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Most Games Played of the 1880s (MLB)

Every MLB season from 1880 to 1889, added up. Games appeared in

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Cap Anson recorded more games played than any other MLB player in the 1880s, with 1,089, 6 clear of Roger Connor (1,083). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 134 in 1888. The top ten runs from 1,089 down to 1,019.

HRRBIHRSB2B3BXBHTBBBSOPAABG
Cap Anson MLB leader, 1880s Cap Anson 1880–1889 · 10 seasons
1,089 Games Played 6 clear of Roger Connor
# Player Seasons G Best year
1 Cap Anson Cap Anson 1880–1889 (10) 1,089 134 (1888)
2 Roger Connor Roger Connor 1880–1889 (10) 1,083 134 (1888)
3 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey 1880–1889 (10) 1,066 137 (1889)
4 Paul Hines Paul Hines 1880–1889 (10) 1,056 133 (1888)
5 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock 1880–1889 (10) 1,053 134 (1889)
6 John Ward John Ward 1880–1889 (10) 1,053 129 (1887)
7 Hick Carpenter Hick Carpenter 1880–1889 (10) 1,052 136 (1888)
8 Tom Burns Tom Burns 1880–1889 (10) 1,041 136 (1889)
9 King Kelly King Kelly 1880–1889 (10) 1,029 125 (1889)
10 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon 1880–1889 (10) 1,019 126 (1886)
11 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke 1880–1889 (10) 1,010 128 (1889)
12 John Morrill John Morrill 1880–1889 (10) 992 135 (1888)
13 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson 1880–1889 (10) 985 132 (1888)
14 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson 1880–1889 (10) 974 132 (1889)
15 George Wood George Wood 1880–1889 (10) 965 114 (1884)
16 Jerry Denny Jerry Denny 1881–1889 (9) 960 133 (1889)
17 Bill Phillips Bill Phillips 1880–1888 (9) 957 141 (1886)
18 George Gore George Gore 1880–1889 (10) 951 120 (1889)
19 Pop Smith Pop Smith 1880–1889 (10) 951 131 (1889)
20 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers 1880–1889 (10) 941 129 (1888)
21 Fred Dunlap Fred Dunlap 1880–1889 (10) 939 122 (1886)
22 Joe Hornung 1880–1889 (10) 925 135 (1889)
23 Chicken Wolf Chicken Wolf 1882–1889 (8) 923 137 (1887)
24 Fred Pfeffer Fred Pfeffer 1882–1889 (8) 915 135 (1888)
25 Deacon White Deacon White 1880–1889 (10) 913 125 (1888)
26 Blondie Purcell Blondie Purcell 1880–1889 (10) 912 140 (1887)
27 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee 1882–1889 (8) 911 140 (1886)
28 Jack Rowe Jack Rowe 1880–1889 (10) 911 124 (1887)
29 Arthur Irwin Arthur Irwin 1880–1889 (10) 907 125 (1888)
30 Charlie Comiskey Charlie Comiskey 1882–1889 (8) 895 137 (1888)
31 John Reilly John Reilly 1880–1889 (8) 874 134 (1887)
32 Joe Sommer 1880–1889 (9) 873 139 (1886)
33 Arlie Latham Arlie Latham 1880–1889 (8) 861 136 (1887)
34 John Corkhill John Corkhill 1883–1889 (7) 842 138 (1889)
35 Hugh Nicol Hugh Nicol 1881–1889 (9) 838 135 (1888)
36 Sam Wise Sam Wise 1881–1889 (9) 831 121 (1889)
37 Jack Farrell Jack Farrell 1880–1889 (10) 818 111 (1884)
38 Sid Farrar Sid Farrar 1883–1889 (7) 816 131 (1888)
39 Bill Gleason Bill Gleason 1882–1889 (8) 798 135 (1887)
40 Pete Browning Pete Browning 1882–1889 (8) 796 134 (1887)
41 Abner Dalrymple Abner Dalrymple 1880–1888 (9) 787 113 (1885)
42 Ezra Sutton Ezra Sutton 1880–1888 (9) 775 116 (1886)
43 Buck Ewing Buck Ewing 1880–1889 (10) 769 103 (1888)
44 Cub Stricker Cub Stricker 1882–1889 (7) 768 136 (1889)
45 Bill Kuehne Bill Kuehne 1883–1889 (7) 763 138 (1888)
46 Art Whitney 1880–1889 (9) 763 136 (1886)
47 Pete Hotaling Pete Hotaling 1880–1888 (8) 759 126 (1887)
48 Charlie Bennett 1880–1889 (10) 758 92 (1883)
49 Tom Brown Tom Brown 1882–1889 (8) 752 115 (1886)
50 Curt Welch Curt Welch 1884–1889 (6) 751 138 (1886)
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