	Sid Farrar	123
11.	John Pickett	114
12.	Ben Sanders	98
13.	Jim Fogarty	83
14.	John Corkhill	73
15.	Jim McTamany	49
16.	Jack McGeachey	46
17.	Charlie Buffinton	41
18.	Ice Box Chamberlain	33
19.	Phil Knell	29
20.	Gus Weyhing	22
21.	Dan Shannon	18
22.	Ed Beecher	15
23.	Dave McKeough	14
24.	Sumner Bowman	13
25.	Will Calihan	11
26.	Bert Cunningham	6
	Bill Husted	6
28.	George Meakim	3
29.	Pat Friel	2
30.	Charles Matthews	1

Total Bases
1.	George Wood	449
2.	Joe Mulvey	387
3.	Bill Hallman	359
4.	John Milligan	323
5.	Lave Cross	289
6.	Billy Shindle	282
7.	Henry Larkin	232
8.	Mike Griffin	199
9.	Tommy Corcoran	192
10.	Sid Farrar	165
11.	John Pickett	151
12.	Ben Sanders	133
13.	Jim Fogarty	124
14.	John Corkhill	94
15.	Jim McTamany	70
16.	Jack McGeachey	62
17.	Ice Box Chamberlain	52
18.	Charlie Buffinton	51
19.	Phil Knell	39
20.	Gus Weyhing	29
21.	Dan Shannon	28
22.	Ed Beecher	25
23.	Sumner Bowman	17
	Dave McKeough	17
25.	Will Calihan	12
26.	Bert Cunningham	9
27.	Bill Husted	6
28.	George Meakim	4
29.	Pat Friel	3
30.	Charles Matthews	1

Doubles
1.	John Milligan	44
2.	George Wood	38
3.	Bill Hallman	37
4.	Joe Mulvey	35
5.	Mike Griffin	29
6.	Lave Cross	27
	Henry Larkin	27
8.	Billy Shindle	21
9.	Sid Farrar	17
	Jim Fogarty	17
11.	Ben Sanders	12
12.	Tommy Corcoran	11
13.	John Corkhill	7
	John Pickett	7
15.	Jim McTamany	6
16.	Dan Shannon	5
	Gus Weyhing	5
18.	Sumner Bowman	4
	Jack McGeachey	4
20.	Charlie Buffinton	3
	Ice Box Chamberlain	3
	Phil Knell	3
23.	Ed Beecher	2
24.	Will Calihan	1
	Bert Cunningham	1
	Pat Friel	1
	Dave McKeough	1
	George Meakim	1

Triples
1.	Joe Mulvey	29
2.	George Wood	28
3.	Lave Cross	22
4.	Billy Shindle	21
5.	Bill Hallman	20
6.	Tommy Corcoran	15
	John Milligan	15
8.	Henry Larkin	14
9.	Sid Farrar	11
10.	Ben Sanders	10
11.	John Pickett	9
12.	John Corkhill	7
13.	Jim Fogarty	6
	Mike Griffin	6
15.	Ice Box Chamberlain	5
16.	Ed Beecher	4
17.	Jack McGeachey	3
	Jim McTamany	3
19.	Charlie Buffinton	2
	Phil Knell	2
21.	Bert Cunningham	1
	Dave McKeough	1
	Dan Shannon	1
	Gus Weyhing	1

Home Runs
1.	John Milligan	14
2.	George Wood	12
3.	Henry Larkin	10
	Joe Mulvey	10
	Billy Shindle	10
6.	Lave Cross	8
7.	Tommy Corcoran	7
	Bill Hallman	7
9.	Mike Griffin	6
10.	Jim Fogarty	4
	John Pickett	4
12.	Jim McTamany	3
13.	Ice Box Chamberlain	2
	Jack McGeachey	2
15.	Charlie Buffinton	1
	Sid Farrar	1
	Phil Knell	1
	Ben Sanders	1
	Dan Shannon	1

Runs Batted In
1.	John Milligan	163
	George Wood	163
3.	Joe Mulvey	153
4.	Bill Hallman	106
5.	Lave Cross	99
6.	Henry Larkin	93
7.	Billy Shindle	90
8.	Tommy Corcoran	71
9.	Sid Farrar	69
10.	John Pickett	64
11.	Jim Fogarty	58
12.	Mike Griffin	54
13.	Ben Sanders	49
14.	John Corkhill	31
15.	Charlie Buffinton	24
16.	Jim McTamany	21
17.	Ice Box Chamberlain	19
18.	Phil Knell	18
19.	Dan Shannon	16
20.	Jack McGeachey	13
21.	Gus Weyhing	11
22.	Ed Beecher	7
23.	Bill Husted	5
24.	Will Calihan	4
25.	Bert Cunningham	3
	Dave McKeough	3
27.	Sumner Bowman	2
28.	George Meakim	1

