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Indianapolis ABCs Records and All-Time Leaders

1920–1926. Records run through the 2025 season.

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All-time leaders

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1920–1923 33
  2. 2 Biz Mackey 1920–1922 17
  3. 3 Henry Blackmon 1920–1924 10
  4. 4 Connie Day 1920–1923 9
  5. 4 Stack Martin 1925–1926 9

Wins

W
  1. 1 Jim Jeffries 1920–1923 33
  2. 2 Dicta Johnson 1920–1922 20
  3. 3 Dizzy Dismukes 1920–1924 18
  4. 4 Darltie Cooper 1923 14
  5. 5 Charles Corbett 1923 12

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1920–1923 229
  2. 2 Ben Taylor 1920–1922 178
  3. 3 Connie Day 1920–1923 146
  4. 4 Biz Mackey 1920–1922 143
  5. 5 Crush Holloway 1921–1923 130

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Jim Jeffries 1920–1923 211
  2. 2 Dicta Johnson 1920–1922 141
  3. 3 Dizzy Dismukes 1920–1924 106
  4. 4 Bill McCall 1926 83
  5. 5 Ed Rile 1920–1926 82

Hits

H
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1920–1923 342
  2. 2 Ben Taylor 1920–1922 337
  3. 3 Connie Day 1920–1923 282
  4. 3 Namon Washington 1920–1924 282
  5. 5 Crush Holloway 1921–1923 265

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Jim Jeffries 1920–1923 7
  2. 2 Wayne Carr 1922 1
  3. 2 Darltie Cooper 1923 1
  4. 2 Charles Corbett 1923 1
  5. 2 Bill Drake 1926 1

Runs

R
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1920–1923 220
  2. 2 Namon Washington 1920–1924 180
  3. 3 Ben Taylor 1920–1922 178
  4. 4 Morten Clark 1920–1922 148
  5. 5 Connie Day 1920–1923 144

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1920–1923 72
  2. 2 Namon Washington 1920–1924 43
  3. 3 Morten Clark 1920–1922 36
  4. 4 Crush Holloway 1921–1923 29
  5. 5 Ben Taylor 1920–1922 25

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Jim Jeffries 1920–1923 523.1
  2. 2 Dicta Johnson 1920–1922 353.2
  3. 3 Dizzy Dismukes 1920–1924 315.2
  4. 4 Charles Corbett 1923 190.0
  5. 5 Omer Newsome 1923–1925 181.0

Single-season records

Batting Average

AVG
  1. 1 Ben Taylor 1921 .392
  2. 2 Ben Taylor 1922 .383
  3. 3 Oscar Charleston 1922 .381
  4. 4 Biz Mackey 1922 .380
  5. 5 Halley Harding 1926 .378

Earned Run Average

ERA
  1. 1 Lucius Hampton 1922 2.66
  2. 2 Jim Jeffries 1921 3.44
  3. 3 Dicta Johnson 1920 3.47
  4. 4 Dizzy Dismukes 1923 3.66
  5. 5 Charles Corbett 1923 3.69

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1922 17
  2. 2 Oscar Charleston 1923 11
  3. 3 Biz Mackey 1921 9
  4. 4 Henry Blackmon 1923 7
  5. 4 Biz Mackey 1922 7

Wins

W
  1. 1 Jim Jeffries 1922 18
  2. 2 Darltie Cooper 1923 14
  3. 3 Charles Corbett 1923 12
  4. 3 Omer Newsome 1923 12
  5. 5 Lucius Hampton 1922 11

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1923 94
  2. 2 Oscar Charleston 1922 90
  3. 3 Ben Taylor 1921 73
  4. 4 Biz Mackey 1922 72
  5. 5 Stack Martin 1926 65

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Bill McCall 1926 83
  2. 2 Jim Jeffries 1922 82
  3. 2 Jim Jeffries 1921 82
  4. 4 Dicta Johnson 1920 72
  5. 5 Charles Corbett 1923 66

Hits

H
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1922 135
  2. 2 Ben Taylor 1921 131
  3. 3 Ben Taylor 1922 123
  4. 4 Oscar Charleston 1923 112
  5. 5 Biz Mackey 1922 108

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Jim Jeffries 1921 3
  2. 2 Jim Jeffries 1922 2
  3. 2 Jim Jeffries 1920 2
  4. 4 Wayne Carr 1922 1
  5. 4 Darltie Cooper 1923 1

Runs

R
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1922 92
  2. 2 Ben Taylor 1921 72
  3. 3 Oscar Charleston 1923 68
  4. 4 Ben Taylor 1922 65
  5. 5 Namon Washington 1922 64

Walks + Hits / IP

WHIP
  1. 1 Lucius Hampton 1922 1.08
  2. 2 Dicta Johnson 1921 1.14
  3. 3 Dicta Johnson 1920 1.18
  4. 4 Bill McCall 1926 1.23
  5. 5 Dizzy Dismukes 1920 1.24

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1922 27
  2. 2 Oscar Charleston 1923 25
  3. 3 Bingo DeMoss 1926 24
  4. 4 Oscar Charleston 1920 20
  5. 5 Morten Clark 1920 16

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Jim Jeffries 1921 198.2
  2. 2 Jim Jeffries 1922 195.1
  3. 3 Charles Corbett 1923 190.0
  4. 4 Omer Newsome 1923 175.0
  5. 5 Dicta Johnson 1920 171.0

On-Base Plus Slug.

OPS
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1922 1.122
  2. 2 Biz Mackey 1922 1.052
  3. 3 Oscar Charleston 1923 1.043
  4. 4 Ben Taylor 1922 .964
  5. 5 Ben Taylor 1921 .960

Every category

Career and single-season leaders for the Indianapolis ABCs in each one.

Batting

Batting Average Home Runs Runs Batted In Hits Runs Stolen Bases On-Base Plus Slug. On-Base Percentage Slugging Percentage Doubles Triples Extra-Base Hits Total Bases Walks Strikeouts Plate Appearances At Bats Games Played

Pitching

Earned Run Average Wins Strikeouts Saves Walks + Hits / IP Innings Pitched Strikeouts / 9 Walks / 9 Strikeout-to-Walk Shutouts Complete Games Games Started Games Pitched Losses Walks Allowed Winning Percentage