1889 MLB Leaders
Who led all of MLB in 1889, in every category MLB records. Final.
Batting
Batting Average
AVG- 1 Dan Brouthers .373
- 2 Tommy Tucker .372
- 3 Jack Glasscock .352
- 4 Cap Anson .342
- 5 Tip O'Neill .335
Home Runs
HR- 1 Sam Thompson 20
- 2 Harry Stovey 19
- 2 Bug Holliday 19
- 4 Jerry Denny 18
- 5 Jimmy Ryan 17
Runs Batted In
RBI- 1 Roger Connor 130
- 2 Harry Stovey 119
- 3 Dan Brouthers 118
- 4 Cap Anson 117
- 5 Dave Foutz 113
Hits
H- 1 Jack Glasscock 205
- 2 Tommy Tucker 196
- 3 Jimmy Ryan 187
- 4 Dave Orr 183
- 5 Hugh Duffy 182
Runs
R- 1 Mike Griffin 152
- 1 Harry Stovey 152
- 3 Mike Tiernan 147
- 4 Darby O'Brien 146
- 5 Billy Hamilton 144
Stolen Bases
SB- 1 Billy Hamilton 111
- 2 Jim Fogarty 99
- 3 Darby O'Brien 91
- 4 Herman Long 89
- 5 Hugh Nicol 80
- 1 Dan Brouthers .969
- 2 Roger Connor .955
- 3 Mike Tiernan .944
- 4 Tommy Tucker .934
- 5 Jimmy Ryan .919
Pitching
- 1 Jack Stivetts 2.25
- 2 Jesse Duryea 2.56
- 3 John Clarkson 2.73
- 4 Matt Kilroy 2.85
- 5 Gus Weyhing 2.95
Wins
W- 1 John Clarkson 49
- 2 Bob Caruthers 40
- 3 Silver King 35
- 4 Ice Box Chamberlain 32
- 4 Jesse Duryea 32
Strikeouts
SO- 1 Mark Baldwin 368
- 2 John Clarkson 284
- 3 Tim Keefe 225
- 4 Matt Kilroy 217
- 5 Gus Weyhing 213
Saves
SV- 1 Tony Mullane 5
- 2 Bill Sowders 3
- 3 Mickey Welch 2
- 3 Jack Stivetts 2
- 3 Bill Bishop 2
Walks + Hits / IP
WHIP- 1 Jack Stivetts 1.15
- 2 Frank Foreman 1.21
- 3 Bob Caruthers 1.23
- 4 Jesse Duryea 1.24
- 5 Adonis Terry 1.26
- 1 John Clarkson 620.0
- 2 Mark Baldwin 513.2
- 3 Matt Kilroy 480.2
- 4 Silver King 458.0
- 5 Gus Weyhing 449.0
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.