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Top 20 Players, Career Hits (through 5/14/1876)
1. 494 - Ross Barnes, Boston
2. 482 - Cal McVey, Boston
3. 427 - Cap Anson, Rockford-Brooklyn-Hartford
4. 405 - Jim Foran, Fort Wayne-Middletown-Phil. Whites-Baltimore-Boston
5. 403 - George Wright, Boston
6. 393 - Lip Pike, Troy-New York
7. 390 - Levi Meyerle, Phil. Athletics-Phil. Whites-Chicago
8. 381 - Clipper Flynn, Troy-New York
9. 358 - Joe Start, New York-Phil. Athletics
10. 357 - Tom York, Troy-Boston
11. 347 - Steve King, Troy-Phil. Athletics-New York
12. 346 - Count Sensenderfer, Phil. Athletics-Brooklyn-St. Louis
13. 344 - George Hall, Washington-Phil. Athletics
14. 343 - Andy Leonard, Washington-Baltimore-Phil. Athletics
15. 321 - "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, Middletown-Elizabeth-New York
15. 321 - Deacon White, Cleveland-Baltimore-Phil. Whites-Phil. Athletics
17. 317 - John Bass, Cleveland-Phil. Athletics
18. 316 - Jimmy Wood, Chicago-Cleveland-Brooklyn-St. Louis
19. 313 - Tom Barlow, Brooklyn-Chicago
20. 312 - Fred Waterman, Washington-Brooklyn-Hartford
All twenty are active players at this point. The oldest of these players are Steve King, Joe Start and Jimmy Wood, each of whom is 33. The youngest are Cap Anson and Tom Barlow, at 24.
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