1896 Atlantic League Leaders
1896 Atlantic League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1896 Atlantic League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Newell | Wilmington Peaches | 192 | 38 | 25 | 9 |
| Rasty Wright | Newark Colts | 189 | 43 | 12 | 6 |
| Jack Rothfuss | Newark Colts | 179 | 33 | 26 | 13 |
| Thomas Burns | Newark Colts | 171 | 46 | 14 | 12 |
| Hal O'Hagan | Newark Colts, New Haven Texas Steers | 154 | 21 | 5 | 4 |
| Honus Wagner | Paterson Silk Weavers | 148 | 25 | 21 | 6 |
| John Killacky | Paterson Silk Weavers | 146 | 29 | 13 | 2 |
| Emmet Heidrick | Paterson Silk Weavers | 144 | 21 | 14 | 5 |
| Eddie Daley | Newark Colts | 141 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Armour | Paterson Silk Weavers | 140 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| Butch McIntyre | Wilmington Peaches | 140 | 26 | 6 | 5 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Rothfuss | Newark Colts | 13 |
| Thomas Burns | Newark Colts | 12 |
| John Newell | Wilmington Peaches | 9 |
| Thayer Torreyson | Newark Colts, Paterson Silk Weavers | 6 |
| Honus Wagner | Paterson Silk Weavers | 6 |
| Rasty Wright | Newark Colts | 6 |
| Emmet Heidrick | Paterson Silk Weavers | 5 |
| Bill Heine | Newark Colts | 5 |
| Larry Kinsella | Wilmington Peaches | 5 |
| Butch McIntyre | Wilmington Peaches | 5 |
| Hal O'Hagan | New Haven Texas Steers, Newark Colts | 4 |
| Alex Smith | Hartford Bluebirds | 4 |
| John Thornton | Hartford Bluebirds, New Haven Texas Steers | 4 |
| Tom Vickery | Hartford Bluebirds | 4 |
| Jack Spratt | Wilmington Peaches | 3 |
| Bob Berryhill | Wilmington Peaches | 2 |
| Dick Cogan | Paterson Silk Weavers | 2 |
| Bert Eltom | Paterson Silk Weavers | 2 |
| Ernest Hodge | New Haven Texas Steers | 2 |
| John Killacky | Paterson Silk Weavers | 2 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | 2B |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Burns | Newark Colts | 46 |
| Rasty Wright | Newark Colts | 43 |
| John Newell | Wilmington Peaches | 38 |
| Jack Rothfuss | Newark Colts | 33 |
| John Killacky | Paterson Silk Weavers | 29 |
| Eddie Daley | Newark Colts | 27 |
| Butch McIntyre | Wilmington Peaches | 26 |
| Honus Wagner | Paterson Silk Weavers | 25 |
| Paddy Boyle | New Haven Texas Steers, Hartford Bluebirds | 23 |
| John Thornton | Hartford Bluebirds, New Haven Texas Steers | 23 |
| Ralph Bottenus | Hartford Bluebirds | 22 |
| Bert Eltom | Paterson Silk Weavers | 21 |
| Emmet Heidrick | Paterson Silk Weavers | 21 |
| Hal O'Hagan | New Haven Texas Steers, Newark Colts | 21 |
| George Smith | Paterson Silk Weavers | 20 |
| Jim Gilman | Newark Colts, New Haven Texas Steers | 19 |
| Bob Pettit | Hartford Bluebirds | 19 |
| Bill Armour | Paterson Silk Weavers | 18 |
| Jack Spratt | Wilmington Peaches | 18 |
| Edward McDonald | Hartford Bluebirds | 16 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Rothfuss | Newark Colts | 26 |
| John Newell | Wilmington Peaches | 25 |
| Honus Wagner | Paterson Silk Weavers | 21 |
| Thomas Burns | Newark Colts | 14 |
| Emmet Heidrick | Paterson Silk Weavers | 14 |
| John Killacky | Paterson Silk Weavers | 13 |
| Rasty Wright | Newark Colts | 12 |
| Robert Montgomery | Wilmington Peaches | 10 |
| Socks Seybold | Lancaster Maroons | 10 |
| Dick Cogan | Paterson Silk Weavers | 9 |
| George Smith | Paterson Silk Weavers | 9 |
| Paddy Boyle | New Haven Texas Steers, Hartford Bluebirds | 8 |
| Charles Cavell | Hartford Bluebirds | 7 |
| George Leidy | Lancaster Maroons | 7 |
| Louis Weisbecker | Wilmington Peaches, Newark Colts | 7 |
| Frank Fitch | Paterson Silk Weavers | 6 |
| Butch McIntyre | Wilmington Peaches | 6 |
| Doc Amole | Wilmington Peaches | 5 |
| Bill Armour | Paterson Silk Weavers | 5 |
