1887 Western League Leaders
1887 Western League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1887 Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Stearns | Topeka Golden Giants | 265 | 25 | 20 | 6 |
| Jimmy Macullar | Topeka Golden Giants | 263 | 22 | 15 | 8 |
| Jake Beckley | Lincoln Tree Planters, Leavenworth Soldiers | 234 | 33 | 26 | 16 |
| Bug Holliday | Topeka Golden Giants | 231 | 37 | 10 | 16 |
| Trick McSorley | Denver Mountaineers | 229 | 28 | 11 | 1 |
| Ed Silch | Denver Mountaineers | 228 | 36 | 5 | 8 |
| Spud Johnson | Topeka Golden Giants | 225 | 32 | 25 | 6 |
| Tom Mansell | Kansas City Cowboys | 209 | 26 | 11 | 10 |
| Patsy Tebeau | Denver Mountaineers | 205 | 32 | 7 | 5 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Beckley | Leavenworth Soldiers, Lincoln Tree Planters | 16 |
| Bug Holliday | Topeka Golden Giants | 16 |
| Dave Rowe | Lincoln Tree Planters | 14 |
| Joseph Herr | Lincoln Tree Planters | 13 |
| Jim Manning | Kansas City Cowboys | 12 |
| Perry Werden | Topeka Golden Giants | 11 |
| Milt Whitehead | Leavenworth Soldiers, Hastings | 11 |
| Tom Dolan | Lincoln Tree Planters | 10 |
| Tom Mansell | Kansas City Cowboys | 10 |
| Ira Phillips | Denver Mountaineers | 10 |
| Charlie Reising | Hastings | 9 |
| Larry Welch | Hastings | 9 |
| Tub Welch | Leavenworth Soldiers | 9 |
| Jim Curtiss | Hastings, Leavenworth Soldiers | 8 |
| Bill Hart | Lincoln Tree Planters | 8 |
| Albert Ike | St. Joseph Reds | 8 |
| Bill Kienzle | Hastings, Denver Mountaineers | 8 |
| Jimmy Macullar | Topeka Golden Giants | 8 |
| Ed Silch | Denver Mountaineers | 8 |
| Skyrocket Smith | Denver Mountaineers | 8 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | 2B |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Hassamaer | Kansas City Cowboys | 38 |
| Bug Holliday | Topeka Golden Giants | 37 |
| Ed Silch | Denver Mountaineers | 36 |
| Jake Beckley | Lincoln Tree Planters, Leavenworth Soldiers | 33 |
| Spud Johnson | Topeka Golden Giants | 32 |
| Patsy Tebeau | Denver Mountaineers | 32 |
| Perry Werden | Topeka Golden Giants | 32 |
| Skyrocket Smith | Denver Mountaineers | 29 |
| Trick McSorley | Denver Mountaineers | 28 |
| Joe Walsh | Omaha Omahogs | 27 |
| Jim Curtiss | Leavenworth Soldiers, Hastings | 26 |
| Red Ehret | Denver Mountaineers, St. Joseph Reds | 26 |
| Tom Mansell | Kansas City Cowboys | 26 |
| Tom Dolan | Lincoln Tree Planters | 25 |
| Jim Lillie | Kansas City Cowboys | 25 |
| Dan Stearns | Topeka Golden Giants | 25 |
| Larry McKeon | Kansas City Cowboys | 23 |
| Dave Rowe | Lincoln Tree Planters | 23 |
| Art Sunday | Wichita Braves, St. Joseph Reds | 23 |
| Joe Ardner | Topeka Golden Giants | 22 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Beckley | Leavenworth Soldiers, Lincoln Tree Planters | 26 |
| Spud Johnson | Topeka Golden Giants | 25 |
| Dan Stearns | Topeka Golden Giants | 20 |
| Dave Rowe | Lincoln Tree Planters | 18 |
| Tom Dolan | Lincoln Tree Planters | 17 |
| Joseph Herr | Lincoln Tree Planters | 16 |
| Jimmy Macullar | Topeka Golden Giants | 15 |
| Charlie Reising | Hastings | 15 |
| Jim Curtiss | Hastings, Leavenworth Soldiers | 13 |
| Joe Walsh | Omaha Omahogs | 13 |
| Larry McKeon | Kansas City Cowboys | 12 |
| Jim Manning | Kansas City Cowboys | 11 |
| Tom Mansell | Kansas City Cowboys | 11 |
| Trick McSorley | Denver Mountaineers | 11 |
| Pete Daniels | St. Joseph Reds, Wichita Braves | 10 |
| Bug Holliday | Topeka Golden Giants | 10 |
| Bill Kienzle | Denver Mountaineers, Hastings | 10 |