Bases on Balls
1.	George Wood	123
2.	John Milligan	75
3.	Bill Hallman	71
4.	Henry Larkin	66
5.	Mike Griffin	64
6.	Jim Fogarty	59
7.	Sid Farrar	51
8.	Lave Cross	50
9.	Joe Mulvey	44
10.	Jim McTamany	43
11.	John Pickett	40
	Billy Shindle	40
13.	Tommy Corcoran	29
14.	John Corkhill	26
15.	Ice Box Chamberlain	21
16.	Ben Sanders	17
17.	Charlie Buffinton	9
18.	Dave McKeough	8
19.	Phil Knell	7
	Gus Weyhing	7
21.	Jack McGeachey	6
22.	Will Calihan	5
23.	Dan Shannon	4
24.	Ed Beecher	3
	Bill Husted	3
26.	Sumner Bowman	2
	Bert Cunningham	2
	George Meakim	2
29.	Bill Clymer	1

Strikeouts
1.	George Wood	87
2.	Bill Hallman	80
3.	John Milligan	70
4.	Joe Mulvey	68
5.	Gus Weyhing	65
6.	Tommy Corcoran	56
	Henry Larkin	56
8.	Jim Fogarty	50
9.	Jim McTamany	44
10.	Ice Box Chamberlain	33
11.	Billy Shindle	30
12.	Lave Cross	29
13.	Sid Farrar	23
14.	Ben Sanders	22
15.	Mike Griffin	19
16.	Phil Knell	17
	John Pickett	17
18.	John Corkhill	15
19.	Sumner Bowman	12
	Jack McGeachey	12
	Dan Shannon	12
22.	Bert Cunningham	11
23.	Bill Husted	9
24.	Will Calihan	8
25.	Dave McKeough	6
26.	Mike Sullivan	5
27.	Ed Beecher	4
28.	Charlie Buffinton	3
	George Meakim	3
30.	Bill Clymer	2
31.	Charles Matthews	1

Stolen Bases
1.	Billy Shindle	51
2.	George Wood	42
3.	Jim Fogarty	36
4.	Joe Mulvey	31
5.	Tommy Corcoran	30
	Mike Griffin	30
7.	Bill Hallman	24
8.	Lave Cross	19
9.	Jim McTamany	13
10.	John Corkhill	12
	John Pickett	12
12.	Sid Farrar	9
	Jack McGeachey	9
14.	Ed Beecher	7
15.	John Milligan	4
	Ben Sanders	4
	Dan Shannon	4
18.	Ice Box Chamberlain	3
	Phil Knell	3
20.	Henry Larkin	2
	Gus Weyhing	2
22.	Sumner Bowman	1
	Charlie Buffinton	1
	Bill Clymer	1
	Bert Cunningham	1
	Bill Husted	1

Singles
1.	George Wood	241
2.	Bill Hallman	197
3.	Joe Mulvey	190
4.	Lave Cross	137
	Billy Shindle	137
6.	John Milligan	134
7.	Mike Griffin	99
8.	Tommy Corcoran	97
9.	Henry Larkin	96
10.	Sid Farrar	94
	John Pickett	94
12.	Ben Sanders	75
13.	John Corkhill	59
14.	Jim Fogarty	56
15.	Jack McGeachey	37
	Jim McTamany	37
17.	Charlie Buffinton	35
18.	Ice Box Chamberlain	23
	Phil Knell	23
20.	Gus Weyhing	16
21.	Dave McKeough	12
22.	Dan Shannon	11
23.	Will Calihan	10
24.	Ed Beecher	9
	Sumner Bowman	9
26.	Bill Husted	6
27.	Bert Cunningham	4
28.	George Meakim	2
29.	Pat Friel	1
	Charles Matthews	1

Runs Created
1.	George Wood	166
2.	John Milligan	119
3.	Joe Mulvey	118
4.	Bill Hallman	117
5.	Billy Shindle	103
6.	Lave Cross	101
7.	Henry Larkin	83
8.	Mike Griffin	73
9.	Tommy Corcoran	57
10.	Sid Farrar	54
11.	John Pickett	52
12.	Jim Fogarty	43
	Ben Sanders	43
14.	John Corkhill	25
	Jim McTamany	25
16.	Charlie Buffinton	16
	Jack McGeachey	16
18.	Ice Box Chamberlain	14
19.	Phil Knell	10
20.	Dan Shannon	8
21.	Ed Beecher	6
	Dave McKeough	6
23.	Sumner Bowman	5
24.	Gus Weyhing	4
25.	Will Calihan	3
26.	Bert Cunningham	1
	Pat Friel	1
	Bill Husted	1
	George Meakim	1

