ED DELAHANTY·1899

Eighteen ninety-nine was the loudest ledger. Ed Delahanty hit .410 for the Phillies with two hundred thirty-eight hits and fifty-five doubles — a counting year that still sits in the dead-ball air like a challenge. One hundred thirty-five runs. One hundred thirty-seven ribbies. The three frames ahead keep the .410 clip ringing.

.410 CLIP

A .410 avalanche for the Phillies — the loudest ledger of the decade.

238 HITS

Two hundred thirty-eight hits — a mountain of contact in plain flannel.

55 DOUBLES

Fifty-five doubles into the gaps — volume that still challenges the air.

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