| Hal O'Hagan | New Haven Texas Steers, Newark Colts | 5 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Vickery | Hartford Bluebirds | 34 | 19 |
| Joseph Frye | New Haven Texas Steers, Hartford Bluebirds, Newark Colts | 28 | 17 |
| Sam McMackin | Paterson Silk Weavers | 25 | 16 |
| Jerry Nops | Wilmington Peaches | 23 | 16 |
| Doc Amole | Wilmington Peaches | 22 | 24 |
| Dick Cogan | Paterson Silk Weavers | 21 | 21 |
| Ned Garvin | Newark Colts, New Haven Texas Steers | 14 | 17 |
| William Seeds | Hartford Bluebirds | 13 | 9 |
| William Setley | Newark Colts | 13 | 10 |
| George Bristow | Paterson Silk Weavers, Newark Colts | 11 | 8 |
| Cy Bowen | Hartford Bluebirds | 10 | 7 |
| Frank West | Lancaster Maroons | 10 | 5 |
| Edward Lloyd | Newark Colts | 9 | 9 |
| Gus Mackey | Newark Colts, New Haven Texas Steers | 9 | 18 |
| George Smith | Paterson Silk Weavers | 9 | 7 |
| Bruce Whitehill | Newark Colts | 9 | 10 |
| Joseph Gray | Paterson Silk Weavers | 8 | 6 |
| Thomas McCafferty | Paterson Silk Weavers, Wilmington Peaches | 8 | 16 |
| Oliver Sprogell | Lancaster Maroons | 8 | 6 |
| Con Lucid | Newark Colts | 7 | 1 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Seeds | Hartford Bluebirds | 1.22 | 13 | 9 |
| Cy Bowen | Hartford Bluebirds | 2.01 | 10 | 7 |
| Jerry Nops | Wilmington Peaches | 2.09 | 23 | 16 |
| William Setley | Newark Colts | 2.10 | 13 | 10 |
| Joseph Frye | Hartford Bluebirds, New Haven Texas Steers | 2.19 | 23 | 17 |
| Tom Vickery | Hartford Bluebirds | 2.26 | 34 | 19 |
| Dick Cogan | Paterson Silk Weavers | 2.27 | 21 | 21 |
| Oliver Sprogell | Lancaster Maroons | 2.39 | 8 | 6 |
| Joseph Gray | Paterson Silk Weavers | 2.42 | 8 | 6 |
| Doc Amole | Wilmington Peaches | 2.55 | 22 | 24 |
| George Bristow | Newark Colts | 2.56 | 10 | 7 |
| Edward Lloyd | Newark Colts | 2.62 | 9 | 9 |
| Frank West | Lancaster Maroons | 2.73 | 10 | 5 |
| Sam McMackin | Paterson Silk Weavers | 2.84 | 25 | 16 |
| George Smith | Paterson Silk Weavers | 2.96 | 9 | 7 |
| Ned Garvin | New Haven Texas Steers | 2.98 | 5 | 14 |
| Gus Mackey | New Haven Texas Steers | 2.98 | 4 | 13 |
| Joe Yeager | Lancaster Maroons | 3.08 | 6 | 12 |
| Bruce Whitehill | Newark Colts | 3.23 | 9 | 10 |
| Thomas McCafferty | Wilmington Peaches | 3.54 | 5 | 14 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
| Player | Team | SHO |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Frye | Hartford Bluebirds, New Haven Texas Steers | 2 |
| Ned Garvin | New Haven Texas Steers, Newark Colts | 2 |
| Sam McMackin | Paterson Silk Weavers | 2 |
| Pete Anderson | Wilmington Peaches | 1 |
| John Dolan | Lancaster Maroons | 1 |
| Edward Lloyd | Newark Colts | 1 |
| Jerry Nops | Wilmington Peaches | 1 |
| William Seeds | Hartford Bluebirds | 1 |
| George Smith | Paterson Silk Weavers | 1 |
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Nops | Wilmington Peaches | 199 |
| Tom Vickery | Hartford Bluebirds | 196 |
| Doc Amole | Wilmington Peaches | 138 |
| Dick Cogan | Paterson Silk Weavers | 127 |
| Joseph Frye | New Haven Texas Steers, Hartford Bluebirds, Newark Colts | 125 |
| Ned Garvin | Newark Colts, New Haven Texas Steers | 119 |
| Sam McMackin | Paterson Silk Weavers | 111 |
| George Smith | Paterson Silk Weavers | 77 |
| William Setley | Newark Colts | 76 |
| Gus Mackey | New Haven Texas Steers, Newark Colts | 70 |
| Thomas McCafferty | Paterson Silk Weavers, Wilmington Peaches | 69 |
| Cy Bowen | Hartford Bluebirds | 63 |
| Joe Yeager | Lancaster Maroons | 62 |
| George Bristow | Newark Colts, Paterson Silk Weavers | 50 |
| William Seeds | Hartford Bluebirds | 50 |
| Bruce Whitehill | Newark Colts | 49 |
| Joseph Gray | Paterson Silk Weavers, Wilmington Peaches | 44 |
| Lee Viau | Paterson Silk Weavers | 41 |
| Pete Anderson | Wilmington Peaches | 39 |
| Frank West | Lancaster Maroons | 39 |
