Billy Hamilton (baseball) - Accomplishments

Accomplishments

• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1961)
• 3rd all time for stolen bases in a career (912)
• Led the Major Leagues in stolen bases (1889–91, 1894, 1895)
• Led the National League in batting average (1891, with .340)
• Led the National League in runs scored (1891, with 141)
• Led the National League in hits (1891, with 179)
• Led the National League for times on base (1891)
• Led the Major Leagues in batting average (1893, with .380)
• Led the Major Leagues in runs scored (1894–95, 1897)
• Led the Major Leagues for times on base (1894, 1896–97)
• Set record for runs scored with 196 in 1894.
• Set record for most consecutive games scoring one or more runs, with 35 runs in 24 games in July–August 1894.
• Philadelphia Phillies Career Leader in Batting Average (.361), On-base percentage (.468) and Stolen Bases (508).
• Holds Phillies single season records for On-base percentage (.523 in 1894), Runs (196 in 1894), Stolen Bases (111 in 1891) and Times on Base (355 in 1894)