| Skyrocket Smith | Denver Mountaineers | 10 |
| Joe Ardner | Topeka Golden Giants | 9 |
| Benjamin Drischel | Emporia Reds, Leavenworth Soldiers | 9 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sullivan | Topeka Golden Giants | 36 | 9 |
| Jim Conway | Topeka Golden Giants | 32 | 9 |
| Park Swartzel | Lincoln Tree Planters, Leavenworth Soldiers | 31 | 15 |
| Bill Hart | Lincoln Tree Planters | 28 | 6 |
| Red Ehret | Denver Mountaineers, St. Joseph Reds | 20 | 25 |
| Orlando Fitzsimmons | Leavenworth Soldiers, Denver Mountaineers, St. Joseph Reds | 19 | 10 |
| Kid Nichols | Kansas City Cowboys | 18 | 12 |
| Alex Voss | Denver Mountaineers | 18 | 9 |
| John Healey | Omaha Omahogs | 17 | 27 |
| Harry Dooms | Kansas City Cowboys, Leavenworth Soldiers, Topeka Golden Giants | 16 | 11 |
| J. M. Nicholson | Hastings | 16 | 23 |
| William Wehrle | Hastings | 16 | 25 |
| Charlie Bartson | Omaha Omahogs | 11 | 16 |
| Frank Hafner | Topeka Golden Giants | 11 | 4 |
| Theodore McKim | Kansas City Cowboys | 10 | 5 |
| Ed Sproat | Denver Mountaineers | 10 | 16 |
| Bob Hogan | Denver Mountaineers | 8 | 6 |
| Jim Brown | Lincoln Tree Planters | 7 | 5 |
| John Hofford | Kansas City Cowboys | 7 | 4 |
| George Knowlton | Kansas City Cowboys | 7 | 6 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Swartzel | Leavenworth Soldiers, Lincoln Tree Planters | 3.30 | 31 | 15 |
| Kid Nichols | Kansas City Cowboys | 3.38 | 18 | 12 |
| Jim Conway | Topeka Golden Giants | 3.54 | 32 | 9 |
| Tom Sullivan | Topeka Golden Giants | 3.68 | 36 | 9 |
| Harry Dooms | Topeka Golden Giants, Leavenworth Soldiers | 3.75 | 15 | 8 |
| John Hofford | Kansas City Cowboys | 3.91 | 7 | 4 |
| Orlando Fitzsimmons | Leavenworth Soldiers | 4.22 | 9 | 5 |
| William Wehrle | Hastings | 4.27 | 16 | 25 |
| Frank Hafner | Topeka Golden Giants | 4.30 | 11 | 4 |
| Bill Hart | Lincoln Tree Planters | 4.30 | 28 | 6 |
| Theodore McKim | Kansas City Cowboys | 4.35 | 10 | 5 |
| J. M. Nicholson | Hastings | 4.42 | 16 | 23 |
| Howard Lawrence | Lincoln Tree Planters | 4.45 | 4 | 8 |
| John Healey | Omaha Omahogs | 4.46 | 17 | 27 |
| Red Ehret | Denver Mountaineers, St. Joseph Reds | 4.47 | 20 | 25 |
| George Knowlton | Kansas City Cowboys | 4.54 | 7 | 6 |
| Walter Daniels | Hastings | 4.55 | 4 | 8 |
| Daniel O'Leary | Omaha Omahogs | 4.82 | 7 | 11 |
| Alex Voss | Denver Mountaineers | 4.86 | 18 | 9 |
| Charlie Bartson | Omaha Omahogs | 4.90 | 11 | 16 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Park Swartzel | Leavenworth Soldiers, Lincoln Tree Planters | 205 |
| Tom Sullivan | Topeka Golden Giants | 142 |
| Jim Conway | Topeka Golden Giants | 138 |
| Red Ehret | Denver Mountaineers, St. Joseph Reds | 133 |
| John Healey | Omaha Omahogs | 129 |
| Bill Hart | Lincoln Tree Planters | 121 |
| William Wehrle | Hastings | 112 |
| Harry Dooms | Leavenworth Soldiers, Kansas City Cowboys, Topeka Golden Giants | 102 |
| Orlando Fitzsimmons | Leavenworth Soldiers, Denver Mountaineers, St. Joseph Reds | 95 |
| Alex Voss | Denver Mountaineers | 84 |
| Ed Sproat | Denver Mountaineers | 79 |
| Kid Nichols | Kansas City Cowboys | 65 |
| Daniel O'Leary | Omaha Omahogs | 65 |
| J. M. Nicholson | Hastings | 63 |
| Charlie Bartson | St. Joseph Reds, Omaha Omahogs | 59 |
| Jim Brown | Hastings, Lincoln Tree Planters | 54 |
| Frank Hafner | Topeka Golden Giants | 54 |
| Cyclone Miller | Lincoln Tree Planters | 50 |
| Fred Wiegraffe | St. Joseph Reds | 47 |
| Bob Hogan | St. Joseph Reds, Denver Mountaineers | 40 |
