9th Greatest 19th Century Hitter

[Bill Burgess]

Congratulations to Pete Browning for winning our 8th Greatest Hitter of the 19th Century! He won 4 of our 8 votes (50%). Buck Ewing won 2 votes (25%) and Ross Barnes and Billy Hamilton won a single vote each (12%).

The 9th round for Greatest 19th Century Hitter is now open. It will close after a brief period. We will no longer go until we receive 15 votes. That resulted in our waiting months and even a year in between rounds.

1. Cap Anson
2. Dan Brouthers
3. Ed Delahanty
4. Roger Connor
5. Willie Keeler
6. Jesse Burkett
7. Mike 'King' Kelly
8. Pete Browning
9.

As per our usual, please consider everything. Counting totals, peak, longevity, special skills, etc. Thanks, guys.

We are now ONLY voting for the 9th Greatest 19th Century Hitter.
----------------------------------------------------------
Form Chart:

Catchers:
Jack Clements, "Deacon" Jim McGuire, Moses Fleetwood Walker, Buck Ewing, Charlie Bennett, Charles "Pop" Snyder, Marty Bergen, Duke Farrell, John Warner, Moses Fleetwood Walker, Wilbert Robinson, Doc Bushong, Connie Mack.

1B
Joe Start, Charles Comiskey, Wes Fisler, Jake Beckley, Fred Tenney, Ed Konetchy, Dave Orr, Henry Larkin, Cal McVey

2B
Ross Barnes, Jack Burdock, Fred Pfeffer, Cupid Childs, Bid McPhee, Jimmy Williams, Fred Dunlap, Hardy Richardson, Sol White, Frank Grant, Bud Fowler, Gene DeMontreville, Bobby Lowe.

SS
George Wright, Ed McKean, John Montgomery Ward, Jack Glasscock, Herman Long, Hughie Jennings, George Davis, Bill Dahlen, Tommy Corcoran, Freddie Parent, Dickey Pearce

3B:
Ezra Sutton, Levi Meyerle, Bob Ferguson, Arlie Latham, Ned Williamson, John McGraw, Bill Nash, Jim Davis, Lave Cross, Denny Lyons, Deacon White, Jerry Denny, Bill Joyce, Levi Meyerle

LF
Harry Stovey, Jim O'Rourke, Tip O'Neill, Abner Dalrymple

CF:
Jimmie McAleer, Bill Lange, George Gore, Jimmy Ryan, Harry Wright, Paul Hines, Lip Pike, Tom Brown, George Van Haltren, Dummy Hoy, Billy Hamilton, Hugh Duffy, Ollie Pickering, Curt Welch, Dickey Johnson, Mike Griffin

RF
Willie Keeler, Jimmy Fogarty, Sam Thompson, Mike Tiernan, Oyster Burns

[Bill Burgess]

Perhaps a little Form Chart might assist us. Visual Aids are nice. Here's a Form Chart that AstrosFan was so kind as to make for us all. Listed according to OPS+, for our convenience.
Elected candidates are high-lighted in red.

First	Last		PA	AB	BA+	OBP+	SLG+	ISO+	OPS+
Ross	Barnes		2506	2392	129.2	132.5	133.3	149.5	165.8
Pete	Browning	5315	4820	132.8	127.3	134.8	140.6	162.1
Sam	Thompson	6497	5984	119.7	111.8	134	173.1	145.8
Harry	Stovey		6832	6138	109.7	112.8	130.4	190.3	143.2
Billy	Hamilton	7544	6268	120.4	128.2	112.6	89.9	140.8
King	Kelly		6455	5894	115.4	116.6	121.3	137.8	137.8
George	Gore		6104	5357	113	122	113.3	113.9	135.2
John	McGraw		4894	3924	114.5	129.9	105.3	77.9	135.2
Jim	O'Rourke	9051	8505	116.8	113.8	119.5	127.9	133.3
Buck	Ewing		5764	5363	111	106.5	122.3	153.2	128.8
Jimmy	Ryan		9050	8164	108.2	107.5	115.8	137.2	123.3
Bill	Lange		3570	3195	110.3	109	114.2	125.8	123.2
Hugh	Duffy		7733	7042	111.7	106.7	115	124.4	121.7
Charlie	Bennett		4310	3821	97.4	109.3	109	141.5	118.2
Hughie	Jennings	5538	4904	109	110.6	106.7	99.7	117.3
Ned	Williamson	5082	4553	95.1	107.2	105.9	136.3	113.2

Relative ISO: Some 19th Century Hitters: Bold-faced already elected.

Harry Stovey 189
Dan Brouthers 178
Sam Thompson 174
Roger Connor 172
Ed Delahanty 166
Buck Ewing 154
Ross Barnes 150
Pete Browning 141
Mike 'King' Kelly 138
Jimmy Ryan 138
Ned Williamson 135
Bill Lange 126
Cap Anson 121
George Gore 114
Jesse Burkett 114
Herman Long 109
Hughie Jennings 101
Billy Hamilton 0.89
Willie Keeler 0.84
John McGraw 0.77

[Bill Burgess]

Might I persuade anyone to consider voting in our other 19th Century polls?

8th Greatest 19th Century Player

14th Greatest 19th Century Pitcher

[Babe is the best]

Gotta be Sliding Billy Hamilton, especially if you consider total offensive prowess, walks and steals. Hamilton is one of the best run producers ever.

[PVNICK]

I'll pick Harry Stovey

[Bill Burgess]

Good Lord! Looks like I forgot to post the poll. Please forgive me. Would you mind registering your votes accordingly?

The thread starter is a knuckle-head.