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	John Milligan	33
2.	George Wood	26
3.	Henry Larkin	22
4.	Billy Shindle	16
5.	Lave Cross	12
6.	Mike Griffin	6
7.	Charles Matthews	1

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	John Milligan	3.4
2.	George Wood	2.6
3.	Henry Larkin	2.2
4.	Billy Shindle	1.5
5.	Lave Cross	1.3
6.	Mike Griffin	0.6
7.	Charles Matthews	0.1

Extra Base Hits
1.	George Wood	78
2.	Joe Mulvey	74
3.	John Milligan	73
4.	Bill Hallman	64
5.	Lave Cross	57
6.	Billy Shindle	52
7.	Henry Larkin	51
8.	Mike Griffin	41
9.	Tommy Corcoran	33
10.	Sid Farrar	29
11.	Jim Fogarty	27
12.	Ben Sanders	23
13.	John Pickett	20
14.	John Corkhill	14
15.	Jim McTamany	12
16.	Ice Box Chamberlain	10
17.	Jack McGeachey	9
18.	Dan Shannon	7
19.	Ed Beecher	6
	Charlie Buffinton	6
	Phil Knell	6
	Gus Weyhing	6
23.	Sumner Bowman	4
24.	Bert Cunningham	2
	Dave McKeough	2
26.	Will Calihan	1
	Pat Friel	1
	George Meakim	1

Times On Base
1.	George Wood	457
2.	Bill Hallman	342
3.	Joe Mulvey	315
4.	John Milligan	303
5.	Lave Cross	247
6.	Billy Shindle	233
7.	Henry Larkin	228
8.	Mike Griffin	211
9.	Sid Farrar	179
10.	Tommy Corcoran	169
11.	John Pickett	156
12.	Jim Fogarty	151
13.	Ben Sanders	117
14.	John Corkhill	101
15.	Jim McTamany	97
16.	Ice Box Chamberlain	55
17.	Jack McGeachey	53
18.	Charlie Buffinton	51
19.	Phil Knell	37
20.	Gus Weyhing	30
21.	Dave McKeough	22
	Dan Shannon	22
23.	Ed Beecher	18
24.	Will Calihan	16
25.	Sumner Bowman	15
26.	Bill Husted	9
27.	Bert Cunningham	8
28.	George Meakim	5
29.	Charles Matthews	3
30.	Bill Clymer	2
	Pat Friel	2

Hit By Pitch
1.	John Milligan	21
2.	Henry Larkin	15
	George Wood	15
4.	Tommy Corcoran	10
	Bill Hallman	10
6.	Jim Fogarty	9
7.	Mike Griffin	7
	Joe Mulvey	7
9.	Sid Farrar	5
	Jim McTamany	5
11.	Billy Shindle	4
12.	Lave Cross	3
13.	John Corkhill	2
	Charles Matthews	2
	John Pickett	2
	Ben Sanders	2
17.	Charlie Buffinton	1
	Ice Box Chamberlain	1
	Bill Clymer	1
	Phil Knell	1
	Jack McGeachey	1
	Gus Weyhing	1

Power-Speed #
1.	George Wood	18.7
2.	Billy Shindle	16.7
3.	Joe Mulvey	15.1
4.	Tommy Corcoran	11.4
5.	Lave Cross	11.3
6.	Bill Hallman	10.8
7.	Mike Griffin	10.0
8.	Jim Fogarty	7.2
9.	John Milligan	6.2
10.	John Pickett	6.0
11.	Jim McTamany	4.9
12.	Henry Larkin	3.3
	Jack McGeachey	3.3
14.	Ice Box Chamberlain	2.4
15.	Sid Farrar	1.8
16.	Ben Sanders	1.6
	Dan Shannon	1.6
18.	Phil Knell	1.5
19.	Charlie Buffinton	1.0

Outs Made
1.	George Wood	748
2.	Joe Mulvey	708
3.	Bill Hallman	682
4.	John Milligan	482
5.	Lave Cross	453
6.	Billy Shindle	395
7.	Tommy Corcoran	381
8.	Henry Larkin	379
9.	Sid Farrar	358
10.	Mike Griffin	349
11.	John Pickett	293
12.	John Corkhill	276
13.	Jim Fogarty	264
14.	Ben Sanders	247
15.	Gus Weyhing	176
16.	Jim McTamany	169
17.	Jack McGeachey	155
18.	Ice Box Chamberlain	143
19.	Charlie Buffinton	109
20.	Phil Knell	103
21.	Dan Shannon	57
22.	Ed Beecher	56
23.	Bill Husted	50
24.	Bert Cunningham	46
25.	Will Calihan	45
26.	Sumner Bowman	41
27.	Dave McKeough	40
28.	George Meakim	12
29.	Bill Clymer	11
30.	Mike Sullivan	7
31.	Pat Friel	6
32.	Charles Matthews	2

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