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1873 was another magical year for Deacon White. White hit .402 and led the league in hits, placing him in first on the all-time hits list. He narrowly missed 100 hits but settled for 98, 8 more than any other player.

The Cleveland Blues won their first championship in franchise history, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1.

Bobby Mathews won the first ever Pitching Triple Crown, going 27-10 with a 1.70 ERA and 33 strikeouts.

Active Members of the 2000 hit club
Deacon White (2066) 242
Jim O'Rourke (2642) 139
Paul Hines (2134) 86

Active Memebers of the 3000 hit club
Cap Anson (3297) 212

Players to Debut Next

John Montgomery Ward (#217 all-time, 2,104 hits) -- 1878.

1873 Hits Leaders
1. Deacon White -- 98
2. Davy Force -- 90
3. Cap Anson -- 89
4. Lip Pike -- 87
5. George Wright -- 86
6. Joe Start -- 85

1873 Hits Rookie Leaders
1. Jim Holdsworth -- 65
2. Paul Hines -- 59
3. Tom Barlow -- 53
4. Jack Manning -- 43
5. Bill Boyd -- 32
6. Phonney Martin -- 23
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Season Hits Leaders
1. Deacon White# (1873) 98
2. Ross Barnes# (1872) 97
3. Deacon White# (1872) 91
4. Davy Force# (1873) 90
5. Cap Anson# (1873) 89
T-6. John Hatfield# (1872) 87
T-6. Lip Pike# (1873) 87
T-8. Joe Start# (1872) 86
T-8. George Wright# (1873) 86

Season Hits Rookie Leaders
1. Ross Barnes (1872) 97
2. Lip Pike (1872) 81
3. Candy Nelson (1872) 78
T-4. Jack Burdock (1872) 76
T-4. George Hall (1872) 76
6. Mike McGeary (1872) 75

Career Hits Leaders
1. Deacon White# - 242
2. Joe Start# - 229
3. Ross Barnes# - 226
T-4. Cap Anson# - 212
T-4. Lip Pike# - 212
6. Levi Meyerle# - 210
7. Davy Force# - 209
8. George Wright# - 208
9. Cal McVey# - 204
10. Dick Higham# - 198
11. Wes Fisler# - 196
12. John Hatfield# - 191
13. Tom York# - 184
14. Andy Leonard# - 183
15. George Hall# - 181
16. Dave Eggler# - 178
17. Mike McGeary# - 175
18. Charlie Pabor# - 172
19. Jimmy Hallinan# - 170
20. Jimmy Wood# - 167