1896PHILLIES
LEFT FIELD
ED DELAHANTY1896
Ed Delahantyleft field · 1896 phillies
Ht 6'1"Wt 170Bats RThrows RBorn 1867 · Cleveland, OH
Eighteen ninety-six kept the meter hot. Ed Delahanty hit .397 for Philadelphia with seventeen triples and thirteen home runs — gap power with a still-mean average after two .400 summers. One hundred ninety-eight hits. One hundred twenty-six ribbies. The three frames ahead keep Big Ed's steady storm rolling.
.397 STEADY
A .397 encore after two .400 years — the meter refused to cool.
17 TRIPLES
Seventeen triples to the corners — alleys turned into private property.
BIG ED
Thirteen homers and one hundred twenty-six ribbies — the nickname earned in wood.
More Delahanty
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 123 | 499 | 131 | 198 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 126 | 0.397 | 0.472 | 0.631 |
| Life | 1,837 | 7,510 | 1,600 | 2,597 | 522 | 186 | 101 | 1,466 | 0.346 | 0.411 | 0.505 |
SkillScore
—1896 · PHI · pre-score era
ComponentsAVG 0.397OBP 0.472SLG 0.631
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