Games : 1891 American Association Top 25

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1891 Games Leaders

Top 25 in the American Association

Jack Stivetts 64 St. Louis Browns 1
Sadie McMahon 61 Baltimore Orioles 2
Phil Knell 58 Columbus Colts 3
Kid Carsey 54 Washington Senators 4
Gus Weyhing 52 Philadelphia Athletics 5
George Haddock 51 Boston Red Stockings 6
Elton Chamberlain 49 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Charlie Buffinton 48 Boston Red Stockings 8
Frank Dwyer 45 Cincinnati Porkers 9
Milwaukee Brewers  
Frank Foreman 43 Washington Senators 10
Willie McGill 43 Cincinnati Porkers  
St. Louis Browns  
Darby O'Brien 40 Boston Red Stockings 12
Hank Gastright 35 Columbus Colts 13
Clark Griffith 34 St. Louis Browns 14
Boston Red Stockings  
Kid Madden 33 Boston Red Stockings 15
Baltimore Orioles  
Ed Crane 32 Cincinnati Porkers 16
Warren Fitzgerald 32 Louisville Colonels  
Willard Mains 32 Cincinnati Porkers  
Milwaukee Brewers  
Bert Cunningham 30 Baltimore Orioles 19
Jouett Meekin 29 Louisville Colonels 20
John Dolan 27 Columbus Colts 21
Red Ehret 26 Louisville Colonels 22
Jack Easton 25 Columbus Colts 23
St. Louis Browns  
John Healy 23 Baltimore Orioles 24
Jersey Bakley 21 Washington Senators 25
Baltimore Orioles  



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