Ed Delahanty
Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies
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Played 2 seasons for the Philadelphia Quakers (1888-89)
Played 11 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies (1891-1901)
One of the most feared hitters in baseball at the time
Played for the famed Phillies outfield where all 4 players batted over .400 (1894)
Became only the second player in baseball history to hit 4 HR in one game (7/13/96)
Batted over .300 in twelve consecutive seasons (1892-1903)
Batted over .400 three times, joining Rogers Hornsby as the only players to do so in the NL
Only player to record both 4 HR in one game and 4 doubles in one game
Career stats with the Phillies: .348 AVG, 1367 R, 2213 H, 1286 RBI, 3230 TB, .508 SL%
7 times finished in the NL Top 5 in Batting
1 time led the NL in Batting (1899)
5 times finished in the NL Top5 in HR
2 times led the NL in HR (1893, 1896)
6 times finished in the NL Top 5 RBI
3 times led the NL in RBI (1893, 1896, 1899)
3 times finished in the NL Top 5 in Runs
5 times finished in the NL Top 5 in Hits
10 times finished in the NL Top 5 in Doubles
4 times led the NL in Doubles (1895, 1896, 1899, 1901)
2 times finished in the NL Top 5 in Triples
1 time led the NL in Triples (1892)
8 times finished in the NL Top 5 in Extra Base Hits
4 times led the NL in Extra Base Hits (1893, 1896, 1899, 1901)
6 times finished in the NL Top 5 in Total Bases
2 times led the NL in Total Bases (1893, 1899)
9 times finished in the NL Top 5 in Slugging %
4 times led the NL in Slugging % (1892, 1893, 1896, 1899)
6 times finished in the NL Top 5 in On Base %
1 time led the NL in On Base % (1895)
At retirement, was the all-time Phillies career leader in: AB, HR, H, TB, XBH
At retirement, was 2nd on the Phillies career leader list in: AVG, SB
Holds the Phillies single season record for Batting with .410 (1899)
Current rank on the Phillies Career Leaders
- 2nd in AVG [.348]
- 2nd in RBI [1286]
- 2nd in R [1367]
- 3rd in H [2213]
- 1st in 2B [442]
- 1st in 3B [157]
- 2nd in XBH [686]
- 2nd in TB [3230]
- 7th in SL% [.508]
- 2nd in SB [411]
Current rank amongst Phillies Outfielders
- 7th in Total Chances [2982]
- 9th in Putouts [2608]
- 1st in Assists [221]
- 3rd in DP [42]
Current rank on the MLB Career Leaders
- 5th in AVG [.346]
- 52nd in RBI [1464]
- 42nd in R [1599]
- 73rd in H [2596]
- 35th in 2B [522]
- 13th in 3B [185]
- 88th in XBH [808]
- 32nd in OB% [.411]
- 82nd in SL% [.505]
Enshrined in the Phillies Wall of Fame (1985)
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran’s Committee (1945)
